FINOPSFUND

FinOps Fundamentals

This course covers the principles of the FinOps approach. At the end of this training, participants will all have a common base on the main aspects of FinOps, notably on: technical aspects: how to adapt infrastructures and consumption, understand reporting and billing systems, SKUs, pricing, understand the impacts, what to guard against, what the hypotheses are,... improvement aspects brought by FinOps, notably organizational, strategic, economic, and environmental aspects. Through a combination of presentations, demonstrations, practical work, group workshops, and use cases, participants will learn the value of FinOps and how to integrate best practices into their projects. Methods used: This course alternates theoretical parts in the form of lectures (slides), demos, and practical parts in the form of guided labs.

✓ Formation officielle WEnvisionNiveau Fundamentals⏱️ 1 jour (7h)

Ce que vous allez apprendre

Understand the technical aspects: adapting infrastructures and consumption, understanding reporting and billing systems, SKUs, pricing, and potential impacts.
Grasp the improvement aspects brought by FinOps, including organizational, strategic, economic, and environmental considerations.
Learn the value of FinOps and how to integrate its best practices into projects.

Prérequis

Basic knowledge of cloud computing concepts.

Public cible

Developers, Cloud Architects, Finance Managers, Product Owners, DevOps/SRE Engineers

Programme de la Formation

1 modules pour maîtriser les fondamentaux

Sujets abordés

→Definition and need for FinOps: Definition, The value of the Cloud for IT infrastructure, The value of having a reasoned, not naive vision of the Cloud (examples of companies that have achieved savings)
→Analysis of the Cloud cost structure: Unit cost, Duration, The importance of data and tagging
→Optimize usage: Hunt down forgotten or orphaned workloads, Resize, Re-architect (eco-design, serverless...)
→Optimize cost: The importance of reviewing licenses, Resource reservation and CUDs, choice of zones, The major differences between AWS, Azure, and GCP
→Workshops / Quiz

Quality Process

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Teaching Methods Used

Lectures / Theoretical Slides — Presentation of concepts using visual aids (PowerPoint, PDF).
Technical Demonstration (Demos) — The instructor performs a task or procedure while students observe.
Quiz / MCQ — Quick knowledge check (paper-based or digital via tools like Kahoot/Klaxoon).

Evaluation and Monitoring System

The achievement of training objectives is evaluated at multiple levels to ensure quality:

Continuous Knowledge Assessment : Verification of knowledge throughout the training via participatory methods (quizzes, practical exercises, case studies) under instructor supervision.
Progress Measurement : Comparative self-assessment system including an initial diagnostic to determine the starting level, followed by a final evaluation to validate skills development.
Quality Evaluation : End-of-session satisfaction questionnaire to measure the relevance and effectiveness of the training as perceived by participants.