How AI is Transforming Software Development

Published: 04/08/2026 00:00:00
How AI is Transforming Software Development Episode Details
SUMMARY: Discover how AI is transforming software development and what it means for engineering leaders. GUEST: Jeff Keyes, Field CTO at AllStacks SHOW: 1017 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Reasoning Show #1017 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/cXPu8iWeB0k SHOW SPONSORS: ShareGate - ShareGate Protect. Microsoft 365 Governance, we got this!Nasuni - Activate your data for AI and request a demoSHOW NOTES: Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a little bit about your background, and...
AI SRE for Complex Systems

Published: 04/05/2026 00:00:00
AI SRE for Complex Systems Episode Details
SUMMARY: With the explosion of AI-generated code and applications, the modern SRE requires an AI-native approach to managing complex systems. GUEST: Anish Agarwal - CEO/Cofounder of Traversal SHOW: 1016 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Reasoning Show #1016 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/hF3MCRDhMno SHOW SPONSORS: Nasuni - Activate your data for AI and request a demoShareGate - ShareGate Protect. Microsoft 365 Governance, we got this!SHOW NOTES: Traversal (homepage)Topic 1 - Welcome to the ...
The Future of Service belongs to Self-Improving AI

Published: 04/01/2026 00:00:00
The Future of Service belongs to Self-Improving AI Episode Details
SUMMARY: Today’s episode is all about a transformation happening in customer service—one that’s moving us from static systems and scripted workflows into something far more dynamic: AI systems that can actually learn and improve over time. GUEST: Shashi Upadhyay (President of Product, Engineering, and AI at Zendesk) SHOW: 1015 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Reasoning Show #1015 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/IQaxE-DjIpo SHOW SPONSORS: ShareGate - ShareGate Protect. Microsoft 365 Governan...
AI News of the Month for March 2026

Published: 03/29/2026 00:00:00
AI News of the Month for March 2026 Episode Details
SUMMARY: Brian (@bgracely) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, Software Defined Talk and Failover Media) discuss the biggest AI news stories from the month of March, 2026. SHOW: 1014 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Reasoning Show #1014 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/XwyAC-hxOQY SHOW SPONSORS: VENTION - Ready for expert developers who actually deliver? Visit ventionteams.comSHOW NOTES: Links to all the AI News covered in this months showFEEDBACK? Email: show @ reasoning dot showBluesky...
Living the Claude-centric Life

Published: 03/25/2026 00:00:00
Living the Claude-centric Life Episode Details
SUMMARY: With @bwhichard, we dig into how daily work-life changes when you make @AnthropicAI @claudeai the center of all workflow activities. SHOW: 1013 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Reasoning Show #1013 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/zEmEH0t67js SHOW SPONSORS: VENTION - Ready for expert developers who actually deliver? Visit ventionteams.comSHOW NOTES: Topic 1 - How long have you been living the Claude-life, and when did it dawn on you to make this central to your day-to-day activities...
Three Thoughts from NVIDIA GTC 2026

Published: 03/22/2026 00:00:00
Three Thoughts from NVIDIA GTC 2026 Episode Details
SUMMARY: We dig into the NVIDIA GTC keynote and highlight three things - accelerated computing for everything, the complexity of the new inference stack, and NVIDIA’s “open” software stack including NemoClaw. SHOW: 1012 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Reasoning Show #1012 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/aXOr91q76yM SHOW SPONSORS: VENTION - Ready for expert developers who actually deliver? Visit ventionteams.comSHOW NOTES: NVIDIA GTC 2026 (Keynote)NVIDIA NemoClaw - OpenClaw + OpenShell + NVIDIA A...
Kagenti - A Kubernetes Control Plane for AI Agents

Published: 03/18/2026 00:00:00
Kagenti - A Kubernetes Control Plane for AI Agents Episode Details
SUMMARY: Morgan Foster talks about the Kagenti project, which enables an AI Agent agnostic framework for security, authentication, identity and zero-trust. SHOW: 1011 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Reasoning Show #1011 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/djFZruLEDiw SHOW NOTES: Kagenti (homepage)Kagenti (use-cases)“Old Things that look like Agents”“What makes Agents different?”CNV - What Makes Agents Different?“Handing your phone to a stranger, why Agents need their own identity” Topic 1 - Welcome...
Code Red - All Jobs are Software

