ITTA offers an AWS Foundation catalogue focused on the beginner-level Amazon Web Services foundation. Two key courses: AWS Cloud Essentials for Business Leaders (cloud understanding for decision-making profiles) and AWS – Migrating to AWS (framework, methods and best practices to migrate an existing infrastructure to AWS). Audience: IT managers, executives, operations teams, AWS beginner architects and business profiles driving a cloud trajectory. Sessions delivered in Geneva, Lausanne and interactive virtual classroom.
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Amazon Web Services is the oldest and one of the most widely adopted public clouds, commercially launched in 2006. Today, AWS regroups more than 200 services and remains, with Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, one of the three main cloud providers used by companies in French-speaking Switzerland. The depth of the AWS catalogue is also its difficulty: a newcomer can get lost in the profusion of services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, EKS, SageMaker, Bedrock, IAM, VPC, and many more), without always understanding which services to choose and why.
The AWS Foundation catalogue at ITTA responds to this foundation need: before diving into AWS Associate, Professional or Specialty certifications, some profiles need clear framing on what the AWS cloud is, on its typical use cases, on the underlying economic logic (pay-as-you-go, elasticity, cost models), and on the migration trajectory from an on-premise existing. AWS Cloud Essentials for Business Leaders targets decision-making profiles (managers, executives, finance and operations teams). AWS – Migrating to AWS targets more technical profiles needing to drive a migration.
Our AWS Foundation courses in the ITTA catalogue:
This course is aimed specifically at non-technical profiles: IT directors, executives, controllers, finance, procurement, operations managers. It covers cloud definition (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), strategic stakes of a cloud trajectory (agility, time-to-market, elasticity, business focus), AWS economic models (pay-as-you-go, Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, Compute Optimizer), cloud security (AWS / customer shared responsibility, compliance, certifications, sovereignty), governance (organisations, accounts, IAM), and key indicators to drive a cloud trajectory at executive level. The format is short, dense and decision-oriented.
This course targets technical profiles (architects, technical leads, infrastructure teams) needing to drive an AWS migration. It covers the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) framework, the 7Rs of migration (Retire, Retain, Rehost, Relocate, Repurchase, Replatform, Refactor), AWS tools (AWS Application Discovery Service, AWS Migration Hub, AWS Application Migration Service, AWS Database Migration Service, AWS DataSync), mapping an on-premise existing, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculation, migration wave planning, risk management, change management on the operations side, and post-migration best practices (optimisation, FinOps). It is ideal for organisations starting or structuring an AWS migration.
AWS Foundation is the natural entry to the full AWS catalogue. The root AWS (Amazon Web Services) publisher regroups all AWS training, from fundamentals (Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02) to Associate certifications (Solutions Architect SAA, Developer DVA, SysOps SOA), Professional (Solutions Architect Pro, DevOps Pro) and Specialty (Security, Networking, Database, Machine Learning, Data Engineer). The cloud computing sub-domain covers all cloud topics, multi-providers.
On the multi-cloud side, the Microsoft Azure publisher allows positioning AWS against its main alternative for Microsoft-first organisations. For profiles combining cloud and containerisation, the containers and orchestration sub-domain brings Kubernetes (EKS on AWS) and Docker. For security profiles, the audit and cybersecurity sub-domain is central, AWS having a specific security approach (shared responsibility, AWS Well-Architected Framework).
AWS Cloud Essentials for Business Leaders is designed for you. Short, dense, decision-oriented format, without unnecessary technical detail. Lets you dialogue internally and with your teams or technical partners with the right concepts and indicators.
AWS – Migrating to AWS gives you the methodological and operational framework to structure the migration, choose the right strategy per application (7Rs), tool the approach with dedicated AWS services, and drive change on the operations side. To be complemented by an AWS Associate certification (Solutions Architect, Developer or SysOps) depending on your role.
Starting with AWS Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) is generally the most structured path for a beginner tech profile. See the root AWS publisher for this course. AWS Cloud Essentials for Business Leaders can complement for mixed (tech + business) profiles also wanting the decision dimension.
Several trends shape the AWS ecosystem and cloud in 2026. Generative AI has become a major cloud topic, with AWS Bedrock (managed access to Claude, Llama, Titan, Stable Diffusion), Amazon Q (Amazon enterprise assistant), AWS SageMaker (ML/MLOps platform). FinOps (cloud cost optimisation) has taken a central place after several years of uncontrolled cloud bill expansion at some organisations. European sovereignty and compliance (GDPR, EU Cloud Code of Conduct, AI Act) remain active topics in French-speaking Switzerland. Multi-cloud (AWS + Azure + Google Cloud) and hybrid (cloud + on-premise) have become the norm in large organisations, demanding cross-provider competencies.
On migration trajectory, the lift-and-shift pattern (simple Rehost) remains frequent at start, followed by progressive optimisation and refactoring (Replatform, Refactor) on strategic applications. Database migration (Oracle, SQL Server to Aurora, RDS) remains a topic of its own that often justifies dedicated training.
Our AWS Foundation sessions are scheduled in Geneva, Lausanne and in interactive virtual classroom with a live trainer. Material modalities are communicated in advance by our education team. For executive committees, project teams or IT directions wanting a session calibrated on their specific cloud trajectory (fleet state, strategic applications, sectoral regulatory requirements), we organise tailored in-house sessions. This modality is particularly valued in banking, insurance, healthcare, public and industrial contexts with specific constraints.
Do I need cloud experience before AWS Cloud Essentials for Business Leaders?
No. The course is designed exactly for profiles starting on cloud, including non-IT profiles. No technical prerequisite required.
Does AWS Migrating to AWS prepare a certification?
This course is not a certifying course in the AWS sense (no direct exam). It provides the methodological framework. AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) is a natural follow-up for architect profiles.
What is the difference with AWS Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02?
AWS Cloud Practitioner is the entry AWS certification, covering a broader technical and conceptual spectrum. AWS Cloud Essentials for Business Leaders is shorter, more decision-oriented and less technical. Both can be complementary depending on your profile and objective.
Does AWS Migrating to AWS also cover databases?
The course addresses database migration in its general framework (AWS DMS, cutover strategies). To go further, AWS Database Specialty or dedicated Oracle / SQL Server to AWS Aurora migration sessions can be relevant.
ITTA offers a coherent cloud catalogue from AWS and Azure fundamentals to Associate, Professional and Specialty certifications, through cross topics (containerisation, cloud security, DevOps, FinOps). This continuity allows addressing AWS Foundation as a starting point and discussing the full trajectory. Our AWS trainers are architects and consultants active on cloud projects in French-speaking Switzerland, providing concrete examples in banking, insurance, public sector, healthcare and industry contexts. Sessions available in Geneva, Lausanne and interactive virtual classroom, in-house and inter-company.
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