Cloud Economics Courses and Certifications

Moving to the Cloud

255 ratings at Coursera

Plan an organisation's move to the cloud: assess adoption cases, scrutinise contract clauses, SLA KPIs and vendor pricing models, and lead the accompanying organisational change.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

Introduction to Cloud and Core AWS Services

Learn core AWS services — EC2, ECS, Lambda, S3 — plus cloud economics, the Well-Architected Framework, security and cost optimization, while preparing for the AWS Cloud Practitioner exam.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Cloud Architecture for Scalable Systems

Place workloads on the public-to-private deployment spectrum, run infrastructure as versioned code, design cloud-native services, read a cloud bill, and plan incremental migrations.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Cloud computing basics for developers

The first learning path in a course on cloud computing for developers from Carnegie Mellon University. Learn about the basics of the cloud, including the history, building blocks, and types. This learning path prepares developers for real-world cloud pra…

• Microsoft Learn
• 6-7 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Amazon Web Services;  Amazon

AWS Cloud for Finance Professionals

Build a cloud business case and run Cloud Financial Management on AWS: report and allocate costs, apply Savings Plans, forecast spend, and set financial governance.

• AWS Skill Builder
• 17 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Amazon Web Services;  Amazon

AWS Cloud Essentials for Business Leaders (French)

Découvrez les fondamentaux du cloud computing et évaluez sa valeur opérationnelle pour la transformation et les objectifs métier.

• AWS Skill Builder
• 2 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Get to know Microsoft Azure cloud platform: An overview for business professionals

An overview of Microsoft Azure for business professionals, covering cloud economics, business benefits, and decisions involved in transitioning to the cloud.

• Microsoft Learn
• 1 hour 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Career Certificate

Cloud for Beginners (with AWS)

A beginner-friendly introduction to cloud computing that combines AWS fundamentals with hands-on account setup, budgeting, console navigation, and foundational services.

• Zero To Mastery
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

John Savill's Technical Training

Communicating Cost Savings Initiatives Effectively - Best Practices and Pitfalls

Learn effective communication strategies for cost optimization initiatives, avoiding pitfalls and ensuring balanced messaging to drive successful implementation across application teams.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

AWS FinOps - Creating Cloud Business KPIs (Unit Economics)

35 ratings at Coursera

Measure cloud spend against business value: define cloud business KPIs and calculate unit metrics for your organization with the cloud unit economics (Q) Tool.

• Coursera
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course

AWS Events

Improving Your AWS Cost Reporting and Management Tools

Master AWS cost management tools and strategies to create unified billing views, customize reporting, and align cloud spending with business outcomes through practical insights and recent platform updates.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

AWS Events

Making Dollars and Sense Out of FinOps - SEG202

Discover practical FinOps methodologies and strategies to optimize cloud costs, drive business value, and implement effective financial management in AWS environments through real-world examples.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Google Cloud Events

Cloud Financial Management - Building a FinOps Culture for Business Value

Master cloud financial management through FinOps principles, building accountability, optimizing costs, and implementing effective planning strategies to maximize business value in cloud investments.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Cloud Cost Monitoring - Cloud Native Live

Explore effective strategies for monitoring and optimizing cloud costs in this insightful session on cloud native cost management.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

DevOpsDays Tel Aviv

The Costly Side of Being Cheap - Understanding Hidden Costs in Technical Decisions

Explore the hidden costs of budget-focused tech decisions, learning when to invest more upfront and when cheaper options make sense for infrastructure and database choices.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video