Advanced FinOps

Course Description

This course deepens cloud cost management strategies by integrating automation tools, financial forecasting models, and governance approaches to optimize economic performance at scale in a complex cloud environment.

Who is this course for?

The course is intended for a broad audience, including:
• Finance professionals: To better understand and control cloud-related costs.
• Cloud managers: To embed a financial strategy into their cloud practices.
• IT managers: To collaborate with finance teams and optimize spending.
• FinOps analysts: To begin or deepen their expertise in the FinOps discipline.
• Cloud project managers: To efficiently manage cloud budgets in their projects.
• FinOps leaders seeking to deepen their advanced management skills.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of information systems.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Master advanced cloud cost optimization strategies.
• Automate FinOps processes for proactive cost management.
• Establish robust, scalable financial governance.
• Analyze complex financial data using customized dashboards.
• Apply techniques for cloud cost forecasting and budget planning.

Course Program

Deepen strategies for managing complex costs

• In-depth analysis of cloud costs: identifying the most critical spending drivers.
• Using advanced tools for proactive cost monitoring.
• Exploring optimization levers for complex cloud environments (multi-cloud, hybrid).

Automate cost management and FinOps processes

• Introduction to automating FinOps tasks.
• Implementing automation to optimize cloud resources.
• Integrating and using major cloud providers’ APIs for cost management.

FinOps governance and predictive analytics

• Designing advanced governance policies for financial management.
• Defining roles and responsibilities within FinOps teams.
• Using predictive models to anticipate future costs.
• Creating customized dashboards for advanced analyses.
• Hands-on workshop: designing and implementing an advanced FinOps strategy.

Course Highlights

• Alternating theory and practice for better mastery of concepts.
• Trainers specialized with real-world experience in Cloud and FinOps.
• Access to online resources, live demos, and real case studies.
• Course accessible to all, with content adapted to all levels.

Teaching Methods and Tools Used

Live demonstrations.
Real case studies with analysis of concrete solutions.
Group work and real-time sharing.
Feedback: sharing best practices and common pitfalls.

Assessment

Assessment is carried out in various ways:
Multiple-choice quizzes to test understanding of the concepts covered.
Practical case studies to apply knowledge.
Continuous assessment during hands-on sessions.

Normative References

Cloud Providers’ Well-Architected Framework

ISO/IEC 19086

FinOps Foundation

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)

NIST Cloud Computing Standards (SP 500-292)

ISO 27001 (Information Security)