Introduction to Cloud Computing

  1. Cloud Economics and Management
    1. Cloud Pricing Models
      1. Pay-As-You-Go Pricing
        1. Usage-Based Billing
          1. Granular Pricing
          2. Reserved Capacity Pricing
            1. Commitment Discounts
              1. Reserved Instances
              2. Spot and Preemptible Pricing
                1. Auction-Based Pricing
                  1. Workload Suitability
                  2. Tiered Pricing
                    1. Volume Discounts
                      1. Service Tiers
                      2. Free Tiers and Trials
                        1. Getting Started Options
                          1. Usage Limitations
                          2. Pricing Calculators and Tools
                          3. Cloud Financial Management
                            1. Cost Management Fundamentals
                              1. Total Cost of Ownership
                                1. Return on Investment
                                  1. Cost-Benefit Analysis
                                  2. Budgeting and Forecasting
                                    1. Budget Planning
                                      1. Cost Forecasting
                                        1. Budget Alerts and Controls
                                        2. Cost Allocation and Chargeback
                                          1. Resource Tagging
                                            1. Department and Project Allocation
                                              1. Showback vs Chargeback
                                              2. Cost Optimization Strategies
                                                1. Rightsizing Resources
                                                  1. Reserved Capacity Planning
                                                    1. Automated Scaling
                                                      1. Resource Lifecycle Management
                                                      2. Waste Identification and Elimination
                                                        1. Unused Resources
                                                          1. Overprovisioned Resources
                                                            1. Zombie Resources
                                                            2. FinOps Practices
                                                              1. FinOps Framework
                                                                1. Cross-Functional Collaboration
                                                                  1. Continuous Optimization
                                                                2. Service Level Agreements
                                                                  1. Understanding SLAs
                                                                    1. SLA Components
                                                                      1. Service Commitments
                                                                      2. Key Performance Metrics
                                                                        1. Uptime and Availability
                                                                          1. Response Time and Latency
                                                                            1. Throughput and Performance
                                                                              1. Error Rates
                                                                              2. Service Credits and Remedies
                                                                                1. Credit Calculation
                                                                                  1. Claim Processes
                                                                                  2. SLA Exclusions and Limitations
                                                                                    1. Planned Maintenance
                                                                                      1. Force Majeure Events
                                                                                        1. Customer-Caused Issues
                                                                                        2. SLA Monitoring and Reporting
                                                                                        3. Cloud Resource Management
                                                                                          1. Resource Provisioning
                                                                                            1. Automated Provisioning
                                                                                              1. Self-Service Portals
                                                                                                1. Approval Workflows
                                                                                                2. Resource Monitoring
                                                                                                  1. Performance Monitoring
                                                                                                    1. Capacity Planning
                                                                                                      1. Utilization Tracking
                                                                                                      2. Lifecycle Management
                                                                                                        1. Resource Creation
                                                                                                          1. Modification and Updates
                                                                                                            1. Decommissioning
                                                                                                            2. Asset Management
                                                                                                              1. Inventory Tracking
                                                                                                                1. Configuration Management
                                                                                                                  1. Compliance Tracking
                                                                                                                2. Cloud Migration Strategies
                                                                                                                  1. Migration Planning
                                                                                                                    1. Assessment and Discovery
                                                                                                                      1. Migration Strategy Selection
                                                                                                                        1. Risk Assessment
                                                                                                                        2. Migration Approaches
                                                                                                                          1. Lift and Shift
                                                                                                                            1. Rehosting Applications
                                                                                                                              1. Minimal Changes
                                                                                                                              2. Replatforming
                                                                                                                                1. Platform Optimization
                                                                                                                                  1. Cloud-Native Services
                                                                                                                                  2. Refactoring
                                                                                                                                    1. Application Redesign
                                                                                                                                      1. Microservices Architecture
                                                                                                                                      2. Hybrid Migration
                                                                                                                                        1. Phased Approach
                                                                                                                                          1. Gradual Transition
                                                                                                                                        2. Migration Tools and Services
                                                                                                                                          1. Assessment Tools
                                                                                                                                            1. Migration Utilities
                                                                                                                                              1. Professional Services
                                                                                                                                              2. Post-Migration Optimization
                                                                                                                                                1. Performance Tuning
                                                                                                                                                  1. Cost Optimization
                                                                                                                                                    1. Security Hardening
                                                                                                                                                  2. Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
                                                                                                                                                    1. Business Continuity Planning
                                                                                                                                                      1. Business Impact Analysis
                                                                                                                                                        1. Recovery Strategies
                                                                                                                                                          1. Continuity Plans
                                                                                                                                                          2. Disaster Recovery Concepts
                                                                                                                                                            1. Recovery Time Objective
                                                                                                                                                              1. Recovery Point Objective
                                                                                                                                                                1. Maximum Tolerable Downtime
                                                                                                                                                                2. Backup Strategies
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Backup Types
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Backup Scheduling
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Backup Testing
                                                                                                                                                                      2. Failover and Redundancy
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Active-Passive Configurations
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Active-Active Configurations
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Geographic Redundancy
                                                                                                                                                                            2. Cloud-Based DR Solutions
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Backup as a Service
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Disaster Recovery as a Service
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Pilot Light and Warm Standby
                                                                                                                                                                                2. Vendor Management
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Vendor Selection Criteria
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Service Capabilities
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Pricing and Terms
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Support and SLAs
                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Contract Management
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Service Agreements
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Terms and Conditions
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Exit Clauses
                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Vendor Lock-In Mitigation
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Data Portability
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Standard APIs
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Multi-Cloud Strategies
                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Vendor Relationship Management
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Regular Reviews
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Performance Management
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Strategic Planning

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                                                                                                                                                                                                      7. Major Cloud Providers and Ecosystem