Sep 9, 2019
In the second part of our Cloudreach special, the Cloudbusting team finds themselves amid the skyscrapers of New York City, joined by Cloudreach CEO, Aaron Painter.
First we get an introduction to Aaron himself, his motivations, passions and career so far. Then, picking up the thread from the Founders podcast, Aaron discusses what it is like to lead Cloudreach while it is navigating the challenging terrain of hyper-scale growth. Finally Aaron shares his thoughts on where he sees the cloud industry going over the next ten years.
00:00 - Introductions
Part One: Meet the CEO
04:45 - What motivates you?
05:58 - How did you start your career? What did you study?
07:55 - Tell us about your time at Microsoft
10:50 - What led you to write your book ‘Loyalty’
14:17 - When did the CEO role at Cloudreach come to your attention?
18:03 - What is it like being at an entrepreneurial, high-paced, growing business?
19:10 - How do you switch off when you are not at work?
20:50 - Cloudy Cliffhanger Question
Part Two: Cloudreach Today
22:27 - Are we in the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
28:14 - We are scratching the surface of the cloud
29:42 - Cloudreach specialises in this era - What edge does this give Cloudreach?
30:54 - How has Cloudreach changed over the past 12 months? How is it continuing to change?
31:53 - How did Cloudreach know it had to scale as rapidly as it has?
33:34 - What are the challenges of hyper-scale growth?
38:32 - What are the things you think about before you go to sleep at night?
41:54 - Cloudy Cliffhanger Answer
Part Three: Elevate Your Future...
47:00 - How do you see the cloud industry evolving over the next 10 years?
51:03 - What does the next level of cloud exploitation look like?
53:52 - The CSPs will drive innovation
55:37 - How will the cloud revolution physically impact on people as consumers, employees etc.
01:00:09 - Elevate Your Future - “I want people to connect with our mission”
01:01:29 - All-Time Ten Second Recommendations