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After successful completion of this program, candidates will also receive ICCP Certification!!!

While today most organizations are typically concerned about individual technologies (e.g., security, data, networks, applications, architecture) others recognize the more complex integration issues, including organizational and sourcing considerations, which is the focus of this certificate.
Industry leaders are taking advantage of the flexibility afforded by the dynamic capabilities inherent with Clouds and opportunities to use IT resources to focus on more strategic business initiatives; the pioneers are looking to leverage Clouds to enable more extensive seamless collaboration in an ever-growing virtual world, including considerations for deriving a strategy, sourcing (including skills and H/R), governance, and organizational reporting.
The integration of emerging technologies (e.g., SMAC, IoT, Cognitive Computing, AI, Blockchain, Robotics Process Automation) and the importance of Cloud will be the focus of all of the courses in this Certificate.

Top 10 skills needed for successful enterprise cloud

Strategic thinking
Architecture expertise
Operations engineering experience
Integration capabilities
Security and compliance know-how
Specific provider expertise
The ability to scrutinize cloud contracts
Fiscal skills
Vendor relationship management
Leadership

As more companies embrace and expand their cloud computing (whether external, private, or hybrid cloud options) they are discovering new ways to more easily deploy, customize, secure, and manage their workloads. Cloud computing was new to the list of key technologies in 2009, when it was ranked seventeenth. In 2010 it jumped to No. 5, and since 2011 it has been ranked second. Most CIOs expect to operate their applications and infrastructures via cloud technologies within the next five years. Over the next three years nearly 65% of the growth in cloud spending will come from companies that make little or no use of the cloud today—and that industries like retail, transportation, industrials and financial services will demand more private and hybrid cloud offerings. It is anticipated that investments will continue to rise, while significantly impacting IT sourcing strategies. Understanding the integration and management of the entire ITIL and TOGAF frameworks (across ITOM, ITSM, ITBM, ITAM, CSM, and Security Operations) are essential.

TOGAF (The Open Group Architectural Framework)

The Changing Role Of Infrastructure

Cloud infrastructure investments has evolved far beyond simple cost savings. Executives today use a blend of financial, operational, and strategic metrics to assess value. Here’s a breakdown of the most effective approaches:

🔑 Key Metrics for Cloud ROI

Cost Optimization: Track reductions in capital expenditures (CapEx) and operational expenditures (OpEx) through pay-as-you-go models and right-sizing resources.
Time-to-Value: Measure how quickly new services or features can be deployed compared to traditional infrastructure.
Revenue Impact: Evaluate how cloud capabilities contribute to new revenue streams or faster market entry.
Operational Efficiency: Assess improvements in uptime, scalability, and automation that reduce manual workloads and downtime.
Customer Acquisition & Retention: Link cloud-enabled features (like personalization or faster service) to customer growth and satisfaction.

🧭 Frameworks Executives Use

Cloud Value Framework (AWS): Focuses on five dimensions—cost savings, staff productivity, operational resilience, business agility, and sustainability.
Business Impact Framework (Futran Solutions): Measures ROI across four dimensions: market acceleration, financial transformation, competitive differentiation, and customer acquisition power.
Cloud Economics (Google Cloud): Encourages continuous optimization and alignment between IT and business goals, emphasizing dynamic provisioning and innovation enabling.

These frameworks help shift the conversation from “How much are we spending?” to “How much are we gaining in strategic advantage?”

CapEx vs. OpEx in Cloud Infrastructure

Capital Expenditures (CapEx) are upfront investments in physical assets—think servers, data centers, and networking hardware. These are typically large, one-time costs that are depreciated over time. In traditional IT, CapEx locks you into fixed capacity, whether or not you use it fully.

Operational Expenditures (OpEx), on the other hand, are ongoing costs for services and resources consumed. In the cloud, this includes computer, storage, and networking billed on a pay-as-you-go basis. You only pay for what you use, which shifts IT spending from a fixed to a variable model.

⚙️ Pay-as-You-Go & Rightsizing

Pay-as-you-go allows businesses to scale resources up or down instantly based on demand. This is especially valuable for workloads with seasonal or unpredictable usage patterns.
Right-sizing means continuously analyzing and adjusting resource allocations to match actual usage. For example, downgrading an over-provisioned virtual machine or switching to a more cost-effective storage tier.

Together, these practices help avoid over investment (a CapEx risk) and reduce waste (an OpEx opportunity), making cloud infrastructure more agile and financially efficient.

More about GIIMs Managing Cloud Computing Program

After successful completion of this program, candidates will also receive ICCP Certification!!!

Top 10 skills needed for successful enterprise cloud

TOGAF (The Open Group Architectural Framework)

The Changing Role Of Infrastructure

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