Podcasts about cloudability

Welcome to episode 276 of The Cloud Pod, where the forecast is always cloudy! This week, our hosts Justin, Matthew, and Jonathan do a speedrun of OpenWorld news, talk about energy needs and the totally not controversial decision to reopen 3 Mile Island, a “managed” exodus from cloud, and Kubernetes news. As well as Amazon’s RTO we are calling “Elastic Commute”. All this and more, right now on The Cloud Pod.  Titles we almost went with this week: The Cloud Pod Hosts don't own enough pants for five days a week IBM thinks it can contain the cost of K8s Microsoft loves nuclear energy The Cloudpod tries to give Oracle some love and still does not care The cloud pod goes nuclear on k8s costs Can IBM contain the costs of Kubernetes and Nuclear Power?  Google takes on take over while microsoft takes on nuclear AWS Launches ‘Managed Exodus’: Streamline Your Talent Drain Introducing Amazon WorkForce Alienation: Scale Your Employee Discontent to the Cloud Amazon SageMaker Studio Lab: Now with Real-Time Resignation Prediction A big thanks to this week's sponsor: We're sponsorless! Want to get your brand, company, or service in front of a very enthusiastic group of cloud news seekers? You've come to the right place! Send us an email or hit us up on our slack channel for more info.  General News 01:08 IBM acquires Kubernetes cost optimization startup Kubecost  IBM is quickly becoming the place where cloud cost companies go to assimilate? Or Die? Rebirthed mabe? Either way, it's not a great place to end up.  On Tuesday they announced the acquisition of Kubecost, a FinOps startup that helps teams monitor and optimize their K8 clusters, with a focus on efficiency – and ultimately cost.  This acquisition follows the acquisitions of Apptio, Turbonomic, and Instana over the years.  Kubecost is the company behind OpenCost; a vendor-neutral open source project that forms part of the core Kubecost commercial offering.   OpenCost is part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundations cohort of sandbox projects. Kubecost is expected to be integrated into IBM’s FinOps Suite, which combines Cloudability and Turbonomic.  There is also speculation that it might make its way to OpenShift, too. 02:26 Jsutin- “…so KubeCost lives inside of Kubernetes, and basically has the ability to see how much CPU, how much memory they’re using, then calculate basically the price of the EC2 broken down into the different pods and services.” AI Is Going Great –

Today, we're diving deep into a topic that touches every corner of our digital lives: technology overload. Our special guest, Mat Ellis, CEO of Sixty AI and seasoned entrepreneur, is here to unravel the startling findings of a recent survey, revealing the alarming impact of our constant connectivity. With over 85% feeling overwhelmed by pings and alerts, and a staggering majority lamenting the blurred lines between work and personal time, we're in the midst of a digital crisis. But there's hope. Mat, with his rich background ranging from Frito-Lay to Goldman Sachs, and then diving into the world of startups, is championing a movement to redefine our relationship with technology. As the founder of Cloudability and now leading Sixty AI's mission to 'Take Back Your Time,' he's on the frontline of creating tools that prioritize our mental well-being in a world of ceaseless digital chatter. We'll explore the groundbreaking AI behind Sixty AI, the vision for a balanced digital future, and the urgent call for a digital detox. Prepare for a conversation that's not just about technology, but about reclaiming our time, our sanity, and our human connections.

I recently had the pleasure of meeting Mat, and I must say, he is absolutely delightful, despite his charming accent. As is often the case with founders, he found it challenging to remain idle after the successful sale of Cloudability for a staggering $1.8B, backed by Founders Fund and Foundry.What if you had a robot chief of staff to help you remember other people's problems? Think of a human-compatible AI product built and designed to enhance your productivity which will, in turn, make you a better executive.In this episode of The Capital Stack, we have Mat Ellis, the co-founder & CEO at Sixty AI and the former founder and CEO at Cloudability. He has previously held executive positions with four startups and key technology roles at Frito-Lay, Pepsi-Cola, and Goldman Sachs. Sixty AI is an AI-powered Personal Relationship Management software optimized for focus and flow, eliminating mundane and time-sucking digital tasks to focus on what matters most.Listen in to learn how to become more productive and liberated from tedious tasks with an AI system that helps you remember the important things. You will also learn how to build a great and viral product that makes a difference and how to create demand for it.What You Will Discover:· [04:31] Mat explains where he gets his humility from and the need to learn constantly.· [06:31] The importance of having problem-solving skills to run an early-stage startup.· [09:50] How he shifted his mindset to avoid compulsiveness when running an early-stage startup. · [13:53] He describes the end of Cloudability and the beginning of Sixty AI – the journey it's been.· [17:52] How Sixty AI is built and designed to be human-compatible for more productivity.· [21:16] The power of a digital system that helps you remember people's problems to enhance productivity.· [31:53] Mat on the business model helping Sixty AI move from zero to one.· [34:26] How to create a great viral product that makes a difference and how to create demand for it.· [36:20] How to become a beta customer and part of the Sixty AI movement.· [37:11] Some random questions with Mat!Memorable Quote:· “The wedge is a great product that makes a difference in your life instantly but also one that's well-known, highly spoken of, and viral.”- Mat Ellis [35:10]Connect with Mat:· Website: https://sixty.app/· LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matellis/

