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Finops Certified Practitioner (FOCP)

  • Course Code FINOPS
  • Duration 2 days

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Course Delivery

This course is available in the following formats:

  • Company Event

    Event at company

  • Public Classroom

    Traditional Classroom Learning

  • Virtual Learning

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Course Overview

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Become a Cloud FinOps Practitioner in Just 2 Days!

Are you ready to unlock the secret to maximizing cloud, SaaS, AI ROI while accelerating business growth?

In today's cloud-first & AI-driven economy, organizations are burning through billion in cloud, SaaS and AI spend, in a very competitive environment. The solution? FinOps is an operational framework and cultural practice which maximizes the business value of cloud and technology that's reshaping how enterprises manage technology spend and drive unprecedented business value.

Company Events

These events can be delivered exclusively for your company at our locations or yours, specifically for your delegates and your needs. The Company Events can be tailored or standard course deliveries.

Course Schedule

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Target Audience

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Who Should Seize This Opportunity?

This intensive certification is designed for ambitious professionals who refuse to let cloud costs spiral out of control:

Finance & Procurement Professionals

Turn cloud spending from a black box into your competitive advantage

  • Technology Procurement Managers
  • Financial Planning & Analysis Leaders
  • Cloud Budget Owners

Technical Leaders & Architects

Bridge the gap between engineering excellence and financial responsibility

  • Cloud Architects & Principal Engineers
  • Engineering Managers & CTOs
  • Platform Engineering Directors

FinOps Specialists

Accelerate your career in the hottest field in cloud computing

  • FinOps Analysts & Directors
  • Cloud Cost Optimization Specialists
  • Data Analysts focused on cloud metrics

Strategic Decision Makers

Lead your organization's cloud transformation with confidence

  • IT Program Managers
  • Heads of Cloud Centers of Excellence
  • VP/Directors of IT Finance

Course Objectives

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At the end of the course, participants will be able to :

  • Strategic FinOps fundamentals that drive business decisions
  • Advanced optimization techniques that maximize cloud investment value
  • Practical implementation frameworks you can deploy immediately
  • Industry credibility through official certification preparation
  • Career acceleration in a high-demand specialty

Course Content

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Day 1: Foundation & Framework Mastery
  • Introduction to FinOps : Cloud FinOps & FinOps+
  • Framework (principles, scopes, personas, domains & capabilities)
  • Common language and terminology
  • Anatomy of a Cloud Bill (AWS, Azure, GCP & others, FOCUS)
  • Inform Phase
  • Optimize Phase
  • Operate Phase

Day 2: FinOps in practice > Advanced Optimization & Operations

  • Optimizations and FinOps true stories returns of experience
  • Maturing FinOps (Crawl, Walk, Run)
  • Tactics to increase Maturity
  • Running a FinOps Team
  • FinOps for AI and FinOps Foundation latest updates
  • Q&A and guidance for the FinOps Certified Practitioner exam preparation

Course Prerequisites

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Attendees should meet the following prerequisites:

  • Basic cloud computing knowledge (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)
  • Understanding of pay-as-you-go consumption models
  • Recommended: Cloud practitioner-level certification

Test Certification

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Please note: The FinOps exam is not included in the course price.

 

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