Transitioning from traditional IT to the cloud unlocks tremendous value for customers, beyond the total cost of ownership (TCO). As your customers consider their next IT investment, they will need help understanding the business value generated by the AWS Cloud. In this breakout session, we introduce the AWS Cloud Value Framework and explain how we can help you build the business case to justify your customers’ cloud investment. A real-world experience from an AWS partner is also featured in this session.

Cloud financial management is a set of capabilities that allows customers to successfully manage, optimize, and predict cloud costs. In this session, you learn fundamentals of cloud financial management with AWS and how to build a cost-conscious culture in your organization without slowing down innovation. Guest speakers from Lyft will join us and share how they’ve accelerated cost optimization and improved cost visibility while growing their business with AWS.

When planning cloud migrations to AWS, knowledge is power. A clear baseline of what you have on premises is essential to evaluate your migration options. In this breakout session, we share different migration scenarios and how the AWS business case methodology can help you understand utilization of your on-premises resources, and how you can save cost and realize business value through AWS. TSO Logic, an AWS company, shares experiences that demonstrate how to simplify migration planning and their research on achieving cost savings by factoring in real-time utilization and Microsoft licenses.