Welcome to episode 218 of The Cloud Pod podcast - where the forecast is always cloudy! Today your hosts Justin, Ryan, and Matt discuss all things cloud - including migration services, AppFabric, state machines, and security updates, as well as the idea of shifting left versus (or in addition to) shifting down.  Titles we almost went with this week: The Cloud Pod Prefers to be Bought by Anyone but IBM What Does the F(in)O(ps)X say?  The Cloud Pod Leverage appFabric for your SaaS Security A big thanks to this week's sponsor: Foghorn Consulting, provides top-notch cloud and DevOps engineers to the world's most innovative companies. Initiatives stalled because you have trouble hiring?  Foghorn can be burning down your DevOps and Cloud backlogs as soon as next week.

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On this episode of the Humans of DevOps, Jason Baum is joined by Kristen Buchanan, founder of Edify. Find out how DevOps principles can be applied to people and team management, what the future of work holds and so much more! Kristen Buchanan is the CEO and Founder of Edify, an AI platform that builds high-performing engineering teams, starting with onboarding. She started her first company in 2014 and built onboarding programs for companies such as AWS Elemental, Puppet, OpenSky Alibaba, Cirium (FlightGlobal), Cloudability and more. Kristen is passionate about developing the future of high-performing engineering organizations so that engineering teams can build better products, faster. Want access to more content like this? Gain the tools, resources and knowledge to help your organization adapt and respond to challenges by becoming a professional member of DevOps Institute. Engage in one of the fastest-growing DevOps communities today! Get started for free: https://www.devopsinstitute.com/membership/ Use promo code HODPOD21 at this link for 20% off your Premium Membership.

Aaron Kaffen is a growth-focused leader and the Vice President of Marketing at Bigleaf Networks, an SD-WAN platform that improves cloud connectivity and overall internet performance for businesses. Aaron brings over 15 years of experience in strategic and analytical marketing to the company, specializing in a variety of software categories. Before joining Bigleaf, Aaron worked at companies such as Tecplot, Inc., Cloudability, and Oversee.net. He was also an adopter of early web technologies in the ‘90s, even being one of the first to write a thesis on human interaction online. In this episode… Technology marketing is unique, for better and for worse. On one hand, the target audience is far more knowledgeable than the average customer. On the other hand, the fierce competition and expectations can make it difficult to gain ground. This is especially true for startups with small marketing teams and even smaller budgets. In these cases, how do you make a name for your brand? This is the position that Aaron Kaffen found himself in on multiple occasions. With his experience in a variety of marketing roles, he has helped companies like Cloudability achieve incredible growth and become a recognized name in the industry. Now Aaron is working with Bigleaf Networks to help them improve their marketing in the same way. Today, he's here to share his hard-won insights with you. In this episode of the Revenue Engine Podcast, Alex Gluz hosts Aaron Kaffen, the Vice President of Marketing at Bigleaf Networks, to discuss how to market a technology business. Aaron goes over the early days of his career, how he helped Cloudability scale, and his current contributions at Bigleaf. The two also discuss crucial topics like product education, in-person events, and outsourcing services. Stay tuned for more.

