SHOW: Season 3, Show 1 OVERVIEW: From the creators of the Internet's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, <a href='http://thecloudcast.net/'>The Cloudcast</a>, Aaron Delp (<a href='http://twitter.com/aarondelp'>@aarondelp</a>) and Brian Gracely (<a href='http://twitter.com/bgracely'>@bgracely</a>) introduce this new podcast,  Cloudcast Basics. TRADITIONAL IT ECONOMICSIntroduction & Explanation: <ul><li>Dominated by proprietary hardware and software. </li><li>3yr, 5yr, 7yr hardware refresh cycles - required to depreciate assets</li><li>1yr, 3yr, 5yr software contracts - often include in “Enterprise License Agreements” (ELAs)</li><li>Successful POCs were often contractually bound to buy the solution.</li><li>Not all software was easy to upgrade between tiers of features. No “free-tier”.</li><li>Large vendors would have financing arms to create loans, or “on-demand” pricing (typically based on “true-up” reports at various times of year).</li><li>Businesses still needed to pay for all the facilities to house the data center (building, power, electricity, insurance, etc.)</li><li>Open source software began to change some of those dynamics, but not all companies had the staff to operate open source software.</li></ul>SUBSCRIBE: Please subscribe anywhere you get podcasts (Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Pandora, etc.).CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - <a href='http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw'>http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw</a> LEARNING CLOUD COMPUTING: Here are some great places to begin your cloud journey, if you're interested in getting hands-on experience with the technology, or you'd like to build your skills towards a certification. <ul><li><a href='http://cbtnuggets.com/'>CBT Nuggets</a> - Training and Certifications</li><li><a href='http://acloud.guru/'>A Cloud Guru</a> - Training and Certifications</li><li><a href='http://cloudacademy.com/'>Cloud Academy</a> - Training and Certifications</li><li><a href='http://katacoda.com/'>Katakoda</a> - Self-Paced, Interactive Learning</li><li><a href='http://github.com/'>GitHub</a> - Code Samples and Collaboration</li></ul>FEEDBACK?<ul><li>Web: <a href='http://cloudcastbasics.net/'>Cloudcast Basics</a> </li><li>Email: <a href='mailto:show@cloudcastbasics.net'>show at cloudcastbasics dot net</a></li><li>Twitter: <a href='http://twitter.com/cloudcastbasics'>@cloudcastbasics</a></li></ul>

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