IBM certified cloud computing who is knowledgeable about the definition of cloud computing and its five essential characteristics, the history and evolution of cloud computing and the benefits of the pay-as-you go different types of service and deployment models of cloud computing. The three main service models available on the cloud—Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS),... components of a cloud computing architecture, such as the virtualization of virtual machines and bare metal servers, and the difference between virtual machines and bare metal the use cases and challenges of emergent trends in cloud computing, such as hybrid multi-cloud, serverless computing, and microservices. Elements of cloud security, including Identity and Access Management and cloud encryption. How organizations leverage cloud monitoring solutions to optimize business benefits.