AWS Cloud for Finance Professionals

The AWS Cloud for Finance Professionals (DYCFMF) course is designed for finance professionals who want to leverage Amazon Web Services (AWS) to adopt the cloud in a fiscally responsible manner. This course provides foundational knowledge to help participants manage, optimize, and plan their cloud spend. During the course, participants will learn how to influence developers in their organization to be more responsible and cost-conscious. Additionally, they will explore how AWS can be used to innovate within the finance organization. The course includes presentations, activities, demonstrations, videos, assessments, and group exercises. Technologies and concepts covered include defining the business value of the cloud, using tools to report, monitor, allocate, optimize, and plan AWS spend, and implementing best practices with Cloud Financial Management (CFM) and Cloud Financial Operations (Cloud FinOps).

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Course Objectives

Below is a summary of the main objectives of the AWS Cloud for Finance Professionals (DYCFMF) Course :

Define the business value of the cloud.
Estimate costs associated with current and future cloud workloads.
Use tools to report, monitor, allocate, optimize, and plan AWS spend.
Optimize cloud spending and usage through pricing models.
Establish best practices with Cloud Financial Management (CFM) and Cloud Financial Operations (Cloud FinOps).
Analyze financial metrics to assess cloud investment performance.
Implement governance frameworks for effective cloud financial management.
Forecast future cloud expenditures based on usage trends and business needs.

Course Certification

This course helps you prepare to take the:

This course covers content that cuts across several AWS Certifications.

Course Outline

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

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

Course Mode

Instructor-Led Remote Live Classroom Training;

Trainers

Trainers are Amazon AWS accredited instructors and certified in other IT technologies, with years of practical experience in the sector and in training.

Lab Topology

For all types of delivery, the participant can access the equipment and actual systems in our laboratories or directly in international data centers remotely, 24/7. Each participant has access to implement various configurations, Thus immediately applying the theory learned. Below are some scenarios drawn from laboratory activities.

Course Details

Course Prerequisites

Attendance at the AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials Course is recommended ;

Course Duration

Intensive duration 2 days

Course Frequency

Course Duration: 2 Ask for other types of attendance.

Course Date

AWS Cloud for Finance Professionals (Formula Intensiva) – On Request – 9:00 – 17:00

Steps to Enroll

Registration takes place by asking to be contacted from the following link, or by contacting the office at the international number +355 45 301 313 or by sending a request to the email info@hadartraining.com