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Episode Synopsis
You’re doing cloud wrong
Lift & shift leads to high costs, missed benefits https://www.theregister.com/2020/09/03/cloud_control_costs/
Cloud economists: Corey Quinn, Owen Rogers
Embracing cloud requires org changes — decentralisation, delegation; Shadow IT comes out into the open
BUT! All of this is not free, will coexist for some time with existing models — which leads to the dreaded bimodal IT
See also https://cloudpundit.com/2020/09/18/the-multicloud-gelatinous-cube
Stupid Sh*t Vendors Do — reprise
Mike wishes that sales people would please stop selling through LinkedIn....
Beware of hobbyists
Certain domains (security, ML) attract a vocational approach which may not follow organisations' best interests. How to align to organisational priorities, not just personal interest?
Follow up
iOS14, App Store moderation
https://daringfireball.net/2020/09/widgetsmith_bunco_squad
Automation
VMware and SaltStack Important, But Not Exciting | Find the thread
Recommendations
Mike:
Elon Musk interview on Sway talking about neural ink and our human meat flaps.
Elon Musk: ‘A.I. Doesn’t Need to Hate Us to Destroy Us’
https://overcast.fm/+he8FSycfQ
Dominic:
Let there be light — put more lights around your working area, both for visibility on webcam and for your mood
Zack:
Vitamin D is good
Lift & shift leads to high costs, missed benefits https://www.theregister.com/2020/09/03/cloud_control_costs/
Cloud economists: Corey Quinn, Owen Rogers
Embracing cloud requires org changes — decentralisation, delegation; Shadow IT comes out into the open
BUT! All of this is not free, will coexist for some time with existing models — which leads to the dreaded bimodal IT
See also https://cloudpundit.com/2020/09/18/the-multicloud-gelatinous-cube
Stupid Sh*t Vendors Do — reprise
Mike wishes that sales people would please stop selling through LinkedIn....
Beware of hobbyists
Certain domains (security, ML) attract a vocational approach which may not follow organisations' best interests. How to align to organisational priorities, not just personal interest?
Follow up
iOS14, App Store moderation
https://daringfireball.net/2020/09/widgetsmith_bunco_squad
Automation
VMware and SaltStack Important, But Not Exciting | Find the thread
Recommendations
Mike:
Elon Musk interview on Sway talking about neural ink and our human meat flaps.
Elon Musk: ‘A.I. Doesn’t Need to Hate Us to Destroy Us’
https://overcast.fm/+he8FSycfQ
Dominic:
Let there be light — put more lights around your working area, both for visibility on webcam and for your mood
Zack:
Vitamin D is good
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