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Cloud concepts for non-specialists: Migration, shared responsibility and finops

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 6 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
35 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
At onboarding
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Shared responsibility: provider versus customer
What would you do?

A storage area is set to public by mistake

Try it: this is one of 16 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 35 minutes
  • Sorting activity, scenario, timeline, accordion and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, poll, ranking, word cloud slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 243.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment-Whole course
SO 243.1Describe cloud service and deployment models in plain termsNIST SP 800-145 [check before build]Whole course
SO 243.2Explain shared responsibility between provider and customerProvider documentation [check before build]Whole course
SO 243.3Weigh the reasons, risks and costs of moving to the cloudBest practiceWhole course
SO 243.4Read a cloud bill: usage, reserved capacity and wasteFinOps Framework [check before build]Whole course
SO 243.5Apply simple FinOps habits and compare providers fairly + your infoFinOps Framework [check before build]Whole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 6 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 35 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

The cloud bill nobody expected

3 pages

7 min
Before you beginNoteList
The billTextImage
What went wrongTimelineQuiz
2

Cloud models and deployment types

3 pages

6 min
ModelsAccordion
SortSorting activity
CheckFlashcardsMatching quiz
3

Shared responsibility: provider versus customer

3 pages

6 min
Who does what?Sorting activity
The data leakScenarioQuiz
CheckMulti-select quiz
4

Moving to cloud: reasons, risks and cost

2 pages

4 min
Reasons and risksTable
Should we move?ScenarioQuiz
5

Reading a cloud bill: usage, reserved capacity and waste

3 pages

6 min
Bill partsTabs
Find the wasteSorting activity
CheckQuiz
6

FinOps habits and choosing between providers

3 pages

6 min
HabitsChecklistYour info
Compare fairlyTableKey fact
PracticeQuizKey factNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "bring last month's cloud bill, anonymised
PollWhat best describes you?
QuizHosted email is an example of… (SaaS ✔ · IaaS · PaaS · On-premises)
Content · customiseModels, shared responsibility, the FinOps habits {{POLICY_LINK}}
RankingRank by waste risk: idle test environment, unattached disk, busy database, tagged server
QuizA storage area is public by mistake. Who fixes the setting? (The customer ✔)
Word cloudA cloud term you want explained
ScaleHow confident are you reading a cloud bill?
Q&AAsk the trainer anything
Content · customiseClosing {{HELP_CONTACT}}, {{COURSE_URL}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. Confidence in cloud models · shared responsibility · migration · bills · FinOps grid
  6. Who owns your team's cloud costs? multiple choice
  7. Which cloud question do you want answered? short text
  8. I can say ‘I do not understand this cloud term’ without feeling judged. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the cloud policy and cost owner? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

6 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Link to the cloud and cost policy{{POLICY_LINK}}
  • Where completion is recorded{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
  • Link to the post-course and 30-day survey{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
  • Who to ask for help or to report a concern{{HELP_CONTACT}}
  • Link to the self-paced course{{COURSE_URL}}
  • Link to the baseline survey{{SURVEY_1_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run cloud concepts for non-specialists: Migration, shared responsibility and finops training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

At onboarding, and before a cloud migration or a cloud-cost review.

Who needs this training?

Business and IT managers, sales and finance staff who work with cloud, and new joiners; run by L&D with IT, finance and procurement teams.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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