Leonid Vasilyev
Co-Founder, Cloud Botanist AI
Porto, Portugal
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Leonid began his career at a large hyperscaler, quickly pivoting into the infrastructure domain to specialize in low-level observability and automation.
He worked for two companies through their NASDAQ IPOs (Yandex, Dropbox) and two post-IPO S&P500 companies (AWS, Datadog). Hyper-growth and efficiency were common themes.
Leonid switched from an IC role to lead and manager. He bootstrapped engineering teams in infrastructure and platform engineering.
Currently, he is a co-founder of a stealth FinOps startup 'Cloud Botanist AI'
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Building Trust with Cloud Providers in the Age of AI
Scaling cloud infrastructure for growing businesses brings unique challenges that extend beyond technical implementation.
It requires a mastery of vendor relationship management, which is often overlooked.
This talk offers a unique perspective from someone with 15 years of experience across datacenter and multi-cloud environments (AWS, Dropbox, Datadog).
The core thesis is that successful scaling and operational excellence are fundamentally rooted in building trust with your cloud providers, including account managers, solution engineers, and technical support.
We will explore the nuanced, and often difficult, process of growing your cloud footprint, effectively negotiating costs, and navigating critical operational issues.
This is a real-world case study on what went right, what went wrong, and the practical lessons learned in high-stakes infrastructure environments.
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