MASTERCLASS:
AZURE
COST OPTIMIZATION
The Ultimate FinOps
Cloud Savings Blueprint
"94% of Enterprises Are Significantly Overspending on Public Cloud"
-Veritas
"Companies are projected to collectively waste $90.8B in public cloud spend"
-Gartner
"The most comprehensive Azure cloud cost management course available on the market today."
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WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR
Anyone who uses the Microsoft Azure Cloud: Engineers, Architects, DevOps & Data professionals, App Developers, Product Managers, IT, and Finance Executives
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
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Learn 100’s of strategic & tactical cost optimizations across Microsoft Azure services such as Virtual Machines, Storage, Databases & more.
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Master real-world techniques from a Cloud FinOps expert with Azure Expert & AWS Professional certifications who’s saved $10M+ in cloud spend.
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Become a cost-saving hero at your company by capitalizing on $100B+ worldwide cloud waste savings opportunity.
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Build a roadmap to save your company 30% or more on your Azure cloud bill.
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Upskill & start a career in the flourishing field of FinOps & Cloud Cost Management & Optimization.
ABOUT THE COURSE
360 degree understanding of FinOps, Cloud Cost Management & Optimization
78 Videos
7 Hours of Lectures
100+ Quiz Questions
75 Exam Questions
5 Assignments
100+ Optimizations
1 Purpose (Save Money)
PRE-REQUISITES
Working understanding of IT concepts and fundamental understanding of Cloud computing concepts.
100's of Optimizations
Learn 100’s of strategic & tactical cost optimizations across Microsoft Azure services such as Virtual Machines, Storage, Databases & more.
Roadmaps to Savings
Build a roadmap to save your company 30% or more on your Azure cloud bill.
Real-World Techniques
Master real-world techniques from a Cloud FinOps expert with Azure Expert & AWS Professional certifications who’s saved $10M+ in cloud spend.
Learn New Skills
Upskill & start a career in the flourishing field of FinOps & Cloud Cost Management & Optimization.
Save Money in the Cloud
Become a cost-saving hero at your company by capitalizing on $100B+ worldwide cloud waste savings opportunity.
Understand and Forecast Budgets
Understand, Forecast, Estimate & Budget your Microsoft Azure cloud OpEx spending.
COURSE CURRICULUM
1
OPTIMIZATION STRATEGIES
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Design with Cost in Mind
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Standards, Decision Trees, Playbooks
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Migration Strategies
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PaaS vs. IaaS
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Serverless
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Autoscaling
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Spot
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Reservations & Savings Plans
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Hybrid Benefit
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Dev/Test Pricing
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Policy
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AZURE TOOLS & RESOURCES
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Service Pricing Research
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Azure Price Calculator
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TCO Calculator
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Azure Cost Management Data
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Cost Data Exports
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Azure Cost Analysis
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Budgets & Alerts
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Power BI App & Connector
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Advisor
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Cost Allocation
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Anomaly Detection
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Advisor
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Well Architected
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Monitor
3
TECHNOLOGY
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VM Pricing
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VM Selection
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VM Families
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VM Optimizations
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Storage Selection
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Storage Redundancy, Performance, Tiering
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Storage Optimizations
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Database Selection
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Database Categories, Types
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Database Service Models
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Database Architecture, Resiliency
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Database Optimizations
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CLOUD PRICING MODELS
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Azure Service pricing models
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Cost Structures
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Service Models
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Use Types, Transactions & Operations
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Consumption, Allocation
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On Premise Transition
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
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Operating Model
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Cloud Center of Excellence
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FinOps
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Showback
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Chargeback
6
AZURE RESOURCES
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Resource Hierarchies
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Tags
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Shared Costs
About Your Instructor
Hello! My name is Justin Andre.
I am a Principal Cloud Architect with over two decades of IT leadership experience. I hold Expert level certifications in Azure and Professional level certification in AWS. I've been directly responsible for over $10M in cloud savings. I've built world-class Cloud Cost Management Power BI reporting tools. I have led transformative initiatives in optimizing cloud resources and driving cost savings across the board for companies valued at over $10 billion. With an impressive portfolio of achievements and an unwavering dedication to delivering distinguished cloud solutions, I am a trusted authority in architecting and implementing efficient, cost-effective cloud strategies.