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“If you're not careful, cloud computing can lose more money faster than any invention in history” - Mark Robinson, Infrastructure Engineer at Plaid

This week, guest host Ben Lloyd Pearson sits down with Plaid’s Mark Robinson to learn how he helped Plaid save 25% in costs by optimizing existing resources and eliminating waste in cloud computing.

Mark explains the importance of understanding your cloud bill, identifying areas of overspend, and implementing changes that lead to significant savings. From the basics of tagging resources to the intricacies of optimizing network and storage costs, Mark offers practical tips that can help you uncover countless optimization opportunities.

Tune in to learn about the rewards of improving cloud cost efficiency, the role of organizational buy-in, and the benefits of making cost optimization a company-wide value.

Episode Highlights:

00:56 How did cloud computing get so expensive?
02:34 Digging into what your costs actually are
04:55 How can you account for the various services you use?
07:35 Where are organizations going to get the most value out of?
12:26 Cloud costs relation to better code quality
16:08 Blockers in organizations to cost savings
19:32 Getting buy-in from leadership on cutting cloud costs

Show Notes:

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• https://www.finops.org/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-robinson-944084b

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Liam Martin, Co-Founder of Time Doctor, debunks myths around remote work and shares valuable tips on managing remote engineering teams so they remain well-aligned in an asynchronous environment.

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In this interview we're covering:

• Finding unbiased information
• Social implications
• State of remote working
• Asynchronous team management
• Remote work is here to stay

Excerpt from the interview:

"If you try to force employees back to the office, you'll likely end up with a team of B players, as the top talent will have the freedom to choose how they want to work. Right now, it's a seller's market, especially for engineers.

For managers uncomfortable with leading a remote engineering team, I don't have any comforting solutions. The reality is, if you insist on running your engineering team from the office, it's likely to fail. It's a tough truth, but there's no way around it."

Forget fancy titles and complex frameworks. The secret to an organization’s success might lie in a surprisingly simple act: two people moving a couch. This seemingly mundane task, according to Gene Kim (Author, Researcher, and Multiple award-winning CTO), holds profound lessons about communication, problem-solving, and creating a frictionless work environment.

Listen to the full episode or read the transcript on the Semaphore blog.

Like this episode? Be sure to leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on the podcast player of your choice and share it with your friends.

1. En begivenhedsrig dag i dit liv
   Pü indkøb
   PĂĽ afveje
2. Argumenter duer ikke 
   Relationen trumfer argumenterne 
   Rationelle argumenter gør det vÌrre 
   Processen er altid vigtigere end begivenheden 
3. MĂĽ jeg ikke nok springe over?
   Det ureflekterede menneske
   De kognitive smutveje 

1. FĂĽ din modpart til at forpligte sig
2. FĂĽ din modpart til at tage et lille skridt i din retning
3. Henfør til, hvad modparten selv har sagt eller gjort
4. Fü din modpart til at bruge tid og energi 
5. Fü din modpart til at gøre dig en tjeneste 
6. Skab en appellerende historie om din modpart

• Historier gĂĽr under den kritiske radar
• Historier udvider din modparts erfaringer
• Vi husker og forstĂĽr historier
• Historier er trovĂŚrdige

• Detaljer – husk Darth Vader-tandbørsten
• Castingen – find en appellerende hovedrolle
• BeskĂŚr informationen, sĂĽ de selv har ansvar for konklusionen
• Tre steder, du skal bruge fortĂŚllingen

Hvis du vil undgü, at dine medarbejdere søger vÌk, skal du som leder skabe en arbejdskultur, der er büret af sunde relationer, vÌrdighed og lighed. Det bliver det helt store konkurrenceparameter i fremtidens arbejdsfÌllesskaber, siger de to erhvervspsykologer Louise Dinesen og Vibeke Lunding-Gregersen.

VĂŚrter: Vibeke Lunding-Gregersen og Louise Dinesen

Musik: Christian Schødts-Sørensen

Programmet er produceret af Rakkerpak Productions for Lederstof.dk

LĂŚs mere pĂĽ www.lederstof.dk

Det sker ofte, at en leder ufrivilligt blĂŚser en sag op eller tysser den for meget ned. Det er blot en af flere faldgruber, nĂĽr det handler om at kommunikere de svĂŚre personalesager ud til medarbejderne. Erhvervspsykologerne Louise Dinesen og Vibeke Lunding-Gregersen fortsĂŚtter her samtalen om de svĂŚre personalesager.

VĂŚrter: Vibeke Lunding-Gregersen og Louise Dinesen

Musik: Christian Schødts-Sørensen

Programmet er produceret af Rakkerpak Productions for Lederstof.dk

LĂŚs mere pĂĽ www.lederstof.dk

We often talk about promotions and growth, but the moment the conversation shifts towards paths to staff or executive positions, the advice goes blank. There is very little actionable information out there that can tell you how you can get to the highest echelons of leadership.

To get a clearer picture on this topic, I sat down with Lena Reinhard, a seasoned executive with an extensive track record at CircleCI, Travis CI, and more. Lena shares her insights on the best ways to accelerate career growth in the tech space, answer thorny questions, such as “Why are executives hired from the outside?” and provide some candid takes on why taking things slow sometimes can pay off in the end.

You can find Lena on the following sites:

The podcast was produced by Den Delimarsky. Music by Wataboi from Pixabay.

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