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Joe graduated with degrees in English and Mathematics from Williams College and has a law degree from Yale Law School.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: The Serverless Mindset\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1:\u003c\/strong\u003e Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Many Employees Does It Take to Make and Run a Scalable Social Network?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeveraging Technology as It Improves\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Software Development Has Been Improving Constantly….\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e …But Isn't Being Adopted Effectively\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis Book Is For….\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Executives in Business and Technology\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Enterprises\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Startups and Smaller Businesses\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis Book Is Not About….\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Service-Oriented Architectures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Monoliths and Microservices\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e No-Code\/Low-Code Platforms\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure of the Book\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Real Cost of Software Development\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Costs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Direct Costs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Opportunity Costs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Indirect Costs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Fixed Costs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Variable Costs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Sunk Costs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Controllable Costs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUndifferentiated Heavy Lifting\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCode Is a Liability\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Experience Is the Asset\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3:\u003c\/strong\u003e Serverless Architectures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Amazon Way\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Serverless?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Serverless Is a Focus on Business Value\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Serverless Means Not Our Uptime\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Four Technical Criteria for Serverless\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParts of Serverless Applications\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Managed Services\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Front Ends\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Back Ends and Functions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4:\u003c\/strong\u003e Serverless Objections, Serverless Success\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLoss of Control\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Common Objections\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Lock-In\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Performance and Cold Starts\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Security, Especially in Multitenancy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuccess 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\u003cp\u003e Cloud Bills\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Branch Software Development Lifecycle\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Problem Definition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Design\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Software Product\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Development\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Deployment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Infrastructure\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Running\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6:\u003c\/strong\u003e Introducing Insureco\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe History of Insureco\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Organizational Structure\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Key Performance Indicators\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDigital Transformation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Marketing Organization\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Technology Organization\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchitectural Overview\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Insureco Software Development Lifecycle\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e UI\/UX Design\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Product\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Developers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Infrastructure\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Deploying\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Running\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife at Insureco\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Clash of Cultures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Drivers of the Business Benefits of Technology\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow U.S. Insurance Companies Drive Better Outcomes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Launch New Products, New States\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Improve User Experience\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Speed of Information to Action\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Serverless Drives Faster, Better Action\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Most Organizations View Software Development as Too Slow\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The Importance of Organizational Attitude\u003c\/p\u003e 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\u003cp\u003e State-Harmonizing Synchronization (Asset Capture)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Build New Once\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e A Very Long Time\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIterative Replacement to Serverless Architectures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Up-Front Research\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Databases and Datastores\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Scaffolding\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10:\u003c\/strong\u003e Training and Continuing Education\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJobs and People Will Change\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNear-Term Job Changes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Systems Administrator to Application Operations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Database Administrator to Database Designer and Catalog Manager\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Transitioning Titles\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to (Re)train Your Workforce\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New Hiring Advantage\u003c\/p\u003e 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