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Machine Learning Engineer
In this course, you will learn how finance professionals can use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to adopt the cloud in a financially responsible way.
You will gain fundamental knowledge to help you manage, optimize and plan cloud spend. In addition, you will receive input and suggestions on how you can use AWS for innovations in your own financial organization.
Day 1
Module 1: Introduction
- Decisions on cloud spending
- AWS prices
- Cost drivers
- AWS framework for good architectures
- AWS Cloud Value Framework
- Activity 1.1: Metrics on cloud value
- Financial management of the cloud
- Activity 1.2: Results of cloud financial management
Module 2: Planning and forecasting
- Estimating the cost of cloud workloads
- Activity 2.1: Creating and refining a cost estimate
- Budgeting and forecasting cloud costs
- Improving the financial predictability of the cloud
Module 3: Measurement and accountability
- KPIs and standard metrics
- Cost transparency and monitoring
- Demonstration 3.1: Tools for cost transparency, tools for cost monitoring
- Cost allocation and accountability
- Components of cost allocation
Day 2
Module 4: Cost optimization
- Consumption optimization
- Commitment-based purchase options
- Activity 4.1: Cost optimization
Module 5: Financial operations in the cloud
- Organizational change for CFM
- Organizational models for CFM
- Activity 5.1: Organizational models
- Establishment of a cost-conscious organizational culture
- Management, control and agility
- Building blocks for AWS governance and control
- Automated governance using AWS services
Module 6: Financial transformation and innovation
- The key to financial innovation
- Financial transformation
- Activity 6.1: Solutions for financial innovation
Module 7: Resources and next steps
- Module resources
- Next steps
Attendance of the following course is recommended or equivalent knowledge is assumed:
- AWS Security Essentials
- Definition of the business value of the cloud
- Estimating the costs associated with current and future cloud workloads
- Use tools to report, monitor, allocate, optimize and plan AWS spend
- Optimize cloud spend and usage through pricing models
- Establishment of best practices with Cloud Financial Management (CFM) and Cloud Financial Operations (Cloud FinOps)
- Implementation of financial governance and controls
- Driving innovation in the financial organization
This course consists of 2 full-day sessions led by a trainer who supervises the participants live. The course consists of theoretical parts with live demonstrations and practical exercises. This course takes place via Zoom. Please refer to the seminar description for prerequisites and topics covered.
Finance managers in companies who want to learn how to:
- Maximizes the business value of the cloud
- CFM best practices used
- Helping finance teams innovate with AWS
This course is aimed at the following job roles:
- Financial Builders
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