CompTIA Cloud Essentials+: Contracting with Cloud Service Providers

Before adopting cloud services you need to calculate costs and establish the most appropriate contract with cloud providers.
In this course you;ll explore the direct cost and financial implications of various aspects of cloud computing. You;ll also examine cloud computing licensing models and subscription types and compare cloud computing initial costs with the long-term benefits.
Additionally you;ll list core considerations when establishing contracts for cloud service usage. You;ll investigate requests for information (RFIs) cloud pricing models the differences between fixed and dynamic pricing and best practices for deriving cloud-based professional services.
Moving on you;ll outline the end-to-end services provided by managed cloud service providers (CSPs) and the benefits of those services. You;ll examine the essential components of SOWs for cloud managed services. Lastly you;ll configure cost estimates for AWS service usage using the AWS Pricing Calculator.
You can use this course in preparation for the CompTIA Cloud Essentials+ (CLO-002) certification exam.