Published: 03/15/2026 00:00:00
Code Red - All Jobs are Software Episode Details
SUMMARY: Brian talks about the rapidly expanding gap between people and companies that augment their work with AI and those who are making AI the center of their work world. SHOW: 1010 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Reasoning Show #1010 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/tFyLlCnkbsM SPONSORS: VENTION - Ready for expert developers who actually deliver? Visit ventionteams.comSHOW NOTES: WHY THE NEED FOR A CODE RED? Velocity of Code (new companies)Velocity of Productivity (employees)Veloc...
Inside OpenClaw and Open Source Innovation

Published: 03/11/2026 00:00:00
Inside OpenClaw and Open Source Innovation Episode Details
SUMMARY: Sally O’Malley (Principle Software Engineer @RedHat, Maintainter @OpenClaw) talks about her early experiences of immersing herself into OpenClaw and evolution of the OpenClaw community. SHOW: 1009 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Reasoning Show #1009 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/7xARBtgiMQg SPONSORS: VENTION - Ready for expert developers who actually deliver? Visit ventionteams.comSHOW NOTES: OpenClaw - Personal AI AssistantOpenClaw - RedditOpenClaw, OpenAI and the Future (Peter Stein...
Understanding NeoClouds with Crusoe

Published: 03/08/2026 00:00:00
Understanding NeoClouds with Crusoe Episode Details
Erwan Menard - SVP Product Management @CrusoeAI talks about the evolution of NeoClouds, the challenges of matching the speed of data centers, GPUs and software, and how everything is evolving to megawatts and tokens. SHOW: 1008 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Reasoning Show #1008 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/eA8vpPmSW0Y SPONSORS: VENTION - Ready for expert developers who actually deliver? Visit ventionteams.comSHOW NOTES: Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us a bit about your backgroun...
What is an AI Agent?

Published: 03/04/2026 00:00:00
What is an AI Agent? Episode Details
OVERVIEW: Welcome to The Reasoning Show! We dig into one of the foundational building blocks of modern Generative AI, the AI Agent. So what is an AI Agent, and what do we need to think about for the next couple years? SHOW: 1007 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Reasoning Show #1007 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/4tdj0S0AyhM SHOW SPONSOR: VENTION - Ready for expert developers who actually deliver? Visit ventionteams.comSHOW NOTES: Topic 1 - We’re 3+ years into the Generative AI era. Why do...
AI & Cloud News of the Month - Feb 2026

Published: 02/28/2026 00:00:00
AI & Cloud News of the Month - Feb 2026 Episode Details
This episode marks the transition from The Cloudcast to The Reasoning Show, focusing more on AI and cloud topics. Brian Gracely (@bgracely) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, @SoftwareDefTalk) discuss recent trends in AI, the evolution of tech teams, and the shifting landscape of enterprise AI tools. SHOW: 1006 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #1006 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: L...
How The Cloudcast is changing in 2026?

Published: 02/25/2026 00:00:00
How The Cloudcast is changing in 2026? Episode Details
Aaron and Brian discuss how The Cloudcast will be changing going forward, signaling an industry shift from Cloud Computing to AI. SHOW: 1005 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #1005 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW NOTES: Topic 1 - What are we announcing? (“The Reasoning Show”, a.k.a. “Reasoning”) New name, same RSS feeds (same podcast players)New logoSome existing/renamed and some new socia...
What's Your Token Budget?

Published: 02/22/2026 00:00:00
What's Your Token Budget? Episode Details
This episode explores the evolving economics of AI development, the rising costs associated with AI agents, and the implications for businesses and developers. It highlights the shift from centralized to decentralized computing, the importance of understanding token budgets, and the future of AI project management. SHOW: 1004 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #1004 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OU...
Evaluating AI Models in 2026

Published: 02/18/2026 00:00:00
Evaluating AI Models in 2026 Episode Details
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....
Three AI Rooms to be a Fly on the Wall in 2026

Published: 02/15/2026 00:00:00
Three AI Rooms to be a Fly on the Wall in 2026 Episode Details
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 ...
What we wish we knew about the next 3 years of AI?

