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The Benefits and Coverage

of CloudMASTER

Cloud Computing

Classes

The CloudMaster Classes

• Cloud Technologies• Cloud benefits & barriers• Common cloud issues• SaaS evaluation and

implementation• Migration from on premises

to cloud• Cloud Operations

• Provisioning & administration of cloud services

• Cloud app deployment• Administration automation• Everything dev-ops

• Cloud Architecture• Cloud infrastructure design• Cloud service provider

evaluation• Security & compliance• Cloud cost analysis, TCO, and

ROI

Hands-on Experience with Over 20 Cloud Platforms and Tools!

• Evaluation• Native vs Web apps• Cloud vs on-premises cost analysis• Deployment cost analysis• Provisioning requirements• Free vs fee-based solutions• Migration from on-premises to cloud• Configuration• Security• Compliance• Integration

Software-as-a-Service Tasks Taught

• Evaluation• App deployment (Azure, AWS,

Heroku, and Digital Ocean)• App database management• Mobile service

implementation• App migration• Secure apps in the cloud• Data import and export• Phased application migration

from on-premises to cloud

Platform-as-a-Service Tasks Taught

• Cost calculation and comparison• Cloud and virtual server

implementation• Public vs Private vs Hybrid cloud

selection• Compute component selection• Database selection• Scalability design• Resource management and

optimization• Automation and orchestration

(Chef)• Disaster Recovery & Business

continuity planning

Infrastructure-as-a-Service Tasks Taught

Classes address key concerns of executives

AndKey challenges faced by

IT professionals

Cloud Service Vendor Lock InCloud vendor lock-in means once you start with a cloud service provider, it's difficult and costly to leave. Vendor lock-in is especially concerning because this problem will happen. It's not an "if" it's a "when." 

CloudMASTER Classes Prepare Your Team by:• Describing key lock-in issues to plan.• Providing strategies to mitigate lock-in issues.• Stating key questions to ask cloud service providers.• Leveraging hands-on practice with tools designed to mitigate vendor lock in.

Security and PrivacyThe TOP cloud computing concern of executives

The concerns are real. How do you protect your data and privacy when it's in someone else data center. The cloud requires a different strategy than on-premises IT.

CloudMASTER Classes Teach:• Multi-layer security approach.• Strategies for securing data in transit.• Strategies for securing data at rest.• Use of third party tools for vulnerability scanning and penetration

testing.

Compliance• PCI DSS (payments)• FCRA (credit reporting)• FERPA (education)

CloudMASTER Classes Provide:• Compliance vetting strategies and selection tips for cloud service providers.• Hybrid cloud alternatives for keeping compliance data on-premises.• Audit verification strategies, and response processes for cloud service

providers.

• SCA (email and content)• COPPA (children's privacy)• SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley)

• FISMA (Federal information proection)

• HIPAA (healthcare data)

If your company must be compliant on-premises, it has to stay compliant, and be able to respond to audits, once data and services are in the cloud.

Legacy Application MigrationThese apps tend to be old, written in-house, with outdated languages, and may have little documentation but are essential to operations. Data in these apps is hard to access, and the apps don't work and play well with other apps on-premises or in the cloud.

CloudMASTER Classes Explain:• Pros and cons of virtualizing vs. bolting-on vs. rewriting.• Authentication and security issues that must be sorted out

prior to moving to cloud.• Data transfer, data access, and mobile access concerns.• Scalability, portability, disaster recovery, and business

continuity once in the cloud.

Key Planning Tasks for SuccessWhat your organization has to do to successfully get to and perform in the cloud.

CloudMASTER Classes Cover How To:• Cultural barriers inside the organization.• Concerns from IT staff.• Bulk data migration to the cloud.• Migration risk mitigation. • Cloud service integration between on-premises and cloud.• IT service, support, and  response after cloud adoption.

How to Present Your Cloud Project PlanThis is overlooked in most cloud computing training. All the cloud training in the world won’t do you any good if you can’t get your cloud project green lighted. Whether you’re a project owner or a consultant, this is an essential skill in cloud computing project enablement.

CloudMASTER Classes Tell You How:• To create a presentation that drives home your key points

with impact.• How to present to executives.• What to focus on to win executive approval.

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