Google Cloud FinOps Fundamentals

🚀 Google Cloud FinOps Fundamentals: Master the Art of Cloud Financial Management 🌟

Unlock the Secrets of Efficient Cloud Spending with Google Cloud!

Course Overview

Dive into the world of FinOps and explore how to optimize your Google Cloud deployments for cost efficiency. This course is a comprehensive guide to understanding the core principles of Financial Operations (FinOps) and applying them effectively. 📈

• Forecasting & Reports: Learn to predict and analyze your spending with detailed reports.
• Monitoring & Bill Analysis: Get insights into your cloud usage and costs, and how to manage them proactively.
• Real-world Demos: Engage with practical demonstrations on services like GKE, Compute Engine, BigQuery, Cloud Operations, and more. 💻
• Interactive Learning: Each section includes whiteboard discussions, hands-on demos, summary points, and review questions to solidify your knowledge.
• Case Study: Tackle a real-world scenario of cloud spending challenges and discover strategic solutions. 🧐

What's Included?

• On-Demand Video: 3 hours of expert instruction with live demos and whiteboard sessions.
• Downloadable Resources: Tailored materials to complement your learning journey.

Who is This Course For?

This course is designed for professionals at the intersection of cloud technology and finance, including:

• Cloud Spend Budget Owner: Overseeing the cloud budget.
• FinOps Practitioner: Analysts, Directors, Engineers, and Managers specializing in cloud cost optimization.
• IT Program and Portfolio Management Leader: Strategic roles managing large-scale IT initiatives.
• Finance and Procurement Team Members: Those focused on technology procurement and financial planning within cloud environments.

What You'll Learn

• Cultural Practice of FinOps: Understand the importance of a cultural shift towards efficient cloud spending.
• Google Cloud Spending Management: Gain control over your Google Cloud expenditure and leverage billing data for deeper insights using BigQuery.
• Cost Management Tools: Identify the key tools within Google Cloud to effectively manage costs.
• Data Analytics Integration: Learn how to export billing information into BigQuery and visualize it with Cloud DataLab.
• Compute Discount Models: Discover which services are impacting your cloud spend and strategies to reduce those costs.
• Alerting & Budgets: Set up notifications and budgets for real-time monitoring of potential cost overruns.

Requirements

To get the most out of this course, participants should:

• Have active cloud accounts to run experiments and collect data on cloud spending. 🛠️

Embark on a journey to master FinOps with Google Cloud and turn your cloud deployments into cost-efficient, optimized solutions. Enroll in the "Google Cloud FinOps Fundamentals" course today and transform the way you manage your cloud finances! 🚀💸📚