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. 12 HR AGO

    Evaluating AI Models in 2026

    Aaron and Brian review some of the latest AI model releases and discuss how they would evaluate them through the lens of an Enterprise AI Architect.  SHOW: 1003 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #1003 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET  NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS"  SHOW NOTES: Last Week in AI Podcast #234Artificial Analysis.AIOpus 4.6 ReleaseGPT Codex 5.3 ReleaseGLM-5 ReleaseOpenAI Preparedness FrameworkSam’s Tweet that 5.3 Codex hit “high” ranking for cybersecurityFortune Article on 5.3 high rankingTAKEAWAYS The frequency of AI model releases can lead to numbness among users.Evaluating AI models requires understanding their specific use cases and benchmarks.Enterprises must consider the compatibility and integration of new models with existing systems.Benchmarks are becoming more accessible but still require careful interpretation.The rapid pace of AI development creates challenges for enterprise adoption and integration.Companies need to be proactive in managing the versioning of AI models.The industry may need to establish clearer standards for evaluating AI performance.Efficiency and cost-effectiveness are becoming critical metrics for AI adoption.The timing of model releases can impact their market reception and user adoption.Businesses must adapt to the fast-paced changes in AI technology to remain competitive.FEEDBACK? Email: show at the cloudcast dot netBluesky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod

    29 min

  2. 3 DAYS AGO

    Three AI Rooms to be a Fly on the Wall in 2026

    As we move into Q1 2026, Brian talks about 3 rooms where he'd like to be a fly on wall to see the blueprints of significant AI companies shaping the markets.  SHOW: 1002 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #1002 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET  NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"  A FLY ON THE WALL IN 3 ROOMS IN 2026 Room1 - NVIDIA’s M&A Room (Chips, Software Stack, Hosting Services, Agentic Tools, etc.)Room 2 - Anthropic’s Agentic VisionRoom 3 - TSMC’s 2028-2030 PlanningFEEDBACK? Email: show at the cloudcast dot netBluesky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod

    13 min

  3. 11 FEB

    What we wish we knew about the next 3 years of AI?

    Aaron and Brian explore the evolving landscape of AI over the next three years, discussing its economic implications, political influences, technological advancements, partnership dynamics, changing buying patterns, and the potential impact on job creation and destruction. They emphasize the uncertainty surrounding AI's future and the need for understanding its broader implications. SHOW: 1001 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #1001 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET  NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"  SHOW NOTES: Stratechery (Ben Thompson)WHAT DO WE WISH WE KNEW ABOUT AI IN 3 YEARS? EconomicsPoliticsTechnologyRegulationsPartnershipsBuying PatternsUsage PatternsDevicesJob Creation/Destruction FEEDBACK? Email: show at the cloudcast dot netBluesky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod

    31 min

  4. 8 FEB

    The Economics of Software Developers

    If someone walked into your office today and asked you to build a framework for how to value software development, what would you think about it?  SHOW: 1000 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #1000 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET  NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"  SHOW NOTES: Chainguard introduces Factory 2.0On running a startup of Claude Code agentsAgentic Product Development and the Theory of ConstraintsSoftware Abundance HOW SHOULD SOMEONE THINK ABOUT THE ECONOMICS OF SW DEV IN 2026? If someone walked into your office today and asked you to build a framework for how to value software development, how would you think about it? FEEDBACK? Email: show at the cloudcast dot netBluesky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod

    16 min

  5. 4 FEB

    The Future of Enterprise Software?

    Are we ready to move into an era of wild predictions about where the future of Enterprise software is headed in 2026 and beyond?  SHOW: 999 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #999 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 The SPAC-king is going to fix legacy software All Enterprise software is dead Microsoft and Software Survival (Stratechery)WHAT HAPPENS TO ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE NEXT? How much do enterprises want to write their own software? How much do enterprises wish they could write more software?How much do enterprises not understand the economics of owning their own software?How much does “big SaaS” or just “big Enterprise software” actually help because people already know it?Is it possible that this new Agentic-driven software could create a type of new software community? Are “open” software communities prepared for the emerging economics of AI-created software? FEEDBACK? Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodBlueSky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod

    27 min

  6. 1 FEB

    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

  7. 28 JAN

    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

  8. 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
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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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