Optimizing Costs for Microsoft Workloads on AWS

Optimizing Costs for Microsoft Workloads on AWS teaches Developers, Solutions Architects, IT managers, and DevOps Engineers how to determine the right cost optimization techniques and tools to achieve lower costs and better performance for Microsoft workloads on AWS. Specifically, they learn about common cost optimization techniques, top recommendations and how they can be applied to Microsoft workloads on AWS. Additionally, we will provide insights and practical examples of how these recommendations help you to achieve cost savings.

• Course level: Intermediate
• Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes

Activities

This course includes: Online materials and knowledge check questions.

Course objectives

In this course, you will learn to do the following:

• Identify the purpose and value of cost optimization.
• Consider common cost optimization challenges.
• Explore AWS cost optimization techniques.
• Select the right EC2 instance type.
• Select the right EBS storage option.
• Select the right Windows license type.
• Increase workload elasticity to optimize costs and efficiency.
• Choose the right pricing model for AWS workloads.
• Monitor and improve cloud spend using AWS cost optimization tools.
• Identify modernization options for Microsoft workloads.
• Consider modern architectures on AWS.

Intended audience

This course is intended for:

• Solutions architects
• IT managers
• Developers
• Infrastructure engineers
• DevOps engineers

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have:

• A basic knowledge of Windows workloads and AWS services.

Course outline

Section 1: Overview

• Lesson 1: How to Use This Course
• Lesson 2: Overview

Section 2: Right Size Your Resources

• Lesson 3: Select the Right EC2 Instance
• Lesson 4: Select the Right EBS Storage
• Lesson 5: Select the Right Windows License Type

Section 3: Optimize Your Resources

• Lesson 6: Optimize Microsoft SQL Server Licensing
• Lesson 7: Increase Elasticity
• Lesson 8: Choose the Right Pricing Model
• Lesson 9: Cost Management Tools

Section 4: Modernize Your Resources

• Lesson 10: Modernize Your Resources

Section 5: Wrap-Up

• Lesson 11: Course Assessment
• Lesson 12: Additional Resources
• Lesson 13: Contact Us