AWS Cloud Essentials for Business Leaders
Course 1225
1 DAY COURSE

Course Outline

This AWS Business Essentials course helps IT business decision–makers understand the benefits of cloud computing and how a cloud strategy can help you meet your business objectives. This course discusses the advantages of cloud computing for your business and the fundamentals of Amazon Web Services (AWS), including financial benefits. This AWS Business Essentials course also introduces you to compliance and security concepts to help you consider the AWS platform within your cloud computing strategy.

AWS Cloud Essentials for Business Leaders Benefits

  • In this AWS course, you will:

    • Identify the value and advantages of the AWS Cloud.
    • Recognize the valuable ways that the AWS platform can be used.
    • Understand the robust security capabilities, controls, and assurances in place to maintain data and network security.
    • Articulate the AWS Cloud's financial impact on an organization’s cost management while minimizing the risks associated with consumption-based pricing models.
  • Prerequisites

    We recommend that attendees of this course have the following experience:

    • Working knowledge of IT infrastructure concepts
    • Familiarity with basic finance concepts
    • Familiarity with basic IT security concepts

AWS Cloud Essentials for Business Leaders Course Outline

AWS Cloud Essentials for Business Users Outline

  • Getting started with the cloud
  • Leveraging AWS for competitive advantages
  • Cloud economics
  • Security and compliance
  • Migrating to the cloud
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Note about the Certification Exam

When you register for the course, you will be prompted to choose Y/N to take the exam. Please select yes, as all HHS CISO employees are required to attempt the exam if one is offered for the course. Please be advised, if your course if funded by DIR, the Certification Organization has agreed to provide DIR the pass/fail status of your exam. DIR will only share this information in an aggregated report to state leadership that reflects total exam pass or fails. No individual names of any students will be included in any reports.

DIR requires that you submit the request for your exam voucher within one month of the last day of your course. DIR requires that you take your exam within six months of the last day of your course.

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