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The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCP

Justin Brodley, Jonathan Baker, Ryan Lucas and Matt Kohn | Cloud Computing & AI Newswww.thecloudpod.net
The Cloud Pod delivers weekly cloud computing and AI news for engineers, architects, and technology leaders. Join Justin Brodley, Jonathan Baker, Ryan Lucas, and Matt Kohn as they break down the latest from AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud — covering new services, platform updates, FinOps strategies, and the AI innovations reshaping the industry. Stay ahead of the cloud landscape with one of the longest-running cloud computing podcasts available.
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Episodes

128: Azure puts its gold in CloudKnox

On The Cloud Pod this week, it’s a merry-go-round of vacations, with Jonathan returning and Ryan escaping while Peter tunes in from Hawaii. Also, there is some big news in an otherwise quiet week. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. JumpCloud , which offers a complete platform...

Aug 06, 202143 minEp. 128

127: The Cloud Pod drowns in the HealthLake

On The Cloud Pod this week, if you were impressed by Matthew Kohn’s ability to wing it last time, then you’re in luck because he’s back. Also, the team hopes AWS is listening to the show and reading these notes, so it can get on with creating its own unified agent for CloudWatch. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capab...

Jul 30, 20211 hr 16 minEp. 127

126: The Cloud Pod Gives Amazon Money in Advance

On The Cloud Pod this week, with a couple of no-shows, Justin and Ryan’s Happy Hour includes returning guests Matthew Kohn and Sara Tumberella. Also, the team is curious to see what’s going to change at AWS with its new CEO. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. JumpCloud , whic...

Jul 26, 202151 minEp. 126

125: JEDI is Dead, and the Cloud Pod Launches Bottlerockets in Celebration

On The Cloud Pod this week, Ryan was busy buying stuff on Amazon Prime Day and didn’t want to talk about JEDI, so he arrived late to the recording. Also, long-time sponsor of The Cloud Pod, Foghorn Consulting, has been acquired by Evoque, so the team grilled Peter for the juicy details. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformativ...

Jul 15, 202151 minEp. 125

124: The Cloud Pod now with millions of bugs

On The Cloud Pod this week, with the first half of the year full of less-than-ideal events, the team is looking forward to another next six months of less-than-ideal events. Also, everyone is excited to see how they can manipulate the AWS BugBust Challenge for a free ticket to re:Invent. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformati...

Jul 08, 202144 minEp. 124

123: The Cloud Pod does Step in the Studio

On The Cloud Pod this week, Jonathan pulls a classic move from 2020 and doesn’t realize he’s on mute. Also, the team completely destroys an article about the cloud being too expensive for what you get. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. JumpCloud , which offers a complete pla...

Jun 30, 20211 hr 1 minEp. 123

122: Welcome to Crash Consistency Week

On The Cloud Pod this week, Matthew Kohn joins the team as a substitute for Jonathan and Peter, who have gone AWOL. Also, Google demonstrates again why its network is superior to the other cloud providers. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. JumpCloud , which offers a complete...

Jun 24, 20211 hr 9 minEp. 122

121: Blue Origin finds new “dummy” to go to space

Is sending the former CEO of one of the biggest technology companies in the world to space a good idea? On The Cloud Pod this week, the team discusses the potential economic catastrophe that could follow if Jeff Bezos becomes space junk. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. Jum...

Jun 17, 202143 minEp. 121

120: The Cloud Pod crosses the data streams

This week on The Cloud Pod, apparently there was a machine learning conference because there is A LOT of machine learning news. For the listeners (and hosts of The Cloud Pod) who don’t understand machine learning, buckle up because this will be a long episode for you. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning, and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of ...

Jun 12, 20211 hrEp. 120

119: Oracle announces something amazing, The Cloud Pod worldview shook

This week on The Cloud Pod, Ryan is stuck somewhere in a tent under a broken-down motorcycle but is apparently still having fun. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. This week’s highlights Amazon went back to school to become a detective . Google was voted prom queen at the vir...

Jun 03, 202156 minEp. 119

118: The Cloud Pod talks LaMDA, which one?

This week on The Cloud Pod, the team discusses the fine art of writing the podcast show notes so there are bullet points for when Peter shows up without doing the homework. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. This week’s highlights Amazon is catering to the unimaginative with ...

May 31, 202156 minEp. 118

117: Justin is out, Peter’s distracted by his parents, Jonathan is just British and Ryan is probably tipsy…. But we had one job and we’re recording!

This week on The Cloud Pod, Justin is away so the rest of the team has taken the opportunity to throw him under the bus. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. This week’s highlights The Pentagon has had enough of the kids fighting so no one gets the toy . Amazon has given develo...

May 20, 202145 minEp. 117

116: The Cloud Pod is positively charged for AWS Proton

This week on The Cloud Pod, Yahoo is back and cheaper than ever. Just kidding, it’s Ryan who is back and the team is curious as to how he managed to extricate himself out from under that kitten. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. This week’s highlights Amazon has been doing y...

May 12, 20211 hrEp. 116

114: The Cloud Pod looks forward to rewriting Terraform code… again

On The Cloud Pod this week, the team admits to using the podcast as a way to figure out what day it is. Justin also relents and includes Azure news because he couldn’t handle any more Oracle mobile apps announcements. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. This week’s highlights ...

