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The Cloud & Business

The Cloud & Business

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About this Course

With our The Cloud and Business workshop, participants will discover the specifics of how the cloud can be a useful business tool. With a clear understanding of the cloud, your participants will be able to make the best decisions for their customers and business.

Course Outline

Module One: Getting Started

  • Housekeeping Items
  • Pre-Assignment Review
  • Workshop Objectives
  • The Parking Lot
  • Action Plan

Module Two: The Cloud

  • Definition
  • History
  • Current Uses
  • Trends
  • Case Study
  • Module Two: Review Questions

Module Three: Models for Business

  • Software as a Service
  • Platform as a Service
  • Infrastructure as a Service
  • Other Options
  • Case Study
  • Module Three: Review Question

Module Four: Advantages

  • Data Center Finances
  • Labor Finances
  • Productivity
  • Ease of Use
  • Case Study
  • Module Four: Review Questions

Module Five: Address Risks

  • Assessment
  • Prioritize Concerns
  • Address Risks
  • Focus on Success
  • Case Study
  • Module Five: Review Questions

Module Six: Security

  • Understand Weaknesses
  • Breaches
  • Identity Management
  • Strategies
  • Case Study
  • Module Six: Review Questions

Module Seven: Device Management

  • Devices that Can Connect
  • Desktops
  • Benefits
  • Monitoring
  • Case Study
  • Module Seven: Review Questions

Module Eight: Service Oriented Architecture

  • Definition
  • With the Cloud
  • Services
  • Benefits to the Business
  • Case Study
  • Module Eight: Review Questions

Module Nine: Business Processes

  • Scale Applications
  • Web-based
  • Examples
  • Predictions
  • Case Study
  • Module Nine: Review Questions

Module Ten: Standards

  • Best Practices
  • Organizational Standards
  • Standards in the Cloud
  • Interoperability and Integration
  • Case Study
  • Module Ten: Review Questions

Module Eleven: Monitoring

  • Governance
  • Measure Performance
  • Methods of Measurement
  • Monitor Services
  • Case Study
  • Module Eleven: Review Questions

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up

  • Words from the Wise
  • Review of Parking Lot
  • Lessons Learned
  • Recommended Reading
  • Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations