Cloudcast Basics

Other Considerations for Cloud Economics Apr 27, 2021

SHOW: Season 3, Show 4
OVERVIEW: 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 ECONOMICS

Introduction & 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.
Focus early-on to align your cloud costs to the revenues or business metrics for specific projects.
Consider evolving your Financial team to understand the various cloud economic models, or consider investing in FinOps skills and tools
Understand your vendors’s business model - where/when do they discount, where/when do they apply credits, etc.
Educate your teams that experimentation is something to embrace. Educate them about how to leverage the services within the cloud to augment their teams.

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LEARNING CLOUD COMPUTING:
Here are some great places to begin your cloud journey, if you're interested in getting hands-on experience with the technology, or you'd like to build your skills towards a certification.

CBT Nuggets - Training and Certifications
A Cloud Guru - Training and Certifications
Cloud Academy - Training and Certifications
Katakoda - Self-Paced, Interactive Learning
GitHub - Code Samples and Collaboration

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How Cloud Economics Impacts Business Thinking Apr 27, 2021

SHOW: Season 3, Show 3
OVERVIEW: 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 THINKING

Introduction & 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 is going to have a technology element
Business projects have a scope, a timeline, and a measurement. They budget them by the quarter, half-year and fiscal-year.
Business opportunities often involve something new.

Legacy IT Economics have never been able to keep up with this model, hence cloud computing disrupted both a technology model, but also a business model.

Cloud allows experimentation (fail-fast, A/B testing, parallel experimentation, fast scale-up or scale-down, etc.)
Cloud allows the addition of technical skills within additional people
Cloud allows access to global resources
Cloud allows access to new innovations and technologies

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LEARNING CLOUD COMPUTING:
Here are some great places to begin your cloud journey, if you're interested in getting hands-on experience with the technology, or you'd like to build your skills towards a certification.

CBT Nuggets - Training and Certifications
A Cloud Guru - Training and Certifications
Cloud Academy - Training and Certifications
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Basics of Cloud Economics Apr 27, 2021

SHOW: Season 3, Show 2
OVERVIEW: 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 ECONOMICS

Introduction & Explanation:

Payment Flexibility (Free Tiers, Per-user (SaaS), On-Demand, Reserved-Instances, Usage-Credits, Spot Markets, Capacity Usage); Can Mix & Match as needed
Immediate access to different parts of the stack, at different price points and different trade-off levels (IaaS vs. Serverless vs. PaaS vs. SaaS)
A certain amount of IT skills can be “outsourced” to the cloud, but with more flexible payment models than legacy outsourcing. Not actually moving the people, but acquiring technology that runs itself.
Discounts tend to live at the beginning (free tiers, introductory offers), and then when you start becoming “too big to leave”.
Keeping track of spending is just as complicated, and sometimes more complicated than in your data center - can only spin up what you own vs. the “unlimited cloud”
Pricing models continue to be complex in the cloud (per-user, per-task, per-GB, per-usage, etc.), but there are so many options that you might be able to better align it to your business needs.

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CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw
LEARNING CLOUD COMPUTING:
Here are some great places to begin your cloud journey, if you're interested in getting hands-on experience with the technology, or you'd like to build your skills towards a certification.

CBT Nuggets - Training and Certifications
A Cloud Guru - Training and Certifications
Cloud Academy - Training and Certifications
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Traditional IT Economics Apr 27, 2021

SHOW: Season 3, Show 1
OVERVIEW: 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 ECONOMICS

Introduction & Explanation:

Dominated by proprietary hardware and software.
3yr, 5yr, 7yr hardware refresh cycles - required to depreciate assets
1yr, 3yr, 5yr software contracts - often include in “Enterprise License Agreements” (ELAs)
Successful POCs were often contractually bound to buy the solution.
Not all software was easy to upgrade between tiers of features. No “free-tier”.
Large vendors would have financing arms to create loans, or “on-demand” pricing (typically based on “true-up” reports at various times of year).
Businesses still needed to pay for all the facilities to house the data center (building, power, electricity, insurance, etc.)
Open source software began to change some of those dynamics, but not all companies had the staff to operate open source software.

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LEARNING CLOUD COMPUTING:
Here are some great places to begin your cloud journey, if you're interested in getting hands-on experience with the technology, or you'd like to build your skills towards a certification.

CBT Nuggets - Training and Certifications
A Cloud Guru - Training and Certifications
Cloud Academy - Training and Certifications
Katakoda - Self-Paced, Interactive Learning
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Cloudcast Basics - Season 3 - Trailer Apr 27, 2021

SHOW: Season 3, Trailer
OVERVIEW: 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 about technology usage, and other economic considerations for your business.

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CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw
LEARNING CLOUD COMPUTING:
Here are some great places to begin your cloud journey, if you're interested in getting hands-on experience with the technology, or you'd like to build your skills towards a certification.

CBT Nuggets - Training and Certifications
A Cloud Guru - Training and Certifications
Cloud Academy - Training and Certifications
Katakoda - Self-Paced, Interactive Learning
GitHub - Code Samples and Collaboration

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5 Business Questions for Cloud Newbies Feb 28, 2021

SHOW: Season 2, Show 8
OVERVIEW: 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?
Do any traditional business skills transfer to the cloud? (accounting, budgeting, project management, etc.)?
Should we add an economist or accountant to our technical teams?
When should I move from listening to Cloudcast Basics to The Cloudcast?

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CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw
LEARNING CLOUD COMPUTING:
Here are some great places to begin your cloud journey, if you're interested in getting hands-on experience with the technology, or you'd like to build your skills towards a certification.

CBT Nuggets - Training and Certifications
A Cloud Guru - Training and Certifications
Cloud Academy - Training and Certifications
Katakoda - Self-Paced, Interactive Learning
GitHub - Code Samples and Collaboration

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Enabling Business Transformation with Cloud Computing Feb 28, 2021

SHOW: Season 2, Show 7
OVERVIEW: 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 CONSIDERATION
This 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 company that happens to also do <xyz>”. COVID really challenged if that was true for a number of companies.

Are you able to use technology to adapt your business when significant market changes happen?
Is your company able to respond to significant market changes with innovative technologies in a timely manner?
Is your business able to survive a significant market change with alternative ways to engage markets?
Does your leadership team support the investments to become a company that can take advantage of digital transformation?

REAL-WORLD CONSIDERATIONS:

Transformation is difficult. Transformation often happens when a crisis occurs - don’t waste a crisis.
Leverage cloud computing to “invest ahead” of change, both in terms of technology and people.

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CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw
LEARNING CLOUD COMPUTING:
Here are some great places to begin your cloud journey, if you're interested in getting hands-on experience with the technology, or you'd like to build your skills towards a certification.

CBT Nuggets - Training and Certifications
A Cloud Guru - Training and Certifications
Cloud Academy - Training and Certifications
Katakoda - Self-Paced, Interactive Learning
GitHub - Code Samples and Collaboration

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The Impacts of Cloud Computing on IT Staffing Feb 28, 2021

SHOW: Season 2, Show 6
OVERVIEW: 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 CONSIDERATION
Even 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 invest in your people learning how to work in the cloud. Certifications in the new world are valuable.
Don’t assume that “like” technologies are alike between data center and cloud.
Don’t dismiss “like” skills as not being transferable to the cloud.
Invest in automation. Invest in security.
Don’t be afraid to bring in some new people with cloud skills.

REAL-WORLD CONSIDERATIONS:

Cloud skills and certifications tend to pay better than legacy skills and certifications (check out Indeed, Dice, etc.)
Don’t dismiss the value of understanding existing corporate culture, but also don’t expect it to easily or seamlessly transfer to the cloud.
Expect security and compliance to be the slowest to adapt to a move to cloud - the things they have to answer to (regulations, compliance, auditors, etc.) are even slower to change.

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CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw
LEARNING CLOUD COMPUTING:
Here are some great places to begin your cloud journey, if you're interested in getting hands-on experience with the technology, or you'd like to build your skills towards a certification.

CBT Nuggets - Training and Certifications
A Cloud Guru - Training and Certifications
Cloud Academy - Training and Certifications
Katakoda - Self-Paced, Interactive Learning
GitHub - Code Samples and Collaboration

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Tradeoffs in Cloud Computing Architectures Feb 28, 2021

SHOW: Season 2, Show 5
OVERVIEW: 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 CONSIDERATION
This 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.

Does your company make centralized or decentralized decisions on cloud usage?
Is there a distinct business reason to use multiple clouds?
Does your company expect to integrate applications across clouds, or do they tend to be isolated?
Do you have the people (or partners) to manage across multiple clouds?
Are acquisitions a big part of your company’s innovation strategy?
How much do you have to care about the longer-term future of your company?

REAL-WORLD CONSIDERATIONS:

All of the cloud providers, and many software vendors, that can help you run consistently across multiple clouds.
There is integration technology that can help you tie together multiple applications (via APIs).
Most companies don’t “cloudburst” applications between clouds, because they usually have built up enough data gravity that it would be expensive to move the app and the data.

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LEARNING CLOUD COMPUTING:
Here are some great places to begin your cloud journey, if you're interested in getting hands-on experience with the technology, or you'd like to build your skills towards a certification.

CBT Nuggets - Training and Certifications
A Cloud Guru - Training and Certifications
Cloud Academy - Training and Certifications
Katakoda - Self-Paced, Interactive Learning
GitHub - Code Samples and Collaboration

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Creating a Business Advantage with Cloud Computing Feb 28, 2021

SHOW: Season 2, Show 4
OVERVIEW: 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 CONSIDERATION

Does 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 market your technology excellent, opportunities, or projects, etc.

REAL-WORLD CONSIDERATIONS:

Quite a bit of what we discussed in Episodes 1-3 can be applied to gaining a competitive business advantage (Innovation, Experimentation, Reduce Costs, Manage Risks).
But forward looking companies are now realizing that every business decision is also a technological decision, and using it to their advantage.
Are your people speaking about it in public?
Are you positioning your company as a technology-centric company?
Are you able to hire people in locations where technology is prevalent, or allow remote workers?
Do you understand how to make technology modular, via partnerships, or using 3rd-party services instead of building it yourself?

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CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw
LEARNING CLOUD COMPUTING:
Here are some great places to begin your cloud journey, if you're interested in getting hands-on experience with the technology, or you'd like to build your skills towards a certification.

CBT Nuggets - Training and Certifications
A Cloud Guru - Training and Certifications
Cloud Academy - Training and Certifications
Katakoda - Self-Paced, Interactive Learning
GitHub - Code Samples and Collaboration

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Reducing Risk with Cloud Computing Feb 28, 2021

SHOW: Season 2, Show 3
OVERVIEW: 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 CONSIDERATION
This 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, pick the right technology, pick the right vendor, allocate the right budget)
Risk of Planning: We planned and planned, but will we be successful when it’s time to execute?
Risk of Overspending: Depends on the service, might actually be more challenging in cloud (requires a change of thought-process)
Risk of Failure: The scope of failure can be (somewhat) better controlled, although there are still examples of cloud failures. This is more about scope and timing that can be more granular.

REAL-WORLD CONSIDERATIONS:

It’s important to understand the “Shared Responsibility Model” when working in the cloud. What do you own, and what does the cloud own? Not enough companies understand this.
Risk (or Opportunity Costs) are very difficult to measure. Sometimes you need to work backwards and look at what you can control and what you can’t control.
Can you design around what you can control?
Can you design around what you can’t control?

RISKS OF USING THE CLOUD

Not having good governance - self-service can lead to some very large bills
Not having good cost controls - see above
It’s important to understand the “Shared Responsibility Model” when working in the cloud. What do you own, and what does the cloud own? Not enough companies understand this.

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CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw
LEARNING CLOUD COMPUTING:
Here are some great places to begin your cloud journey, if you're interested in getting hands-on experience with the technology, or you'd like to build your skills towards a certification.

