Course Outline

Challenge of Cloud

• Understand the challenges of working with Cloud
• Recognize the differences between Cloud and Traditional IT

What is FinOps & FinOps Principles

• Define FinOps
• Understand each of the FinOps Principles

FinOps Teams & Motivation

• Describe the skills, roles and responsibilities of a FinOps Team
• Describe where a FinOps team would be situated
• Understand what drives a FinOps team’s size, position and makeup

FinOps Capabilities

• Understand the six pillars of FinOps Capabilities
• Describe the activities associated with each capability

FinOps Lifecycle

• Describe the FinOps lifecycle, its phases and purpose
• Understand the basic processes that FinOps teams enact in the FinOps Lifecycle

Terminology & the Cloud Bill

• Understand basic cloud, FinOps, DevOps & Finance terminology
• Describe the characteristics of the Cloud Bills

RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITES

• Understand the basics of how cloud computing works, know the key services on your cloud providers, including their common use cases, and have a basic understanding of billing and pricing models.
• Be able to describe the basic value proposition of running in cloud and understand the core concept of using a pay-as-you-go consumption model.
• Have a base level of knowledge of at least one of the three main public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud). For AWS, we recommend AWS Business Professional training or, even better, the AWS Cloud Practitioner certification. For Google, check out Google Cloud Digital Leader course. For Azure, try the Azure Fundamentals learning path. Each can usually be completed in a full-day workshop.

EXAM DETAILS

• Duration: 60 minutes
• Number of questions: 50
• Passing score: 38/50 (75%)
• Delivery: Web-based, closed book, non-proctored and you will have
• two retries if you do not pass the first time.
• Languages offered: English