You Already Own It!!

The industry inundates customers with this concept of Cloud Maturity and/or Cloud Readiness. But what does this really mean? Many “cloud enabled” companies believe being cloud mature means a customer is using their software package but in another compute...

How to Prioritize Your Transformation

People often ask me, “What question are you asked most frequently?” Aside from, “Are you related to the Bob Ballard that found the Titanic?” that one question keeps resurfacing regardless of the technology and platform. It has a few forms, but they all translate back...

What’s a Cloud Strategist?

I get the question all the time ‘What does a Cloud Strategist do?” Do you remember those days as a kid camping in the backyard? Leaving the comfort of your house to the wild uncertain outdoors of your back yard. You had a tent, sleeping bag, some snacks mom put...