CLF-C02 | AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner validates foundational, high-level understanding of AWS Cloud, services, and terminology. This is a good starting point on the AWS Certification journey for individuals with no prior IT or cloud experience switching to a cloud career or for line-of-business employees looking for foundational cloud literacy.

Introduction

The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) exam is intended for individuals who can effectively demonstrate overall knowledge of the AWS Cloud, independent of a specific job role.

The exam validates a candidate’s ability to complete the following tasks:

• Explain the value of the AWS Cloud.

• Understand and explain the AWS shared responsibility model.

• Understand security best practices.

• Understand AWS Cloud costs, economics, and billing practices.

• Describe and position the core AWS services, including compute, network, database, and storage services.

• Identify AWS services for common use cases.

Target candidate description

The target candidate has up to 6 months of exposure to AWS Cloud design, implementation, and/or operations. This certification is ideal for candidates who are from non-IT backgrounds. These candidates might be in the early stages of pursuing an AWS Cloud career or might work with people in AWS Cloud roles.

Recommended AWS knowledge

The target candidate should have AWS knowledge in the following areas:

• AWS Cloud concepts

• Security and compliance in the AWS Cloud

• Core AWS services

• Economics of the AWS Cloud