CBT Nuggets - Training and Certifications
A Cloud Guru - Training and Certifications
Cloud Academy - Training and Certifications
Katakoda - Self-Paced, Interactive Learning
GitHub - Code Samples and Collaboration

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Reducing Costs with Cloud Computing Feb 28, 2021

SHOW: Season 2, Show 2
OVERVIEW: 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 CONSIDERATION

Payment Flexibility (Free Tiers, Per-user (SaaS), On-Demand, Reserved-Instances, Usage-Credits, Spot Markets, Capacity Usage); Can Mix & Match as needed
CAPEX vs. OPEX (although this isn’t always a benefit, or the preferred way to pay)
Immediate access to the latest technology, innovation (“built-in smart people”)
More focus on “solving business problems”
Visibility to inefficiencies (data centers, usage, etc.)
Ability to reconsider, re-evaluate, change, eliminate projects much easier

REAL-WORLD CONSIDERATIONS:

Let’s begin with a basic concept - cloud computing isn’t cheap - but access to good technology has never been cheap.
You’ll likely spend too much when you get started, because you bring legacy processes to the cloud.
Depending on the service you use (IaaS vs. PaaS vs. SaaS), you’re still going to need smart people (certified skills, consultants, community interactions, etc.), but they may now be more focused on the business challenges than the technology challenges.
There are plenty of automated tools that can help with cost-visibility and cost-management.
Might be simpler to setup things like Backups, Disaster Recovery (use the cloud, not dedicated, pre-bought resources)
Can we prevent people from “just spinning up cloud resources”? Yes and No.

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CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw
LEARNING CLOUD COMPUTING:
Here are some great places to begin your cloud journey, if you're interested in getting hands-on experience with the technology, or you'd like to build your skills towards a certification.

CBT Nuggets - Training and Certifications
A Cloud Guru - Training and Certifications
Cloud Academy - Training and Certifications
Katakoda - Self-Paced, Interactive Learning
GitHub - Code Samples and Collaboration

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How to use Cloud Computing for Innovation Feb 28, 2021

SHOW: Season 2, Show 1
OVERVIEW: 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 CONSIDERATION

Access to technology (immediacy)
Access to technology you might not have had previously (opportunity)
Ability to experiment (on-demand, lack of CAPEX)
Location independence

REAL-WORLD CONSIDERATIONS:

In 2000, when a startup went to get VC funding, nearly their entire first round (let’s say $50M) went to buying IT equipment. The cost and timing of innovation is too steep and too slow.
Now, you might get $5M to create that initial MVP (Minimum Viable Product), and not only prove the technology but also prove the business model (“finding market fit”).
Great ideas no longer need a gatekeeper. Tech skills can be offloaded to cloud services. Open source software is freely available, and examples are published online.
Innovation can get more immediate feedback (works, doesn’t work, market feedback), as well as iterate (or refocus) without the massive costs of completely re-tooling.
Experiment with new processes that are not currently in use by your IT organization.
Try new HW or SW without making a significant commitment (e.g. GPUs, Global CDNs, etc.
Use SaaS applications to see if you can retire an aging backend system, or new ways to engage with customers.

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CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw
LEARNING CLOUD COMPUTING:
Here are some great places to begin your cloud journey, if you're interested in getting hands-on experience with the technology, or you'd like to build your skills towards a certification.

CBT Nuggets - Training and Certifications
A Cloud Guru - Training and Certifications
Cloud Academy - Training and Certifications
Katakoda - Self-Paced, Interactive Learning
GitHub - Code Samples and Collaboration

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Season 2 - Trailer - Cloud Computing for Business Leaders Feb 28, 2021

SHOW: Season 2, Trailer
OVERVIEW: 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 also look at how to better manage Technical Risk, Reducing Costs and transitioning your staff towards Cloud-centric skills.

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CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw
LEARNING CLOUD COMPUTING:
Here are some great places to begin your cloud journey, if you're interested in getting hands-on experience with the technology, or you'd like to build your skills towards a certification.

