Planning a Multicloud Solution (2022)

Course details

As cloud strategies continue to evolve, organizations are now frequently realizing that in order to build a cloud architecture that fully meets their needs, they must use multiple cloud computing services. For example, an enterprise may use separate cloud providers for infrastructure (IaaS) and software (SaaS) services, or use multiple infrastructure (IaaS) providers. In this course, instructor David Linthicum covers best practices for building an effective multicloud strategy. He includes tips for selecting tools; governance of resources, cost, and security; creating a strategy; and staging deployment and testing. David also examines several use cases where multiple service providers are utilized.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Planning a multicloud
02 - What is multicloud
03 - Why multicloud
04 - Multicloud advantages
05 - Multicloud disadvantages
06 - What you should know

1. Preparing for Multicloud

07 - Business case for multicloud
08 - Migration planning
09 - Security planning
10 - Governance planning
11 - Operations planning
12 - Skills and tools needed
13 - Other things to consider

2. Selecting Technology

14 - Public clouds
15 - Private clouds
16 - Tools for operations
17 - Tools for security
18 - Tools for governance
19 - Connecting legacy systems
20 - Data integration between clouds
21 - Linking things together

3. Approaching Ops

22 - Building an ops process
23 - Building ops automation
24 - Building reactive ops
25 - Building proactive ops
26 - Case study - Multicloud operations

4. Approaching Dev

27 - Building a dev process
28 - Building automation
29 - Continuous everything
30 - Integration of dev and ops
31 - Case study - Multicloud development

5. Approaching Gov

32 - Resource governance and multicloud
33 - Service governance and multicloud
34 - Cost governance and multicloud
35 - Security governance and multicloud
36 - Case study - Multicloud governance

6. Approaching FinOps

37 - What is multicloud FinOps
38 - Multicloud cost usage monitoring
39 - Multicloud cost usage reporting
40 - Multicloud cost controls
41 - Case study - Multicloud FinOps

7. Putting Together a Multicloud Strategy

42 - Logical planning
43 - Physical planning
44 - Building a strategy
45 - Deployment planning
46 - Bringing it all together

8. Deployment and Testing

47 - Staged deployment
48 - Staged testing
49 - Case study - Multicloud deployment and testing

Conclusion

50 - Final considerations for a successful multicloud deployment
51 - Next steps