Published: 02/11/2026 00:00:00
What we wish we knew about the next 3 years of AI? Episode Details
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&nbs...
The Economics of Software Developers

Published: 02/08/2026 00:00:00
The Economics of Software Developers Episode Details
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...
The Future of Enterprise Software?

Published: 02/04/2026 00:00:00
The Future of Enterprise Software? Episode Details
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 H...
The Rise of Digital Sovereignty

Published: 02/01/2026 00:00:00
The Rise of Digital Sovereignty Episode Details
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 Cloud...
AI & Cloud Trends for January 2026

Published: 01/28/2026 00:00:00
AI & Cloud Trends for January 2026 Episode Details
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: @cloudcastpodI...
10 Questions about what Cloud 2.0 might look like

Published: 01/25/2026 00:00:00
10 Questions about what Cloud 2.0 might look like Episode Details
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 hyp...
The Cloudcast Playbook - Lessons from 1000 Shows

Published: 01/21/2026 00:00:00
The Cloudcast Playbook - Lessons from 1000 Shows Episode Details
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 hav...
It's the beginning of Cloud 2.0

Published: 01/18/2026 00:00:00
It's the beginning of Cloud 2.0 Episode Details
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 ...
RAG That Survives Production

Published: 01/14/2026 00:00:00
RAG That Survives Production Episode Details
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 ...
20 Years of OSS Databases

Published: 01/07/2026 00:00:00
20 Years of OSS Databases Episode Details
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. T...
AI & Cloud Trends for December 2025

Published: 01/04/2026 00:00:00
AI & Cloud Trends for December 2025 Episode Details
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: @cloudcastpo...
Cloud and AI Predictions for 2026

Published: 12/31/2025 00:00:00
Cloud and AI Predictions for 2026 Episode Details
Aaron and Brian make some bold predictions for the 2026 Cloud and AI markets, as well as reviewing the biggest issues going into 2026. SHOW: 989 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #989 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: CLOUD & AI NEWS OF THE MONTH - NOV 2025 (show)CLOUD & AI NEWS OF THE MONTH - OCT 2025 (show)CLOUD & AI NEWS OF THE MONT...
The Craziest Year (so far) comes to a close

Published: 12/28/2025 00:00:00
The Craziest Year (so far) comes to a close Episode Details
A lot changed in the world of Cloud and AI this year. And then it changed some more, and some more, and so more. The only constant was change. SHOW: 988 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #988 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 IT WAS AN INTERESTING YEAR IN CLOUD AND AI TECHNOLOGY AI has become a mainstream technology, political and social talking p...
The 2025 State of AI in Review

Published: 12/24/2025 00:00:00
The 2025 State of AI in Review Episode Details
Aaron and Brian review the Year in AI, hand out AI awards, and discuss the biggest AI trends from 2025. Maybe a few predictions will be made as well. SHOW: 987 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #987 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: SHOW NOTES CLOUD & AI NEWS OF THE MONTH - NOV 2025 (show)CLOUD & AI NEWS OF THE MONTH - OCT 2025 (show)CLOUD &am...
How AGI will change Everything, Everywhere

Published: 12/21/2025 00:00:00
How AGI will change Everything, Everywhere Episode Details
If an AGI falls in the woods and nobody can define it, did it actually fall? This week we make an exact prediction of when AGI will happen, and the 10 ways it will immediately change the world. SHOW: 986 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #986 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 Planning for AGI and Beyond (OpenAI) Machines of Loving Grace (Anthro...
The 2025 State of Cloud in Review

Published: 12/17/2025 00:00:00
The 2025 State of Cloud in Review Episode Details
Aaron and Brian review the Year in Cloud, hand out Cloud awards, and discuss the biggest cloud trends from 2025. Maybe a few predictions will be made as well. SHOW: 985 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #985 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: CLOUD & AI NEWS OF THE MONTH - NOV 2025 (show)CLOUD & AI NEWS OF THE MONTH - OCT 2025 (show)CLOUD &a...
Will there be a market for expert AI agents?