CBT Nuggets - Training and Certifications
A Cloud Guru - Training and Certifications
Cloud Academy - Training and Certifications
Katakoda - Self-Paced, Interactive Learning
GitHub - Code Samples and Collaboration

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Cloud Computing - 5 Tech Questions for Cloud Newbies Jan 29, 2021

SHOW: Season 1, Show 10
OVERVIEW: 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 cloud? (greenfield, migrations, etc.?)
When should I move from listening to Cloudcast Basics to The Cloudcast?

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CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw
LEARNING CLOUD COMPUTING:
Here are some great places to begin your cloud journey, if you're interested in getting hands-on experience with the technology, or you'd like to build your skills towards a certification.

CBT Nuggets - Training and Certifications
A Cloud Guru - Training and Certifications
Cloud Academy - Training and Certifications
Katakoda - Self-Paced, Interactive Learning
GitHub - Code Samples and Collaboration

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Cloud Computing - Analytics, AI, ML, Big Data Jan 29, 2021

SHOW: Season 1, Show 9
OVERVIEW: 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 to how quickly new experiments were tried.
- How are AI/ML/Big Data services allocated? They are very much like “SaaS” offerings, run by the public cloud, with some level of “nerd knobs” to tweak usage patterns. It usually involves the ability to ingest data, ETL/clean data, store data, run algorithms, use predefined models, build customized models.
- How were AI/ML/Big Data services allocated before cloud computing? Massive capital outlays for equipment that was difficult to setup and maintain, and oftentimes didn’t have a model for sharing across groups within a company.
- What does the cloud computing provider do with a AI/ML/Big Data offering (responsibilities vs. customer responsibilities)? Cloud providers typically run the underlying services, and then there is variability on what the user can control or needs to do.
- Why are there so many variations of AI/ML/Big Data? This is sort of like databases, in that we’ve learned different ways to build models, test models, store data (real-time vs. historical).
- Does it matter where the AI/ML/Big Data is located? How do clouds organize AI/ML/Big Data?
- How much do AI/ML/Big Data services cost in the cloud? What are the various ways you can buy AI/ML/Big Data?

Examples:

AWS AI/ML - https://aws.amazon.com/machine-learning/
AWS Analytics - https://aws.amazon.com/big-data/datalakes-and-analytics/
Azure Analytics - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/product-categories/analytics/
Azure AI/ML - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/overview/ai-platform/
GCP AI/ML - https://cloud.google.com/products/ai

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CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw
LEARNING CLOUD COMPUTING:
Here are some great places to begin your cloud journey, if you're interested in getting hands-on experience with the technology, or you'd like to build your skills towards a certification.

CBT Nuggets - Training and Certifications
A Cloud Guru - Training and Certifications
Cloud Academy - Training and Certifications
Katakoda - Self-Paced, Interactive Learning
GitHub - Code Samples and Collaboration

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Cloud Computing - Hybrid Cloud and Multi-Cloud Jan 29, 2021

SHOW: Season 1, Show 8
OVERVIEW: 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 multiple cloud services.
How are Hybrid Cloud / Multi-Cloud services allocated? Some companies take the “same technology everywhere” approach. Some take the “same process everywhere” approach. Many are still trying to figure out how to make diverse clouds seem consistent.
How were Hybrid Cloud / Multi-Cloud services allocated before cloud computing? This has been an on-going challenge for companies for nearly 10yrs, as they have a mix of on-premises and public cloud services (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, etc.). It becomes more challenging as Central IT groups get disaggregated by LoBs that control their applications now.
What does the cloud computing provider do with a Hybrid Cloud / Multi-Cloud offering (responsibilities vs. customer responsibilities)? Cloud providers are trying to extend from the cloud into private data centers. Software providers are trying to extend into public cloud services.
Why are there so many variations of Hybrid Cloud / Multi-Cloud?
Does it matter where the Hybrid Cloud / Multi-Cloud is located? How do clouds organize SaaS (availability zones, regions, etc.)? In essence, Hybrid Cloud / Multi-Cloud are overlays on how public clouds work, so they inherit all the capabilities of the cloud.
How much do Hybrid Cloud / Multi-Cloud services cost in the cloud? What are the various ways you can buy Hybrid Cloud / Multi-Cloud? Varies based on the offerings or architectures.

