Embracing the Cloud for Efficiency and Agility
Everyone
- 7 videos | 26m 58s
- Includes Assessment
- Earns a Badge
- CPE
- PMI PDU
Cloud computing allows businesses to access mobile, on-demand data and application services without the traditional IT capital costs. Using cloud for business also improves efficiency and flexibility when dealing with customers, suppliers, and partners. This course covers the benefits and deployment options for utilizing cloud-based technologies and big data effectively. You'll explore different deployment models, and how to migrate to and use cloud services. You'll also learn about ways to measure return on an investment in cloud computing and related collaborative tools.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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Identify key characteristics of the cloud computing model
Recognize business benefits of adopting a cloud computing model
Identify risks to prepare for when adopting cloud-based technologies -
Distinguish between cloud computing deployment model options
Recognize best practices for moving to cloud-based technologies effectively
Identify performance metrics you can use to measure the roi on cloud-based technologies
IN THIS COURSE
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47sCloud computing allows businesses to access mobile, on-demand data, and application services without the traditional IT capital costs. It improves efficiency and flexibility when dealing with customers, suppliers, and partners. In this video, you’ll about the benefits and deployment options for utilizing cloud-based technologies effectively. FREE ACCESS
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5mMigrating to the cloud enables companies to capitalize on new, disruptive technologies. Cloud providers own the necessary resources and give businesses access to them on a pay-as-you-go basis. Rather investing in and managing its own computing infrastructure, the business can pay only for the resources and services it needs as and when needed. In this video, you’ll learn the key characteristics of the cloud computing model. FREE ACCESS
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3. Adopting Cloud-based Technologies4m 8sWhether a company deploys cloud-based technologies across its organization, or only for certain key services, cloud-based computing can have several benefits, ranging from reducing costs to improving speed to market. In this video, you’ll learn about these and other business benefits of adopting a cloud computing model. FREE ACCESS
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4. Assessing Risks of Cloud-based Technologies3m 27sIn this video, you will learn how to identify risks to prepare for when adopting cloud-based technologies. FREE ACCESS
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5. Choosing a Deployment Model Option3m 46sThe best cloud deployment for any business will depend on factors unique to the organization, such as its size, industry, financial resources, and security and compliance requirements. Depending on a business's needs, it can deploy cloud-based technologies in several different ways. In this video, you’ll explore four basic cloud computing deployment model options. FREE ACCESS
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6. Migrating to the Cloud with Efficiency5m 14sOne of the greatest benefits of the cloud is scalability. Businesses can choose what resources to access, when it wants to use them, and how much of each resource to use, depending upon their specific needs and requirements. In this video, you’ll explore best practices for moving to cloud-based technologies effectively. FREE ACCESS
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7. Determining Cloud-based Technology ROI4m 37sOnce a company has migrated a few key applications to the cloud, it's important to calculate the companies return on that investment. It's vital to do this to inform decisions about future and ongoing investment in cloud computing. In this video, you’ll explore performance metrics you can use to measure the ROI on cloud-based technologies. FREE ACCESS
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