Manage infrastructure in cloud environments

Formats and tools

Unit Description
Reconstruct the unit from the xml and display it as an HTML page.
Assessment Tool
an assessor resource that builds a framework for writing an assessment tool
Assessment Template
generate a spreadsheet for marking this unit in a classroom environment. Put student names in the top row and check them off as they demonstrate competenece for each of the unit's elements and performance criteria.
Assessment Matrix
a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
Wiki Markup
mark up the unit in a wiki markup codes, ready to copy and paste into a wiki page. The output will work in most wikis but is designed to work particularly well as a Wikiversity learning project.
Evidence Guide
create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
Competency Mapping Template
Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
Observation Checklist
create an observation checklist for workplace assessment and RPL applicants. This is similar to the evidence guide above, but a little shorter and friendlier on your printer. You will also need to create a seperate Assessor Marking Guide for guidelines on gathering evidence and a list of key points for each activity observed using the unit's range statement, required skills and evidence required (see the unit's html page for details)

Self Assessment Survey
A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
Moodle Outcomes
Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
Registered Training Organisations
Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver ICTCLD508, 'Manage infrastructure in cloud environments'.
Google Links
links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
Books
Reference books for 'Manage infrastructure in cloud environments' on fishpond.com.au. This online store has a huge range of books, pretty reasonable prices, free delivery in Australia *and* they give a small commission to ntisthis.com for every purchase, so go nuts :)


Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Prepare to manage cloud resources

1.1 Determine complex cloud computing technology resources according to business requirements, needs and cloud environment

1.2 Identify and confirm business purpose, use and plan of different cloud resources according to business needs and efficiencies

2. Inventory and change management of cloud resources

2.1 Identify tagging policy and categorise resources according to business needs

2.2 Update resources according to tagging policy and build and maintain inventory of cloud resources

2.3 Generate report of resources based on category

2.4 Conduct maintenance with resources in specific category

2.5 Document resource tagging and inventory management according to business needs

3. Audit and change management of cloud resources

3.1 Identify configuration policy for cloud resources according to business needs

3.2 Enable logging of cloud-based events

3.3 Collect and track changes to cloud resource configuration

3.4 Apply configuration policy to resource and alert for non-conformance

3.5 Utilise audit logs and determine details and changes from configuration

3.6 Document cloud audit and change management configuration

4. Monitoring, logging and alarming

4.1 Define capacity limits for cloud resources according to business needs

4.2 Configure metrics and alarm when limits are exceeded

4.3 Capture and store resource and system logs

4.4 Test capacity to trigger alarms and review logs of incident

4.5 Manage capacity of resource to remove alarm

4.6 Document run book for actions according to configured alarm

5. Manage storage lifecycle

5.1 Identify data retention policy according to business needs and cloud resource

5.2 Configure storage to automatically comply with retention policy

5.3 Confirm that retention policy is applied to target storage

5.4 Document storage configuration according to business needs

6. Monitor and track complex cloud resources

6.1 Document mechanisms to automate tasks as required

6.2 Finalise user documentation and submit to required personnel as required