Course Description

The IBM Cloud for Financial Services Specialty is an intermediate-level course designed to equip professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to assist in creating or migrating regulated workloads to the IBM Cloud for Financial Services. This comprehensive course covers essential aspects of cloud computing for the financial sector, including regulatory compliance, risk management, and technical solution design. By the end of the course, learners will be well-prepared to tackle the challenges of moving financial workloads to the public cloud while ensuring security and compliance.

What Students Will Learn

• The IBM Cloud for Financial Services framework and its components
• Regulatory requirements and compliance strategies for financial services in the cloud
• Risk assessment and mitigation techniques
• Application migration and modernization approaches
• Architecture design principles for financial services applications
• Implementation considerations and best practices
• Compliance monitoring and service level agreements

Prerequisites

While there are no specific prerequisites listed, it's recommended that learners have:

• Basic understanding of cloud computing concepts
• Familiarity with financial services industry terminology
• Basic knowledge of IT security principles

Course Coverage

• Introduction to IBM Cloud for Financial Services
• Components, risk management, and compliance frameworks
• Customer workload environment analysis and migration strategies
• Technical solution design and reference architectures
• Implementation considerations and best practices
• Compliance monitoring, Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

Target Audience

This course is ideal for:

• IT professionals working in the financial services sector
• Cloud architects and consultants
• Compliance and risk management specialists
• Financial services executives interested in cloud adoption
• Anyone looking to specialize in cloud solutions for the financial industry

Real-World Application

The skills acquired in this course can be applied to:

• Assisting financial institutions in their cloud migration journey
• Designing secure and compliant cloud architectures for financial services
• Implementing risk management strategies for cloud-based financial systems
• Ensuring regulatory compliance for financial workloads in the cloud
• Optimizing cloud solutions for financial services applications
• Advising on best practices for cloud adoption in the financial sector

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