Objectives

The participant:

• Will gain a deeper understanding of the most important levers for cost optimization in the Azure Public Cloud and will be able to apply them practically in your daily work.
• Will learn a combination of theoretical knowledge and practical exercises and how to use BMW's own tool "CLEA" (Cloud Efficiency Analytics) as well as Azure native tools to:
  • Gain transparency on costs and consumption.
  • Identify and implement optimization potentials.
• After this training, you will be able to:
  • Carry out your own analyses using CLEA.
  • Use best practices as input for your projects.
  • Apply cloud resources and services in a more targeted and cost-efficient way.

Content

• Cost Allocation and Transparency | Billing Account, Subscriptions, Roles, Azure Cost Management and Billing.
• Azure Discount Models | Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, Spot and more.
• Compute | Compute, Azure Container Apps, AKS, 4Wheels.
• Storage & DB Services | Blob, File, Table, Queue, DB for MySQL/PostgreSQL/MariaDB/SQL DB.
• Networking Services | VNet, Gateways and more.
• Other cost-relevant services | Data Factory, Monitor, Log Analytics.
• Outlook | Roadmap and challenges.

Target Group

• Employees who want to develop a deep understanding & practical experience in cost optimization in the Azure Public Cloud and usage of the CLEA Tool (Cloud Efficiency Analytics) and already have a good understanding of and hands-on experience in the Azure Public Cloud, CLEA and Azure Portal.

Good to know

• NOTE: It is recommended to use a second screen for virtual training.
• Use the CLEA Tool: https://clea.bmw.cloud
• If you have further questions regarding FinOps please contact us: FinOps@bmw.de

Prerequisites

To be eligible to enrol into this course, you must have completed the following courses: 

• XLAB - BMW Cloud Basic 1 (ITEM_36015) (currently not available) or WBT - Cloud Basic 1 (ITEM_9175)
• XLAB - BMW Cloud Basic 2 - Azure (ITEM_37006)(currently not available)
• XLAB - BMW Cloud Potential Azure (ITEM_37012)
• WBT - XLAB - Finops Fundamentals Self-Learning Course (ITEM_80063)
• Participants should already have a good understanding of and hands-on experience in the Azure Public Cloud. They should have worked with CLEA and the Azure Portal.

Please send your QX-number for validation to support@bmw-partner.academy.