Have you ever wondered what makes Silicon Valley such a successful ecosystem? Or why there's so much big data buzz? Chris was the founder of DataHero (acquired by Cloudability), and employee #1 at AsterData (acquired by Teradata for USD$263m). In this episode, we had the opportunity to talk to Chris about his experiences at the forefront of technology—from the inception of big data to Motorola's attempt at designing the iPhone. Chris also discusses the drivers behind Silicon Valley's success, and how he plans to narrow the expertise gap between Silicon Valley and the rest of the world, starting with Canada, through Commonwealth Ventures. Front Row Ventures is excited to take you backstage into Canada's tech ecosystem and its success stories. We asked Canada's leading investors, founders, and tech minds to share their experiences. From successful Canadians doing business in Canada to expats working abroad, we deep dive into their journey to success and the stories behind it. Come in close. Brace yourselves for the real stories; because we had the same questions. So we asked them.

The most terrifying part of moving to the cloud isn't security, migration techniques or learning new infrastructure as code tools, it is managing that pesky cloud bill.  To some CFO's it might even be downright terrifying.  Join Jonathan and Justin as they talk about all things FinOps with Rob Martin from Apptio (formerly Cloudability) where they discuss cost management techniques, getting help via the Finops Foundation and more. A big thanks to TCP-Talks Sponsor: Foghorn Consulting, which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning, and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure.

The most terrifying part of moving to the cloud isn’t security, migration techniques or learning new infrastructure as code tools, it is managing that pesky cloud bill.  To some CFO’s it might even be downright terrifying.  Join Jonathan and Justin as they talk about all things FinOps with Rob Martin from Apptio (formerly Cloudability) where they discuss cost management techniques, getting help via the Finops Foundation and more. A big thanks to TCP-Talks Sponsor: Foghorn Consulting, which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning, and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure.

Originally from Great Britain, Mat Ellis has lived and worked all over the world. After moving to Portland over 10 years ago, he started his own software company, Cloudability. He’s been there ever since and has seen the city change from a quick stop on the way to Silicon Valley to a unique tech hub of its own.In his interview with Craig, Mat offers a unique perspective on how the city has transformed, the face-to-face communication style of the people there, the obstacles it's faced in the past and the tough decisions it could face in the future.Friends for more than eight years, Craig and Mat have a candid discussion about the struggles tech company founders face in raising capital, attracting top leadership talent, and how local politics and legislation plays a role in the success of company at any stage of growth. They also talk about some of the challenges many tech entrepreneurs face when deciding whether they should set up shop in the Bay Area or a secondary market like Portland, where they might find a smaller but more collaborative tech community.

Kubecon is happening in Barcelona, Spain, VMWare purchases bitnami, Apptio buys Cloudability and a ton of Kubernetes announcements out of KubeCon this week on The Cloud Pod. Sponsors: Foghorn Consulting – https://fogops.io/thecloudpod Topics: A Cosmonaut’s guide to the latest Azure Cosmos DB Announcements VMWare snaps up Bitnami to broaden its multi-cloud strategy Apptio buys Cloudability as cloud cost management market heats up Introducing Terraform Cloud Remote State Management Cloudwatch container insights for EKS and Kubernetes Preview Digital Ocean K8 service is now Generally Available Google Announces new enhancements to ease adoption of GKE In celebration of K8 5th birthday GCP is giving away a free month of learning at Coursera with the Architecting with GKE course. (valid until September 30th) Lightning Round (Jonathan 5, Justin 8, Peter 1 and Guest 3): EKS has simplifed K8 cluster authentication with new CLI Sub command for generating the authentication token for connecting You can now use custom chat bots with Amazon Chime Performance insights now supports Amazon Aurora Global Databas

Mat Ellis founded Cloudability in April 2011 and is its CEO. Prior to Cloudability, Mat held executive positions with four startups, and key technology roles at Frito-Lay, Pepsi Cola and Goldman Sachs. He currently sits on the boards of the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network and the Technology Association of Oregon. Originally from the UK and now residing in Portland, Mat is well known as a mentor and advisor to startups across the US.

