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Azure Cloud Financial Management
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Manage your Azure cloud spending with confidence!

CPF-eligible and multiple funding options up to 100%

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Experience an immersive, intensive training designed to plunge you into hands-on workshops and real case studies.
Learn by doing and develop concrete skills directly applicable to your future projects.

At the end of your journey, we assess your acquired skills, issue a certificate attesting to your expertise, and support you to ensure success in your professional projects.
You are now ready to excel!

Course Description

This course teaches developers and engineers how to embed cost management practices into their cloud development and operations workflows, using Azure tools to optimize spend and ensure efficient resource usage.

Who is this course for?

  • FinOps leaders looking to deepen advanced cost management skills.
  • Cloud Architects managing complex environments.
  • Finance leaders involved in optimizing cloud investments.
  • Advanced FinOps Analysts seeking strategic approaches.
  • Multi‑cloud Project Managers managing complex budgets.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of information systems.


Learning Objectives

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

  • Understand the fundamentals of financial management on Azure to better track and control cloud service costs.
  • Master Azure tools such as Azure Cost Management, Azure Budgets, and the Pricing Calculator to analyze, forecast, and manage spend.
  • Implement cost-optimization strategies using best practices for resource optimization and expense reduction.
  • Evaluate the financial impact of architectural choices to design cost-effective Azure cloud solutions from the outset.
  • Automate financial management by integrating tools and processes to continuously monitor and adjust Azure-related spend.

Course Outline

Day 1: Introduction and Azure tools for cost management

  • Azure pricing models: Pay-As-You-Go, Reservations, Savings Plans.
  • Introduction to tools: Azure Cost Management + Billing, Azure Budgets, Pricing Calculator.
Day 2: Cost optimization and budget management
  • Cost reduction through resource optimization (rightsizing, Hybrid Benefit).
  • Using Azure Advisor for optimization recommendations.
  • Case study: Applying optimizations to an existing architecture.
  • Configuring budgets and alerts in Azure Budgets.
  • Forecasting future costs from consumption history.
Day 3: Integrating financial considerations and practical application
  • Impact of architectural choices on costs (storage, compute, networking).
  • Design best practices for cost-effective solutions.
  • Automating cost tracking via scripts and Azure Functions.
  • Final workshop: Designing a financially optimized Azure solution.
  • Project presentations and feedback.

Key Benefits

  • Pedagogical approach: Alternating theory and practice for better concept mastery.
  • Qualified instructors: Trainers specialized with hands-on experience in Microsoft Azure Cloud.
  • Tools and learning materials: Access to online resources, live demos, and real case studies.
  • Accessibility: Open to all, no advanced technical prerequisites.

Teaching Methods & Tools

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


Assessment

Evaluation is conducted in several ways:
Multiple-choice quizzes to test understanding of the concepts covered.
Practical case studies to apply knowledge.
Ongoing assessment during practical sessions.


Standards & 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)

  • Modalities

    Public session or remote
    In-company

    Public session or remote

    Duration: 3 days

    Price: € 2000

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    In-company

    Duration and syllabus can be customized to your company's specific needs

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