About This Study Plan
This 90-day study plan breaks the CLOUDPLUS (Cloud+) exam preparation into 3 focused study sessions with 12 actionable tasks. The plan covers all 6 exam domains — Cloud Architecture, Deployment, Operations, Security, DevOps Fundamentals, Troubleshooting — ensuring complete coverage. Comprehensive 90-day plan for CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-004).
Prerequisites
- Basic IT knowledge
- 1–2 hours per day
Study Schedule
- Weeks 1–2: Cloud concepts, service models, deployment models, and virtualization
- Week 3: Cloud networking, storage types, and compute
- Week 4: High availability, scalability, and architecture design
- End of month: Architecture quiz
- Week 5: Cloud security — IAM, encryption, network security
- Week 6: Compliance, auditing, and shared responsibility
- Week 7: Migration planning, IaC, and containers
- Week 8: Monitoring, backup, DR, and cost management
- Week 9: Cloud troubleshooting — network, performance, security
- Week 10: Hands-on labs with free-tier cloud services
- Week 11: Full practice exam #1 + detailed review
- Week 12: Practice exam #2, flashcards, and final prep
Study Tips
Use free tiers of AWS/Azure/GCP to get hands-on experience.
Cloud+ tests concept understanding — know WHY, not just HOW.
Practice drawing architecture diagrams for common patterns.
Recommended CompTIA Study Resources
Supplement this study plan with the official CompTIA CertMaster labs and practice tests. Download the free exam objectives PDF from CompTIA's website and use it as a checklist — cross off each objective as you master it. Professor Messer's free video series covers every CompTIA exam objective and is widely regarded as one of the best free resources available.
Ready to Practice?
Put your study plan into action with Cloud+ practice questions.