Detailed Course Outline
Module 1 - Introduction to FinOps on Google Cloud
Topics:
- Financial governance challenges
- Cloud FinOps industry trends
- Google Cloud FinOps framework
Objectives:
- Describe financial governance challenges for cloud resources
- Describe industry trends in Cloud FinOps
- Understand the Google Cloud FinOps framework
Module 2 - Accountability and Enablement
Topics:
- Cloud FinOps operating model
- Roles and responsibilities
- Governance and policies
- Incentivization
Objectives:
- Create a Cloud FinOps operating model
- Define roles and responsibilities within a Cloud FinOps team
- Establish governance and policies
- Enable your organization through incentivization
Activities:
- Discussion: Establishing a Cloud FinOps operating model
Module 3 - Measurement and Realization
Topics:
- Benefits of measurement and realization
- KPIs and value metrics
- Value vs. cost
- Transparency through reporting and accountability
Objectives:
- Establish KPIs and value metrics
- Understand value vs. cost
- Establish transparency through reporting and accountability
Activities:
- Discussion: Value vs. costs
- Discussion: Transparency through reporting and accountability
Module 4 - Cost Optimization
Topics:
- Google Cloud cost optimization approach
- Resource utilization
- Golden signals
- Resource, price, and architecture optimization
- Optimizing resource utilization
Objectives:
- Understand Google Cloud cost optimization approach
- Implement visibility into resource utilization via tagging
- Understand the golden signals
- Describe resource, price, and architecture optimization
- Optimize resource utilization
Activities:
- Discussion: Understanding the golden signals
- Discussion: Resource, pricing, and architectural optimization
Module 5 - Planning and Forecasting
Topics:
- Budgeting and allocation
- Forecasting spend
- Reporting and integration
- Google Cloud billing model
Objectives:
- Understand budgeting and allocation
- Forecast spend on cloud resources
- Implement reporting and integration
- Understand the Google Cloud billing model
Activities:
- Discussion: Budgeting, allocating, and forecasting
Module 6 - Tools and Accelerators
Topics:
- Budgets and alerts on Google Cloud
- Tagging automation and resource management
- Cost management tools within Google Cloud
- Cloud Cost Reporting
Objectives:
- Explore budgets and alerts on Google Cloud
- Tagging automation and resource management
- Describe cost management tools within Google Cloud
- Understnad Cloud Cost Reporting