Software Engineering Daily Maximizing Cloud Efficiency with Jerzy Grzywinski and Brent Segner
Feb 4, 2025
Jerzy Grzywinski, a Senior Director of Software Engineering at Capital One with over 16 years in various engineering roles, and Brent Segner, a distinguished engineer focused on cloud cost optimization, dive into cloud efficiency. They discuss the complexities of compute optimization, exploring the benefits of horizontal scaling and the impact of programming languages on performance. The duo also emphasizes GPU resource management for AI workloads, as well as the importance of collaboration in navigating cloud costs and promoting cost-awareness in scaling organizations.
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Cloud Speed
- Provisioning a server used to take weeks or months.
- Now, cloud provisioning takes seconds, but developers have new cost responsibilities.
Cloud Migration
- Avoid simply lifting and shifting systems to the cloud without redesign.
- Over-provisioning resources like memory won't help single-threaded applications.
Developer Trust
- Build trust with developers by working backwards from their needs.
- Provide context for recommendations and be humble when wrong, offering solutions.
