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Cloud Sustainability Fundamentals
Course overview
This accessible intro course is divided into six sections each with it's own dedicated self-assessment. By working through these topics in order, you will develop a fundamental understanding of the core concepts which underpin the sustainability of cloud computing. This course is designed for all experience levels.
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Author: James Hall
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Level: Beginner
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Study time: 1 hour
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This course is important for FinOps and GreenOps practitioners
Michael Lau
Senior Innovation Consultant
Apptio
Apptio
Benefits and outcomes
What will this course teach you?
Accessible introduction to Cloud Sustainability
Back to basics summary of what cloud computing is and how using the cloud links to real world emissions.
Sustainability basics
Understand the core concepts which underpin sustainability reporting such as GHG Protocol Scopes 1, 2 & 3 emissions and Location based reporting.
Links to action
Develop a fundamental understanding of cloud emissions which links directly to practical action in your organization.
Ask the right questions
Learn how to interrogate data and assess claims made about cloud sustainability.
Greenpixie Certification
Demonstrate your professional development with a Cloud Sustainability Fundamentals badge, certified by Greenpixie.
Path to progress
Use what you've learned to enrol in our Cloud GreenOps Philosopher course - the next step on your journey.
Testimonials
What are people saying about it?
This course is important to GreenOps/FinOps practitioners. CSF provides the de facto knowledge foundation for the GreenOps framework that underpins Cloud Sustainability!
I learned the inputs into calculating carbon emissions, I understand the value and opportunity that GreenOps can bring to businesses worldwide and I can properly grasp the impact of cloud computing to the environment and how I, as a GreenOps/FinOps practitioner, can be a catalyst for change
Michael Lau
Senior Innovation Consultant
Senior Innovation Consultant
Level one
Cloud Sustainability Fundamentals
Before we can learn how to start making better sustainability decisions in the cloud, we must understand how cloud emissions work. This accessible, no-jargon course lays out the fundamentals for anyone curious about cloud sustainability, whether you're new to the topic or a GreenOps philosopher in training.
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