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Evaluating Cloud Investments and Business Value

This course will teach you how to think about the financial and value dimensions of the cloud to help make the right cloud architecture and strategy decisions.

Beginner
1h 3m

Created by John Savill

Last Updated Jul 08, 2026

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Evaluating Cloud Investments and Business Value

This course will teach you how to think about the financial and value dimensions of the cloud to help make the right cloud architecture and strategy decisions.

Beginner
1h 3m

Created by John Savill

Last Updated Jul 08, 2026

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What you'll learn

The financial and value aspects of the cloud are complex and often misunderstood.

In this course, Evaluating Cloud Investments and Business Value, you’ll gain the ability to evaluate the cloud financial model and the business benefits.

First, you’ll explore the key financial differences between cloud and on-premises systems.

Next, you’ll discover key ways to optimize cloud spend.

Finally, you’ll learn how to articulate business cloud value.

When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of cloud financial considerations and business value needed to correctly assess the cloud as the right platform for business solutions.

Evaluating Cloud Investments and Business Value
Beginner
1h 3m
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John Savill - Pluralsight course - Evaluating Cloud Investments and Business Value
John Savill
100 courses 4.5 author rating 2971 ratings

John Savill is an 11-time MVP, and he holds many Microsoft certifications including Azure Infrastructure and Azure Architecture specialist. John is the author of the popular FAQ for Windows and a senior contributing editor to Windows IT Pro. John has written eight books on Microsoft technologies including Mastering Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services and Mastering Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V.

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