The Cloudcast

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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 . 

  1. -2 J

    Is Amazon the new Cisco?

    Patterns in technology tend to eventually repeat themselves (or at least rhyme), and Amazon is beginning to repeat some of the patterns of Cisco from the early 2000s  SHOW: 972 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #972 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 SPONSORS: [TestKube] TestKube is Kubernetes-native testing platform, orchestrating all your test tools, environments, and pipelines into scalable workflows empowering Continuous Testing. Check it out at TestKube.io/cloudcast[Interconnected] Interconnected is a new series from Equinix diving into the infrastructure that keeps our digital world running. With expert guests and real-world insights, we explore the systems driving AI, automation, quantum, and more. Just search “Interconnected by Equinix”.SHOW NOTES: Staying nimble and continuing to strengthen our organization (Amazon, Oct 2025)Strengthening our culture and teams (Amazon, Sept 2024)Amazon Leadership Principles WHERE ARE THE BIGGEST AI RISKS? Significant changes from one industry era to the next (Internet to SaaS, Cloud to AI)Once dominant position in a market now appears less dominant (Worth more than next 20 competitors; 7yr head start)Guiding cultural principles well-known within the company - start adding more and more to themEmployee motivation driving by stock price as much as work activitiesCulture evolves and erodes over time as the business changes and evolves - it’s nearly impossible to reset the company cultureCompanies can rebound from being lost in the woods, but it’s very, very difficultDeath by 1000 cuts in a virtuous cycle - employees are constantly more worried about job status than project status - the perception of who gets to make mistakes and who is responsible for mistakesFEEDBACK? Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodBlueSky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod

    32 min

  2. -6 J

    AI Data Analytics

    Soham Mazumdar, CEO @WisdomAI_inc, discusses how organizations can break free from the "drowning in data but starving for insights" paradox that plagues modern enterprises.  SHOW: 971 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #963 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET  NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"  SPONSORS: [Interconnected] Interconnected is a new series from Equinix diving into the infrastructure that keeps our digital world running. With expert guests and real-world insights, we explore the systems driving AI, automation, quantum, and more. Just search “Interconnected by Equinix”.[TestKube] TestKube is Kubernetes-native testing platform, orchestrating all your test tools, environments, and pipelines into scalable workflows empowering Continuous Testing. Check it out at TestKube.io/cloudcastSHOW NOTES: WisdomAI websiteTopic 1 - Welcome to the show, Soham. We overlapped briefly at Rubrik. Give everyone a quick introduction and tell everyone a bit about your time at Google prior to Rubrik Topic 2 - You helped scale Rubrik from inception to a $5.6 billion IPO in 2024. What was the "aha moment" that made you leave that success to tackle the enterprise data analytics problem with WisdomAI? Topic 3 - Let's define the core problem. Organizations invest heavily in modern data platforms - Snowflake, Databricks, etc. - but there is the term "drowning in data but starving for insights." What's broken in the traditional BI stack that prevents business users from getting answers? Topic 4 - How do agentic AI and BI fit together? WisdomAI introduces the concept of "Knowledge Fabric" and agentic data insights. Break this down for us - how does this fundamentally differ from traditional dashboards and BI tools? Topic 5 - One of the biggest challenges with GenAI in enterprise settings is hallucination. You've emphasized that WisdomAI separates GenAI from answer generation. How does your approach tackle this critical trust issue? Topic 6 - Let's talk about data integration complexity. Your platform works with both structured and unstructured data - Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, but also Excel, PDFs, PowerPoints. How do you handle this "dirty" data reality that most enterprises face? Topic 6a - With so much data, how do most organizations get started? What’s a typical use case for adoption? FEEDBACK? Email: show at the cloudcast dot netBluesky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod

    20 min

  3. 26 OCT.

    Does Your AI Project Need Help?

    Why are 95% of AI projects struggling to create positive ROI, according to a recent MIT study? Do businesses need help getting those first few AI projects started and driven to success? SHOW: 970 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #970 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 SPONSORS: [TestKube] TestKube is Kubernetes-native testing platform, orchestrating all your test tools, environments, and pipelines into scalable workflows empowering Continuous Testing. Check it out at TestKube.io/cloudcast[Interconnected] Interconnected is a new series from Equinix diving into the infrastructure that keeps our digital world running. With expert guests and real-world insights, we explore the systems driving AI, automation, quantum, and more. Just search “Interconnected by Equinix”.SHOW NOTES: MIT Study - The State of AI in Business (2025)The Information - Interview with Vihod Khosla (Oct 2025) WHERE ARE THE BIGGEST AI RISKS? Why are Businesses struggling with AI projects in 2025?What are simple steps to make AI projects successful?FEEDBACK? Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodBlueSky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod

    20 min

  4. 22 OCT.

