This is Cisco's official, comprehensive self-study resource for preparing for the new Introducing Cisco Cloud Administration (210-455 CLDADM) certification exam. Designed for all CCNA Cloud candidates, it covers every objective concisely and logically, with extensive teaching features designed to promote retention and understanding. You'll find: Pre-chapter quizzes to assess knowledge upfront and focus your study more efficiently Foundation topics sections that explain concepts and configurations, and link theory to practice Key topics sections calling attention to every figure, table, and list you must know Exam Preparation sections with additional chapter review features Final preparation chapter providing tools and a complete final study plan A customizable practice test library This guide's comprehensive, up-to-date coverage includes: Comparing cloud operational models: public, private, and hybrid Understanding the business value of cloud technologies, and the business journey towards fully embracing them Using cloud automation to reduce operating expense and eliminate redundancy Establishing your cloud operations roadmap Working with Cisco's cloud automation and orchestration suites: UCS Director and CIAC Using UCS Performance Monitor and Prime Infrastructure to manage and monitor cloud environments Establishing your pool of physical and virtual cloud resources Managing users and groups via role based access control Administering virtual machines Deploying virtual application containers to logically separate tenants Implementing service catalogs, chargeback, billing, and reporting Verifying that services have been provisioned as requested Using UCS Performance Monitor to track performance and manage capacity Using Prime Services Catalog, UCS Director, and Prime Infrastructure together to monitor cloud systems and fix problems