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“The cloud is a change in operating model. It isn’t IT procurement. If you don’t change the way your organization works, the cloud is going to look much more like another data center.“ Gregor Hohpe is the author of “Software Architect Elevator” and “Cloud Strategy”. In this episode, Gregor started our conversation by explaining the role of a software architect, the reason for the latest resurgence of the role, and his software architect elevator concept. He then described what a good architecture should look like and how to deal with trade-offs by using the analogy of financial options. We then discussed in-depth about the cloud and why adopting cloud requires a lifestyle change in order to benefit from it the most. Gregor also described why organizations need a good viable cloud strategy and debunked the concern of many organizations on cloud vendor lock-in. He also gave his tips on how organizations should approach building an in-house cloud platform and how to change the organization structure to embrace the cloud better. Towards the end, do not miss our insightful discussion on Gregor’s law of excessive complexity! Listen out for:  Career Journey - [00:06:48] Software Architect Role - [00:07:48] Software Architect Elevator - [00:12:07] An Architect Stands on 3 Legs - [00:14:37] Good Architecture - [00:18:08] Trade-offs - [00:21:09] Definition of Cloud - [00:25:55] Cloud is a Lifestyle Change - [00:28:56] Motivation for Moving to the Cloud - [00:32:18] Cloud Strategy - [00:36:43] Building up Cloud Strategy - [00:39:36] Patterns &amp; Antipatterns - [00:43:57] Cloud is Not an Infrastructure Topic - [00:49:29] In-house Cloud Platform - [00:52:38] Gregor’s Law of Excessive Complexity - [00:57:39] Organization Structure - [01:01:37] 3 Tech Lead Wisdom - [01:05:16]  _____ Gregor Hohpe’s Bio As an Enterprise Strategist at AWS, Gregor advises CTOs and tech leaders in their organizational and technology platform transformation. Prior to joining AWS, Gregor served as a Smart Nation Fellow to the Singapore government, as technical director in Google Cloud’s Office of the CTO, and as Chief Architect at Allianz SE, where he oversaw the architecture of a global data center consolidation and deployed the first private cloud software delivery platform. He is an active member of the IEEE Software advisory board. Follow Gregor:  LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/ghohpe/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/ghohpe The Architect Elevator – https://architectelevator.com/ Cloud Strategy – https://cloudstrategybook.com   Our Sponsor This episode is proudly sponsored by Emergence, the journal of business agility. This quarterly publication brings you inspiring stories from the most innovative companies and explores themes of new ways of working, reclaiming management, and humanizing business. Each issue is hand illustrated and 100% content. Use the promo code “techlead” to get a 10% discount on your annual subscription. Visit businessagility.institute/emergence to get your edition and support the publication supporting your podcast.  Like this episode? Follow @techleadjournal on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Pledge your support by becoming a patron. For more info about the episode (including quotes and transcript), visit techleadjournal.dev/episodes/50.

“The cloud is a change in operating model. It isn’t IT procurement. If you don’t change the way your organization works, the cloud is going to look much more like another data center.“ Gregor Hohpe is the author of “Software Architect Elevator” and “Cloud Strategy”. In this episode, Gregor started our conversation by explaining the role of a software architect, the reason for the latest resurgence of the role, and his software architect elevator concept. He then described what a good architecture should look like and how to deal with trade-offs by using the analogy of financial options. We then discussed in-depth about the cloud and why adopting cloud requires a lifestyle change in order to benefit from it the most. Gregor also described why organizations need a good viable cloud strategy and debunked the concern of many organizations on cloud vendor lock-in. He also gave his tips on how organizations should approach building an in-house cloud platform and how to change the organization structure to embrace the cloud better. Towards the end, do not miss our insightful discussion on Gregor’s law of excessive complexity! Listen out for: <ul> <li>Career Journey - [00:06:48]</li> <li>Software Architect Role - [00:07:48]</li> <li>Software Architect Elevator - [00:12:07]</li> <li>An Architect Stands on 3 Legs - [00:14:37]</li> <li>Good Architecture - [00:18:08]</li> <li>Trade-offs - [00:21:09]</li> <li>Definition of Cloud - [00:25:55]</li> <li>Cloud is a Lifestyle Change - [00:28:56]</li> <li>Motivation for Moving to the Cloud - [00:32:18]</li> <li>Cloud Strategy - [00:36:43]</li> <li>Building up Cloud Strategy - [00:39:36]</li> <li>Patterns &amp; Antipatterns - [00:43:57]</li> <li>Cloud is Not an Infrastructure Topic - [00:49:29]</li> <li>In-house Cloud Platform - [00:52:38]</li> <li>Gregor’s Law of Excessive Complexity - [00:57:39]</li> <li>Organization Structure - [01:01:37]</li> <li>3 Tech Lead Wisdom - [01:05:16]</li> </ul> _____ Gregor Hohpe’s Bio As an Enterprise Strategist at AWS, Gregor advises CTOs and tech leaders in their organizational and technology platform transformation. Prior to joining AWS, Gregor served as a Smart Nation Fellow to the Singapore government, as technical director in Google Cloud’s Office of the CTO, and as Chief Architect at Allianz SE, where he oversaw the architecture of a global data center consolidation and deployed the first private cloud software delivery platform. He is an active member of the IEEE Software advisory board. Follow Gregor: <ul> <li>LinkedIn – <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ghohpe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ghohpe/</a></li> <li>Twitter – <a href="https://twitter.com/ghohpe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ghohpe</a></li> <li>The Architect Elevator – <a href="https://architectelevator.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://architectelevator.com/</a></li> <li>Cloud Strategy – <a href="https://cloudstrategybook.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cloudstrategybook.com</a></li> </ul> Our Sponsor This episode is proudly sponsored by Emergence, the journal of business agility. This quarterly publication brings you inspiring stories from the most innovative companies and explores themes of new ways of working, reclaiming management, and humanizing business. Each issue is hand illustrated and 100% content. Use the promo code “techlead” to get a 10% discount on your annual subscription. Visit businessagility.institute/emergence to get your edition and support the publication supporting your podcast. Like this episode? Follow @techleadjournal on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Pledge your support by becoming a <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=41114537" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patron</a>. For more info about the episode (including quotes and transcript), visit techleadjournal.dev/episodes/50.

#50 - Riding the Architect Elevator to the Cloud - Gregor Hohpe

Gregor Hohpe, an Enterprise Strategist for AWS, sits down with fellow Enterprise Strategists, Jake Burns, to talk about his book, Cloud Strategy: A Decision-based Approach to Successful Cloud Migration. Listen in as he talks about the book, why he wrote it, and whats next.

#50: Cloud Strategy: A Decision-based Approach to Successful Cloud Migration | Gregor Hohpe, Enterprise Strategist, AWS

Gregor Hohpe is the author of the Leanpub book 37 Things One Architect Knows About IT Transformation: A Chief Architect's Journey. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Gregor about his background, his education in Germany, his time at Stanford, the impact of our current political moment on the tech sector, what it's like working at Google, why insurance is interesting, his book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.This interview was recorded on February 12, 2018.The full audio for the interview is here. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes or add the podcast URL directly.This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Gregor Hohpe is the author of the Leanpub book 37 Things One Architect Knows About IT Transformation: A Chief Architect's Journey. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Gregor about his background, his education in Germany, his time at Stanford, the impact of our current political moment on the tech sector, what it's like working at Google, why insurance is interesting, his book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author. This interview was recorded on February 12, 2018. The full audio for the interview is here. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes or add the podcast URL directly. This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Gregor Hohpe, Author of 37 Things One Architect Knows About IT Transformation: A Chief Architect's Journey