Course Dates
21st May 2025 (½ days) - 09:00 to 13.30 (UK Time)
22nd May 2025 (½ days) - 09:00 to 13.30 (UK Time)
Course Overview
This training course provides a comprehensive introduction to GreenOps—the practice of optimising cloud usage to reduce and manage carbon emissions and climate impact. Participants will learn about the importance and impact of GreenOps as well as practical strategies to align GreenOps with ITAM, FinOps, and wider business goals, giving the best chances of success within your business.
The course covers key concepts such as cloud carbon measurement, right-sizing, GreenOps governance, and sustainable cloud purchasing, empowering attendees to make informed decisions that drive business value while reducing environmental impact.
Course Format
This on-line course is run over two half days and include group discussions and exercises that are highly interactive. Our instructors have trained professionals all around the world for several years and will share their knowledge and experiences.
Please come prepared to share your ideas, challenges, and ask questions! We will take regular breaks through the day, so there is plenty of time to catch up with email and calls.
Course contents
While the specifics of the day can be tailored to what is most relevant for attendees on the day, the syllabus includes:
- What is GreenOps? - Understanding the fundamentals
- The business case for GreenOps – Cost savings & carbon reduction
- Cloud energy consumption & carbon metrics – How to track and measure impact
- Optimising cloud for sustainability – Right-sizing, scheduling, and storage strategies
- FinOps & GreenOps alignment – Balancing cost, performance, and sustainability
- Synyega GreenOps Framework - Getting started in implementing GreenOps
- Involved personas - Who you need and how to get them onside
- Cloud provider sustainability tools & data – AWS, Azure, and GCP insights
- Building GreenOps governance – Policies, KPIs, and accountability
Course Outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will:
- Understand how to measure and reduce their organization’s cloud carbon footprint
- Be equipped with practical strategies to optimize cloud spend & sustainability
- Gain insight into cloud provider sustainability tools & best practices
- Learn how to integrate GreenOps into FinOps and ITAM processes
- Have the confidence to advise leadership on sustainable cloud strategies
Who Should attend?
- Leadership: Executives and managers seeking to align cloud strategy with sustainability goals
- Cloud Architects & Engineers: Lean how, and why, to incorporate GreenOps into your design and build lifecycles
- Sustainability Teams: Professionals looking to better incorporate Cloud GreenOps into existing programs and frameworks
- FinOps Practitioners: Optimising cloud workloads for carbon can have a postive impact on cost management and business value principles - combining the two is a recipe for success
Course Prerequisites
This course is open to, and useful for, anyone working with cloud workloads and environments.
About your instructors
Stephen Old, Synyega
Stephen has extensive experience in cloud transformation, migration strategy, and FinOps, helping enterprises optimise their cloud spend while integrating sustainability into financial operations. He has successfully driven tens of millions of dollars in cloud cost savings through cultural change and strategic GreenOps initiatives.
A regular speaker and advocate for Cloud FinOps and GreenOps, Stephen is an active contributor at the FinOps Foundation. He is one of the few professionals globally to hold FinOps Certified Professional, Engineer, Practitioner, and Certified Training Instructor credentials, making him a leading expert in cost-efficient and sustainable cloud operations.
Rich Gibbons, Synyega
Rich has spent over 20 years training organisations on cloud cost optimisation, IT asset management (ITAM), and FinOps. He has worked with hundreds of companies worldwide, helping them navigate cloud financial management and sustainable cloud strategies.
A recognised thought leader in FinOps, ITAM, and GreenOps, Rich is a frequent speaker at FinOps Foundation and industry events. His expertise bridges cloud cost efficiency and sustainability, equipping businesses with the practical skills needed to reduce cloud waste, lower costs, and drive environmental responsibility.
Why choose Synyega for your training needs
We ensure our training courses are as current as possible, meaning they are constantly revised and updated to give you the best information possible. Our experts empower our clients to discover, optimise & manage their cloud and software investments through our multi award-winning services
