The Cloudcast

Massive Studios

The Cloudcast (@cloudcastpod) is the industry's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, and the place where Cloud meets AI.  Co-hosts Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) & Brian Gracely (@bgracely) speak with technology and business leaders that are shaping the future of business. Topics will include Cloud Computing | AI | AGI | ChatGPT | Open Source | AWS | Azure | GCP | Platform Engineering | DevOps | Big Data | ML | Security | Kubernetes | AppDev | SaaS | PaaS . 

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    The Rise of Digital Sovereignty

    We take a listener question about digital sovereignty, tariffs and UK/EU independence from large US cloud providers, also Brian reaches out to the Melbourne, AUS listeners.  SHOW: 998 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #998 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 AWS European Sovereign Cloud Azure European Sovereign ServicesGoogle Cloud Sovereign CloudRed Hat Digital SovereigntyBroadcom Digital SovereigntyOracle Digital SovereigntyDigital Sovereignty in Europe, What’s the Plan B? (IDC)Digital Commons EDIC Established (2025)EU AI Act“Sovereign Clouds and the Digital Sovereignty Imperative: Europe's Quest for Digital Independence” (IDC #EUR149098122, December 2022)The Evolution of Digital Sovereignty: Moving Beyond Data and Cloud” (Rahiel Nasir, IDC, January 13, 2023)THE FUNDAMENTALS OF DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY  What is the definition of Digital Sovereignty? What about Digital Assurance? Sovereignty from who or what? What laws are you attempting to comply with? How are they audited or measured? Data Sovereignty - Maintaining control over how data is collected, classified, processed and stored to ensure that data regulations are metTechnical Sovereignty - Running workloads without dependence on a provider’s infrastructure or software, and protected from all extra-territorial interference and scrutiny.Operational Sovereignty - Visibility and control over provider operations from provisioning and performance management, to monitoring of physical and digital access, to the infrastructure.Assurance Sovereignty -Ability to independently verify and assure the integrity, security, and reliability of digital systems and processes including resilience of critical services. FEEDBACK? Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodBlueSky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod

    33 min

  2. 6 DAYS AGO

    AI & Cloud Trends for January 2026

    Aaron Delp (@aarondelp), Brian Gracely (@bgracely) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, @SoftwareDefTalk) discuss the top stories in Cloud and AI from January 2026. SHOW: 997 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #997 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET  NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST:  "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: Link to January 2026 News and ArticlesFEEDBACK? Email: show at the cloudcast dot netBluesky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod

    48 min

  3. 25 JAN

    10 Questions about what Cloud 2.0 might look like

    Following on the discussion of the Cloud 1.0 to Cloud 2.0 transition, we explore what that future cloud might look like.  SHOW: 996 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #996 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET  NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"  SHOW NOTES: Q1 - What didn’t Cloud 1.0 achieve from the grand vision? Q2 - What seemed promising but might have been the wrong timing?  Q3 - Why didn’t more SaaS get bundled by the hyperscalers? Q4 - Does multi-cloud become easier? Q5 - Do primitives continue to be the core offering, or do more integrated offerings dominate the landscape? Q6 - Do a bunch of existing primitives get turned off to make room for new AI capabilities (DC capacity)? Q7 - Is security on by default?  Q8 - Do more private/sovereign capabilities get offered? Q9 - What are the new AI capabilities that nobody has even thought of yet? Q10 - How does the mix of AI workloads get distributed across clouds, or across private and public?  FEEDBACK? Email: show at the cloudcast dot netBluesky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod

    24 min

  4. 21 JAN

    The Cloudcast Playbook - Lessons from 1000 Shows

    After 1000+ shows of The Cloudcast, when critical lessons have we learned about the industry, our our journey, and tips for anyone in tech.  SHOW: 995 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #995 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET  NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"  SHOW NOTES: Lesson 1 - Why did we create The Cloudcast? [Career expansion] Lesson 2 - How did we learn all the topics we covered? [Skills development] Lesson 3 - What have been the biggest Cloud trends we’ve covered [Trends] Lesson 4 - How did you think about technology transitions over the last 10-15 years? [Change] Lesson 5 - How important was it for you to learn the business side of cloud? [Follow the money] Lesson 6 - What structural changes do you think Cloud will have on IT in 10 years? [Legacy] Lesson 7 - What lesson from an episode do you think about the most frequently? Lesson 8 - What surprised you the most about the Cloud 1.0 era? Lesson 9 - What did you expect to happen, which never really happened? Lesson 10 - What were the most important lessons you personally learned? [Lessons Learned] FEEDBACK? Email: show at the cloudcast dot netBluesky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod

