The IT Matters Podcast is about IT matters and matters pertaining to IT.

In this episode of IT Matters, host Aaron Bock interviews Will Friedrich, Director of Strategy and Consulting at Experis.

Conversation Highlights: 

• Will explains how he began working with the cloud and how the cloud has evolved over the past two decades (4:08)
• Why companies should consider adopting the cloud (8:15)
• The general use cases for the cloud (13:08)
• What the cloud actually is, and how business leaders should look at it (16:43)
• How cloud fin ops increases cross-functional efficiency within an organization (18:53)
• The challenges of scaling appropriate cloud spend to an organization (25:19)
• Who is usually championing cloud fin ops in an organization and how that role is evolving (30:12)
• Advice for smaller companies looking to adapt the cloud (33:15)
• Will’s prediction for the landscape of cloud competition in the next 5-10 years (37:23)
• The #1 piece of advice Will would give to millions of young people starting their career in IT, in his technology state of the union address (47:44)

Resources Mentioned: 

• FinOps Foundation

About Will Friedrich:
Will Friedrich is the VP of IT Solutions with Experis, a global leader in IT professional resourcing and managed services. For the past 17 years, he has forged a career in technology, serving and leading in various PMO functions as well as product marketing, software portfolio delivery, IT infrastructure, cloud, and tech business management consulting functions. Will is a husband, proud father of two fantastic kids, and loves golfing, surfing, and college football Saturdays.