Episode 12 - What is Lazy and Cheap?

Episode 12: Show Notes

Lazy and cheap is the tagline of many programmers and often interpreted in a negative context. Being lazy and cheap has to do with streamlining operations and cutting costs, which are the goals of many organizations and companies. Many people are now beginning to see the advantages of cloud-based computing and automation to help streamline procedures and operations while reducing costs. In today’s episode, we define what is meant by cheap and lazy, how you can leverage cloud-based solutions, and the advantages of outsourcing and automating processes. We hear some practice examples of cloud-based approaches and the benefits that companies will see when using cloud-based approaches. We also discuss serverless cloud-based computing, its advantages, as well as misconceptions surrounding the approach. Tune in to hear insider tips and tricks about the power of cloud-based computing on another informative episode of Cloud Out Loud.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Introduction about today’s topic: lazy and cheap.
• How being lazy and cheap will ultimately lead you to the best solution.
• What the concept of being lazy and cheap means to Logan.
• What you can leverage from the cloud to reduce costs and increase productivity.
• Jon explains the mindset shift that is starting in IT regarding the cloud.
• Benefits that a company will see if they focus on processes involving the IT department.
• Jon shares an approach of focusing on IT and data that Walmart used.
• The balance between cutting costs while making processes more efficient.
• Example of the initial effort needed before you can automate processes.
• The importance of monitoring the changes and alterations to workflow.
• Outline of the approach one can use to be cheap and lazy.
• Potential the cloud has to offer for cutting costs and streamlining workflow.
• How to leverage services provided by other companies to streamline your own.
• We find out about serverless cloud-based computing and its advantages.
• A brief highlight of the misconceptions surrounding serverless cloud-based computing.
• Resource for listeners to demonstrate the power of the serverless approach.
• The takeaway message that Jon and Logan have for listeners. 

Tweetables:

“Lazy to us means minimizing the effort necessary to accomplish something.” — Logan Gallagher [0:01:07]

“Cheap in our context means minimizing the amount of resources to be expended to accomplish something.” — Logan Gallagher [0:02:43]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Pet Cuties 

Jon Gallagher on LinkedIn

Logan Gallagher on LinkedIn