Published: 12/14/2025 00:00:00
Will there be a market for expert AI agents? Episode Details
How difficult will it be to train and build an AI Agent that has expertise in a given domain? Will it happen in the next year, or 3 years or 10 years? And who will benefit in the marketplace from his evolution? SHOW: 984 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #984 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: [Mailtrap] Try Mailtrap for free[Interconnected] Inte...
How AI is evolving Enterprise Infrastructure

Published: 12/10/2025 00:00:00
How AI is evolving Enterprise Infrastructure Episode Details
Dan McConnell (Senior VP Product Management at @HitachiVantara) talks about how Enterprise infrastructure is having to evolve to keep up with the data challenges of AI. SHOW: 983 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #983 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 i...
The Future of PaaS

Published: 12/07/2025 00:00:00
The Future of PaaS Episode Details
The PaaS of the future probably doesn't look anything like the PaaS of the past. AI should help bring in an era where we can abstract much more than just infrastructure to align technology and business. SHOW: 982 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #982 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: [Mailtrap] Try Mailtrap for free[Interconnected] Interconnect...
AI & Cloud Trends for November 2025

Published: 12/03/2025 00:00:00
AI & Cloud Trends for November 2025 Episode Details
Brian Gracely (@bgracely) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, @SoftwareDefTalk) discuss the top stories in Cloud and AI from November 2025. SHOW: 981 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #981 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 insig...
Things to be Thankful for

Published: 11/30/2025 00:00:00
Things to be Thankful for Episode Details
As the Thanksgiving weekend passes, let's look at some technology things that we're thankful for and excited about. SHOW: 980 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #980 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: [Mailtrap] Try Mailtrap for free[Interconnected] Interconnected is a new series from Equinix diving into the infrastructure that keeps our digital w...
Time Series for Physical AI

Published: 11/26/2025 00:00:00
Time Series for Physical AI Episode Details
Evan Kaplan (@EvanKaplan, CEO @InfluxDB) talks about Physical AI and the evolving and emerging technologies required to bring AI to physical locations and activities. SHOW: 979 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #979 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...
After NVIDIA's Latest Earnings

Published: 11/23/2025 00:00:00
After NVIDIA's Latest Earnings Episode Details
Once again NVIDIA had a record earnings quarter (Q3FY26), but the strength of their on-going success will be dependent on many factors that may or may not be within their control. Let's explore those broader factors. SHOW: 978 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #978 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 plat...
Shadow AI

Published: 11/19/2025 00:00:00
Shadow AI Episode Details
SHOW: 977 Rohan Sathe (@rssathe, CEO @NightfallAI) discusses the rise of Shadow AI, where employees unknowingly leak sensitive corporate data through generative AI tools like ChatGPT. SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #977 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SPONSORS: [Mailtrap] Try Mailtrap for free[Interconnected] Interconnected is a new series from Equinix diving into the infrastructure tha...
Rational and Irrational AI numbers

Published: 11/16/2025 00:00:00
Rational and Irrational AI numbers Episode Details
Is the current level of AI funding and investment rational or irrational? Is it possible that it’s both at the same time? Let’s look at some numbers and the thought process behind them. SHOW: 976 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #976 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 te...
2025 State of APIs

Published: 11/12/2025 00:00:00
2025 State of APIs Episode Details
James Higginbotham (@launchany) discusses the evolution of API usage across developers, modern applications and APIs. SHOW: 975 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #975 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 explor...
All the new AI stuff all at once

Published: 11/09/2025 00:00:00
All the new AI stuff all at once Episode Details
In the history of technology era changes, things tend to change slowly at first, and then quickly all at once. We’ve now reached the beginning of the all-at-once era of AI change. SHOW: 974 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #974 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 te...
AI & Cloud Trends for October 2025

Published: 11/05/2025 00:00:00
AI & Cloud Trends for October 2025 Episode Details
Brian Gracely (@bgracely) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, @SoftwareDefTalk) discuss the top stories in Cloud and AI from October 2025. SHOW: 973 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #973 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 insigh...
Is Amazon the new Cisco?

