ACA-001

Alibaba Cloud — Associate Level · ACA-001

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Associate Course

Master Alibaba Cloud fundamentals — from compute, storage, and networking to security, migration, and multi-account governance. The foundation certification for every Alibaba Cloud career path.

ECS & OSS VPC Networking SLB & Auto Scaling RAM & Security Cloud Migration DevOps & ACK Billing & Support Multi-Account

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Modules

Full ACA-001 topics

90 Min

Exam Duration

Timed certification

50 Qs

Exam Questions

MCQ format

70/100

Passing Score

Alibaba standard

24/7

Support

Expert guidance

Why ACA-001

Asia's Fastest-Growing Cloud Certification

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#1 Cloud in Asia-Pacific

Alibaba Cloud holds over 40% market share in APAC and is the cloud platform of choice for enterprises across China, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East — making ACA-001 the most relevant entry-level cloud certification in the region.

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Gateway to All ACA & ACP Tracks

ACA-001 is the foundation certification for all advanced Alibaba Cloud paths — from Cloud Computing and Big Data to Security and DevOps. Pass this once and unlock the full Alibaba Cloud certification ladder.

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High Demand Across SEA & Gulf

Certified Alibaba Cloud professionals are increasingly sought in Singapore, UAE, Malaysia, India, and across Southeast Asia. Our 9-module curriculum maps 1:1 to the official ACA-001 exam objectives — no gaps, no filler.

Curriculum

ACA-001 — 9-Module Programme

Understand the benefits of cloud versus traditional on-premise models
Identify roles and responsibilities across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS service models
Identify Private, Public, and Hybrid Cloud deployment models
Understand Alibaba Cloud as a global Cloud Service Provider

Define commonly used cloud services replacing traditional deployments (ECS, OSS)
Understand Alibaba Storage Services — Block Storage, OSS, NAS, and Archive
Understand automation and flexibility through SLB and Auto Scaling

Identify different user groups accessing cloud services for different purposes
Understand VPC, Express Connect, and network services for different use cases
Manage resources using the Alibaba Cloud Console, API, and SDK

Understand PaaS services for optimization — RDS for relational databases
Identify Message Queue tools for streamlining application messaging
Understand Monolithic vs Microservices application architecture differences
Understand VM vs Container differences and use cases
Identify Alibaba Cloud DevOps tools — ECI and ACK for containerized workloads

Understand security demarcation between Alibaba Cloud and cloud users
Identify security tools — Anti-DDoS, Cloud Firewall, WAF, and Security Center
Understand security and privacy compliances on Alibaba Cloud
Identify monitoring and audit tools — Cloud Monitor, Action Trail, and Log Service

Identify key considerations before moving to cloud
Understand standard migration methodology and migration approach types
Identify Alibaba Cloud migration tools — SMS (Server), DMS (Database), OSS-Transfer (Storage)

Understand the data lifecycle in cloud data analytics
Identify Alibaba Cloud products beyond IaaS — MaxCompute, DataWorks, Machine Learning Platform

Understand the need for multi-account management at enterprise scale
Identify Alibaba Cloud tools for multi-account management — RAM, Resource Group, Resource Directory

Identify free trials and always-free services available in Alibaba Cloud
Understand Saving Plans available for compute resources in Alibaba Cloud
Understand features of the Alibaba Cloud Billing Console
Identify differences between the 4 Alibaba Cloud support tiers

Course Snapshot

9 Modules

Full ACA-001 domains

90 Minutes

Exam duration

50 Questions

MCQ format

70 / 100

Passing score

Tech Support

Call / WhatsApp

Mon–Fri

9 AM – 6 PM

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Career Outcomes

ACA-001 Careers Across Asia & Beyond

Alibaba Cloud certification opens doors at e-commerce companies, IT consultancies, fintech firms, and cloud-first enterprises across India, Singapore, UAE, and Southeast Asia.

Alibaba Group

E-Commerce

Lazada

SEA Tech

Grab

Super App

Paytm

Fintech

Alibaba Cloud Administrator

Manage ECS, OSS, VPC, RAM, and monitor cloud resources across Alibaba Cloud environments.

₹5–12 LPA

Cloud Solutions Architect

Design scalable Alibaba Cloud architectures for e-commerce, fintech, and enterprise applications.

₹8–20 LPA

Cloud DevOps Engineer

Automate deployments with ACK, Message Queue, and CI/CD pipelines on Alibaba Cloud.

₹9–22 LPA

Cloud Security Specialist

Implement RAM policies, WAF, Anti-DDoS, and compliance frameworks on Alibaba Cloud.

₹9–24 LPA

Cloud Migration Specialist

Plan and execute workload migrations to Alibaba Cloud using SMS, DMS, and OSS-Transfer.

₹7–18 LPA