At the conclusion of this course, you should be able to:

• Describe how IT should change in today´s evolutionary context
• Describe how the Cloud will change today´s IT
• Explain Public and Private of cloud
• Describe the unprecedented sourcing model introduced by the Cloud
• Explain enabling technologies
• Discuss Cloud and (new) Service Level Mgmt
• Discuss how to approach and evaluate a Cloud
• Business Case
• Describe Cloud and Risk Management
• Explain how HP approaches the Cloud

Module 1: About the Cloud Business Strategy & IT

• Business shaping forces
• IT evolutionary model
• Business Technology landscape
• How ICT will serve the business
• IT Challenges

The Cloud Role

• Optimize vs Innovate
• Cloud Myths and reality
• What Cloud actually is
• Effect of the Cloud on IT
• Cloud architectural principles
• Cloud requirements

Sourcing Model

• Cloud Service Delivery
• (Cloud) User/Provider relationships
• User/Provider points of view
• Service Delivery models
• *aaS definitions, examples and benefits
• Cloud specific vulnerabilities

Cloud Taxonomy

• Deployment models
• Public Cloud: definitions and implications
• Private Cloud: definitions and implications
• Community Cloud: definitions and implications
• Hybrid Cloud: definitions and implications
• The renewed ICT model: risks vs benefits
• ICT needs: how to try

Enabling Technologies

• CI principles
• Automation
• Transformation of operational processes
• CI example

• Senior IT Managers
• Decision Makers
• Head of IT Architecture and/or Operation Department
• Anyone with interest in understanding Cloud and
• Cloud solutions better

HP recommends that students have attained the following credentials or levels of experience before taking this course:

• Basic experience and knowledge of IT computing environments.