A fun way to experience the reality of cloud and virtualization.
The Cloud Challenge business simulation is an online, single-player serious game. During the 2-hour game, players will experience the business changes caused by cloud computing and virtualization. Players will interact with business partners and stakeholders from IT and other departments, and will make strategic choices on cloud computing techniques that have an impact throughout the business. The game consists of multiple scenarios, each focusing on different topics from the cloud computing and virtualization e-learning courses.
Taking place in a fictional enterprise, the Cloud Challenge game gives insight into the application of cloud computing and virtualization in real-world scenarios. The game gives context to the subject matter and delivers a fun, highly interactive experience to anchor the players’ knowledge of cloud computing and virtualization.
| Member price | Non-member price |
|---|---|
| US$ 150 | N/A |
Pre-requisites: None
Who should play?
The game is applicable to, but not limited to:
- IT Support Staff
- IT Consultants
- Business Managers
- Business Analysts
- Small and Midsized Business Owners
- Specialists (IT, security, infrastructure, services, systems, test, and so on)
- Business Process Owners E3
- IT Developers
- Service Providers
- System Integrators
- Architects
- Consultants
- IT Management
What will you learn?
After successfully completing the game, players will be able to:
- Comprehend the characteristics of clouds and cloud services from a business perspective.
- Demonstrate how the characteristics of cloud computing and virtualization lead to business value.
- Explain the steps that lead to the successful adoption of cloud computing and virtualization services.
- Identify the organizational capabilities that are relevant for realizing cloud benefits.
- Understand the impact and changes of cloud computing on IT service management.
- Explain and identify the issues associated with integrating cloud computing into an organization’s existing compliance risk and regulatory framework.
- Comprehend how to maintain strategic flexibility.
- Understand the relationships and differences between virtualization and cloud computing.
Course objectives:
Features:
- Anchors knowledge gained during Virtualization and Cloud Essentials courses
- An exciting method to put theory into practice
- Multiple scenarios, providing exposure to a broad set of issues
- Single-player game; play online from anywhere, at any time
- Ability to compete with players from all over the world