Published: 11/02/2025 01:00:00
Is Amazon the new Cisco? Episode Details
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, envi...
AI Data Analytics

Published: 10/29/2025 00:00:00
AI Data Analytics Episode Details
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 runnin...
Does Your AI Project Need Help?

Published: 10/26/2025 00:00:00
Does Your AI Project Need Help? Episode Details
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 te...
The Intersection of Cybersecurity and AI

Published: 10/22/2025 00:00:00
The Intersection of Cybersecurity and AI Episode Details
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 ke...
Something's Gotta Give on AI Economics

Published: 10/19/2025 00:00:00
Something's Gotta Give on AI Economics Episode Details
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 to...
Agentic AI Coding & Predictive Software Quality

Published: 10/15/2025 00:00:00
Agentic AI Coding & Predictive Software Quality Episode Details
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 BAS...
The 5-10-85 Reality of Enterprise AI

Published: 10/12/2025 00:00:00
The 5-10-85 Reality of Enterprise AI Episode Details
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...
Using AI Reasoning to Prevent AI Scams

Published: 10/08/2025 00:00:00
Using AI Reasoning to Prevent AI Scams Episode Details
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: "CLOUDC...
Will Cloud Providers start acquiring SaaS?

Published: 10/05/2025 00:00:00
Will Cloud Providers start acquiring SaaS? Episode Details
As cloud matures, could the hyperscale cloud providers start looking to acquire SaaS providers to build out a bundled application portfolio? Or are the demands of AI investment too much to pursue that strategy? SHOW: 964 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #964 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 plat...
AI & Cloud Trends for September 2025

Published: 10/01/2025 00:00:00
AI & Cloud Trends for September 2025 Episode Details
Brian Gracely (@bgracely) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, @SoftwareDefTalk) discuss the top stories in Cloud and AI from September 2025. SHOW: 963 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 insi...
The AI Awkward Years

Published: 09/28/2025 00:00:00
The AI Awkward Years Episode Details
Between the bold predictions, VC economics, and rising usage-patterns are stories of limited ROIs, undefined use-cases and associated job losses. AI is in an awkward phase of maturity and it’s not clear how it will evolve into the next phase. SHOW: 962 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #962 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 i...
AI Agents for Unstructured Data

Published: 09/24/2025 01:00:00
AI Agents for Unstructured Data Episode Details
Stephan Donze (@sdonze CEO @AODocs), discusses the enterprise unstructured data crisis, where 80% of business data remains untapped due to legacy system limitations and the challenges of AI-powered document management at scale. We explore how AI agents can transform document workflows while maintaining trust and compliance, the architectural principles needed for cloud-native document management, and why traditional search fails in the age of generative AI. SHOW: 961 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Clou...
Two Obseervations about Smart People and AI

Published: 09/21/2025 00:00:00
Two Obseervations about Smart People and AI Episode Details
How is it possible that smart people both love and hate AI? Does it matter how smart you are, or just how you interact with AI? SHOW: 960 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #960 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 ...
The Return of Bare Metal?

Published: 09/17/2025 00:00:00
The Return of Bare Metal? Episode Details
Todd Robinson, Founder and President of OpenMetal.io, discusses the resurgence of bare metal infrastructure driven by AI workloads, digital sovereignty requirements, and companies reassessing public cloud economics. The conversation explores how organizations are finding cost and control advantages in bare metal solutions, particularly for long-running applications. It examines OpenMetal's open-source approach using technologies like Ceph and OpenStack to deliver flexible infrastructure alter...
Exploring Oracle Cloud's Evolution