Examples:

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Cloud Computing - Software as a Service (SaaS) Jan 29, 2021

SHOW: Season 1, Show 7
OVERVIEW: 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 service.
How were SaaS services allocated before cloud computing? Some companies had “centralized IT services”, but nothing like this really existed before SaaS.
What does the cloud computing provider do with a SaaS offering (responsibilities vs. customer responsibilities? Cloud provider (or SaaS provider) is responsible for everything about running the application (security, data, scaling, etc.)
Why are there so many variations of SaaS? Because of aspect of business and consumer services is now software, so SaaS can be applied to almost anything.
Does it matter where the SaaS is located? How do clouds organize SaaS (availability zones, regions, etc.)? Should be completely agnostic to the end-user, unless there are country-specific rules about where data is stored. The SaaS should manage that as well.
How much do SaaS services cost in the cloud? What are the various ways you can buy SaaS?

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Cloud Computing - Platform as a Service (PaaS) Jan 29, 2021

SHOW: Season 1, Show 6
OVERVIEW: 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 services allocated? Typically by application, or volume of consumption (memory usage, # of transactions, etc.)
- How were PaaS services allocated before cloud computing? Manually. Developers often had to know about infrastructure, security, availability, etc.
- What does the cloud computing provider do with a PaaS offering (responsibilities vs. customer responsibilities? Lots of variety, depending on the service
- Why are there so many variations of PaaS and Application Services? Evolution of understanding developer needs - how “opinionated” to be vs. giving developers more granular control.
- Does it matter where the PaaS is located? How do clouds organize PaaS (availability zones, regions, etc.)? Usually most of this is hidden, beyond the geographic region.
- How much do PaaS services cost in the cloud? What are the various ways you can buy PaaS?

Examples:

AWS Proton - https://aws.amazon.com/proton/
Azure Service Fabric - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/service-fabric/
Google AppEngine - https://cloud.google.com/appengine
Oracle Cloud PaaS - https://www.oracle.com/application-development/
Heroku - https://www.heroku.com/
Red Hat OpenShift Dedicated - https://www.openshift.com/products/dedicated/

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Cloud Computing - Databases Jan 29, 2021

SHOW: Season 1, Show 5
OVERVIEW: 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 Location
How were databases allocated before cloud computing? DBAs
What does the cloud computing provider do with a database offering (responsibilities vs. customer responsibilities? Lots of variety, depending on the service
Why are there so many variations of databases? (lots of different application needs, DB technology has advanced quite a bit in the last decade)
Does it matter where the database is located? How do clouds organize databases(availability zones, regions, etc.)?
How much do databases cost in the cloud? What are the various ways you can buy security? Native services vs. 3rd-party services.

Examples:

AWS - https://aws.amazon.com/products/security/
Azure - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/product-categories/security/
Google Cloud - https://cloud.google.com/security
Oracle Cloud - https://www.oracle.com/security/
IBM Cloud - https://www.ibm.com/cloud/security
Snowflake - https://www.snowflake.com/
MongoDB Atlas - https://www.mongodb.com/cloud/atlas

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Cloud Computing - Security Jan 29, 2021

SHOW: Season 1, Show 4
OVERVIEW: 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 security mean in the cloud? Data Protection (Encryption), Key Management, Firewalls, Intrusion Detection, IAM (Authentication, SSO, etc.), Monitoring/Threat-Detection
How is security allocated? “Defense-in-Depth”, many layers of protecting the network, protecting data, protecting APIs, preventing service denials, managing users/accounts
How was security allocated before cloud computing?
What does the cloud computing provider do with a security offering (responsibilities vs. customer responsibilities? Lots of variety, depending on the service
Why are there so many variations of security? (the entire stack needs to be secured, from infrastructure to applications to user interactions)
Does it matter where the security is located? How do clouds organize the security (availability zones, regions, etc.)?
How much does security cost in the cloud? What are the various ways you can buy security? Native services vs. 3rd-party services.

