An effective cloud strategy is much more than just picking a cloud provider, creating an application migration plan, or having a listing of allowable cloud services. Instead, an effective cloud strategy begins with your company’s business goals and objectives. From there, a cloud strategy aligns those goals with the full set of activities needed to govern, manage, and use cloud services effectively. Here’s the challenge, though: How do you create a cloud strategy without expert knowledge of the technology itself while avoiding costly missteps?
This course equips you with the knowledge necessary to develop a cloud strategy from scratch. Migrating to the cloud is a common initiative or desire in companies but doing so doesn’t magically generate value. Additionally, effectively using cloud technology differs from traditional on-premises computing in several key ways. To help you navigate these issues, this course will begin with the central concepts of cloud computing. Next, you’ll learn how to create a cloud strategy starting from your goals and moving forward to assessing your readiness and evaluating your portfolio of services. Last, you’ll learn how to plan for application migration and successful operation in a hybrid operating environment. Moving to the cloud is a journey that will take months or years, and it’s best you know that up front. That said, there’s a place in the cloud for your company, and this course will set you out on that journey armed for success.
In this Course, You Will Learn How to:
- Improve your cloud adoption practices
- Assess your cloud readiness
- Develop a communications plan for your cloud journey
- Align benefits and risks with desired outcomes
- Refine governance, security, and risk processes
- Evaluate corporate staffing and resource policies
- Apply cloud migration decision framework
Course Outline
Part 1: Fundamentals of Cloud Computing
Part 2: Cloud Strategy Overview
Part 3: Beginning Cloud Adoption
Part 4: Extending and Improving Adoption
Part 5: Wrap Up
Audience/PrerequisiteThis course is for technology and business leaders involved in the development, coordination, or management of their organization's cloud strategy.
- Senior Executives/Managers
- IT Leadership
- Development Managers
- Development Leads
- System Operations Administrators
- Solution Architects
This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.
Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.
School Notes:
Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free dietary restrictions can be accommodated. When you purchase your tickets, please reach out to CourseHorse for any food allergies or restrictions.
