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AWS Cloud Essentials for Business Leaders

Learn the fundamental concepts of cloud computing from an expert AWS instructor

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AWS Cloud Essentials for Business Leaders

This course is for business leaders who seek an overall understanding of the fundamental concepts of cloud computing. Learn how a cloud strategy can help you meet business objectives. The course dives into the business value of the cloud through customer examples, exploring industry trends, and the Cloud Value Framework, which helps you understand the business value of building on AWS by assessing cost and value impact.

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Course overview

  • Level: Fundamental
  • Type: Classroom (virtual and in person)
  • Length: 4 hours
  • The role of information technology (IT) in an organization for business transformation
  • The customer value proposition for using the cloud across industries
  • The cloud business model
  • Key security practices of cloud computing
  • And much more
  • Line of Business (LoB) owners
  • IT leaders
  • Executives

No experience is needed.

This course is offered in the following languages: Bahasa Indonesia, English, French (France), German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Simplified Chinese, Spanish (Latin America), Thai (Thailand), Traditional Chinese, and Vietnamese.

We regularly update our courses based on customer feedback and AWS service updates. As a result, course content may vary between languages while we localize these updates.