ICTCLD504 — Improve cloud-based infrastructure

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What an assessment for ICTCLD504 must cover

39 assessable components: 4 elements (18 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 10 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Analyse cloud architecture on a cloud platform

1.1Identify and review business’s cloud architecture design
1.2Evaluate cloud architecture and identify business impact of design decisions
1.3Identify design patterns and architectural options
1.4Determine and assess benefits and differences of cloud computing and architectural design against current business model and needs
1.5Confirm system design decisions according to business needs
1.6Set business goals as they relate to security, reliability, high-performance and cost efficiencies of cloud architecture according to business requirements and needs

2 Design and improve architecture on a cloud platform

2.1Evaluate and confirm performance metrics for business applications according to business needs
2.2Select and improve compute, storage, database and network resources according to business needs
2.3Review and improve architecture required to enhance security, reliability, scalability and cost optimisation
2.4Document and present proposed architecture for review to required personnel
2.5Obtain sign off to proceed to deployment with required personnel

3 Deploy, monitor and test architecture on cloud platform

3.1Deploy approved architecture on cloud platform
3.2Monitor and measure architecture against performance metrics and business goals
3.3Test and demonstrate security, reliability, scalability and cost optimisation of deployed resources
3.4Apply short-term refinements to deployed resources according to test results

4 Finalise improvements on a cloud platform

4.1Document as-deployed architecture and test results, and highlight changes and improvements from approved design
4.2Describe long-term improvement strategies and their benefits as applied to deployed resources
4.3Obtain final sign off from required personnel

Performance evidence

assess, identify and improve cloud architecture on a cloud platform, according to design decisions
deploy, test and measure at least one architecture design, against architecture principles, metrics and business goals.
In the course of the above, the candidate must:
determine performance metrics and business goals
use cloud management consoles, software development kits or command line tools
create documentation of deployment and testing steps.

Knowledge evidence

industry technology standards used in cloud computing solutions and services
industry standard hardware and software products, their general features, capabilities and application
methods and impacts of cloud adoption as they relate to IT system changes
design principles for cloud applications
migrating principles for cloud applications
use of object storage for static web sites
testing and debugging techniques, including techniques to avoid single point failures
tools and uses of security layers and security-focused content within cloud services
features of cloud services, including techniques to improve security, reliability, scalability and costs
techniques, methods and industry standard metrics and business goals used to monitor performance of cloud resources.

Foundation skills

Oral communication: Uses listening and questioning techniques to confirm requirements and articulate complex concepts Presents proposed solutions to required personnel using appropriate industry language
Reading: Interprets complex technical and operational documentation to determine and confirm job requirements
Writing: Writes and edits code and technical data in a logical manner using required syntax and language
Problem solving: Uses a mix of intuitive and formal processes to identify key information and issues, evaluates alternative strategies, anticipates consequences and considers implementation issues and contingencies Uses knowledge of context to address common problems in cloud computing applications and cloud-based environments
Self-management: Demonstrates a sophisticated knowledge of principles, concepts, language and practices associated with cloud computing and the digital world and uses them to troubleshoot and understand the uses and potential of new technology

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What does an assessment tool for ICTCLD504 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for ICTCLD504 needs to address all 39 unit components: 4 elements with 18 performance criteria, 6 performance evidence requirements, 10 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for ICTCLD504?

Auditori pulls the current release of ICTCLD504 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.

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