Journey of Cloud 6

You would have heard of #CLOUD9 but this article talks about #CLOUD6 :)

I will try my best to ensure it's worth every second that you spend here if you are a Cloud enthusiast.

All my important learnings in the cloud journey of 6 years are put together in this article.

• It started in 2017 to integrate an application with a platform which receives Medical system logs
• My first course is via a book called "Solutions Architect" and it helped me to understand solid fundamentals which I use everyday to make informed decisions
• Migrating an application from Private cloud to AWS was the toughest project as it challenged us as a team to be agile and resolve both cost & performance issues
• Was at the right place at the right time and got involved in 3 Rearchitecting projects in 3 companies ;) which helped me to learn a lot about Cloud benefits & Cloud first approach
• Worked throughout on #AWSCloud and currently own 5 certifications including AWS Solutions Architect Professional

Let me stop here and talk about real business now.

Independent of your role as #cloudengineer, #cloudarchitect, #cloudops, #cloudexpert or #cloudassociate, everyone should really care about 6 pillars in cloud projects.?

• Cloud costs?
• Cloud security?
• Cloud storage
• Cloud optimization?
• Cloud automation?
• Cloud operations?

Please look around, take time and understand how each of them is done or not done for your project.

My simple & straight forward learnings around these pillars are as below:

Cloud costs

• Everyone in the team has to be conscious of the cost involved to run applications on cloud?
• Every rupee or dollar saved can be used to build new functionality in your application
• Read knowledge article here - https://spot.io/resources/cloud-cost/

Cloud security?

• Do remember most customers have security experts who would select or reject your solution based on your standards
• Any security issue that you miss would come back and impact your organization
• Read knowledge article here - https://www.checkpoint.com/cyber-hub/cloud-security/what-is-cloud-security/

Cloud storage

• Cloud can store anything but do spend time to derive "real business value" out of it
• You need not store specific data on cloud if you don't know the source for it
• Read knowledge article here - https://aws.amazon.com/what-is/cloud-storage/

Cloud optimization?

• If you are not optimizing, you are not innovating on the cloud as a team
• Optimizations fuels efficiency and effective decision making
• Read knowledge article here - https://www.cloudzero.com/blog/cloud-optimization

Cloud automation?

• "Automation first" mindset is key to setup the culture of continuous value delivery
• Don't run something on cloud without automation
• Read knowledge article here - https://www.contino.io/insights/cloud-automation-versus-cloud-orchestration

Cloud operations

• Operating procedures are as good as Company guidelines. If they fail, you have no place to hide
• Cloud operations could make or break your business
• Read knowledge article here - https://www.splunk.com/en_us/data-insider/what-is-cloudops.html

Let me end with this super important message.

“Cloud is about how you do computing, not where you do computing.” -?Paul Maritz

It's a "mindset with right approach and agility" that helps any cloud project to be successful for both end-users and business.

Hope this article helped you to know something new and useful.

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