    The Intersection of Cybersecurity and AI

    Monzy Merza (@monzymerza, CEO/Founder @Crogl) talks about build a next-generation Enterprise SOC by leveraging AI to stay ahead of Cybersecurity threats. SHOW: 969 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #969 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: [Interconnected] Interconnected is a new series from Equinix diving into the infrastructure that keeps our digital world running. With expert guests and real-world insights, we explore the systems driving AI, automation, quantum, and more. Just search “Interconnected by Equinix”.[TestKube] TestKube is Kubernetes-native testing platform, orchestrating all your test tools, environments, and pipelines into scalable workflows empowering Continuous Testing. Check it out at TestKube.io/cloudcastSHOW NOTES: Crogl websiteTechCrunch articleForbes ArticleIntellyx ArticleLast WatchDog ArticleTopic 1 - Welcome to the show, Monzy. Give everyone a brief introduction and tell us about your unique journey from government research to Splunk to Databricks to founding Crogl. Topic 2 - Let's start with the current state of cybersecurity and AI. We're seeing headlines about AI being the top cybersecurity concern for 2025, even overtaking ransomware. From your perspective, what's driving this shift and why should organizations be paying attention to the intersection of cybersecurity and AI? Topic 3 - You've described Crogl as an "Iron Man suit" for security analysts. That's a compelling metaphor. Can you break down what you mean by that and how your approach differs from the traditional "reduce alerts" mentality that most vendors have been pushing? Topic 4 - Let's talk about your "knowledge engine" and what you call an “AI for the Enterprise SOC”. You're using compound AI systems with LLMs, smaller models, and knowledge graphs. This sounds quite different from vendors who are just "bolting on" LLMs to existing tools. Walk us through this architectural decision and why it matters. Topic 5 - The cybersecurity industry is experiencing massive alert fatigue - 4,500 alerts per day, with analysts only able to investigate 8-25 of them. Your philosophy is "every alert should be analyzed" rather than filtering them out. That seems counterintuitive to what the market has been doing. How does your autonomous investigation approach actually work in practice? Topic 6 - Where do you see this evolution heading, and what are the implications for SOC teams and security practitioners? Are we heading toward fully autonomous SOCs? FEEDBACK? Email: show at the cloudcast dot netBluesky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodI

    35 min

  5. 19 OCT.

    Something's Gotta Give on AI Economics

    What happens when the biggest technology trend is built on economics that don't make any sense when viewed end-to-end? Eventually, some aspect has to change, but which one?  SHOW: 968 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #968 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 SPONSORS: [TestKube] TestKube is Kubernetes-native testing platform, orchestrating all your test tools, environments, and pipelines into scalable workflows empowering Continuous Testing. Check it out at TestKube.io/cloudcast[Interconnected] Interconnected is a new series from Equinix diving into the infrastructure that keeps our digital world running. With expert guests and real-world insights, we explore the systems driving AI, automation, quantum, and more. Just search “Interconnected by Equinix”.SHOW NOTES: Tokens are getting more expensiveNvidia Earnings, Moats and China, Nvidia vs. the AI LabsOracle Assures Investors on AI Cloud Margins as It Struggles to Profit From Older Nvidia Chips WHERE ARE THE BIGGEST AI RISKS? Jensen Huang (NVIDIA CEO) is convinced that the future will be built on always having the most advanced GPUs and Frontier Models. Oracle is telling investors that they will significantly increase profit margins between now and 2028-30, although they have low margins now and they don’t make high margins on older chipsThe economics of AI (reasoning models, high#s of AI tokens) is in contrast to the established SaaS business model.Right now everything AI-associated has a high valuation, but these forces are working against each other. Which one is going to give first?  FEEDBACK? Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodBlueSky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod

    22 min

  6. 15 OCT.

    Agentic AI Coding & Predictive Software Quality

    Animesh Koratana (@akoratana, Founder of @playerzero_ai) discusses how agentic AI is transforming software quality assurance through predictive code simulation, and how teams can shift from reactive debugging to proactive problem prevention in the era of AI-generated code. SHOW: 967 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #967 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: [Interconnected] Interconnected is a new series from Equinix diving into the infrastructure that keeps our digital world running. With expert guests and real-world insights, we explore the systems driving AI, automation, quantum, and more. Just search “Interconnected by Equinix”.[TestKube] TestKube is Kubernetes-native testing platform, orchestrating all your test tools, environments, and pipelines into scalable workflows empowering Continuous Testing. Check it out at TestKube.io/cloudcastSHOW NOTES: PlayerZero websiteTopic 1 - Welcome to the show Animesh. Tell us about your background and your involvement in. Topic 2 - Let's start with the core problem you're solving. What is "predictive software quality" and why is this becoming critical now, especially in the era of AI-generated code? Topic 3 - How does agentic code simulation work, and what makes it different from traditional testing approaches? Topic 4 - This feels like it democratizes software quality beyond just engineering teams. How does PlayerZero work across different roles - developers, QA, product managers, and support teams? Topic 5 - Integration and workflow - how does PlayerZero fit into existing CI/CD pipelines and development workflows? What does the implementation look like Topic 6 - Let's talk about scale and complexity. How does PlayerZero handle large, distributed systems with microservices, databases, and complex architectures FEEDBACK? Email: show at the cloudcast dot netBluesky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod

