Madhura Maskasky (@madhuramaskasky, Chief Product Officer at @Platform9Sys) talks about the current state of the VMware virtualization market, thoughts on migrations, and factors to consider to speed migrations. SHOW: 899 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #899 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SPONSORS: Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code CLOU...
Feb 19, 2025•23 min
As AI begins to make its way into the Enterprise, how will the experimentation, adoption and operations of AI impact 2025 and beyond IT budgets? SHOW: 898 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #898 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: WHERE WILL IT BUDGETS MOST LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY AI IN 2025-2026? Is your focus on human-augmented capabilities or human-replacement capa...
Feb 16, 2025•21 min
Drew Saur (Founder, Drew Saur Coaching) talks about the state of the job market in 2025, how delivery and measurements have changed, how to stand out, and what to think about when interviewing for a new role, especially at the executive level SHOW: 897 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #897 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: Drew Saur Executive Coa...
Feb 12, 2025•26 min
After a decade of Bi-Modal IT discussion, we’ve now reached the era of Bi-Modal Cloud. Balancing traditional CPU-based cloud resources is now clashing with the demands of GPU-based AI cloud needs. Let’s explore! SHOW: 896 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #896 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: Public cloud providers are missing the market with AI (David Linthicum...
Feb 09, 2025•27 min
Brian Gracely, Aaron Delp, and Brandon Whichard discuss the top stories in Cloud and AI from January 2025 including the new DeepSeek model that is shaking up the industry. SHOW: 895 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #895 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: Link to January 2025 news and articles SEGMENTS COVERED IN THE SHOW: Good Old Fashioned Cloud ...
Feb 05, 2025•31 min
It feels like we’ve gone the last 15+ years of tech without really having to directly involve politics in the discussion. But that seems to be coming to an end, in a big way. Let discuss if we can discuss tech without discussing politics. SHOW: 894 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #894 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: United States vs. IBM United States vs. Mic...
Feb 02, 2025•19 min
Tim Huckaby (@TimHuckaby, CTO at Lucihub) talks about building modern AI applications to generate business video, the human vs AI interactions, and the importance of domain expertise. SHOW: 893 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #893 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: Lucihub (homepage) Lucihub - AI powered video creation platform (YouTube) Topic 1 ...
Jan 29, 2025•38 min
At a time when many AI and Cloud announcements are happening, how can we determine which ones are important, disruptive, or just me-too? SHOW: 892 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #892 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: Brian Gracely on Software Defined Interviews (podcast) The Stargate Project (Jan 2025) Deepseek models attempts to rival OpenAI (Jan 2025) Will D...
Jan 26, 2025•27 min
James D. Wilton (@jamesdwilton, Managing Director, @Monevat ) talks about pricing strategies for SaaS products and organizations as well as his new book, Capturing Value: The Definitive Guide to Transforming SaaS Pricing and Unshackling Growth SHOW: 891 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #891 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: Monevate (homepage) ...
Jan 22, 2025•34 min
In the 2010s, many CIOs adopted a Cloud-First strategy for building their digital services and skills. So how would a CIO build an AI-First strategy in today’s world? SHOW: 890 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #890 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: Capture low-hanging AI fruit with Agents How to make your product idea go viral in your company WHAT CONSIDERATIONS...
Jan 19, 2025•31 min
Brian and Michael Cote (@cote, Co-Host @SoftwareDefinedTalk) talk about the ethics of using AI at for internal and external facing work. SHOW : 889 SHOW TRANSCRIPT : The Cloudcast #889 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: Software Defined Talk (Eps.500) How do teachers know if students use AI for projects? Cote’s Newsletter (go subscribe!) How to ...
Jan 15, 2025•37 min
Does your boss’ boss know what your group does? How far up the org chart is it before your group is unknown? Let’s look at ways that your group can make sure it has visibility up the ranks of your management team. SHOW: 888 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #888 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: WordPress CEO doesn’t know what his Sustainability team does Salesfo...
Jan 12, 2025•23 min
As we start in 2025, we wanted to offer advice on job searching and evaluating roles. The market and the interviewing process have shifted; what do you need to know in 2025 if you seek a new opportunity? SHOW: 887 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #887 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: Considerations when evaluating a startup vs. a more traditiona...
Jan 08, 2025•40 min
As a new year is upon us, let's make a checklist of the most important areas to focus upon to make Q1 successful and set up the rest of 2025 for success. SHOW: 886 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #886 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: SOME TIPS, TRICKS, SUGGESTIONS AND REFLECTIONS AS WE BEGIN YET ANOTHER YEAR General Stuff - Get rid of clutter, set goals, Healt...
Jan 05, 2025•32 min
Jake Moshenko (@jacobmoshenko, CEO of @AuthZed) talks about the challenges of securing AI interactions, as well as authentication best-practices for AI Agents and RAG patterns. SHOW: 885 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #885 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: Authzed (homepage) SpiceDB - Authorization that scales (GitHub) Google’s Zanzibar (resear...
