A cloud computing strategy is an essential element of any business technology strategyCloud computing is here to stay, and it has had a dramatic impact on business technology strategies. In this video, Ben Scowen and I walk through basic cloud concepts and why businesses are eager to take advantage of cloud-based applications. We then transition into the history of cloud computing and what it can do in the present day. Finally we finish with debunking some common cloud myths and briefly discuss where the technology is heading in the near future and how best to exploit this technology in your business technology strategy.00:00 Part 1 of 2: Cloud Strategy00:14 Introducing Ben Scowen00:32 Birth of the Cloud Native business01:49 Can we define "Cloud"?02:54 How it started:  Leveraging un used capacity 03:31 Prime Time Technology:  Cloud is about 10 years old now04:13 Keeping everything up to date is a massive task05:01 Evolving constantly and continuously05:38 32-bit Noughties Apps07:13 Setting up for a business: Exploiting APIs07:56 Constraints most businesses face08:19 Every company needs to become a software company08:50 Decide on the fundamental extent of attainable automation09:33 There are not enough software engineers to meet current demand10:17 A small core of focused engineers10:43 Decide on what the business will be famous for11:41 Everyone's writing stuff that's already been written11:55 Do we have enough engineers to move humanity forwards?12:59 Not all software engineers are the same13:41 Let's talk Platforms14:56 The core team15:38 The core platforms will be available to buy in the future16:21 Technology half-life19:11 Beware:  Engineers love building stuff20:15 Engineers must work within applied constraints21:12 Build (and make distinct) the stuff you make money from21:36 Team structure for scale-ups23:52 Quick Recap24:18 Lets talk about automation26:01 Loose Coupling High Cohesion27:59 Automation and open chords28:35 A quick recap29:05 Accelerated evolution - a nod to Ray's singularity29:47 API as a product31:55 The 10,000 Page Restaurant Menu33:34 I just want Baked Beans34:15 Business Technology34:45 Borrowing from nature36:18 Cloud Providers: Modules full of Modules36:33 How many cloud providers should you have?  It's a bit like going to Switzerland39:07 Managing Stress: Avoid Dead Ends41:30 Cloud and economies of scale42:12 Big companies need to think like small companies43:11 SaaS is levelling the playing field for business technology44:04 End of Part 1

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