AWS Cloud Essentials for Business Leaders

Module 1: Introduction to Cloud Computing

• Cloud computing fundamentals
• What is cloud computing?
• Traditional IT vs cloud computing
• Cloud deployment models
• Benefits of cloud adoption
• Cloud agility
• Scalability and elasticity
• Global cloud infrastructure
• AWS Cloud overview

Module 2: Business Value of AWS Cloud

• Cloud-driven business transformation
• Innovation through cloud computing
• Faster time to market
• Business agility
• Operational efficiency
• Scalability
• Customer experience
• Digital transformation
• Competitive advantage
• Business continuity

Module 3: AWS Cloud Economics

• Cloud economics fundamentals
• Capital expenditure vs operational expenditure
• Pay-as-you-go model
• AWS pricing principles
• Cost visibility
• Cost optimization
• Resource utilization
• Cloud financial management
• Total cost of ownership
• AWS Pricing Calculator

Module 4: AWS Services for Business Leaders

• Compute services
• Storage services
• Database services
• Networking
• Security services
• Analytics
• Artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Serverless computing
• Application services
• AWS service selection

Module 5: Cloud Security and Shared Responsibility

• AWS Shared Responsibility Model
• Cloud security fundamentals
• Data protection
• Identity and access management
• Compliance
• Governance
• Risk management
• Security considerations for cloud adoption
• Business and customer data protection

Module 6: Cloud Migration and Transformation

• Why organizations migrate to AWS
• Cloud migration strategies
• Migration readiness
• Application modernization
• Infrastructure modernization
• AWS migration framework
• Migration planning
• Business case development
• Migration risks
• Organizational transformation

Module 7: Innovation with AWS

• Cloud-enabled innovation
• Data-driven decision-making
• Analytics
• Artificial intelligence
• Machine learning
• Generative AI
• Internet of Things
• Serverless technologies
• Automation
• Emerging cloud technologies

Module 8: Governance and Organizational Change

• Cloud governance
• Organizational policies
• Cloud operating models
• Roles and responsibilities
• Change management
• Skills development
• Cloud Center of Excellence
• Risk management
• Compliance
• Measuring cloud transformation

Module 9: Cloud Strategy and Leadership

• Building a cloud strategy
• Defining business objectives
• Cloud adoption roadmap
• Stakeholder management
• Investment decisions
• Measuring cloud value
• Key performance indicators
• Cloud transformation outcomes
• Leadership considerations
• Continuous improvement

Module 10: Business Transformation Workshop

• Evaluate a cloud transformation scenario
• Identify business drivers
• Develop a cloud adoption strategy
• Assess potential AWS solutions
• Analyze cost considerations
• Identify security and compliance requirements
• Develop migration priorities
• Define business KPIs
• Build a high-level AWS cloud roadmap

• Business Leaders
• Executives
• CIOs and CTOs
• IT Managers
• IT Directors
• Business Managers
• Product Managers
• Project Managers
• Program Managers
• Business Analysts
• Sales and Marketing Professionals
• Finance Professionals involved in technology decisions
• Digital Transformation Leaders
• Cloud Strategy Professionals
• Professionals responsible for cloud adoption and business transformation

• Understand fundamental cloud computing concepts.
• Explain the business value of AWS Cloud adoption.
• Identify how AWS can support digital transformation.
• Understand cloud agility, scalability, elasticity, and innovation.
• Evaluate the financial benefits of cloud computing.
• Understand CapEx vs OpEx and cloud economics.
• Explore major AWS service categories.
• Understand the AWS Shared Responsibility Model.
• Identify key cloud security, governance, and compliance considerations.
• Understand AWS migration and modernization concepts.
• Evaluate how AI, analytics, automation, and serverless technologies can support business objectives.
• Develop a high-level cloud adoption strategy.
• Understand organizational change and cloud operating models.
• Define business KPIs for measuring cloud transformation.
• Communicate more effectively with technical and cloud teams.
• Make better-informed cloud investment and transformation decisions.

• Basic understanding of business operations.
• General awareness of IT and digital technologies.
• Familiarity with organizational strategy is beneficial.
• No AWS technical experience is required.
• No programming experience is required.
• No cloud certification is required.
• Technical cloud knowledge is not necessary.

Course: AWS Cloud Essentials for Business Leaders
Level: Foundational
Delivery: Instructor-led training
Focus: Cloud strategy, business transformation, economics, migration, security, governance, and innovation
Technology: Amazon Web Services