Cloud applications that are “good-but-not-great” are not quite representative of the promise the cloud made. We were promised pay-per-use, compliance, resiliency, business agility, security, and more. Turns out the responsibility to be leaders in the cloud and to reach cloud excellence rests with us.

Evidence and experiences show that running business critical solutions in the cloud often has the long-term outcome of “sort of okay – it runs”! But we were really shooting for “meh” or for GREAT? Why is it so difficult to challenge our cloud status quo?

They say talk about what you love and about what you do - and if you are lucky, those are the same things. The speaker is thirteen years an Azure MVP and helps public sector and global brands make their Cloud better.

This session is about defining a golden standard for corporate cloud quality and for making certain those who have responsibility for the cloud estate are not only held accountable but are also empowered to show true cloud leadership and move the needle on required continuous cloud application improvement.