Translated from 日本語 • View original Hello! It's a branding project!
There are only a few days left in 2019.
In order to improve IT literacy, I decided to get involved with engineers until the last minute of the year...
**Let's interview ISAO engineers, Part 2! **
This time, we spoke with infrastructure engineer Tadafumi Samejima!
From On-Play to the Cloud Era. A turning point that went with the flow
Harada: Mr. Samejima, even though I have hardly ever talked to you, it was too sudden, but could you say a word before the interview? Your skin is so beautiful!
Samejima: It's too sudden. But thank you. Sometimes I am told. Laughter
Harada: I'm sorry. I was so surprised that I couldn't help but say it.
Now, let's get to the main topic. Is your work the same as that of Mr. Kasuya, whom I interviewed last time?
Samejima: Yes. The MSP project is divided into three major teams: design, operation, and monitoring, and I am in the design team within them. My main job is to accompany the sales before receiving an order from the customer, listen to them, and put them into the design.
The flow is to start up the customer's system in the cloud, and then to the operation and monitoring team.
Harada: I see. Did you do the same job at your previous job?
Samejima: My previous job was at a former major manufacturing system subsidiary, so I was a so-called Sler. In terms of business, I was in a position like a pre-salesperson, so there is not much difference from now, but I guess the difference is whether the platform you are using is cloud or on-premise.
Harada: Why did someone who was active as an SIer at a major company decide to change jobs to ISAO?
Samejima: That's right. It was an era where the cloud would come from now on, but the previous company had its own data center, so there were various restrictions, and it was an environment where we couldn't handle the cloud. But personally, I'm starting to think that I want to do the cloud. At that time, ISAO was a company that handled the three major public clouds.
I'm a referral hirer, and I feel like I changed jobs because I was approached at that timing.
Harada: I see. Besides ISAO, which handles multi-cloud, was there any other point that attracted you to ISAO?
Samejima: Another thing I felt was that I was attracted to the part where I was working with a sense of speed.
Since it was a flat organization, I think there was a difference in decision-making power, but since I was originally at a Japanese company, I had to get various approvals to work on something, and I had to apply for access many days in advance before working、、、 so I was in an environment where I couldn't move with a sense of speed. In the midst of doing cloud, I thought it would be nice to have a company with that sense of speed.
Harada: It's true that ISAO is fast at everything. Was it also a point that you were hired as a referral?
Samejima: That's also true. It takes a lot of effort to change jobs. I was grateful. At that time, he asked me if I would like to come to ISAO, and I was actually an online friend. At first, I didn't even know his face.
Harada: Huh? Online?? So you know each other!
Samejima: That's right. But I've known him since high school, so it's been a long time.
Harada: Amazing. It's an interesting connection to hire referral with friends you met online.
Samejima: That's right. But there weren't that many gamers after joining ISAO. Laughter
Harada: Did you always like games?
Samejima: Yes. I think it's probably the best in ISAO.
Harada: Is it a PC or a smartphone? What are you doing the most right now?
Samejima: Right now, online games are Final Fantasy.
Harada: It's out, Final Fantasy!
When I started interviewing engineers, I couldn't help but be very curious about their thoughts.
Why are you interested in infrastructure? And so on. Does it have something to do with your love for games?
Samejima: Haha. Laughter
In my case, maybe the game has something to do with it?
There used to be a NES. If you play a game on your computer, such as advancing turns or training games, it usually takes 20 minutes instead of 1 hour! That's when I became interested in computers and started touching them.
Harada: I see. I wonder if that's where I get interested.
Samejima: Because a computer can do more than twice as much as others. Isn't it highly productive? Laughter
Harada: Have you been looking for productivity since you were in high school?
Samejima: No, I guess that's been since I was in elementary school.
Harada: Elementary school students!?
Samejima: Yes, because it was the floppy game era.
That's why I became interested in computers.
Harada: Floppy! ! The sound is too nostalgic.
Samejima: So I went on to study information technology at university. I was doing programming in class, but it didn't work at all as I wanted... I thought I couldn't make games...
If so, I was doing computer kitting as a hobby, and since I was able to do that, I thought I'd go into infrastructure.
Harada: After all, engineers do something even as a hobby~. Do you feel like it's half hobby and half work?
Samejima: Well, I thinkthere are many people who like I SAO engineers because they like it, but there were some SIers who didn't touch PCs at home at all. It's like a hobby for me, so do you enjoy your work? If you ask me, I can't help but have fun. Laughter
Harada: But I think it's really nice to be able to do some of my hobbies as a job.
