Greg Leonardo: Optimizing Cloud Budgets in Azure - Episode 282

Greg is a Cloud Architect that assists organizations with cloud adoption and innovation and is currently a Cloud Architect and the owner of Webonology. He has been working in the IT industry since his time in the military and is a developer, teacher, speaker, and early adopter. Greg has worked in many facets of IT throughout his career and is currently the president of TampaDev, a community meetup that runs #TampaCC and various technology events throughout Tampa. Greg holds a certification as a Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert, and Microsoft Certified Trainer, and is an Azure MVP.   Topics of Discussion: [3:49] What has been Greg's secret sauce to success? Helping others. [4:53] Optimizing Azure budgets. [7:12] The cloud shines in replatforming or rehosting. [9:12] To Greg, a lot of the cost optimization really focuses on architectural optimization. [13:58] The importance of looking at evolution and realizing that technology doesn't stop at the cloud. [18:35] Don't blame technology for your shortcomings. [23:31] Azure services surprise people with their cost, and the need to go into things with eyes wide open. [29:21] The problem with the pricing calculator. [35:47] The two-fold problem with present-day containers. [37:02] Privatized workloads. [40:08] How the cloud can make our lives easier and enhance what we are already doing. Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer's Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo's Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events!  Ep 250: Responsible AI with Greg Leonardo Greg Leonardo — Cloud Daily Wire      Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.