NIFCLOUD Certified Associate study guide
NIFCLOUD Certified Associate · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The NIFCLOUD Certified Associate is an entry-level credential for people who design, deploy, or operate workloads on NIFCLOUD, the cloud platform operated by Fujitsu. It suits system administrators moving from on-premises infrastructure, engineers building their first cloud project, pre-sales and support staff who need working vocabulary across the platform, and developers who consume NIFCLOUD services without owning the infrastructure layer. The NIFCLOUD Certified Associate study guide has 6 sections and about 2,095 words.
01NIFCLOUD Fundamentals and Service Overview
The fundamentals domain tests whether you can place NIFCLOUD in the right service category and reason about scope. NIFCLOUD is Fujitsu's public cloud, delivered through a console and APIs.
349 words, about 2 min02Compute: Virtual Servers, Images, and Networking Basics
Compute questions test virtual-server sizing, image lifecycle, and basic network attachment. A NIFCLOUD virtual server is defined by a flavor (CPU/memory), an image (OS template), and one or more NICs attached to private networks.
374 words, about 2 min03Storage: Block, Object, and Archive
Storage questions ask you to match a workload to block, object, or archive storage and to reason about durability, retrieval, and cost. The exam favors access pattern over brand names: mounted filesystem, HTTP object API, or long-term retention.
359 words, about 2 min04Networking: Private Networks, Load Balancing, DNS, and VPN
Networking tests private LAN design, load-balancer health checks, DNS records, and VPN connectivity. Most failures in this domain come from address overlap, missing routes, or a health check that does not represent application health.
350 words, about 2 min05Security, Identity, and Access Management
This domain tests identity design and least privilege: who can call which API on which resource, how workloads authenticate, and how network and data controls reinforce IAM. Expect scenario questions about automation keys, admin separation, and public exposure.
332 words, about 2 min06Operations, Monitoring, and Billing
Operations questions test whether you can observe a system, restore it, and control spend. Monitoring is not just CPU graphs; billing is not just the monthly total.
331 words, about 2 min