The Definitive Guide to Cloud Asset Management

1 Days

6 CPD hours

The course is designed for anyone desiring or requiring an understanding of how to manage
cloud technologies as a business asset. This includes:
IT Asset Managers
Hardware Asset Managers
Software Asset Managers
Cloud Asset Managers
Cloud Project Managers
IT Managers
IT Cloud Managers and Developers
Cloud Vendor Managers
IT Procurement
IT Security Professionals

The student will learn the nuances of cloud assets and manage them from a financial, risk, compliance, and efficiency perspective.
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Understand the attributes of and requirements for managing cloud assets
Define and develop cloud asset management processes
Create cloud asset policies
Develop and implement a communication plan for managing cloud assets
Identify tool requirements to support the cloud asset type
Develop cloud vendor contract requirements
Understand and articulate individual and department responsibilities for the cloud asset management program
Define requirements for managing cloud vendors
Assess the organization's cloud asset management readiness

This course takes an in-depth look at cloud assets. It defines how to manage these assets using best practical practices for the primary cloud architectures Software-as-a-Service, Platform-as-a-Service, and Infrastructure as-a-Service.

What is Information Technology Asset Management?

• Why Cloud Solutions Need ITAM
• Introducing Cloud Services
• Vendor's Tools
• Cloud Vendor Management
• Communication

Managing SaaS

• Acquire Phase
• Receive Phase
• Deploy Phase
• In-Use Phase
• Recover Phase
• Dispose Phase
• Example
• Vendor Reports
• Terms and Conditions
• Vendor Scorecard

Managing IaaS and PaaS

• ITAM Data Center Challenges, Before Virtualization
• ITAM Data Center Challenges, with Virtualization
• The Data Center Transformation
• The End-User
• ITAM Supporting Processes
• Acquire Phase
• Receive Phase
• Deploy Phase
• In-Use Phase
• Recover Phase
• Dispose Phase
• Software Asset Management
• Example
• Vendor Reports
• Terms and Conditions
• Vendor Scorecard

Disaster Recovery Plan

Disposal of Replaced IT Assets

CAM and the ITAM Hierarchy

Additional course details:

Nexus Humans The Definitive Guide to Cloud Asset Management training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward.