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FinOps Certified FOCUS Analyst

FinOps Certified FOCUS Analyst

PRESALE: In addition to the what and why, this course dives deep into how a FinOps practitioner can leverage FOCUS-compliant datasets to perform FinOps activities and measure business value. Get hands-on practice with real billing data in a FOCUS-compliant format.

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This course is available for presale; the course content and exam will be released in June 2024.

Enter the promo code focusanalyst at checkout for a 25% off discount! 
 

Throughout the course, you will learn common use cases for the FinOps Open Cost & Usage Specification and how to meet custom needs. Get hands-on practice with real-life implementations of billing data in a FOCUS-compliant format. With this course and certification, you can become the FOCUS expert within your organization, supporting others with gaining insights from cloud data to inform KPIs, tracking metrics, and more
 
 
Benefits of Taking This Course 

After completing this course you will be qualified to leverage the FOCUS Use Case Library, and know how to apply FOCUS-compliant datasets to custom use cases. You will be prepared to make data more accessible within your organization, have confidence in using data correctly, and build a common lexicon for finance and technology teams to articulate the value of cloud.

Who This Course is Intended For

This course is designed for people who will need to generate, ingest, or analyze FOCUS-compliant datasets. You should consider this course if you are:

  • Anyone accessing consumption data or creating queries on FOCUS data to configure and measure KPIs
  • Anyone responsible for maintaining internal data repositories of cloud consumption, observability, performance, utilization or other usage data for an organization using cloud
  • FinOps Practitioners responsible for data ingestion, data analysis, showback, or related Capabilities requiring cloud consumption data
  • Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) (e.g., Consultants, Managed Service Providers)
  • Support professionals who work for a CSP or a FinOps tool provider
  • Product Managers and Engineers who work for FinOps tooling vendors, or other cloud software vendors who who produce or consume cloud consumption data for customers
With this course, you will receive:
  • Interactive training modules with written content and videos
  • 12 months to access to course materials and pass the exam
  • FinOps Certified FOCUS Analyst certificate and badge (upon passing the exam)

The FinOps Certified FOCUS Analyst Certification and badge are valid for 24 months once earned.

If you pass the exam, you will be emailed a certificate immediately following the exam, with a unique code in the bottom left corner. This certificate proves that you are a Certified FinOps FOCUS Analyst. Additionally, you will receive a digital FinOps Certified FOCUS Analyst badge to display on your LinkedIn account. 

If you have questions, please contact training@finops.org.