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Cloud in the Enterprise
Implementing next generation architecture for strategic advantage.
Learning Objectives:
Cloud is a game changer. The impact of cloud adoption will ultimately change the role of IT.
It’s a career changer too. Don’t get left behind.
Solution, Information and Business Architects and other IT team members need to understand the migration to a Cloud-based architecture now. This interactive 3-day workshop provides teams with the latest methods, best practices and emerging technologies for implementing a cloud environment.
Team members will also learn lessons from Real World implementations in government and enterprise as well as benefit from hands-on sessions on how to develop effective roadmaps for the successful adoption of cloud in their organization.
1. Cloud Computing Strategies for Enterprise IT Transformation
Why a Cloud Architecture now?
- The changing nature of business and IT capability
- Types of Cloud: SaaS, IaaS, PaaS and others
- Drivers of the adoption of Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- What is inhibiting adoption
- Gotchas and common concerns
2. The Evolution of the Cloud Enterprise.
A World of Virtual Services.
- The Cloud as a “Virtual Machine” with unlimited resources
- What’s right for you? Public, Private, Hybrid Cloud
- Characteristics of the Cloud Environment
- Selecting and prioritizing which areas of the business and which applications to migrate to the Cloud
- Real World look: Federal Government General Services Administration (GSA)
3. Cloud-based Enterprise Applications.
A platform for Service-Oriented Architecture.
- Services and Service Model-driven approaches
- Components of Service Oriented Architecture
- Location independence of services and end points
4. Big Data and the Cloud.
Implementing Virtual Information Services.
- The data center squeeze: Increase resource demand and reduced budget
- The Hadoop environment
- Components
- Cloud service offerings for Big Data
5. Mobile Enterprise Applications.
Thinking ahead.
- A platform for digital transformation.
- Enabling digital first customer experience
- Front-end and back-end platform capability
- The last mile: Geo-enabled capabilities
6. Planning Your Cloud Strategy.
A Roadmap for migrating to the Cloud.
- Cloud Buyers’ Requirements Questionnaire
- The business case for cloud:
Considering ROI of Cloud services
- Licensing: What architects should know
- Extending governance to the cloud
- Where is my data and why does it matter
- Developing Your Road Map
7. Real World Cloud Services.
Options, configurations and risks.
- Infrastructure as Service (IaaS) vs. Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- On-premises and service based cloud
- Backup, DR and archiving
- Load balancing and elastic capacity
- Charge back schemes
8. Security concerns.
Balancing IT capability and exposure.
- Risks to virtualized systems
- Design principles for security
- Vendor Quality of Service (QoS)
- Vendor agreements and security
9. Selecting a vendor.
A look at what’s out there.
The players, their service offerings, alliances and strategies as well as the impact of recent mergers
and acquisitions.
- Google
- Amazon
- Microsoft
- VMware
- Cisco
- Evolutions in service offerings and other technology providers
10. Managing the evolving cloud.
Migrating to a Cloud architecture.
- Governance and the cloud environment
- Managing instances of virtual machines
- Data storage
- Roles of IT jobs and Enterprise, Solutions and Information Architects
- What will IT look like in 5 to years?
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Course fees
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3-Day Executive Session
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Small teams
(5 to 9 participants: fee per participant).
Large teams inquire for additional discount.
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$ 2795 |
Early enrollment
4 weeks prior to session date.
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$ 2875 |
Regular enrollment
Must be received one day prior to session. No participant will be admitted into the course without prior payment arrangement.
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$ 2915 |
Applicable taxes extra. All prices are in USD.
*Promotional offers cannot be combined with our discounts. Credit card payment required at time of registration.
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3 Day Program Overview
1. Cloud for Enterprise IT Transformation
2. The Evolution of the Cloud Enterprise
3. Cloud-based Enterprise Applications
4. Big Data and the Cloud
5. Mobile Enterprise Applications
6. Planning Your Cloud Strategy
7. Real World Cloud Services
8. Security concerns
9. Selecting a vendor
10. Managing the evolving cloud
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