I like working as an engineer. What is the greatest attraction of engineers?
Harada: Mr. Samejima, do you have any skills and qualifications that engineers often have?
Samejima: Yes, I have qualifications for Azure, AWS, Windows, and Linux. It's something I've done in practice, and it's also a confirmation of my knowledge level, so it's like trying to see if I can solve it. However, the cloud has a wide range, so I felt that I needed to study by looking at white papers. Also, when I was at my previous job, I took it because it was necessary to sell products from manufacturers such as IBM.
Harada: I see. I think "liking" is the strongest, but what do you think is the biggest attraction of the job as an engineer?
Samejima: Is it the biggest attraction? Each customer wants to solve different things, so we combine this and this, and sometimes there are different patterns each time. Personally, it's close to the feeling of doing a puzzle. It's really fun.
Harada: Is there anything wrong?
Samejima: No, there is. But if you fail, you have no choice but to rebuild it. In the on-premises era, you had to prepare all the equipment before doing it, so it took time and money, but with the cloud, it was insanely easy to rebuild the building blocks. That's why the cloud is strong in that you can use it when you need it.
Harada: So, if it's the cloud, can you recover from some failures?
Samejima: Yes, you can. So I can do it with a sense of speed.
Harada: When I hear that kind of story, everyone should use the cloud! I think, but why is it still on-premise?
Samejima: I think it depends on what you handle. I will assemble the on-pre so that it never falls.
In some cases, the medical system is still on-premise, such as human lives when the system stops, and public systems such as national electricity and gas are still on-premise.
Harada: I see. So why not include the cloud in such areas?
Samejima: No, there is a trend towards cloud computing little by little in such areas. It's a so-called modernization that replaces it with a modern one.
As an industry, we are entering an era of digital transformation that will promote cloudification.
Harada: Digital transformation! It means that the times are already in that trend.
Samejima: Hmm. To be honest, if I were to say what I think, I feel that the trend of this era is going round and round, and there will be a time when some on-premises are good somewhere.
So, I think it would be nice if you could use it separately.
It would be nice if the customer could choose the best place, and there is also a balance between QCD (Quality, Cost, Delivery), and each has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Harada: I see.
Samejima: If anything, I think it would be good if people could use hybrid cloud well. I wonder if ISAO can be in a position that bridges cloud and on-premise.
Harada: Is that kind of hybrid cloud actually progressing even now?
Samejima: I'm just in charge of a national project right now, and that's exactly what hybrid cloud is.
Harada: By the way, Mr. Samejima was awarded a silver award at ISAO's Award announcement* the other day! You are evaluated for your success in the project in that country!
[What is the announcement of the ISAO Award?]
Every six months, > ISAO selects and honors those who have performed remarkably. Depending on your level, you will receive an additional bonus of MVP + 2 months, Gold + 1 month, Silver 0.5 months, and Bronze +0.2 months.
Samejima: Oh, that's right.
Harada: That's right! ! Winning the silver award means that you got a bonus of 0.5 months of your annual income! ?
Samejima: Yes. lol I'm thinking of treating the members involved in the project with a meal.
Harada: Huh! Nice! You're fat! !
Samejima: Well, if you read this article, will you eat on a first-come, first-served basis? Laughter
Harada: Haha! (Raise your hand leaning forward)
Future Prospects
Harada: Please tell us what you would like to take on personally in the future!
Samejima: As for a new challenge, we are planning new products together with our sales members in the movement to successfully connect the on-premises environment to each cloud, as we mentioned earlier. We are packing product plans that will be a huge service if you can get a single project like tuna fishing.
Harada: Oh! Is it a plan for a new service at the level of single tuna fishing? !
Samejima: ISAO is an environment where even if you try and fail, you can be evaluated for your challenge. That's huge. When I was an SLER, I couldn't afford to make mistakes.
Harada: Isn't failure allowed?
Samejima: SIer does not have a culture where failure is allowed. I feel that being able to take on this kind of challenge at ISAO is a step that will lead to my growth, and I would like to recommend it to those who will apply for ISAO in the future.
Feel free to go to ISAO first
Harada: Finally, please give a message to those who apply for ISAO!
Samejima: That's right~. ISAO also has an environment where you can drink in the office, so **let's talk casually first! **I'm a person who can't drink alcohol at all. Laughter
Harada: Huh! Mr. Samejima, you were a person who couldn't drink! Well, I'll cover that. Laughter
Thank you for the interview today!
