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What each unit actually teaches you to do
Cloud Fundamentals Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Examine the fundamentals of Cloud Computing, considering areas of application, architecture, and platform options available
- Design a suitable deployment model for a system to be hosted in the cloud, based on a given scenario and its specific requirements
- Explain different Cloud Service Providers’ (CSP) approaches to providing a cloud architecture framework, considering their suitability for various business uses
- Assess the technical challenges and potential risks inherent in migrating existing IT systems to the cloud environment, and propose mitigation strategies
Computer Systems Architecture Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the relationships between hardware components and the subsystems used in a computer system to understand system architecture
- Categorise the key features and services provided by different computer operating systems and hardware to select appropriate technologies
- Use network communication technology and the associated services to connect computer systems to enable data transfer
- Demonstrate diagnostic and troubleshooting skills to solve hardware, software and networking related issues to maintain system functionality
Database Design & Development in the Cloud Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Design a cloud based relational database system using appropriate design tools and methods for a substantial problem
- Develop a fully functional relational database system, based on an existing system design and host it in the cloud
- Perform system testing against user, technical and hosting requirements
- Produce documentation to support the system and manage the hosting of it in the cloud
Deploying and Operating in the Cloud Project (Pearson set) Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Discuss the cloud architectural principles used for designing a technological solution for an organisational move to the cloud
- Develop a cloud-based prototype using an appropriate development methodology for a business case
- Test the prototype solution against business case requirements
- Discuss the value gained from developing a cloud-based solution to support sustainable organisational performance
Maths for Computing Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Use applied number theory in practical computing scenarios to solve real-world problems
- Analyse events using probability theory and probability distributions to predict outcomes
- Determine solutions of graphical examples using geometry and vector methods to visualise and solve problems
- Evaluate problems concerning differential and integral calculus to model and analyse change
Networking in the Cloud Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Examine commonplace networking principles used in a cloud infrastructure to support communication within a business context
- Explain the operation of various networking technologies within a cloud infrastructure, detailing their functions and interactions
- Design a comprehensive networking solution for a cloud-based system, tailored to meet the specific requirements of a given business use case
- Enhance the network performance of a cloud-based system developed for a given business use case, optimising for speed, reliability, and security
Professional Practice Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate a range of interpersonal and transferable communication skills to a target audience
- Apply critical reasoning and thinking to a range of problem-solving scenarios
- Discuss the importance and dynamics of working within a team and the impact of team working in different environments
- Examine the need for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and its role within the workplace and for higher level learning
Programming Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Define basic algorithms to carry out an operation and outline the process of programming an application to solve problems
- Explain the characteristics of procedural, object-orientated and event-driven programming to understand different programming paradigms
- Implement basic algorithms in code using an IDE to create functional programs
- Determine the debugging process and explain the importance of a coding standard to ensure code quality and maintainability
Security in the Cloud Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Explain commonplace security principles used in a cloud infrastructure for an organisation to ensure data protection
- Design a secure cloud solution based on requirements for a corporate environment to meet specific business needs
- Configure cloud security measures based on requirements for a corporate environment to protect against threats
- Implement a test plan based on an established testing methodology to improve cloud security and identify vulnerabilities
Strategic Information Systems Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Review the information requirements of organisations to understand their data needs
- Explore the types of information systems that are used within all levels of an organisation to support decision-making
- Demonstrate the use of an information system to produce management information for effective reporting
- Review the effectiveness of strategic information systems for global competitiveness to improve business performance
Website Design and Development in the Cloud Real unit · Pearson Education Ltd
What you'll be able to do
- Discuss cloud technologies and management services associated with hosting websites, considering the specific organisational needs and requirements
- Design a cloud-based website, specifying the tools, technologies, and software required to meet the demands of a given business case
- Build a multipage cloud-based website, based on a pre-defined design, ensuring it aligns with the requirements of a given business case
- Review the cloud-hosted website against the original requirements of the business case, identifying areas for improvement and ensuring alignment with objectives
The national standards these units are built against
What the job actually needs, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
- Standard
Deploy and Configure Cloud Infrastructure
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Design and Implement Cloud
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Design and Implement Cloud Networks COPY
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Design cloud services for business
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Implement Cloud Security
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Implement and Manage Cloud
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Implement security solutions for cloud services
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Lead Cloud Architecture Governance
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Perform coding for simple business problems
The jobs these credits are mapped to
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Showing 6 roles, drawn from 100 job records mapped to this qualification. Near-identical records are folded together, and each row says how many it stands for.
Where this can lead
Associate Cloud Network Specialist
This work can lead to roles such as senior cloud network specialist, taking on more complex projects, or staff cloud network engineer, working on core network infrastructure.
See the whole journeyThe credits, and who awards them
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What you would be collecting
Cloud FundamentalsComputer Systems ArchitectureDatabase Design & Development in the CloudDeploying and Operating in the Cloud Project (Pearson set)Maths for ComputingNetworking in the CloudProfessional PracticeProgramming
Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.
How you’d practise it
You don’t watch this. You do it.
You are not assessed on remembering this. You are assessed on applying it, analysing it, evaluating it and producing something. So that is what the practice is: projects, role play and your own live cases, with a tutor in the room.
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What you leave holding
The standards this credential builds, in the shape the product keeps them
Nothing here is marked learned. There is no learner on a public page, so the map shows what the qualification covers rather than what anybody has done.
- Deploy and Configure Cloud Infrastructure
- Design and Implement Cloud
- Design and Implement Cloud Networks COPY
- Design cloud services for business
- Implement Cloud Security
- Implement and Manage Cloud
- Implement security solutions for cloud services
- Lead Cloud Architecture Governance
How you would learn this
One to one, on the work you already do
A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.
A lesson from Cloud Fundamentals, one of this qualification's own units.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
This unit covers the fundamentals of Cloud Computing, including its definition, characteristics, and benefits. Learners will examine cloud architecture, deployment models, and compare approaches used by different Cloud Service Providers to support various applications.
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
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Built for Pearson BTEC Level 4 Higher National Certificate in Cloud Computing
11 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Pearson Education Ltd.
- Cloud Fundamentals
- Computer Systems Architecture
- Database Design & Development in the Cloud
- Deploying and Operating in the Cloud Project (Pearson set)
- Maths for Computing
- Networking in the Cloud
and 5 more in the full unit list below.
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