Published: 09/14/2025 00:00:00
Exploring Oracle Cloud's Evolution Episode Details
How did Oracle Cloud (with OpenAI) suddenly command the news cycle, with a chance to potentially overtake much larger clouds in a few years? Let’s explore how Oracle’s focus on bare-metal and bandwidth might have ripple effects on Cloud and AI. SHOW: 958 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #958 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 Continuous Testing

Published: 09/10/2025 00:00:00
Kubernetes-native Continuous Testing Episode Details
Ole Lensmar (@olensmar, Founder/CTO at @TestKube_io) discusses how Kubernetes-native testing platforms are designed to address limitations in traditional CI/CD testing workflows. The conversation covers how TestKube differs from existing testing environments, expands test coverage opportunities for development and QA teams, and provides best practices for testing in Kubernetes environments. SHOW: 957 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #957 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastN...
Where is the Android of AI?

Published: 09/07/2025 00:00:00
Where is the Android of AI? Episode Details
Apple’s iPhone had the Android ecosystem, but where is the Android of AI going to come from to challenge the OpenAI/NVIDIA duopoly? Let’s explore the possibilities. SHOW: 956 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #956 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: [DoIT] Visit doit.com (that’s d-o-i-t.com) to unlock intent-aware FinOps at scale with DoiT Cloud I...
AI & Cloud Trends for August 2025

Published: 09/03/2025 06:00:00
AI & Cloud Trends for August 2025 Episode Details
Brian Gracely (@bgracely) Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, @SoftwareDefTalk) discuss the top stories in Cloud and AI from August 2025. SHOW: 955 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #955 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SPONSORS: [TestKube] TestKube is Kubernetes-native testing platform, orchestrating all your test tools, environments, and pipelines into scalable workflows e...
Every Week Feels like an AI Gartner Hype Cycle

Published: 09/01/2025 00:00:00
Every Week Feels like an AI Gartner Hype Cycle Episode Details
From extreme ups to startling downs, every week can feel like the peak of expectations and the trough of disillusionment for AI. SHOW: 954 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #954 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: [DoIT] Visit doit.com (that’s d-o-i-t.com) to unlock intent-aware FinOps at scale with DoiT Cloud Intelligence.[VASION] Vasion Print e...
The Modernization of FinOps

Published: 08/27/2025 00:00:00
The Modernization of FinOps Episode Details
Amit Kinha - Field CTO @DoITInt | FinOps Foundation Board Member discusses how the relationship between technology and financial accountability has evolved, and how mainstream FinOps is shifting IT focus around innovation. SHOW: 953 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #953 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: [VASION] Vasion Print el...
Transitioning from the Cloud era to the AI era

Published: 08/24/2025 00:00:00
Transitioning from the Cloud era to the AI era Episode Details
As we begin to transition from the Cloud era to the AI era, what types of changes can we expect to see happen in the market, within our businesses, and for individuals? SHOW: 952 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #952 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: [DoIT] Visit doit.com (that’s d-o-i-t.com) to unlock intent-aware FinOps at scale with DoiT Clo...
Looking back on Industry Market Leaders

Published: 08/21/2025 00:00:00
Looking back on Industry Market Leaders Episode Details
After a very long roadtrip, let’s explore the lessons we can learn from some of the greatest business models in tech and how or if they apply to the AI era companies. SHOW: 951 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #951 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: [VASION] Vasion Print eliminates the need for print servers by enabling secure, cloud-based print...
Kubernetes in the Era of GPUs

Published: 08/20/2025 00:00:00
Kubernetes in the Era of GPUs Episode Details
Haseeb Budhani (@haseebbudhani, CEO @rafaysystemsinc) discusses the evolution from traditional DevOps to platform engineering and what "Enterprise Ready" Kubernetes looks like in 2025. We explore AI workloads running on Kubernetes and how modern orchestration solutions can transform teams from bottlenecks into enablers. We also cover the security considerations for GPU-enabled AI workloads and balancing developer self-service capabilities with proper governance and control. SHOW: 950 SHOW TRA...
Enterprise AI Platforms

