Dr. Werner Vogels
5 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Nov 11, 2018 by Dr. Werner Vogels · across every show →
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Nov 11, 2018
Werner Vogels: A CTO drives major programs and commercializes internal technology
“Mostly the role of a CTO is to drive really big programs and think about sort of what is the technology that we need for the future to be able to be on solid footing as a business? Or in the case of Amazon, what are the kind of unique technologies that we've d…”
Nov 11, 2018 neutral
Werner Vogels: Mercenary and missionary startups require fundamentally different tech architectures
“Jeff often makes the distinction between mercenaries and missionaries. Yeah? Mercenaries are the startup founders that are in it for the money. Yeah? And missionaries are the ones that are in it for the love of the product. Yeah? I want to build this product, …”
Nov 11, 2018
Werner Vogels: Median latency is useless; engineers must optimize the 99th percentile
“A medium latency of, let's say, 1.2 seconds off your webpage to your customers doesn't say anything. Just says that 50% of your customers have a worse experience. You need to know how much worse. And then, from an engineer, so for example, the 99 percentile or…”
Nov 11, 2018
Nov 11, 2018 positive
Werner Vogels: Amazon was a technology company, not a retailer
“One glimpse in that kitchen, however, and I realized that this is a massive technology operation. It's not a retailer. It's a technology company. And operating at a scale that I had never seen before. Definitely not at other companies that I'd consulted for.”