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CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ Study Guide: Exam CLO-002
Prepare for success on the New Cloud Essentials+ Exam (CLO-002) The latest title in the popular Sybex Study Guide series, CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ Study Guide helps candidates prepare for taking the NEW CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ Exam (CLO-002). Ideal for non-technical professionals in IT environments, such as marketers, sales people, and business analysts, this guide introduces cloud technologies at a foundational level. This book is also an excellent resource for those with little previous knowledge of cloud computing who are looking to start their careers as cloud administrators. The book covers all the topics needed to succeed on the Cloud Essentials+ exam and provides knowledge and skills that any cloud computing professional will need to be familiar with. This skill set is in high demand, and excellent careers await in the field of cloud computing. Inside is everything candidates need to know about cloud concepts, the business principles of cloud environments, management and technical operations, cloud security, and more. Readers will also have access to Sybex's superior online interactive learning environment and test bank, including chapter tests, practice exams, electronic flashcards, and a glossary of key terms.
368 pages, Paperback
Published January 22, 2020
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November 21, 2020
There are a few grammatical problems, and a few conceptual problems in the book - but these conceptual problems also show up in and mirror exam content, so if your goal is to pass the certification exam, then this will do nicely.
The problems are two.
One, the book and exam both assert one either issues a request for quote (RFQ) or a request for proposal (RFP), but not both.
This might happen, but not always.
In real life, all Federal agencies and many private sector companies will first issue an RFP to review broad proposals from many vendors for solving complex problems (especially in the government's case, these often include a Statement of Objectives, or SOO, which outlines the outcomes the government seeks from the contract, then seeking a proposal to achieve those outcomes) - and then, after award of the RFP, issue an RFQ to the RFP awardee(s), seeking quotes for specific services under the terms and conditions set in the RFP.
Then they'll subsequently order goods and services through a purchase order referencing the specific prices set in the vendor's response to the RFQ.
The proposal in response to the RFP, and the RFP itself, combine to set terms and conditions, SLAs, and other aspects of the engagement. The RFP may be multi-award, too - with more than one vendor qualified to offer services under it.
The vendor response to the RFQ, and the RFQ itself, then set specific prices to specific goods and services delivered at specific times and places.
Two, the topic of risk mitigation is a little weird here. In short, the idea presented in the book and mirrored on the exam is that mitigations *reduce the probability of the risk being realized*.
That's true, so far as it goes, but the other side of the coin not addressed is that risk mitigations might also consist of actions taken to reduce the *impact* of the risk if it is realized.
To illustrate, if you're driving at 100 MPH on a side street, slowing down to 25 MPH will both greatly reduce the probability of an accident, and simultaneously reduce the severity of that accident if it were to happen.
Other than that, we're good.
With this book, I passed on the first shot.
The problems are two.
One, the book and exam both assert one either issues a request for quote (RFQ) or a request for proposal (RFP), but not both.
This might happen, but not always.
In real life, all Federal agencies and many private sector companies will first issue an RFP to review broad proposals from many vendors for solving complex problems (especially in the government's case, these often include a Statement of Objectives, or SOO, which outlines the outcomes the government seeks from the contract, then seeking a proposal to achieve those outcomes) - and then, after award of the RFP, issue an RFQ to the RFP awardee(s), seeking quotes for specific services under the terms and conditions set in the RFP.
Then they'll subsequently order goods and services through a purchase order referencing the specific prices set in the vendor's response to the RFQ.
The proposal in response to the RFP, and the RFP itself, combine to set terms and conditions, SLAs, and other aspects of the engagement. The RFP may be multi-award, too - with more than one vendor qualified to offer services under it.
The vendor response to the RFQ, and the RFQ itself, then set specific prices to specific goods and services delivered at specific times and places.
Two, the topic of risk mitigation is a little weird here. In short, the idea presented in the book and mirrored on the exam is that mitigations *reduce the probability of the risk being realized*.
That's true, so far as it goes, but the other side of the coin not addressed is that risk mitigations might also consist of actions taken to reduce the *impact* of the risk if it is realized.
To illustrate, if you're driving at 100 MPH on a side street, slowing down to 25 MPH will both greatly reduce the probability of an accident, and simultaneously reduce the severity of that accident if it were to happen.
Other than that, we're good.
With this book, I passed on the first shot.
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