SHOW: Season 3, Show 4OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics.OTHER CONSIDERATIONS FOR CLOUD ECONOMICSIntroduction & Explanation: Read up on how other people have engaged with the cloud and their experiences from an economic perspective - both good and bad. Baseline your usage with early applications and usage models. Focu...

SHOW: Season 3, Show 3OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics.HOW CLOUD ECONOMICS SHIFTS BUSINESS THINKINGIntroduction & Explanation: Let’s start with a simple concept - annual budgeting. Every company does it, and it’s partially based on data and partially based on guessing (a.k.a. “forecasting”). Nearly every business project...

SHOW: Season 3, Show 2OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics.THE BASICS OF CLOUD ECONOMICSIntroduction & Explanation: Payment Flexibility (Free Tiers, Per-user (SaaS), On-Demand, Reserved-Instances, Usage-Credits, Spot Markets, Capacity Usage); Can Mix & Match as neededImmediate access to different parts of the stack, at differ...

SHOW: Season 3, Show 1OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics.TRADITIONAL IT ECONOMICSIntroduction & Explanation: Dominated by proprietary hardware and software. 3yr, 5yr, 7yr hardware refresh cycles - required to depreciate assets1yr, 3yr, 5yr software contracts - often include in “Enterprise License Agreements” (ELAs)Successf...

SHOW: Season 3, TrailerOVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics.In this season of Cloudcast Basics, we’re going to focus on how the Economics of Cloud Computing have evolved from Traditional IT to the newer Cloud Computing environments. We look at how to create efficient economics models for your business, how Cloud evolves your thinking abou...

SHOW: Season 2, Show 8OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics.If Cloud Computing has been around for 10+ years, why are the majority of business applications still not in the cloud? Do all cloud providers essentially charge the same prices? Are there any metrics or baselines we should consider for different aspects of cloud usage?&...

SHOW: Season 2, Show 7OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics.FRAMEWORK FOR CONSIDERATIONThis show is sort of a culmination of the previous Season 2 shows - Innovation, Cost Reduction, Risk Reduction, Competitive Awareness, Managing Staffing, etc. For a long time, companies liked to say “we’re not a <xyz company>, we’re a software comp...

SHOW: Season 2, Show 6OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics.FRAMEWORK FOR CONSIDERATIONEven though there are some similar technologies between what you do today and in the cloud, how you interact with them can be very different. Do you have people on staff that are curious about technology? Want to learn new things?Be prepared to inve...

SHOW: Season 2, Show 5OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics.FRAMEWORK FOR CONSIDERATIONThis has always been a contentious topic, with varying options and quite a bit of evolution in the industry over time. The reality (in today’s world) is that most companies use a variety of cloud services, whether that’s IaaS. PaaS or SaaS-level. Do...

SHOW: Season 2, Show 4OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics.FRAMEWORK FOR CONSIDERATIONDoes your technology impact your customers? Does your technology improve or degrade your teams? Do your competitors better leverage technology than your company?Do you use technology “excellence” to help recruit new talent? Do you actively mark...

SHOW: Season 2, Show 3OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics.FRAMEWORK FOR CONSIDERATIONThis episode is going to focus on both how you can reduce risk (overall, vs. what you had before), but also look at what risks you need to consider when using the cloud.Risk of Innovation: We’d like to try something new, but will we be successful? (setup...

SHOW: Season 2, Show 2OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics.FRAMEWORK FOR CONSIDERATIONPayment Flexibility (Free Tiers, Per-user (SaaS), On-Demand, Reserved-Instances, Usage-Credits, Spot Markets, Capacity Usage); Can Mix & Match as neededCAPEX vs. OPEX (although this isn’t always a benefit, or the preferred way to pay)Immediate ...

SHOW: Season 2, Show 1OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics.FRAMEWORK FOR CONSIDERATIONAccess to technology (immediacy)Access to technology you might not have had previously (opportunity)Ability to experiment (on-demand, lack of CAPEX)Location independenceREAL-WORLD CONSIDERATIONS:In 2000, when a startup went to get VC funding, nearly thei...

SHOW: Season 2, TrailerOVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics.In this season of Cloudcast Basics, we’re going to shift from focusing on the core technologies to focusing on the business considerations for Cloud Computing. In Season 2, we’re digging into Economics, Experimentation, and Gaining Competitive Advantages in your industry. We’ll a...

SHOW: Season 1, Show 10OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. Are the “similar” technologies from each cloud provider the same? (e.g. Compute, Storage, Database)Should I get certifications in all the clouds, or is one good enough?Should I be concerned about cloud lock-in?What are the easiest ways to get started in using the public cl...

SHOW: Season 1, Show 9OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. What does AI/ML/Big Data mean in the cloud? The on-demand nature of public cloud really made sense, these capabilities require lots of data, lots of computing (various levels of capacity, variable amounts of time), and their ability to impact the business could be connected...

SHOW: Season 1, Show 8OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. What does Hybrid Cloud / Multi-Cloud mean in the cloud? This is the concept of either running an application consistently across two (or more) clouds, or managing a set of applications across multiple cloud environments. This can also be a set of applications made up of mul...

SHOW: Season 1, Show 7OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. What does SaaS mean in the cloud? The cloud manages the entire application and data, and the “end-users” just consume or interact with the application. How are SaaS services allocated? Typically by # of end-users, although it could be interacting with the overall servi...

SHOW: Season 1, Show 6OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. What does PaaS mean in the cloud? Developers write code and push it to production. Operations is managed by the platform. Simple way to get to all the services an application needs (database, queues, load-balancing, high availability, authentication, etc.)How are PaaS servi...

SHOW: Season 1, Show 5OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce this new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. What does database mean in the cloud? Relational, Non-Relational, Key-Value, In-Memory, Time Series, Document How are databases allocated? Purpose, Capacity, Performance, Availability, Geographic LocationHow were databases allocated before cloud computing? DBAsWhat doe...