--- title: "3 Cloud Quotes By Gene Kim" description: "3 Cloud quotes by Gene Kim. Plus more from Gene Kim and more Cloud sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d1/gene-kim-2268_quote_as-damon-edwards-observed-without-these_1665804.jpg" --- > [“As Damon Edwards observed, “Without these self-service Operations platforms, the cloud is just Expensive Hosting 2.0.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-kim/as-damon-edwards-observed-without-these-self-service-operations/) [Gene Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-kim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d1/gene-kim-2268_quote_as-damon-edwards-observed-without-these_1665804.jpg) > [“They read in an airline magazine that they can manage their whole supply chain in the cloud for $499 per year, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-kim/they-read-in-an-airline-magazine-that-they-can-manage-their-whole/) [Gene Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-kim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aad/gene-kim-2268_business_they-read-in-an-airline-magazine-that-th_2915399.jpg) > [“Without these self-service Operations platforms, the cloud is just Expensive Hosting 2.0.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-kim/without-these-self-service-operations-platforms-the-cloud-is-just/) [Gene Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-kim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/399/gene-kim-2268_cloud_without-these-self-service-operations-pl_3079559.jpg) ## Other authors on Cloud - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-satya-nadella-83432.jpg) Satya Nadella 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cloud/satya-nadella/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-anne-ford-13782.jpg) Aneel Bhusri 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cloud/aneel-bhusri/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-andy-jassy-5580.jpg) Andy Jassy 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cloud/andy-jassy/) - [Pierre Nanterme 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cloud/pierre-nanterme/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-larry-ellison-58619.jpg) Larry Ellison 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cloud/larry-ellison/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-diane-greene-29265.jpg) Diane Greene 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cloud/diane-greene/) ## More by Gene Kim > [“for those organizations that provided a stock ticker symbol, we found that high performers had 50% higher market capitalization growth over three years. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-kim/for-those-organizations-that-provided-a-stock-ticker-symbol-we-found/) [Gene Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-kim/) > [“A critical part of the Second Way is making wait times visible, so you know when your work spends days sitting in someone’s queue—or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-kim/a-critical-part-of-the-second-way-is-making-wait-times-visible-so-you/) [Gene Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-kim/) > [“when something does go wrong, we conduct blameless post-mortems, not to punish anyone, but to better understand what caused the accident and how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-kim/when-something-does-go-wrong-we-conduct-blameless-post-mortems-not-to/) [Gene Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-kim/) > [“Bill Baker, a distinguished engineer at Microsoft, quipped that we used to treat servers like pets: “You name them and when they get sick,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-kim/bill-baker-a-distinguished-engineer-at-microsoft-quipped-that-we-used/) [Gene Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-kim/) > [“To even get feedback from our integration process would require twenty-four to thirty-six hours.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-kim/to-even-get-feedback-from-our-integration-process-would-require/) [Gene Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-kim/) > [“work can bounce between teams endlessly due to incomplete information, or work can be passed onto downstream work centers with problems that remain completely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-kim/work-can-bounce-between-teams-endlessly-due-to-incomplete-information/) [Gene Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-kim/) > [“practicing five minutes daily is better than practicing once a week for three hours. And if you want to create a genuine culture of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-kim/practicing-five-minutes-daily-is-better-than-practicing-once-a-week/) [Gene Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-kim/) > [“habits are what enable mastery.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-kim/habits-are-what-enable-mastery/) [Gene Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-kim/) > [“20% on detailed planning (Their poor throughput and high lead times were misattributed to faulty estimation, and so, hoping to get a better answer,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-kim/20-on-detailed-planning-their-poor-throughput-and-high-lead-times/) [Gene Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-kim/) > [“Features are always a gamble. If you’re lucky, ten percent will get the desired benefits.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-kim/features-are-always-a-gamble-if-you-re-lucky-ten-percent-will-get-the/) [Gene Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-kim/) > [“I listen to Wes and Patty brainstorm ideas to reduce yet another dependency on Brent when something starts to bother me. Erik called WIP,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-kim/i-listen-to-wes-and-patty-brainstorm-ideas-to-reduce-yet-another/) [Gene Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-kim/) > [The status quo (of development) pre-ordains failure from the very beginning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-kim/the-status-quo-of-development-pre-ordains-failure-from-the-very/) [Gene Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-kim/) > [“high performers were twice as likely to exceed profitability, market share, and productivity goals. And,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-kim/high-performers-were-twice-as-likely-to-exceed-profitability-market/) [Gene Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-kim/) > [“we value improvement of our daily work more than daily work itself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-kim/we-value-improvement-of-our-daily-work-more-than-daily-work-itself/) [Gene Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-kim/) > [“Alert fatigue is the single biggest problem we have right now…We need to be more intelligent about our alerts or we’ll all go insane.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-kim/alert-fatigue-is-the-single-biggest-problem-we-have-right-now-we-need/) [Gene Kim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-kim/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cloud/gene-kim/#itemlist", "name": "3 Cloud Quotes By Gene Kim", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“As Damon Edwards observed, “Without these self-service Operations platforms, the cloud is just Expensive Hosting 2.0.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gene Kim" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-kim/as-damon-edwards-observed-without-these-self-service-operations/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d1/gene-kim-2268_quote_as-damon-edwards-observed-without-these_1665804.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d1/gene-kim-2268_quote_as-damon-edwards-observed-without-these_1665804.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d1/gene-kim-2268_quote_as-damon-edwards-observed-without-these_1665804.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As Damon Edwards observed, “Without these self-service Operations platforms, the cloud is just Expensive…” — Gene Kim", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“They read in an airline magazine that they can manage their whole supply chain in the cloud for $499 per year, and suddenly that’s the main company initiative.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gene Kim" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-kim/they-read-in-an-airline-magazine-that-they-can-manage-their-whole/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aad/gene-kim-2268_business_they-read-in-an-airline-magazine-that-th_2915399.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aad/gene-kim-2268_business_they-read-in-an-airline-magazine-that-th_2915399.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aad/gene-kim-2268_business_they-read-in-an-airline-magazine-that-th_2915399.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“They read in an airline magazine that they can manage their whole supply chain in the cloud for $499 per…” — Gene Kim", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Without these self-service Operations platforms, the cloud is just Expensive Hosting 2.0.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gene Kim" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-kim/without-these-self-service-operations-platforms-the-cloud-is-just/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/399/gene-kim-2268_cloud_without-these-self-service-operations-pl_3079559.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/399/gene-kim-2268_cloud_without-these-self-service-operations-pl_3079559.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/399/gene-kim-2268_cloud_without-these-self-service-operations-pl_3079559.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Without these self-service Operations platforms, the cloud is just Expensive Hosting 2.0.” — Gene Kim", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cloud/gene-kim/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cloud/gene-kim/", "name": "Cloud Quotes by Gene Kim", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cloud/gene-kim/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d1/gene-kim-2268_quote_as-damon-edwards-observed-without-these_1665804.jpg" }, "description": "3 Cloud quotes by Gene Kim. 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