These slides were delivered at Cloud Expo Europe on 12 April 2016 in London by Steven Johnston, Cloud Consultant at managed cloud provider Novosco Ltd (UK/Ireland).

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How to Fail at Cloud
Steven Johnston, 12 April 2016, London
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How to Fail at Cloud
“ We did a survey that
required respondents to
correctly identify things
that were cloud to
continue, 90% disqual rate.”
Lydia Leong
Cloud Analyst - Gartner

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Assumption #1
Beware Shadow IT
Develop Cloud Practice
Develop DevOps Culture
We Have The Skills

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Security Blockers
Infrastructure Blockers
IT as a Blocker
Assumption #2
Cloud is an IT Programme

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We are Cloud Ready
Minimum Viable Product and Sprints
Governance, Risk and Compliance
Buy and Budget Differently
Assumption #3
Cloud
Ready

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It will be Cheaper
Paying for Convenience
Right Sizing Mandatory
Assumption #4

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Clear Business Case
Skills: Nurture to Cloud
Technology: Remove the Blocks
Organization: Culture Change
Cost: Understand how Costs will Change
Assumption #5

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How to Fail at Cloud
steven.johnston@novosco.com
Stand 460, Cloud Expo Europe 2016, London
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