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“As Damon Edwards observed, “Without these self-service Operations platforms, the cloud is just Expensive Hosting 2.0.” quote by Gene Kim
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““As Damon Edwards observed, “Without these self-service Operations platforms, the cloud is just Expensive Hosting 2.0.””

Gene Kim

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Source Speech: Interview on DevOps, 2018

Self‑service platforms are essential; without them cloud services become just costly hosting.

In simple terms: Cloud needs self‑service to avoid wasteful costs.

Key Takeaway

Invest in self‑service ops.

Themes

cloud cost efficiency

Mood

pragmatic analytical

Type

technical insightful

When to use this quote

  • IT budgeting
  • cloud migration
  • service design

Key Concepts

DevOps self‑service platforms

Questions to Reflect On

  • How does self‑service change cost dynamics?
  • What barriers exist to adopting it?
A Different Perspective

Self‑service may be complex to implement.

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