Show: 41Show Overview: Brian and Tyler talk about a number of data surveys that have recently been published about container usage, Kubernetes usage, and several other cloud trends. Show Notes:Cloudability “State of Cloud (2018)”DataDog - “Surprising Facts about Real Docker Adoption”Digital Ocean “Currents” (June 2018)CNCF Survey (June 2018)Topic 1 - Lots of differences between these surveys, both in methodology and results:Does the data come from surveys or actual monitoring? How do they classify various technologies (by project, by vendor, by cloud service, by both)? Do they include usage-based details?Topic 2 - Would you prefer to see more vendor-usage data in these reports, or is it OK to just have generic usage data? Right now it’s sort of a mixed bagTopic 3 - It’s (usually) never clear who is running these container environments. We see some survey data targeting developers, but not all of them explain (or know) which groups are running the container environments vs. consuming services.Topic 4 - It’s interesting that none of these surveys highlight the location of companies/customers/users, since we know that certain geographic pockets of the world have very different usage behaviors than others.Feedback?Email: PodCTL at gmail dot comTwitter: @PodCTLWeb: http://podctl.com

We all know dieting doesn't equate to making a permanent healthy lifestyle change, but self-sabotage gets in the way. In order to end the yo-yo dieting cycle, you first have to change your mindset. And today's show is going to help you do just that. Welcome to The Mind Zoning Academy. For those of you who are new to Mind Zoning, on fitlandiafitness.com I have these audio guided meditations to help you create new thought patterns so that living a healthy lifestyle is not only easy, but it sticks! Some of the feedback from my 30 Days to Thriving group is that sometimes they just want me around to lead them through a Mind Zoning, so I’ve listened and I am just thrilled to launch the Mind Zoning Academy. If you live in the Portland, Oregon area, I’ll actually be at Cloudability on April 11th to do a workshop all about Ending Self-Sabotage from 6:00 - 7:15 PM. Here is a link to sign up! And all of you listening should go ahead and use the code FFF50 to celebrate the launch and save 50% off. I want to encourage you to think of 3 people in your life that you want to help end self-sabotage with and go ahead and share this with them. If you aren’t in the Portland area to attend the in person event, I want to invite you to join our webinar Mind Zoning Academy on April 12th! You can sign up for the webinar here. You will not only get an audio file of what we talk about in the live session, but you will also come away with a professionally mixed version of the guided meditation that I deliver! Even if you can’t attend the webinar go ahead and sign up because you will still get the mixed version of the meditation and a recording of the conversation. Go ahead and register to help you keep moving toward your goals! If you register and attend either event, you will also get a FREE Q&A session with me! Not only will you get to hear a powerful Mind Zoning meditation, but you will also have the opportunity to share your experience with me and ask about any questions about how I can help you break through your fitness and wellness obstacles. PLUS, anyone who registers will also get a code for 50% off of the next 30 Days to Thriving Program as well!! Now, let’s talk about breaking self-sabotage. I’ve been talking about and delivering this meditation for the past 6 to 8 weeks because I am truly passionate about it. Sometimes we make excuses, we procrastinate, we put off what we know we are supposed to do! Everyone listening knows the basics...eat more vegetables, cut down on processed foods, cut down on sugar, carbs, alcohol, you KNOW all that. But why don’t you do it?! This is basically the foundation of Fitlandia. I help you create new foundations and new behaviors and thought patterns by tapping into your subconscious mind. Self-sabotage can mean a whole gamut of things. For example, if your brain is telling you you don’t have enough time to work out because you’ve overcommitted, that is something you can CHANGE, but your brain finds signals to tell you otherwise and won’t let you make the change. Another example on the other end of the spectrum is this deep lack of self-worth. I’ve seen this time and time again working with clients and also with members in our secret Facebook group and in the 30 Days to Thriving. When you explore your relationship with food and alcohol, sometimes these deep ideas of self-worth come up. Sometimes we sabotage our fitness efforts because we have a deep and unconscious belief that we are not worthy of success or good health or vitality. This technique will help you uncover the root of self-sabotage and it actually helped me identify with basically something that I was doing to myself, a punishment, where I didn’t see I was deserving of living a healthy life and feeling the joy that comes with having a fit body and mind. I have now talked about this on a few different podcasts and even have written a few blogs about it and love delivering it because this technique is something so easy but so powerful and helps people learn more about themselves. So anyway, I’ll probably bring it up again and again but here is the major premise: I was working with a naturopath many years ago and I was following a protocol that she had given me to change my nutrition and I was losing weight consistently and then out of nowhere my weight loss totally stopped at 172 pounds. For no rhyme or reason, it just stopped. I was following everything perfectly! I was doing a follow up with her, shoutout to Dr. Premazzi here in Oregon, and she said that sometime happened to you around that weight that could be a stuck trauma that is preventing you from moving forward. That was the first time in my life when I learned or even thought about the fact that an event or a trauma or a thought could have an impact over my physical body. That just blew my mind. She said she had an exercise for me. She grabbed me a pen and paper and had me close my eyes with the pen in my non-dominant hand. She said with the intention of understanding what is blocking me from moving forward, I should write down any words that come to mind. So i did it! I started to write down whatever words came to mind and there were a few bizarre words at first but then all of a sudden, I started writing out the word “punishment.” It hit me like a ton of bricks. Seriously. I was recalling that I was punishing myself, holding on to my weight as a punishment, for something that I had deeply regretted. It was incredible that I had come into this awareness. And this is something that all of you can do! What happens when we write with our non-dominant hand is that we are actually tapping into our subconscious mind. We are able to recall those thoughts, memories, and patterns that are actually driving 90% of our behavior. You can use this technique anytime in ANY area of your life. Share this with anyone in your life who may need some clarity and some discovery into how they are sabotaging. So that’s my little tip for you today...but here is the really cool part! In the first Mind Zoning Academy that launches this week, I am going to lead you through a meditation to not only help you identify the root cause of your self-sabotage but then, I’ll also help you uncover your hidden superpower that will help you break through and move past it! So sign up for the Mind Zoning Academy today, take advantage of all those awesome bonuses available to you, learn more about what your root cause of self-sabotage is AND your superpower that can help you move forward! I can’t wait to see you all this week! Bye!  

