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Technical Foundations of FinOps on Google Cloud

Dive deep into the technical underpinnings of FinOps and gain the expertise to optimize your cloud spending and drive business value. This comprehensive course is designed for cloud architects, engineers, and technical professionals seeking to master the tools, technologies, and strategies that empower effective cloud financial management.

€1.250,00 excl. VAT

Individual scheduling

The courses are held as dedicated group sessions. Once you've booked, we'll coordinate a date that works for your team and send invitations to all participants.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of Google Cloud infrastructure as discussed in Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure.

What you'll learn

  • Understand the core principles of FinOps and how it bridges the gap between technology and finance in the cloud.
  • Explore proven techniques to identify cost inefficiencies, optimize resource utilization, and achieve significant savings.
  • Utilize advanced monitoring tools and data-driven insights to track spending patterns, forecast costs, and make informed decisions.
  • Implement effective cost allocation models to accurately attribute cloud expenses to specific teams or projects.
  • Leverage IaC to automate cost management processes, enforce spending policies, and ensure consistent financial governance.
  • Use industry-leading FinOps platforms and tools to gain comprehensive visibility into your cloud spending and optimize resource usage.
  • Apply your knowledge to real-world scenarios through hands-on exercises and case studies.
  • Foster a culture of cost awareness and accountability within your organization.

Course modules
Financial governance challenges Google Cloud FinOps framework Cloud FinOps operating model Google FinOps journey
Google Cloud Billing accounts Cloud Billing dashboard Billing account access Billing export to BigQuery Connecting Looker Studio to Billing data
Labels Tags Label and tag information in billing data
Budgets and alerts Budget roles and permissions Automating budget creation
Query costs Storage costs Allocating costs of BigQuery Other BigQuery cost concerns
Computing waste and cost management Compute Engine cost management Understanding network costs Google Kubernetes Engine cost management
Cloud Storage SQL on Google Cloud NoSQL on Google Cloud
Machine learning model training and hosting Monitoring Vertex AI costs Generative AI costs
Automating resource management Cloud asset inventory service Programmatic actions on budget alerts Google FinOps Hub
FinOps Team Goals, Milestones, and Metrics Processes and Workflows Measuring Success Continuous Improvement
Technical Foundations of FinOps on Google Cloud