This course provides an overview of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) resources available to the banking industry. It includes a survey of AWS resources especially applicable to banking. The course explores special topics, such budget-saving tools to control spend. There is an emphasis on the agility provided by the AWS Cloud and its relevance to banks as they grow into new markets and opportunities. Finally, this course shares case studies of cloud adoption for banking so customers can use the learning experiences of others when shaping their own journey.
   •   Course level: Fundamental
   •   Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Activities
This course includes: online instruction and knowledge checks.
Course objectives
In this course, you will learn to:
   •   Understand AWS as a company.
   •   Understand Cloud Economics and how you can realize its benefits with AWS.
   •   Describe the AWS tools for cost optimization and their uses.
   •   Understand the challenges, solutions, and benefits of using AWS services for analytics and purpose-built artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities for banking.
   •   Describe the major steps for migrating to the AWS Cloud.
   •   Identify AWS Partners and AWS Professional Services and understand how to use them.
Intended audience
This course is intended for:
   •   Business leaders
Prerequisites
   •   No prerequisites
Course outline
Section 1: Overview of AWS
   •   Amazon Web Services
   •   Cloud Concepts
   •   Cloud Economics
   •   Regulatory Compliance and Security
   •   Knowledge Reinforcement: Section 1
Section 2: AWS Banking Workloads
   •   Focus Areas for Banking
   •   Transforming the Customer Experience
   •   Transforming Lending
   •   Transforming KYC/AML and Fraud Monitoring
   •   Modernizing Core Operations
   •   Knowledge Reinforcement: Section 2
Section 3: Cost Optimization
   •   Pillars of Cost Optimization
   •   Optimizing Cloud Spend
   •   Knowledge Reinforcement: Section 3
Section 4: Migrating to the AWS Cloud
   •   Migrating to the Cloud
   •   Knowledge Reinforcement: Section 4
Section 5: Additional AWS Services and Professional Services
   •   AWS Banking Partners and AWS Professional Services
   •   Knowledge Reinforcement: Section 5
Section 6: Additional Help
   •   Resources
   •   Feedback