The science of saving on AWS has undergone some major revolutions in the past year. New services, Reserved Instance options, increased flexibility, and discount programs have all created 100's of new opportunities to optimize your usage and spending. We've also seen a significant uplift in operational maturity that is increasing the overall savings to be had while limiting operational risk. The most mature organizations are now using a particular set of metrics to drive their cost optimization activities as part of a repeatable feedback loop. Join Cloudability's J.R. Storment and Atlassian's Mike Fuller as they walk you through this changing landscape and how it impacts the decisions your team makes every day. Topics include: cost avoidance and savings metrics to drive your optimization initiatives; data points and techniques for making effective rightsizing decisions; maximizing coverage and flexibility with ISF and convertible Reserved Instances; and lessons from the front lines with Atlassian's Mike Fuller. Session Sponsored by: Cloudability, Inc.

Cloud is the new normal - it continues to deliver amazing new technologies and drive us to innovate our operational models. Cloud also gives us new capabilities to see the tremendous financial impact to our businesses. As you journey into the cloud, your teams will need to wield the cloud power responsibly. They will need more visibility into the financial impact of their resource usage in order to make the best decisions for today and for the longer term. Join Cloudability and HERE Technologies as we guide you through the journey to financial agility on the cloud as we have seen it play it out in hundreds of customers. You'll walk away with the steps you need to take and the mindset your teams will need to adopt in order to achieve financial agility. Topics include: - Discovering and validating your goals (needs, requirements, responsibilities) - Analyzing and closing the gaps between your goals and your reality - Developing a new operational model that provides the financial agility and predictability - HERE Technologies case study Session Sponsored by Cloudability

Mat Ellis is the Founder & CEO @ Cloudability, the startup that provides cloud cost efficiency at scale and they have raised close to $40m in VC funding including from our good friends at Foundry Group and Data Collective. As for Mat, prior to Cloudability, Mat held executive positions with four startups, and key technology roles at Frito-Lay, Pepsi Cola and Goldman Sachs and he currently sits on the boards of the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network and the Technology Association of Oregon. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: How did Mat make the move from the UK to SaaS startup founder in Portland, Oregon? How has Mat seen elements change within the business when moving through the stages of company growth? What were the challenges when going through these strategic inflection points? At present, many SaaS founders are looking to hire COOs, what does Mat believe about this hire? When is the right time to make the hire? What should one look for in their first COO? How does Mat assess the balance of sustainability and growth? How does Mat balance between this tough line? What are the inherent challenges? What are Mat’s thought on culture maintenance when startup move into hypergrowth? What is core to retain this startup culture with the scaling through stages? If you would like to find out more about the show and the guests presented, you can follow us on Twitter here: Jason Lemkin Harry Stebbings SaaStr Mat Ellis

