Understanding the Business Side of Cloud Computing

The Understanding the Business Side of Cloud Computing workshop ensures the participants get the knowledge and skills required to make clear and conscious decisions about cloud technologies and their business impact by evaluating business use cases, financial impacts, cloud technologies, and deployment models with knowledge of cloud computing.

CONTENT

Cloud Concepts

• Explain cloud principles
• Identify cloud networking concepts
• Identify cloud storage technologies
• Summarize important aspects of cloud design

Business Principles of Cloud Environments

• Use appropriate cloud assessments
• Summarize the financial aspects of engaging a cloud provider
• Identify the important business aspects of vendor relations in cloud adoptions
• Identify the benefits or solutions of utilizing cloud services
• Compare and contrast cloud migration approaches

Management and Technical Operations

• Explain aspects of operating within the cloud
• Explain DevOps in cloud environments
• review and report on the financial expenditures related to cloud resources

Governance, Risk, Compliance, and Security for the Cloud

• Recognize risk management concepts related to cloud services
• Explain policies or procedures
• Identify the importance and impacts of compliance in the cloud
• Explain security concerns, measures, or concepts of cloud operations

FOR WHOM: Auditors, Computer Executives, Internal Control Officers, CIOs, IT Development Managers, Heads of Department, System Administrators/Engineers, IT Professionals,  and Security department managers who form part of the contingency planning or review team.

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.