John Culkin

Continuous learning provide fantastic benefits for roles in many industries but especially Cloud Computing because of its fast pace. Work with your mentor to create not only a learning plan to bring you up to speed but also a regiment to stay current. Challenge yourself to try new things even if they make your uncomfortable, your mentor can offer suggests on areas to experiment and also provide encouragement when failures inevitably occur.

Linking cloud costs to business goals is essential for the success of an organization. There are times when an increase in cloud costs isn't necessarily a bad things. One example of this is if the cloud application drives profits. When creating cloud application put extra effort to link all components not just to cost centers but to the overall benefit that their functions are providing to the company. Applying tags and correctly defining environment are two great ways to assist with this.

Being proactive with meeting plans when asking for time from a cloud mentor is a great way to increase your chances of success for a connection and accelerate the results. One template that I've used is: "" Here is my proposed high level agenda for the three sessions (bi weekly cadence): 1st - Past and Present - Intros and discussion of my background 2nd - Future envisioning/Goal planning - where do I want to go? What are some good options? 3rd - Steps necessary to reach my goals. I am happy to send invites at your convenience. "" This approach shows that you have put thought into what you'd like to get out of the relationship by setting clear expectations and it indicates that you are respectful of the mentors time.