# Content Domain 1: Cloud Concepts
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Domain 1 covers Cloud Concepts and represents 24% of the scored content on the exam.

**Topics**
+ [Task Statement 1.1: Define the benefits of the AWS Cloud.](#cloud-practitioner-02-task1.1)
+ [Task Statement 1.2: Identify design principles of the AWS Cloud.](#cloud-practitioner-02-task1.2)
+ [Task Statement 1.3: Understand the benefits of and strategies for migration to the AWS Cloud.](#cloud-practitioner-02-task1.3)
+ [Task Statement 1.4: Understand concepts of cloud economics.](#cloud-practitioner-02-task1.4)

## Task Statement 1.1: Define the benefits of the AWS Cloud.
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Knowledge of:
+ Value proposition of the AWS Cloud

Skills in:
+ Understanding the benefits of global infrastructure (for example, speed of deployment, global reach)
+ Understanding the advantages of high availability, elasticity, and agility

## Task Statement 1.2: Identify design principles of the AWS Cloud.
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Knowledge of:
+ AWS Well-Architected Framework

Skills in:
+ Understanding the pillars of the Well-Architected Framework (for example, operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, cost optimization, sustainability)
+ Identifying differences between the pillars of the Well-Architected Framework

## Task Statement 1.3: Understand the benefits of and strategies for migration to the AWS Cloud.
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Knowledge of:
+ Cloud adoption strategies
+ Resources to support the cloud migration journey

Skills in:
+ Understanding the components of the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework (AWS CAF) (for example, reduced business risk; improved environmental, social, and governance [ESG] performance; increased revenue; increased operational efficiency)
+ Identifying appropriate migration strategies (for example, database replication, use of AWS Snowball)

## Task Statement 1.4: Understand concepts of cloud economics.
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Knowledge of:
+ Aspects of cloud economics
+ Cost savings of moving to the cloud

Skills in:
+ Understanding the role of fixed costs compared with variable costs
+ Understanding costs that are associated with on-premises environments
+ Understanding the differences between licensing strategies (for example, Bring Your Own License [BYOL] model compared with included licenses)
+ Understanding the concept of rightsizing
+ Identifying benefits of automation
+ Understanding the economies of scale (for example, cost savings)