    24 min

  7. 12 OCT.

    The 5-10-85 Reality of Enterprise AI

    Three years since the launch of ChatGPT, what does the landscape of Enterprise AI look like today? What’s working, what’s struggling and what’s still unknown? SHOW: 966 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #966 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 SPONSORS: [TestKube] TestKube is Kubernetes-native testing platform, orchestrating all your test tools, environments, and pipelines into scalable workflows empowering Continuous Testing. Check it out at TestKube.io/cloudcast[Interconnected] Interconnected is a new series from Equinix diving into the infrastructure that keeps our digital world running. With expert guests and real-world insights, we explore the systems driving AI, automation, quantum, and more. Just search “Interconnected by Equinix”.SHOW NOTES: HOW ARE ENTERPRISES USING AI IN LATE 2025? 5% have a clear vision of how to apply Predictive and Generative AI to a set of use-cases that drive differentiation, productivity improvements and cost reductions. They are keeping the details close to the vest.10% have allocated about 3-5% of their IT budgets to AI, typically from a C-level mandate, and have given it to Microsoft or Google. They have checked “the business is AI-enabled” and signaled to the market that they have fully embraced AI. The market is rewarding these companies at higher multiples. 85% aren’t sure what use-cases to focus on, have unrealistic expectations during POCs, and are focused on the “no” areas instead of their own learning curves. Enterprises don’t have great visibility into AI costs, and limited baselines of what AI should cost - pay for outcomes, pay for seats, pay for tokens, or pay for GPUs?Enterprises don’t have easy access to GPUs outside of via SaaS services - makes it challenging for Private or Sovereign AI demand to be metRight now, there is no simple way for Enterprises to build AI AgentsRight now, there is no simple way for Enterprises to share AI experience / learning curve - AI is a very individualized experience FEEDBACK? Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodBlueSky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod

    28 min

  8. 8 OCT.

    Using AI Reasoning to Prevent AI Scams

    Alan Lefort (CEO, @StrongestLayer) discusses how LLM-powered reasoning is transforming phishing security from reactive pattern-matching to predictive threat detection, and why traditional rule-based systems can no longer defend against sophisticated AI-generated phishing attacks. SHOW: 965 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #965 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: [Interconnected] Interconnected is a new series from Equinix diving into the infrastructure that keeps our digital world running. With expert guests and real-world insights, we explore the systems driving AI, automation, quantum, and more. Just search “Interconnected by Equinix”.[TestKube] TestKube is Kubernetes-native testing platform, orchestrating all your test tools, environments, and pipelines into scalable workflows empowering Continuous Testing. Check it out at TestKube.io/cloudcastSHOW NOTES: WebsiteStrongestLayer ResearchTopic 1 - Welcome to the show Alan. Tell us about your background and your involvement in Cybersecuity. Topic 2 - Let's start with the core challenge. You've said that "if only AI can defend against weaponized AI" - what specific gap in traditional email security did you identify that led to this philosophy? How are AI-powered phishing attacks fundamentally different from what we've seen before? Topic 3 - How does this attack vector demonstrate the limitations of rule-based security systems, and why can't traditional pattern matching keep up? Topic 4 - Let's break down your TRACE (Threat Reasoning and AI Correlation Engine) architecture. You've described it as "LLM-as-master" rather than "LLM-as-add-on." What does this fundamental architectural difference mean for threat detection, and how does it help? Topic 5 - You discuss "pre-campaign detection," which involves identifying potential phishing campaigns weeks before emails are sent. This sounds like moving from reactive to predictive security. How does your system correlate technical intelligence with business context to achieve this early warning capability? Topic 6 - From an implementation standpoint, how do organizations integrate LLM-powered reasoning into their existing security stacks? What's the deployment model, and how do you handle the challenge of reasoning about business context without exposing sensitive organizational data? FEEDBACK? Email: show at the cloudcast dot netBluesky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod

    34 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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    2011 - 2025
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