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Drew Firment

Drew Firment

@drewfirment

Migrating talent to the cloud with @pluralsight and @acloudguru #KeepBeingAwesome 😎 AWS Community Hero prev @capitalonetech

Richmond, VA Katılım Temmuz 2010
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Drew Firment
Drew Firment@drewfirment·
@adamse @FarrahC32 love the lofts! would love to see them in “rise of the rest” cities to help democratize cloud beyond existing centers of gravity like NYC and SF
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Adam Seligman@adamse·
Hi developer friends, tell me your opinion. What do you think of the AWS Loft concept?
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James Maguire
James Maguire@JamesMaguire·
Thanks all! This has been another excellent #eWEEKchat. Serious insight today about cloud – great to see this monthly gathering. Stay tuned for next month’s chat!
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Drew Firment
Drew Firment@drewfirment·
@JamesMaguire The cloud might be table stakes for everyone, but most organizations still don’t know how to operationalize cloud computing as a real advantage to accelerate business outcomes and outperform competitors. This is why enterprise-wide cloud proficiency is a must. #eWeekChat
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James Maguire
James Maguire@JamesMaguire·
Q. 10 A last Big Thought about cloud computing – what else should managers, cloud customers, or providers know about enterprise cloud? #eWEEKchat
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Drew Firment
Drew Firment@drewfirment·
@JamesMaguire Don't see an end in sight for growth of cloud computing. Public cloud end-user spending expected to cross one trillion dollars in 5 years. Expect AI to be embedded into every layer of the cloud, and more “NoOps” managed services that require minimal IT intervention.  #eWeekChat
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James Maguire
James Maguire@JamesMaguire·
Q9. Your longer term sense of the cloud? What do you see 5 or more years from now? #eWEEKchat
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Drew Firment
Drew Firment@drewfirment·
@JamesMaguire The key to unlocking the value of AI is the underlying data. Investments in cloud technologies that enable distributed data architectures will play a critical role in enterprise strategies as organizations use AI to act local while scaling global. #eWeekChat
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James Maguire
James Maguire@JamesMaguire·
Q8. What about the future of cloud and a related technology (besides AI)? How about the future of cloud and edge computing, or cloud and data? #eWEEKchat
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Drew Firment@drewfirment·
@JamesMaguire AI is already profoundly influencing cloud computing with advancements in IaC generation, vulnerability detection, resource optimization, etc. On the flip side, the influence of AI introduces new complexities with security, compliance, and the need for upskilling. #eWeekChat
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James Maguire
James Maguire@JamesMaguire·
Q7. A big question: How will cloud computing be influenced by artificial intelligence and generative AI? Or: how will generative AI influence cloud? #eWEEKchat
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Drew Firment@drewfirment·
@JamesMaguire Continuous learning programs can help companies close their growing cloud skills gap and evolve the workforce to stay ahead of technology. I'd strongly recommend these programs include non-technical employees to ensure enterprise-wide cloud literacy. #eWeekChat
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James Maguire
James Maguire@JamesMaguire·
Q6. How can companies best keep up with – or stay ahead of – these changes in cloud? #eWEEKchat
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Drew Firment
Drew Firment@drewfirment·
@JamesMaguire Cloud platforms will increasingly incorporate AI into their services to optimize resource management and streamline operations. Distributed data architectures will increase, and the focus on security and privacy will rise as cyber threats become more sophisticated. #eWeekChat
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James Maguire
James Maguire@JamesMaguire·
Q5. Looking to the near term future: what shifts do you see in cloud as it evolves over the next few years? #eWEEKchat
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Drew Firment
Drew Firment@drewfirment·
@JamesMaguire Too often companies hire new talent for a short-term fix to resolve their cloud skills gap. For a sustainable transition to cloud, leaders must adopt a long-term strategic approach to upskilling existing employees with a comprehensive workforce development plan.  #eWeekChat
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James Maguire
James Maguire@JamesMaguire·
Q4. How do you recommend companies address this difficult challenge? #eWEEKchat
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Drew Firment@drewfirment·
@JamesMaguire While security and cost controls are key challenges to cloud adoption, the skills gap continues to plague enterprises trying to maximize their investments in cloud computing. More than 75% of organizations have abandoned projects due to skills gaps. #eWeekChat
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James Maguire
James Maguire@JamesMaguire·
Q3. What’s the most difficult cloud computing challenge today? Security? Finding staff? Containing costs? #eWEEKchat
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Drew Firment@drewfirment·
@JamesMaguire The overriding trend is the prevalence of GenAI and machine learning (ML) models being integrated into existing cloud services to enhance capabilities. Cloud providers are integrating these models to help enterprises develop their AI solutions more efficiently. #eWeekChat
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James Maguire
James Maguire@JamesMaguire·
Q2. What key trends are driving the cloud sector here in late 2024? #eWEEKchat
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Drew Firment@drewfirment·
@JamesMaguire The 20% year-over-year growth of cloud computing is holding steady and now being spurred on by the rapid adoption of GenAI. While cloud is the default operating model, many organizations are still struggling to leverage the full potential due to the skills gap. #eWeekChat
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James Maguire
James Maguire@JamesMaguire·
Q1. Cloud computing, once revolutionary, is now established as the enterprise default. What's your sense of its current rate of development? #eWEEKchat
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James Maguire
James Maguire@JamesMaguire·
Our guest experts today….#eWEEKchat Evan Kirstel, Chief Digital Evangelist, eVIRa Health Drew Firment, Chief Cloud Strategist at Pluralsight Phil Calvin, Chief Product Officer, Delinea Chris Taylor, Director of System Engineering, Skyhigh Security
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Faye Ellis
Faye Ellis@fayecloudguru·
Here’s to many, many more fun years of learning, celebrating, and sharing AWS knowledge, and thanks to all in my network for being a part of this wonderful journey! 🚀 #aws #AWSCommunity @awscloud
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Amazon Web Services@awscloud

Introducing the newest #AWS Heroes! ☁️🫶 These exceptional individuals make remarkable contributions that empower the #AWSCommunity. @fayecloudguru @ilan_g, @sinjaehyeon8, @jimmydahlqvist @LeeJamesGilmore @maciejwalkowiak @minorun365. 👏 🔗 go.aws/47hihQQ

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Jared Short
Jared Short@ShortJared·
Look, all I’m saying is if “serverless still has servers” how come my morning was fine. Checkmate.
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Taylor
Taylor@taylorjacobsen·
I had the best time at our first global AWS Heroes Summit. The magic happens in the sessions, and the memories are everlasting. We appreciate you, AWS Heroes! Thank you to all of the organizers, our entire org, partner teams, and leadership for making this possible. #AWSHero
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Jared Short
Jared Short@ShortJared·
I made all of @forrestbrazeal's comics semantically searchable so we can all find the "Relevant Brazeal" easily and quickly. Also by I, I mostly mean GenAI. Many thanks to @typesense search for sponsoring the project and providing their cloud hosting for the live demo.
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