AWS Cloud Enterprise Strategy Blog
Author: Matthias Patzak
Matthias joined the Enterprise Strategist team in early 2023 after a stint as a Principal Advisor in AWS Solutions Architecture. In this role, Matthias works with executive teams on how the cloud can help to increase the speed of innovation, the efficiency of their IT, and the business value their technology generates from a people, process and technology perspective. Before joining AWS, Matthias was Vice President IT at AutoScout24 and Managing Director at Home Shopping Europe. In both companies he introduced lean-agile operational models at scale and led successful cloud transformations resulting in shorter delivery times, increased business value and higher company valuations
How to Set Up a Platform That Effectively Supports Your Development Teams
Many of my conversations with AWS customers are about their attempts to build developer experience platforms that simplify software development and operations, automate deployments, improve software quality, reduce costs, and ensure security and compliance. Unfortunately, not all platforms live up to their expectations. The most frequently cited problem is development teams rejecting the platform that […]
Business Value is IT’s Primary Measure of Progress
Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software. —”The 12 Principles Behind the Agile Manifesto” In the early days of my career, the success of my IT projects was measured by delivering on time, within budget, and with sufficiently good quality. “Sufficient” often meant that hundreds of […]