Examples:

AWS - https://aws.amazon.com/products/security/
Azure - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/product-categories/security/
Google Cloud - https://cloud.google.com/security
Oracle Cloud - https://www.oracle.com/security/
IBM Cloud - https://www.ibm.com/cloud/security

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Cloud Computing - Networking Jan 29, 2021

SHOW: Season 1, Show 3
OVERVIEW: 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 networking mean in the cloud? Connectivity between nodes, VPCs (private groupings), DNS, Load-Balancing and Auto-Scaling, CDN Services, Private Links (into the cloud), Internet Facing IPs, Private IPs, Data transfer within AZs, across Regions, Service Mesh
How is networking allocated? IP Addressing, Bandwidth, Traffic/Transfers, Private Groupings. Capacity
How was networking allocated before cloud computing?
What does the cloud computing provider do with a networking offering (responsibilities vs. customer responsibilities? Lots of variety, depending on the service
Why are there so many variations of networking? (connectivity, security, scaling, local networking, global networking, etc.)
Does it matter where the networking is located? How do clouds organize the networking (availability zones, regions, etc.)?
How much does networking cost in the cloud? What are the various ways you can buy networking?

Examples:

AWS - https://aws.amazon.com/products/networking/
Azure - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/product-categories/networking/
Google Cloud - https://cloud.google.com/products/networking
Oracle Cloud - https://www.oracle.com/cloud/networking/
IBM Cloud - https://www.ibm.com/cloud/network
Digital Ocean - https://www.digitalocean.com/products/ (networking)

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Cloud Computing - Storage Jan 29, 2021

SHOW: Season 1, Show 2
OVERVIEW: 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 storage mean in the cloud?
How is storage allocated?
What does the cloud computing provider do with a storage offering (responsibilities vs. customer responsibilities?
Why are there so many variations of storage?
Does it matter where the storage is located? How do clouds organize the storage (availability zones, regions, etc.)?
How much does storage cost in the cloud? What are the various ways you can buy storage?
How do you make sure that data doesn’t get lost or deleted in the cloud? (Snapshots, Backups, Replicate across AZs or Regions)

Examples:

AWS - https://aws.amazon.com/products/storage/
Azure - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/product-categories/storage/
Google Cloud - https://cloud.google.com/products/storage
Oracle Cloud - https://www.oracle.com/cloud/storage/
IBM Cloud - https://www.ibm.com/cloud/storage
Digital Ocean - https://www.digitalocean.com/products/spaces/

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Cloud Computing - Compute Jan 29, 2021

SHOW: Season 1, Show 1
OVERVIEW: 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 compute mean in the cloud? CPU, Memory, Operating System (Linux/Windows), local Storage, GPUs, basic networking (I/O)
How is compute allocated? Bare Metal, Virtual Machine, Container - the concept of “slicing” up a computer into various sizes.
How was compute allocated before cloud computing? IT tickets, rack & stack, install software, etc.
What does the cloud computing provider do with compute (responsibilities vs. customer responsibilities)?
Why are there so many variations of compute? Do some applications require specific compute?
Does it matter where the compute is located? How do clouds organize the compute (availability zones, regions, etc.)?
How much does compute cost in the cloud? What are the various ways you can buy compute (or have it be billed - on demand, reserved instances, spot instances, usage credits)?

Examples:

AWS - https://aws.amazon.com/products/compute/
Azure - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/product-categories/compute/
Google Cloud - https://cloud.google.com/compute
Oracle Cloud - https://www.oracle.com/cloud/compute/
IBM Cloud - https://www.ibm.com/cloud/compute
Digital Ocean - https://www.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/

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Season 1 - Trailer - Cloud Technologies Jan 29, 2021

SHOW: Season 1, Trailer
OVERVIEW: 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.
This podcast is focused on the basics of Cloud Computing, from both a technical and business perspective. Season 1 will build a foundation of the technical pieces of Cloud Computing, including:

IaaS - Compute, Storage, Networking
Security
Databases
PaaS
SaaS
Hybrid Cloud, Multi-Cloud
AI/ML, Analytics, Big Data

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5 Frequently Asked Questions for people new to Cloud Computing Dec 28, 2020

SHOW: Season 0, Show 6
OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce the new podcast, Cloudcast Basics.
This podcast is focused on the basics of Cloud Computing, from both a technical and business perspective.

