How to Buy Cloud - Strategies for Cloud Procurement

Lead your organisation’s digital transformation strategy with cloud adoption

Covering everything from initial needs identification, through to post-migration service monitoring, this three-week course from AWS will guide you through every step of the cloud procurement and buying cycle.

You’ll gain the skills to plan and implement a cloud integration strategy within your organisation, working alongside a cloud service provider (CSP) such as AWS.

Plan a comprehensive cloud acquisition strategy

There are six key areas affecting how cloud is bought – pricing, security, data residency, sustainability, and terms and conditions.

Taking a deep dive into each, you’ll discover the advantages of cloud and its impact on processes across your organisation.

Using quizzes, videos, and interactive activities, you’ll delve into each aspect of procurement, defining different procurement methods and identifying the most appropriate for your organisation.

Improve your change management process

Cloud procurement needs a different approach to traditional IT procurement methods due to its flexible, dynamic, and scalable properties.

You’ll explore innovative planning strategies and learn how to involve stakeholders in the acquisition process, ensuring you only buy services that your organisation really needs.

Discover the benefits of working with AWS partners

Using the AWS Partner Network (APN), you’ll learn how to choose partners that have the right expertise, wherever you are in your cloud-adoption journey.

With this knowledge, you’ll be able to assess whether the APN could provide value and support during your procurement and whether to budget for this during planning.

By the end of this course, you’ll have the skills to plan a cloud procurement strategy that meets the needs of your organisation, understanding the cloud’s impact across all areas of your business.

This course is designed for anyone involved in the cloud buying process, including C-suite, buyers and procurement specialists, and project managers.

It’s also suitable for those working within enterprises whose working practices would be affected by Cloud implementation. This may include anyone working in finance, HR and training, security, risk and compliance, internal auditing, and legal within a wider organisation.

• Introduction and Cloud Acquisition Fundamentals
• Welcome to the Course
• Cloud Procurement Fundamentals
• Procurement Foundations
• Key Aspects of Procurement
• Key Aspects of Procurement
• Working with Partners and Making it Real
• Working with Partners and Making it Real
• Course Wrap-Up