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This course will cover topics such as cloud, SaaS, hosting agreements, lines of demarcation, and other evolving cloud technology. Understanding these concepts and challenges is the best way to begin to advise, procure, and negotiate successfully. This class will offer the procurement professional the ability to grasp the concepts and begin to practice some of the skills necessary to navigate the ever-changing world of cloud technology.

Upon successful completion of the certificate, the certificate holder will be able to:

• Acquire and review information needed to procure cloud services.
• Develop the cloud solicitation to ensure requirements are met and risk is minimized.
• Facilitate the cloud solicitation and negotiations to ensure risk is mitigated and the agreement is equitable.
• Administer the cloud contract to ensure compliance and the successful completion of the project.
• Prepare for the end of the cloud contract by planning the life cycle and minimizing downtime.

This offering is targeted to individuals who meet or exceed the following professional demographics:

• Mid-level public procurement and central warehouse professionals who serve as senior buyers, managers, directors, or equivalent functions within their respective entities.
• Non-procurement managers and supervisors who either provide procurement functions that support entity programs under delegated authority, or who already have a good understanding of basic procurement principles but wish to get more in-depth, hands-on training.
• Professionals who are employed by local governing entities and special authorities (such as K-12 and higher education, publicly owned utilities, transportation providers, and other publicly funded or created entities) who either serve within or manage the procurement function. 
• Supplier managers and supervisors seeking to understand the public procurement function from a more in-depth holistic level, including the policies, standards, and procedures by which public entities must function.