Jan 01, 2025•37 min
It’s that time of the year again. Brian and Aaron wrap of the year in Cloud and AI, and make predictions for 2025. SHOW: 884 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #884 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: Cloud + AI News of the Year 2024 (shows, summaries, links) LINK TO TOPIC DETAILS Predictions, or 2025 areas of focus? Aaron 2025 will be the year of AI...
Dec 25, 2024•47 min
If AI is going to be the next big trend in tech and impact every aspect of society, how do you go about trying to evaluate where it is today and where it might be in a few years or a decade? SHOW: 883 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #883 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: HOW MIGHT YOU CONSIDER THE BEGINNING OF A TECHNOLOGY MARKET SHIFT? What’s the landscape of ...
Dec 22, 2024•27 min
It’s that time of the year… Aaron and Brian answer emails and questions for the second half of the year. SHOW: 882 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #882 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: Question 1 - There was a lot of talk about Broadcom’s changes to VMware at the beginning of the year, but not as much since then. What’s going on in the world of...
Dec 18, 2024•48 min
In the late 70s and early 80s, a music revolution started because a bunch of talented musicians played on 100s of albums, behind the scenes. Would the AI startup community benefit from a similar infrastructure of experts? SHOW: 881 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #881 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: Yacht Rock Documentary (HBO Max - Trailer) WHY DON’T WE HAVE...
Dec 15, 2024•18 min
The 2024 AWS re:Invent happened, with a new CEO, and an appearance by a previous CEO. What were the big announcements, trends and stories coming out of the keynote? SHOW: 880 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #880 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSOR: While data may be shaping our world, Data Citizens Dialogues is shaping the conversation Follow Dat...
Dec 11, 2024•44 min
How are the largest VCs viewing the early stages of the AI Era, from the perspective of investment, technology moats, economics, early adoption and future use-cases. SHOW: 879 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #879 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: AI Eats the World (Presentation - Benedict Evans ) IS SILICON VALLEY STILL THE CENTER OF TECH INNOVATION? Companies ...
Dec 08, 2024•41 min
Brian Gracely, Aaron Delp, and Brandon Whichard discuss the top stories in Cloud and AI from November 2024 including the breaking news of Pat Gelsinger's Thanksquitting departure from Intel. SHOW: 878 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #878 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSOR: Upgrade to the next generation of the cloud. Oracle Cloud Infrastructur...
Dec 04, 2024•40 min
As the AI era emerges, the debate about the best place to live to take advantage of it for your career has started up again. Is Silicon Valley still the best place to live when a new trend starts? SHOW: 877 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #877 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSOR: Love the insights from this episode? Make sure you never miss a beat with Chatpods ...
Dec 01, 2024•26 min
Andrew Manoske (@a2d2, VP Products @Kindo) talks about the intersection of GenAI and DevSecOps, the WhiteRabbitNeo model, and learning adversary behavior. SHOW: 876 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #876 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSOR: While data may be shaping our world, Data Citizens Dialogues is shaping the conversation Follow Data Citizens...
Nov 27, 2024•24 min
In the Cloud Era, Netflix was held up as the lighthouse for what was possible with cloud. So who is the Netflix of the AI era, and are we learning enough about AI yet? SHOW: 875 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #875 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSOR: Love the insights from this episode? Make sure you never miss a beat with Chatpods ! Whether you're commuting, w...
Nov 24, 2024•27 min
Sunil Mallya (@sunilmallya, Co-Founder & CTO @_FlipAI ) talks about building AI models to help IT Operations teams simplify troubleshooting, incident response and pattern detection. SHOW: 874 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #874 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: Flip AI (homepage) Enterprise AI Agents: Bringing LLMs to Enterprise Data Topic...
Nov 20, 2024•33 min
It’s not a reach to say that we’re currently in a time of uncertainty, across technology, economic and political spectrums. But historically, times of uncertainty have often led to unexpected creativity. SHOW: 873 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #873 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: STUFF THAT FEELS UNCERTAIN OR FRAGMENTED RIGHT NOW Transition of US political ...
Nov 17, 2024•24 min
Rosalind Whitley (Dir. Product @Kentikinc) and Ethan Smith (Staff SRE @ An Enterprise Security Company) talk about network observability, the evolution of SRE for networking, flow analysis, and the complexity and tradeoffs or network design and operations at scale. SHOW: 872 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #872 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSO...
Nov 13, 2024•41 min
While there will be plenty of evaluation of how the 2024 US elections played out, we take a look at 13 tips that we can learn from the campaigns that can be used for tech communications. SHOW: 871 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #871 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: Dithering - Trump Tech Policy Stratechery - Big Tech, Little Tech, Chips and Hardware Pivot - H...
Nov 10, 2024•35 min
Brian Gracely (@bgracely) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard) discuss the top stories in Cloud and AI from October 2024. SHOW: 870 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #870 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSOR: While data may be shaping our world, Data Citizens Dialogues is shaping the conversation Follow Data Citizens Dialogues on Apple , Spotify , Yo...
Nov 06, 2024•45 min
