A Practical Guide To Cloud Native Solutions: Demonstrating ROI and... Danielle Cook & Simon Forster
Danielle Cook, Simon Forster
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 · Session
In this KubeCon EU session, Danielle Cook and Simon Forster, both **CNCF Ambassadors** and co-leads of the **Cartographist Working Group**, addressed a critical challenge facing technologists today: effectively demonstrating the business value and Return on Investment (ROI) of cloud-native solutions. Far too often, technical investments are made without a clear line of sight to their impact on the organization's bottom line, leading to skepticism from business leaders and an inability to secure future funding. The talk aimed to bridge this gap, urging technical professionals to adopt a business-centric mindset.
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This talk, while not a kernel exploit deep-dive, is a critical piece for any technologist struggling to justify cloud-native investments. Cook and Forster, clearly grounded in real-world experience, provide a brutally honest and practical framework for quantifying business value. They cut through the marketing fluff to deliver concrete ROI calculations for scenarios like churn reduction, risk mitigation, and CAPEX to OPEX shifts. This isn't just 'awareness'; it's a playbook for speaking the language of the business, making it highly actionable and essential for anyone looking to secure…