Aaron and Brian talk with Mat Ellis (@matellis, Founder/CEO of @cloudability) about the evolution of public cloud spending, the knowledge level of cloud buyers, how AWS is trending vs. Azure and GCP, the market for Reserved Instances and how companies are beginning to think about Serverless computing. Show Links: Get a free eBook from O'Reilly media or use promo code PCBW for a discount - 40% off Print Books and 50% off eBooks and videos Cloudability website Mat’s “Cloud Prediction” from 2008 Show Notes: Topic 1 - Great to have you back on the show. First off, how are things going at Cloudability? We see that Cloudability is now managing the costs of nearly 1/3rd of all AWS usage. Topic 2 - The last time we talked, most of the public clouds did not report revenues, but we’re now seeing that broken out. Give us a high-level view of what’s happening with spending in the public clouds? How has it evolved over the last couple years? Topic 3 - Cloudability has always had a strong focus on AWS, but what are you seeing in the market in terms of demand for Azure, GCP or IBM’s cloud? Topic 4 - Cloudability focuses a lot on not just cost awareness, but helping companies be smart about planning purchases via Reserved Instances. How is the learning curve evolving for the market? Are their secondary markets emerging for Reserved Instances? Topic 5 - Do you get asked a lot by companies to help them compare internal costs vs. public cloud costs? Topic 6 - Let’s talk about “serverless”. How much interest do you hear about that, and what sort of costing questions are people asking? Feedback? Email:show at thecloudcast dot net Twitter:@thecloudcastnet or @serverlesscast YouTube:Cloudcast Channel

In this Startup Spotlight on Portland, CTC visits with Skip Newberry, CEO of sister organization the Technology Association of Oregon, along with Mat Ellis of Cloudability and Portland Business Journal tech reporter Malia Spencer to dive deep into the startup culture of the Rose City.

Aaron and Brian talk with Mat Ellis (@matellis), CEO/Founder of Cloudability (@cloudability) about the trends with AWS vs. GCE vs Azure and vCHS. They explore how cloud buyers are getting more intelligent and the types of industries that are now using the public cloud. They also explore some aspects of public cloud that aren't frequently discussed in the media. Music Credit: Nine Inch Nails (www.nin.com)

After a short hiatus, DNP is back on the air with an episode all about rapidly-growing start ups in the private and public cloud space. First up, Joshua McKenty (@jmckenty), co-founder and CTO of Piston Cloud Computing (and one of the co-founders of OpenStack) stops by to talk about innovating on top of the OpenStack APIs for customers including major banks and governments. Then Mat Ellis (@MatEllis), founder and CEO of Cloudability, discusses how to give control and insight into cloud costs. It’s not about reducing cloud spending, but understanding it and making money from it. Show Timeline: • 0:00: Introductions and News of the Week • 10:22: Interview with Joshua McKenty • 24:48: Interview with Mat Ellis • 37:20: Wrap up

Mini-cast from AWS re:Invent: Aaron speaks with Mat Ellis from Cloudability about the rising concern of tracking and controlling operating costs in the public cloud

Brian talks with Dr.James Mitchell, CEO of Strategic Blue about “Cloud Broker-Dealing”, how cloud computing is becoming a commoditised market and how we can expect to see a rapid progression towards commodity market style trading of futures contracts for cloud computing.

Reuven is solo this week and he’s joined by J.R. Storment (chief customer officer, Cloudability, @stormental) and Alistair Croll (cloud guru, @acroll). J.R. talks about the benefits of the cloud (building and expanding quickly) and addressing the subsequent sticker shock – Cloudability serves as an economic tracking system for the cloud. Visit www.cloudability.com for more information. Alistair talks about CloudOps and the independent research arm that’s looking into cloud performance and the emergence of enterprise cloud usage. Visit www.cloudops.com for more information. Show timeline: • 0:00 – Intros, News of the Week • 10:26 – Interview with J.R. Storment • 24:06 – Interview with Alistair Croll • 36:30 – Wrap up

Aaron and Brian talk with Ben Kepes (@benkepes) about the evolving Cloud Computing trends in the first half of 2012, building Cloud communities and how SMBs should be thinking about leveraging technology to gain business advantage.

Brian talks with Mat Ellis (@matellis), CEO of Cloudability, about how companies are using public cloud services and how to manage costs of those services. They discuss major public cloud trends, how Cloudability uses analytics to make budgeting recommendations and how to teach IT organizations about real cloud costs.