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Amazon Web Services' scalable infrastructure for lean IT

Amazon Web Services' scalable infrastructure for lean IT

Carlos Condé
December 18, 2014

VIDEO INTERVIEW - At the Lean IT Summit, we spoke with Amazon Web Services to understand what type of flexible and scalable IT infrastructure allows organizations to be innovative without breaking the bank.


Interviewee: Carlos Condé, Chief Technology Evangelist, Amazon Web Services EMEA


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Keep calm and manage stably: Akio Toyoda on crises
May 21, 2020
Keep calm and manage stably: Akio Toyoda on crises

FEATURE – Akio Toyoda’s May 12th press conference to present Toyota’s financial results offers great insights into how the company is reacting to the pandemic, say Jeff Liker and John Shook.

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Embracing the kaizen spirit
December 2, 2021
Embracing the kaizen spirit

FEATURE – When we emphasize systems and roles but fail to encourage and support kaizen, we cannot expect to tap into the full potential of Lean Thinking as a cognitive revolution.

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Still Toyota? What about Volkswagen?
June 5, 2014
Still Toyota? What about Volkswagen?

COLUMN - Michael Ballé on why Toyota still inspires him in a way that no other organization can, and on the lessons lean thinkers can learn from the two most successful carmakers.

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Fertile ground for lean seeds
June 25, 2019
Fertile ground for lean seeds

FEATURE – Lean Institute Brasil is running pioneering lean experiments in agriculture. The authors reflect on the challenges of transforming traditional farming culture and the opportunities lean affords.

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