Many businesses and enterprises have embarked on a transformation journey to become more efficient, innovative and competitive. This transformation journey is from traditional, on-premise IT to a more service-focused, agile, and elastic environment called the cloud. This course covers foundational topics related to the cloud, including the disruptive waves and opportunities in today’s economy, cloud definition and benefits, and the steps to plan and transform your enterprise into an on-demand infrastructure.

Experienced HPE instructors also share expert opinion on cloud opportunities, as well as the technologies, solutions, and services provided by cloud models to help the journey.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the major trends in today’s economy that are changing business and IT, including what it takes to enable your enterprise for digital transformation
• Explain the problems with traditional IT infrastructures and introduce the benefits and advantages of cloud computing
• List and describe both pros and cons associated with cloud computing
• Define major terms and concepts used with the cloud
• Define and position the functional cloud reference architecture
• Introduce OpenStack® technology
• Explain how to develop a successful cloud strategy
• Describe the HPE approach to cloud computing

Module 0: Course Introduction

• Class logistics and objectives
• Course agenda
• Introductions

Module 1: Enabling Enterprises for Digital Transformation

• Describe the major trends that are changing business and IT
• Name the four transformation areas customers are undertaking, and explain their challenges and objectives

Module 2: Moving to Cloud Computing

• Explain how IT is becoming a utility and what cloud computing is at a high level
• List and describe the advantages of cloud computing
• List and describe the challenges and concerns with cloud computing
• Explain when not to move to a public cloud
• Describe cloud economics

Module 3: Defining Cloud Computing

• Describe cloud, using your own understanding and definitions from Gartner, NIST, and Forrester
• List, describe, and distinguish between cloud service modelsand cloud deployment models
• List and define the key terms used in cloud computing

Module 4: Understanding the Functional Cloud Reference Architecture

• Describe the purpose and components of the functional cloud reference architecture, including the cloud operations plane and the governance and management plane
• Explain what infrastructure convergence is and its relationship to the cloud
• Explain the business value of a converged infrastructure
• List and describe the characteristics and requirements of a converged infrastructure
• Explain how converged infrastructure building blocks drive simplicity across a modern data center

Module 5: Introducing OpenStack®

• Explain how open source software is becoming the new standard for infrastructure, operating systems, and applications
• Describe and position OpenStack, and explain how OpenStack cloud software meets today’s customer requirements
• Describe high-level OpenStack architecture and list and describe OpenStack projects
• Demonstrate navigating through public OpenStack resources
• Explain HPE involvement with OpenStack and how it contributes to the OpenStack community

Module 6: Forming a Cloud Strategy

• List and describe the general considerations for developing your cloud strategy
• As a case study, describe and position the U.S. government’s decision framework for cloud migration
• Explain how to deal with the management of change

Module 7: Executing Your Cloud Strategy

• Describe how to choose the right cloud solution
• Discuss different on-ramps to the cloud
• Explain the purpose of maturity models and assessment services
• Address cloud security
• List and describe best practices for managing cloud services

Module 8: HPE’s Approach to the Cloud

• Using typical transformation scenarios, explain what typical customers go through when moving toward hybrid infrastructure and on-demand IT
• Use customer testimonials to describe how enterprises are moving forward to a hybrid infrastructure using HPE technologies
• Explain the HPE GreenLake cloud solution, then list and describe the products and services representing each major category

This course is intended for anyone who has a limited knowledge of cloud technologies and wants to learn more about cloud fundamentals, vendor-neutral technologies such as OpenStack®, and HPE cloud solutions.