Course Overview
AWS Cloud for Finance Professionals is a foundational course designed for enterprise finance stakeholders seeking to understand cloud business value and adopt AWS in a fiscally responsible manner. The course covers AWS pricing, cloud cost drivers, financial planning and forecasting, measurement, accountability, and cost optimization.
Participants learn Cloud Financial Management (CFM) and Cloud Financial Operations (Cloud FinOps) practices, including cost allocation, governance, controls, and developing a cost-aware organizational culture. The course also explores financial transformation and innovation, helping finance professionals understand how AWS can support innovation within the finance organization.
Course Objective
- Define cloud business value
- Estimate costs associated with current and future cloud workloads
- Use tools to report, monitor, allocate, optimize, and plan AWS spend
- Optimize cloud spending and usage through pricing models
- Establish best practices with Cloud Financial Management (CFM) and Cloud Financial Operations (Cloud FinOps)
- Implement financial governance and controls
- Drive finance organization innovation
Pre-requisites
- Cloud Computing and AWS from the digital version of AWS Cloud for Finance Professionals
- AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials
- AWS Cloud Essentials for Business Leaders
Course Curriculum
