Determining Your Cloud Strategy: Planning for Roadmap, Infrastructure, and Deployment

Course details

In this course, bestselling author and technology leader Rashim Mogha explores how to craft a comprehensive cloud strategy that supports your company in navigating digital transformation. Learn about hybrid and multicloud deployment models and how to make the business impacts of cloud migration clear to stakeholders. Discover how to select and implement proof of concept projects effectively and explore the pivotal role of a Cloud Center of Excellence. Gain insights into developing a robust team that embraces change and leverages emerging technologies. Delve into best practices for evaluating cloud partners and deciding on managed service providers. This course empowers you to stay competitive in a fast-paced digital landscape. By the course's end, you will be equipped to manage cloud transitions smoothly while building innovation-driven teams.

Learning objectives
Communicate the impact of cloud migration to stakeholders.
Define the needs of your business relative to building a cloud strategy.
Select a Proof of Concept candidate.
Evaluate the need for a Cloud Center of Excellence.
Design for emerging tech impacts, such as AI, 6G, and NLP.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - How to determine your cloud strategy

1. Starting the Journey with the Cloud

02 - Defining the need to move to the cloud
03 - Understanding cloud deployment models
04 - Evaluating sustainability
05 - Educating your stakeholders
06 - Creating a future roadmap

2. Identifying a Proof of Concept (POC) Project

07 - Identifying the right candidate for a POC
08 - Building your POC team

3. Creating a Center of Excellence (COE)

09 - Defining the roles and responsibilities of the COE
10 - Building the COE team
11 - Enabling the COE

4. Leveraging the Partner Ecosystem

12 - Finding the right partner
13 - Evaluating the need for a managed service provider (MSP)

5. Designing for Emerging Tech Use Cases

14 - Designing for GenAI
15 - Designing for 6G
16 - Designing for natural language processing (NLP)

Conclusion

17 - Next steps