What is Cloud Computing?
Why should you care about Cloud Computing?
How does Cloud Computing create business value?

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SHOW SUMMARY: This shows answers 5 of the most common questions asked by anyone getting started with cloud computing.

Where to start a Cloud Computing career?
Will Cloud Computing eliminate jobs?
Is Cloud Computing safe? What is the “shared security model”?
Which Cloud Computing platform should I choose?
What things can’t Cloud Computing replace?

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How to Get Started with Cloud Computing Dec 28, 2020

SHOW: Season 0, Show 5
OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce the new podcast, Cloudcast Basics.
This podcast is focused on the basics of Cloud Computing, from both a technical and business perspective.

What is Cloud Computing?
Why should you care about Cloud Computing?
How does Cloud Computing create business value?

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SHOW SUMMARY: This shows discusses how businesses and individuals typically get started with cloud computing. It explores how the major cloud providers offer free-tiers, variable pricing models (hourly, monthly, yearly) and the differences between low-level infrastructure and customizable applications. It also highlights some of the best ways to use training to get certified in different aspects of cloud computing.

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Cloud Computing Advantages & Disadvantages Dec 28, 2020

SHOW: Season 0, Show 4
OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce the new podcast, Cloudcast Basics.
This podcast is focused on the basics of Cloud Computing, from both a technical and business perspective.

What is Cloud Computing?
Why should you care about Cloud Computing?
How does Cloud Computing create business value?

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SHOW SUMMARY: This shows discusses why companies choose cloud computing; from global reach to better cost alignment to reduced operational burden to access to new technology innovation. It also discusses the challenges of transforming existing skills, evolving existing processes, and some regulatory challenges that cloud computing is still trying to address.

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How is Cloud Computing new or different? Dec 28, 2020

SHOW: Season 0, Show 3
OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce the new podcast, Cloudcast Basics.
This podcast is focused on the basics of Cloud Computing, from both a technical and business perspective.

What is Cloud Computing?
Why should you care about Cloud Computing?
How does Cloud Computing create business value?

Please subscribe anywhere you get podcasts (Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Pandora, etc.).
SHOW SUMMARY: This shows discusses why cloud computing is different from previous generations of IT technology and consumption models. It's focused on the use of on-demand resources and applications to drive business agility, experimentations, and faster adoption of new business applications to better align to market changes.

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What is Cloud Computing and who uses it? Dec 28, 2020

SHOW: Season 0, Show 2
OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce the new podcast, Cloudcast Basics.
This podcast is focused on the basics of Cloud Computing, from both a technical and business perspective.

What is Cloud Computing?
Why should you care about Cloud Computing?
How does Cloud Computing create business value?

Please subscribe anywhere you get podcasts (Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Pandora, etc.).
SHOW SUMMARY: This shows discusses the evolution of the IT industry from on-premises data centers to on-demand, public cloud usage. It highlights the growth of the cloud, and why businesses around the world are adopting this technologies in all of its many forms.

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Season 0 - Trailer - Welcome to Cloudcast Basics! Dec 23, 2020

SHOW: Season 0, Show 1 - Introduction
OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, The Cloudcast, Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely) introduce the new podcast, Cloudcast Basics. This podcast is designed to help anyone new to Cloud Computing get up to speed quickly. Each season will cover a specific topic, from the basics to more intermediate levels of depth.
Please subscribe anywhere you get podcasts (Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Pandora, etc.).
SHOW SUMMARY: This shows introduces the new podcast, Cloudcast Basics, and it also introduces Season 0 - "Introduction to Cloud Computing". Each month a new season will be released, focusing on a different technical or business aspect of cloud computing. It season is designed to allow the listener to progress from the most basic concepts to more intermediate levels of knowledge.

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