Apr 27, 202152 minEp. 114

113: The Cloud Pod goes mobile

On The Cloud Pod this week, Ryan has given all his money to the Amazon press team to write really confusing headlines just to annoy Peter. Also, Jonathan is missing presumed cranky buns. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. This week’s highlights IBM is spinning off its infrast...

Apr 23, 202151 minEp. 113

112: The Cloud Pod bots are in control

On The Cloud Pod this week, the team discusses the future of the podcast and how they’ll know they’ve made it when listeners use Twitter to bombard Ryan with hatred when he’s wrong. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. This week’s highlights Amazon gives Justin a long overdue b...

Apr 16, 202153 minEp. 112

111: The Cloud Pod now available at 9600 bps, 8 bits and 1 stop bit

On The Cloud Pod this week, the team is feeling nostalgic and a little nerdy, as you can see from the show title — a throwback to Serial Console and its ability to add a ton of characters when you didn’t want it to. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. This week’s highlights A...

Apr 07, 202158 minEp. 111

110: They didn’t even call The Cloud Pod about the AWS CEO role

Disappointed not to see Amazon take the opportunity to increase its executive diversity with its new CEO. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. This week’s highlights If Amazon was the royal family , this would be like Harry becoming King . Google found slugs in its lettuce and ...

Mar 30, 202152 minEp. 110

109: The Cloud Pod Hopes all Fault Injections are Simulated

On The Cloud Pod this week, the team debate the merits of daylight savings and how they could use it to break things in a spectacular fashion. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. This week’s highlights Amazon is injecting the fun back into the party . Google is going mission-c...

Mar 25, 202145 minEp. 109

108: The Cloud Pod moves forward without JEDI

On The Cloud Pod this week, Jonathan’s brain is a little scrambled and he can’t remember when he last went out for dinner even though it was with Justin on Tuesday. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. This week’s highlights The honey pot might be about to dry up for Microsoft’...

Mar 17, 202155 minEp. 108

107: The Cloud Meshes with Microsoft

On The Cloud Pod this week, Peter is spending the next 12 hours in a rejuvenation chamber like a regular villain straight out of a James Bond film. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. This week’s highlights Amazon is on a mission to replace humans so we can go on holiday perma...

Mar 09, 202155 minEp. 107

Episode 106: The Cloud Pod disagrees with Gartner on Low-Code

On The Cloud Pod this week, Jonathan has returned and is sitting in his garage letting it get darker and darker before he turns a light on. Gartner says low-code is growing!! NOOOOOO! A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. This week’s highlights AWS is teaming up with TV to make ...

Mar 03, 202148 minEp. 106

Episode 105: The Cloud Pod’s heart is a Flutter with Space Edge

On The Cloud Pod this week, Jonathan is getting his beauty sleep so you’ll have to make do with the comic stylings of Justin, Peter and Ryan. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. This week’s highlights Like The Very Hungry Caterpillar , Amazon is turning into a beautiful butter...

Feb 24, 202137 minEp. 105

Episode 104: The Cloud Pod gets Introspection Capabilities

On The Cloud Pod this week, The Team are on the brink and three more months of the pandemic will likely push the podcast over the edge into an abyss of garble that no one can understand. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. Open Raven , the cloud native data protection platform...

Feb 17, 202143 minEp. 104

Episode 103: Bezos retires over Slack outage — Episode 103

It’s Peter’s washing night so please enjoy the soothing sounds of the odd spin cycle as we dive into the huge news coming out of Amazon on The Cloud Pod this week. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. Open Raven , the cloud native data protection platform that automates policy ...

Feb 12, 202159 minEp. 103

Episode 102: The Cloud Pod is NOT OK

It’s a Wednesday so things could be better, but spare a thought for the team as they battle Mother Nature on The Cloud Pod this week. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. Open Raven , the cloud native data protection platform that automates policy monitoring and enforcement. Au...

Feb 05, 202153 minEp. 102

Episode 101: AWS plays the Parler games

On The Cloud Pod this week, news has been a bit slow coming out of the Cloud Providers; the team suspects they might be curled up on the floor in fetal position after the events of last year. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. Open Raven , the cloud native data protection pla...

Jan 26, 202145 minEp. 101

Episode 100: The Cloud Pod tail -f’s the news

On The Cloud Pod this week, it appears 2020 is not done with us yet and Ryan receives a mystery emergency alert to kick the show off. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. Open Raven , the cloud native data protection platform that automates policy monitoring and enforcement. Au...

Jan 17, 202137 minEp. 100

Episode 99: 2020 overstays its welcome

On The Cloud Pod this week, the team looks back on the incredibly weird year that was 2020 and how all we want is to give each other a hug (but we don’t because social distancing is important). A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. Open Raven , the cloud-native data protection p...

Jan 04, 20211 hr 2 minEp. 99

Episode 98: AWS tries the JEDI mind trick again

In its final week, re:Invent continues to deliver a slew of announcements, which are captured on The Cloud Pod this week. It came and went quickly for the team unlike Google Cloud Next, which seemed to go on forever. A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting , which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. Open Raven , the cloud n...

Dec 23, 20201 hr 12 minEp. 98
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