Episode 18: Show Notes
Recently we’ve seen some big dollar commitments from companies to facilitate their move towards cloud. While we are big fans of cloud and going serverless, there are some key issues with these types of public commitments (with huge sums of money behind them) that bear interrogation. In today’s episode, we consult a Twitter thread by Simon Wardley, a British researcher, and former CEO best known for the creation of Wardley mapping, to help us break down what we can learn from these trends and how to find a better path forward. Tuning in you’ll hear us unpack why many of these financial commitments can be described as vanity projects, why a successful cloud journey is best undertaken through small steps, and why any large company in the IT space only starting this journey now is way behind the times. We also discuss why 80 percent of IT projects fail, the benefits of going serverless, and how to start building a culture around using serverless technologies. Tune in today for a spicy overview of these topics and the cloudy wisdom of Simon Wardley!
Key Points From This Episode:
Introducing today’s topic: The Cloudy Wisdom of Simon Wardley
Tweetables:
“If you're trying to tell me that you're spending a big dollar amount on cloud, you're behind the times. And often five to six years behind the times, because at this point a lot of companies have stopped just talking about that, and are well underway on that cloud journey.” — Logan Gallagher [0:01:58]
“In 2022, if you are a large corporation [that’s] been in business and IT is a critical aspect of your company. If you're not in the cloud and actively looking to decommission data centers, you're way, way, way behind the times.” — Jon Gallagher [0:02:35]
“Remember, the awful truth about IT is that 80% of IT efforts and IT projects fail. And that is a hard, goshdarn number.” — Jon Gallagher [0:05:43]
“That dollar amount, especially in these press releases, appears to just be to move markets and maybe not actually move products.” — Logan Gallagher [0:08:41]
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Episode 18: Show Notes
Recently we’ve seen some big dollar commitments from companies to facilitate their move towards cloud. While we are big fans of cloud and going serverless, there are some key issues with these types of public commitments (with huge sums of money behind them) that bear interrogation. In today’s episode, we consult a Twitter thread by Simon Wardley, a British researcher, and former CEO best known for the creation of Wardley mapping, to help us break down what we can learn from these trends and how to find a better path forward. Tuning in you’ll hear us unpack why many of these financial commitments can be described as vanity projects, why a successful cloud journey is best undertaken through small steps, and why any large company in the IT space only starting this journey now is way behind the times. We also discuss why 80 percent of IT projects fail, the benefits of going serverless, and how to start building a culture around using serverless technologies. Tune in today for a spicy overview of these topics and the cloudy wisdom of Simon Wardley!
Key Points From This Episode:
Introducing today’s topic: The Cloudy Wisdom of Simon Wardley
Tweetables:
“If you're trying to tell me that you're spending a big dollar amount on cloud, you're behind the times. And often five to six years behind the times, because at this point a lot of companies have stopped just talking about that, and are well underway on that cloud journey.” — Logan Gallagher [0:01:58]
“In 2022, if you are a large corporation [that’s] been in business and IT is a critical aspect of your company. If you're not in the cloud and actively looking to decommission data centers, you're way, way, way behind the times.” — Jon Gallagher [0:02:35]
“Remember, the awful truth about IT is that 80% of IT efforts and IT projects fail. And that is a hard, goshdarn number.” — Jon Gallagher [0:05:43]
“That dollar amount, especially in these press releases, appears to just be to move markets and maybe not actually move products.” — Logan Gallagher [0:08:41]
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: