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During the process of learning a new skill, you typically progress through four stages. Initially, you are unconsciously incompetent, meaning you don’t yet realize the need for the skill. The second stage is awareness. Once you recognize the need, you start learning and become consciously incompetent. In the third step, you seek guidance or take …
From a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) to IT as a Service Read More »
45 Degrees v3 In a previous blog we previewed the third version of our Cloud Center of Excellence as a result of a number of learnings we dealt with during the Summer of 2022. And we can proudly say that the house our club of Architects and Engineers built, stands firmly. Which they prove at …
Earlier this year, we shared everything about our Boost Your Impact program, an 8-step journey towards better personal knowledge, soft skills and confidence. Part of that program was also a 3-day off-site trip in Houffalize. This retreat provided a unique opportunity for our crew to reflect and invest in their personal growth – and they …
Boost Your Impact off-site: fun, summer and profound insights. Read More »
How our small team can achieve great things 45 Degrees is a club of Cloud Architects and Engineers. That’s for starters. But we’re also part of De Cronos Groep, a large group of IT companies with almost 8000 employees. Needless to say, the framework of such an organization supports our Architects and Engineers to fully …
How to start with a Cloud transformation journey that will last a lifetime. In the first part of our blog series, we started with step 1 and 2: defining the IT capabilities and laying out an accountability model that is NOT the Spotify model. 😉So next up: deciding on an operating model and bringing all …
The honeymoon weeks of Cloud computing are over – part 2 Read More »
How to start with a Cloud transformation journey that will last a lifetime. Cloud computing brings about incredible opportunities. The technology enables scenarios for innovation that “BC” (before Cloud) were simply not possible. Unfortunately, every introduction of such promising technology does always come with additional marketing fuzz. Think of “installing SQL Server is just clicking …
The honeymoon weeks of Cloud computing are over – part 1 Read More »
We have a pretty amazing crew of consultants. They are passionate about their job and are constantly improving their technical skills to be ahead of the market. But to really make a lasting impact, soft skills are equally important. That’s why in 2023, we introduce the Boost Your Impact program: an 8-step journey our entire …
Boost Your Impact: our 8-step journey for a successful crew. Read More »
Fairytales don’t exist. Especially not in IT. With Cloud technology emerging, a new type of operating model started to get a lot of traction and attention. The “old school” siloed IT department running projects in a waterfall way is not the best match with the new technology possibilities. People were looking for inspiration for the …
Three years ago we designed the first 45 Degrees version of our ‘Cloud Centre of Excellence’ approach. We looked at AWS, Microsoft and Google, spoke with our customers and came up with a framework to drive the transformation to a modern service oriented IT organisation. Where cloud technology is the catalyst in the story. Since …
Cloud Centre of Excellence v3 : what did we change in the summer of 2022? Read More »
About 3 years ago we started building our own 45 Degrees approach to setting up and running a Cloud Centre of Excellence. The world was a very different place then. Most enterprises were having their first proof of concepts with Cloud technology, pushed by Cloud providers to get consumption as fast as possible. IT-marketeers said …
