Build a Business Transformation Vision with Google Cloud Platform

This class is intended for experienced developers who are responsible for managing big data transformations including: 

• Traditional enterprise business decision makers
• This includes anyone leading Product, Operations, Finance, People Management, Sales, Marketing, and Client Management, and who wants to learn how Cloud, specifically Google Cloud Platform, can support their business transformation.

This course teaches participants the following skills:

• Differentiate Google Cloud from traditional technology through financial and IT lenses.
• Describe the top ways Google Cloud Platform (GCP) innovatively reduces costs and creates value using examples.
• Describe the requirements to successfully lead a people-first culture of innovation.
• Describe Google’s multi-layer measures to ensure customer data is secure, private, and compliant per government or industry regulations.
• Build a business transformation vision, using Google Cloud capabilities, to optimize your technology, economics, innovation culture, and data security.

Objective: Differentiate ​Google ​Cloud ​from ​traditional ​technology through ​financial ​and ​IT ​lenses.

Topics ​covered:

• What ​is ​a ​traditional ​business ​IT ​anatomy?
• How ​have ​business ​needs ​prompted ​the ​evolution ​of ​IT over ​the ​years?
• What ​is ​Cloud? ​What ​is ​unique ​about ​Google ​Cloud?
• How ​does ​Google ​Cloud’s ​technology ​and ​cost ​model address ​business ​challenges? 

Objective: Describe ​the ​top ​ways ​Google ​Cloud ​Platform ​(GCP) innovatively ​reduces ​costs ​and ​creates ​values.

Topics ​covered:

• What ​are ​the ​GCP ​product ​categories ​and ​what ​business ​needs do ​they ​address?
• How ​does ​GCP ​innovatively ​reduce ​costs?
• How ​does ​GCP ​innovatively ​create ​value?
• What ​are ​some ​business ​transformation ​cases ​that ​use ​GCP?

Objective: Explain ​the ​process ​to ​promote ​a ​culture ​of ​innovation ​using examples.

Topics ​covered:

• What ​are ​the ​pros ​and ​cons ​of ​innovation ​and ​disruptive innovation?
• What ​are ​the ​steps ​to ​promote ​a ​culture ​of ​innovation?
• What ​enables ​and ​inhibits ​innovation? ​What ​are ​some ​examples?
• How ​can ​I ​promote ​a ​culture ​of ​innovation ​today?

Objective: Describe ​Google’s ​multi-layer ​measures ​to ​ensure ​customer data ​is ​secure, ​private, ​and ​compliant ​per ​government ​or ​industry regulations.

Topics ​covered:

• What ​are ​today’s ​top ​data ​and ​security ​threats/challenges?
• How ​are ​compliance ​requirements ​shifting ​with ​Cloud ​technology?
• What ​are ​top ​Google ​Cloud ​Platform ​(GCP) ​measures ​to ​maintain data ​and ​network ​security?
• How ​can ​you ​manage ​governance ​(GRC) ​with ​GCP?

Objectives: Build ​a ​business ​transformation ​vision ​using ​Google ​Cloud ​product capabilities.

• Round ​1: ​Identify ​business ​challenge
• Round ​2: ​Explore ​machine ​learning ​use ​cases
• Round ​3: ​Brainstorm ​potential ​solutions ​using ​data
• Round ​4: ​Prioritize ​potential ​solutions

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

• Minimum: group of 3-6 from an organization; varied leadership responsibilities
• Savvy about your own business products/services and industry
• Some knowledge of capital expenditure
• No prior technical knowledge is required.
• Either a Gmail account or confirmed access to Google Docs, Drive, Forms and Slides.