AWS Cloud Essentials for Business Leaders - Financial Services
- Course Code GK4514
- Duration 1 day
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Course Delivery
This course is available in the following formats:
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Public Classroom
Traditional Classroom Learning
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Virtual Learning
Learning that is virtual
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Course Overview
TopIn this course, you will learn the fundamental concepts of cloud computing and how a cloud strategy can help companies in the financial services industries (FSI) meet business objectives. It explores the advantages and possibilities of cloud computing in banking, insurance, capital markets, payments, and financial technology. The course addresses concepts such as security, fraud detection, analytics, and compliance to help facilitate discussions with line of business (LOB) professionals and executives
Course level: Fundamental
Duration: 4 hours
Virtual Learning
This interactive training can be taken from any location, your office or home and is delivered by a trainer. This training does not have any delegates in the class with the instructor, since all delegates are virtually connected. Virtual delegates do not travel to this course, Global Knowledge will send you all the information needed before the start of the course and you can test the logins.
Course Schedule
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- Delivery Format: Virtual Learning
- Date: 18 September, 2026 | 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
- Location: Virtual (W. Europe Standard Time)
- Language: French
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- Delivery Format: Virtual Learning
- Date: 02 October, 2026 | 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
- Location: Virtual (GMT Standard Time)
- Language: English
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- Delivery Format: Virtual Learning
- Date: 06 November, 2026 | 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
- Location: Virtual (GMT Standard Time)
- Language: English
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- Delivery Format: Virtual Learning
- Date: 04 December, 2026 | 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM
- Location: Virtual (W. Europe Standard Time)
- Language: Dutch
Target Audience
TopCourse Objectives
TopIn this course, you will learn to:
- Explain the role of information technology (IT) in an organization for business transformation
- Explain the customer value proposition for using the cloud in the financial services industry (FSI)
- Define key characteristics of cloud computing
- Explain the cloud business model
- Identify key Financial Services Industry (FSI) security practices of cloud computing
- Frame the cloud business value using the Cloud Value Framework
Course Content
TopModule 1: Course Introduction
Module 2: Information Technology for Business Transformation
- Role of IT in an organization for business transformation
- Brief history of IT
- Legacy approach to IT
- What drives customers to move from traditional infrastructure to the cloud
Module 3: Cloud Computing
- Define cloud computing
- Key characteristics of cloud technology
- The cloud business model
- Key FSI security practices within the cloud
Module 4: Business Value of the Cloud
- The customer value proposition
- Identify who is using cloud computing
- Industry trends
- Customer examples
Module 5: The Cloud Value Framework
- Introduction to the Cloud Value Framework
- Cost Savings
- Staff Productivity
- Operational Resilience
- Business Agility
Module 6: Business Value Activity
- Using a fictional customer case study, we review and apply lessons learned from the course
Course Prerequisites
Top- No prior IT experience or cloud experience is required.
Further Information
TopActivities
This course includes presentations, case studies, role play, group exercises, and knowledge checks
