EP29 | Connecting the dots b/w Cloud architects and their CEO | With special guests Prateek Goyal - Customer Value Specialist and | Faizan Mustafa ex-CIO Toyota Indus

Fun episode and something different, where we asked Prateek Goyal and Faizan Mustafa on how the new cloud world demands cloud architects and IT directors to align their projects and mindset to CEO/CIO and board initiatives.  e.g. CEO's may be worried about smaller players in the market who are born in the cloud and have been able to rapidly capture portion of your business by being more agile and providing more flexible offerings. Existential thread is very real. They may also be looking to make their offering more richer by leveraging off-the-shelve CSP services such as around AI/ML to create new revenue streams for their business. Security, global reach and addressing to customers asks would be top of mind as well Old mindset of "No one gets fired from buying Cisco"  may actually can harm business significantly in cloud world. Good Champion is a good story teller, aligning technical benefits to to business objectives. Make sure you have that clarity on business goals and go out of the way to be aligned. C-level puts trust in their Sr. infrastructure leaders and architects to understand their objectives and recommend correct engineering decisions.  We also talked about advise for Cloud architects on tangible actions they can take to ensure cloud approach and deployment is future proof. Cloud architects have a a tendency to get lost in technical weeds or pivot to their comfort zone. It's a good practice to take a step back from time to time and ensure alignment to business objective is being met. Business may have an over arching strategy but all answers may not be know as cloud is a rapid evolving landscape Modern CFO's are data driven but most of them fully understand the importance of investing in new platforms as its key to digital disruption CIO/CTO needs to work cloud architects to highlight quantifiable benefits to board and CEO. e.g. Toyota uses the A3 model which has been their secret to success in making sound engineering decisions For Aviatrix championing and business value guidance, reach out to us [email protected] Hope you enjoy.

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