Cloud Native Summit - Orders of magnitude / Daniel Larsen

Cloud-native technology strategies for global scale.

A clear cloud-native technology strategy, based in reality, with buy-in from engineering leaders, and understood by all, can drive truly global business expansion. In this talk Cloud consultant Daniel Larsen (ex-Microsoft) will provide tips for improving your technology strategy, to unlock additional value and growth for the entire business.

Orders of magnitude and operating ranges.
Can't scale, can't sell.
Mission drives Strategy drives Products.
The Netflix trap and the multi-cloud myth. Scale the monolith.
Be a partner, not a customer. Commercial agreements inform strategy.
Map requirements to features and seek investment.
Trade infrastructure cost for engineering effort.
Bringing it all together: CTO-level Technology Strategy.
Enabling constraints.
Good old service oriented architecture.
Finally: Get out of New Zealand.

@cloudnativesummit - Wellington, New Zealand - September 5th, 2023