In this course, you will learn how finance professionals can use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to adopt cloud in a fiscally responsible manner. You will gain foundational knowledge to help you manage, optimize, and plan cloud spend. You will learn how to influence your organization’s builders to be more accountable and cost conscious. Finally, you will consider how you can use AWS to innovate in your finance organization.
Day 1
Module 1: Introduction
- Cloud spending decisions
- AWS pricing
- Cost drivers
- AWS Well-Architected Framework
- AWS Cloud Value Framework
- Activity 1.1: Cloud value metrics
- Cloud Financial Management
- Activity 1.2: Cloud Financial Management outcomes
Module 2: Planning and Forecasting
- Estimate cloud workload costs
- Activity 2.1: Build and refine a cost estimate
- Budget and forecast cloud costs
- Improve cloud financial predictability
Module 3: Measurement and Accountability
- KPIs and unit metrics
- Cost visibility and monitoring
- Demonstration 3.1: Tools for cost visibility, tools for cost monitoring
- Cost allocation and accountability
- Cost allocation building blocks
Day 2
Module 4: Cost Optimization
- Usage optimizations
- Commitment-based purchase options
- Activity 4.1: Cost optimization
Module 5: Cloud Financial Operations
- Organizational change for CFM
- Organization models for CFM
- Activity 5.1: Organizational models
- Establish a cost-aware organizational culture
- Governance, control, and agility
- AWS governance and control building blocks
- Automated-based governance using AWS services
Module 6: Financial Transformation and Innovation
- Keys to financial innovation
- Financial transformation
- Activity 6.1: Solutions for financial innovation
Module 7: Resources and Next Steps
- Module resources
- Next steps
Component of the following courses
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AWS Cloud for Finance Professionals – Intensive Training