    49 min

  5. 18 JAN

    It's the beginning of Cloud 2.0

    15 years ago, when we started The Cloudcast the definition of cloud was pretty clear cut. But now in 2026, the rules are all different and a new era of Cloud is upon us. Let’s explore what the next generation might provide.  SHOW: 994 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #994 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 AWS in 2026: The year of proving they still know how to operate (This Week in AWS) WHAT IS AND ISN’T CLOUD IN 2026? Cloud isn’t a single companyCloud isn’t just public cloudA CIA cloud isn’t a Gov cloud isn’t your Enterprise CloudMulti-cloud is a real thing that needs technologyGoogle, the people that invented “cloud” are a real company in cloudDefining cloud by purity, or IaaS/PaaS/SaaS terms doesn’t really matterDoes data locality matter more in an AI-Cloud era?Do we begin to see price wars over the core Cloud 1.0 primitives?Are we in the 9th inning of Cloud, and the 1st inning of what’s next? AI has replaced SaaS in immediacy, so does that have impact on Cloud services? Does the lack of application portfolio finally come back to bite AWS? Can niche cloud services emerge (e.g. is Vercel another Digital Ocean, or something unique?) FEEDBACK? Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodBlueSky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod

    21 min

  6. 14 JAN

    RAG That Survives Production

    Adam Kamor (@tonicfakedata, Founder & Head of Engineering) talks about building RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) systems in production for AI data.  SHOW: 992 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #992 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET  NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS"  SHOW NOTES: Tonic.ai websiteTonic Validate Product PageTonic Validate GitHubTopic 1 - Adam, welcome to the show. Give everyone a brief introduction. Topic 2: Our topic today is RAG systems, specifically RAG in production. Let’s start with customization sources and types. When it comes to customizing off-the-shelf LLMs, RAG is one option, as is an MCP connection to a SQL database, and there is pre- and post-training, as well as fine-tuning. How does an organization decide what path is best for customization? Topic 3 - RAG came on the scene as the savior for organizations that want to use customer AI without the need for fine-tuning and additional training. It has either gone through or is currently still in the trough of disillusionment. What are your thoughts on RAG's evolution and the challenges it faces? Topic 4 - Let’s walk through the basics of validation. Once you set up RAG, how would an organization know it works? How is accuracy measured and validated? Are you looking for hallucinations? Context quality? Topic 5 - What is Tonic Validate, and where does it fit into this stack? Is it in band? Out of band? Built into the CI workflow? Topic 6 - Accuracy is one aspect, but we hear more and more about ROI for Enterprises. How should ROI, risk, and compliance be measured? Topic 7 - Where and how does security fit into all of this? Also, your thoughts on synthetic data for training vs. real data? FEEDBACK? Email: show at the cloudcast dot netBluesky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod

    22 min

  7. 7 JAN

    20 Years of OSS Databases

    Peter Zairsev (@PeterZaitsev, Founder of @Percona) talks about the history of OSS databases, and how AI is reshaping the demands on modern databases.  SHOW: 991 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #991 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET  NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS"  SHOW NOTES: Percona websiteTopic 1 - Welcome to the show, Peter. Give everyone a brief introduction, and we’ll also dig into the details of Percona after that. Topic 2 - Percona is basically a household name in our space. Part of that is the excellent tech, and part of that is the longevity. Tell everyone the origin story of Percona. Topic 3 - How have OSS databases evolved? Going back 20 years is a bit far, but what recent trends stand out? How have cloud (i.e. the hyperscalers) and SaaS in particular changed this landscape  Topic 4 - Percona plays in the same space, and with, MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL. If you don’t mind, help everyone connect the dots there and why that matters. Topic 5 - What are the typical business cases and implementations you are seeing today? What are organizations trying to solve for the most? Topic 6 - How has AI and the rise of embeddings and vector databases impacted the OSS space? What are your thoughts here? Is this complementary/competitive/both? Topic 7 - What do you wish people knew more about Percona? FEEDBACK? Email: show at the cloudcast dot netBluesky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod

    26 min

  8. 4 JAN

    AI & Cloud Trends for December 2025

    Aaron Delp (@aarondelp), Brian Gracely (@bgracely) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, @SoftwareDefTalk) discuss the top stories in Cloud and AI from December 2025. SHOW: 990 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #990 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET  NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST:  "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: Link to December 2025 News and ArticlesFEEDBACK? Email: show at the cloudcast dot netBluesky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod

    44 min
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The Cloudcast (@cloudcastpod) is the industry's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, and the place where Cloud meets AI.  Co-hosts Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) & Brian Gracely (@bgracely) speak with technology and business leaders that are shaping the future of business. Topics will include Cloud Computing | AI | AGI | ChatGPT | Open Source | AWS | Azure | GCP | Platform Engineering | DevOps | Big Data | ML | Security | Kubernetes | AppDev | SaaS | PaaS . 

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  • Creator
    Massive Studios
  • Years Active
    2011 - 2026
  • Episodes
    1K
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    © 2026 Massive Studios
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