Published: 08/13/2025 00:00:00
Enterprise AI Platforms Episode Details
Shay Levi (@shaylevi2, CEO @UnframeAI) & Larissa Schneider (COO @UnframeAI) discuss the complexities of building an enterprise-grade AI platform. Topics include what an AI platform is, the advantages of adoption, and the efficiencies gained. SHOW: 949 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #949 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: [...
The beginning of Cloud 2.0 is here

Published: 08/10/2025 00:00:00
The beginning of Cloud 2.0 is here Episode Details
Are we beginning to see the dawn of a 2nd phase of Cloud Computing, as AI begins to become a workload that impacts every aspect of the previous era of Cloud? Let’s explore… SHOW: 948 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #948 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: [DoIT] Visit doit.com (that’s d-o-i-t.com) to unlock intent-aware FinOps at scale with DoiT Cloud...
AI & Cloud Trends for July 2025

Published: 08/06/2025 00:00:00
AI & Cloud Trends for July 2025 Episode Details
Brian Gracely (@bgracely) Aaron Delp (@aarondelpt) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, @SoftwareDefTalk) discuss the top stories in Cloud and AI from July 2025. SHOW: 947 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #947 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SPONSORS: [VASION] Vasion Print eliminates the need for print servers by enabling secure, cloud-based printing from any device, anywhere. Get a custom demo to...
Is AWS entering their Hybrid phase?

Published: 08/03/2025 00:00:00
Is AWS entering their Hybrid phase? Episode Details
The hardest thing for any growing company to do is manage the transition from hypergrowth to the dual tracks of growth and stability. AWS is entering their Hybrid phase, or the transition from Day 1 to Day 2. How will it go? SHOW: 946 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #946 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: [DoIT] Visit doit.com (that’s d-o-i-t.com) to...
Improving AI Through Data Quality

Published: 07/30/2025 00:00:00
Improving AI Through Data Quality Episode Details
Elliot Shmukler (@eshmu, Co-Founder/CEO @anomalo_hq) talks about the impact of data quality on AI, how unstructured data can be improved, and how monitoring of data lakes can help prevent model drift and give organizations confidence with predictable results. SHOW: 945 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #945 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 BASIC...
How will Businesses react to AI Agent success?

Published: 07/27/2025 00:00:00
How will Businesses react to AI Agent success? Episode Details
If the AI Agent hype ends up being real, how will businesses manage AI Agents from the perspective of people vs. non-people? SHOW: 944 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #944 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: [VASION] Vasion Print eliminates the need for print servers by enabling secure, cloud-based printing from any device, anywhere. Get a custo...
Building Private GenAI stacks

Published: 07/23/2025 00:00:00
Building Private GenAI stacks Episode Details
Luke Marsden (@lmarsden, CEO @HelixML) talks about Private GenAI. What is it? Why do you need it? We also discuss integration into CI/CD pipelines, the layers of a Private GenAI Stack, and why most organizations are opting for RAG over fine-tuning LLMs. SHOW: 943 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #943 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SPONSORS: [DoIT] Visit doit.com (that’s d-o-i-t.com) to u...
Should you join an AI Startup?

Published: 07/20/2025 00:00:00
Should you join an AI Startup? Episode Details
If the rewards of a startup are only going to the founders and AI researchers, then what incentives are there for all the other roles? Has AI broken the startup model? SHOW: 942 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #942 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: [FCTR] Try FCTR.io (that's F-C-T-R dot io) free for 60 days. Modern security demands modern solu...
Is Cursor having their Docker moment?

