Is efficiency on your cloud architects radar? [Video]

We seem to have lost our ability to build efficient cloud systems, resulting in billions of dollars of lost business value. We need to find that metric again and find it now.

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I’ve been in so many meetings over the years and asked the question that nobody can answer: How are we measuring the efficiency of this cloud architecture, and what steps are we taking to improve it? Based on the blank looks, you would have thought I asked, “Where do we keep the polar bears?” It’s more important than we perhaps understand. Here’s why.

Efficiency is achieving a desired outcome using the least resources possible, such as time, effort, energy, or money. It reflects how well a machine, system, or process converts inputs into outputs without unnecessary waste. In engineering, it can mean the ratio of a machine’s valuable work to the total energy expended.

Efficiency also encompasses operational and …