Cloud Computing Executive Overview

Course Specifications
Courseware: Cloud Computing Executive Overview
Course length: 1/2 day
Course times: 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Course Objective:
The latest trend that is sweeping the industry is cloud computing.  As with any emerging technology, there is a significant degree of both hype and fear.  Organizations of all shapes and sizes are pondering the implications of the cloud upon their enterprises.

Cloud Computing is as much a business decision as it is a technological one.  There are tremendous implications and opportunities around technology outsourcing, enterprise IT funding models, and business continuity planning.  Cloud Computing holds phenomenal potential for organizations of all shapes and sizes and is a viable solution for enterprises within every industry.  The question really comes down to enterprise strategy and the economics involved in growing and expanding technology capabilities.

This course will provide your organization’s senior management team with an understanding of Cloud Computing, its business value, and practical steps to managing the opportunities and risks associated with adopting Cloud within your enterprise.

Target Student:
Executives, senior management, line of business managers.

Prerequisites:
None

Course Objectives

-The Rise of the Cloud
-The Cloud Value Proposition
-Real World Case Studies
-Opportunities and Risks
-Cloud Adoption Steps
-Evaluating and Adopting Cloud Pragmatically

Course Content
Chapter 1. Information Technology in the Modern Enterprise

Objectives
Enterprise landscape
The state of IT
Opportunities and challenges
Cloud Computing 101
Business in the Cloud
Summary

Chapter 2. The Cloud Value Proposition

Objectives
The Cloud Value Framework
Typical Business Cases
Business Case  #1
Business Case  #2
Business Case  #3
Emerging Business Cases
Potential Business Case #1
Potential Business Case #2
Summary

Chapter 3. Real World Case Studies

Objectives
Case Study – Amazon
Problem Domain
Cloud Value for Amazon
Results
Case Study – Google Apps
Problem Domain
Cloud Value for Google
Results
Case Study – SalesForce.com
Problem Domain
Cloud Value for SalesForce
Results
Case Study – TuneCore
Problem Domain
Cloud Value for TuneCore
Results
Case Study – Pitney Bowes
Problem Domain
Cloud Value for Pitney Bowes
Results
Summary

Chapter 4. Opportunities and Risks

Objectives
Understanding Cloud Types
Data Clouds
Service Clouds
Interface Clouds
Understanding Cloud Scope
Public clouds
Opportunities and Risks
Private clouds
Opportunities and Risks
Hybrid Clouds
Opportunities and Risks
Evaluating Cloud Potential
Summary

Chapter 5. Cloud Adoption Strategies

Objectives
Pragmatic Adoption
Wholesale Adoption
Wholesale Pros/Cons
Layered Adoption
Layered Pros/Cons
Opportunistic Adoption
Opportunistic Pros/Cons
Selective Adoption
Selective Pros/Cons
Selecting a Strategy
Summary

Chapter 6. Next Steps

Objectives
Potential for Cloud
Cloud Computing Risks
Evaluating the Cloud
Pragmatic Adoption
Actions and Next Steps
Summary

Appendix A – Cloud Computing Glossary

Appendix B – Cloud Computing Roadmap