Published: 07/16/2025 00:00:00
Is Cursor having their Docker moment? Episode Details
Brian Gracely (@bgracely) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard) discuss the big changes happening around AI developer-assistants, across Cursor, Windsurf, OpenAI and Google. SHOW: 941 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #941 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: [VASION] Vasion Print eliminates the need for print servers by enabling secur...
The Importance of Early AI Adoption

Published: 07/13/2025 00:00:00
The Importance of Early AI Adoption Episode Details
In the Enterprise, there is a spectrum forming of aggressive adopters and passive resistors to AI usage. While there are no best practices yet, C-suites are pushing. So what are you waiting for? SHOW: 940 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #940 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: [DoIT] Visit doit.com (that’s d-o-i-t.com) to unlock intent-aware FinOps at...
Data Pipelines with Apache Airflow

Published: 07/09/2025 00:00:00
Data Pipelines with Apache Airflow Episode Details
Julian LaNeve (@JulianLaneve, CTO @astronomerio) discusses data pipelines, Apache Airflow, Astronomer’s managed offering, and the benefits of data pipelines for both developers and operations. SHOW: 939 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #939 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SPONSORS: [VASION] Vasion Print eliminates the need for print servers by enabling secure, cloud-based printing from any devi...
A Mid-Year Cloud Check-In

Published: 07/06/2025 00:00:00
A Mid-Year Cloud Check-In Episode Details
As we get to the mid-point of 2025, let’s take a look at where the cloud is - what’s doing well, what’s going through some changes, and what might be in store for the rest of 2025. SHOW: 938 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #938 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: [FCTR] Try FCTR.io (that's F-C-T-R dot io) free for 60 days. Modern security demand...
AI & Cloud Trends for June 2025

Published: 07/01/2025 00:00:00
AI & Cloud Trends for June 2025 Episode Details
Brian Gracely (@bgracely) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, @SoftwareDefTalk) discuss the top stories in Cloud and AI from June 2025. SHOW: 937 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #937 Transcript SHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET NEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SPONSORS: [VASION] Vasion Print eliminates the need for print servers by enabling secure, cloud-based printing from any device, anywhere. Get a custom demo to see the difference for y...
AI-Native Applications vs. AI Add-On Applications

Published: 06/29/2025 00:00:00
AI-Native Applications vs. AI Add-On Applications Episode Details
As AI evolves into the Enterprise, will we see greater uptake of AI-native applications or AI add-on applications? Briandon Whichard (@bwhichard) and Cote (@cote) from Software Defined Talk explore the pros and cons. SHOW: 936 SHOW VIDEO: Watch the YouTube Live Recording of SDT Episode 525 CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotw CHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SHOW SPONSORS: [US CLOUD] Cut Enterprise IT Support Costs by 30-50% with US Cloud[VASION] Vasion Pri...
Trustworthy AI Agents

Published: 06/25/2025 00:00:00
Trustworthy AI Agents Episode Details
Tanmai Gopal (@tanmaigo, CEO/Founder @HasuraQL) discusses the importance of reliability and trustworthiness for both generative and agentic AI. We discuss the pitfalls in existing data pipelines and how to enhance the results. SHOW: 935 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #935 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: [VASION] Vasio...
The Rapid Change of Cloud Dynamics

Published: 06/22/2025 00:00:00
The Rapid Change of Cloud Dynamics Episode Details
Are the dynamics of the hyperscale cloud providers changing? Will the leaders of the last decade continue for the next 3-5 years, or the next decade? Let’s explore how the market is now rapidly changing. SHOW: 934 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #934 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: [US CLOUD] Cut Enterprise IT Support Costs by 30-50% with US Cloud...
Expanding AI Agents with MCP Servers & API Platforms

Published: 06/18/2025 08:00:00
Expanding AI Agents with MCP Servers & API Platforms Episode Details
Simon Yu (Co-Founder @SpeakeasyDev) discusses the rise of MCP servers, API integration into AI systems, including SDK generation, and the emergence of the Agentic web. SHOW: 933 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #933 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: [VASION] Vasion Print eliminates the need for print servers by enabling secure, cloud-based...
Father's Day and First Jobs

Published: 06/15/2025 00:00:00
Father's Day and First Jobs Episode Details
As Father's Day rolls around, we explore some tales from people taking on their first professional jobs, and how those lessons can relate to managers of newer hires. SHOW: 932 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #932 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: [US CLOUD] Cut Enterprise IT Support Costs by 30-50% with US Cloud[VASION] Vasion Print eliminates the n...
The State of Cloud Native for 2025

Published: 06/11/2025 00:00:00
The State of Cloud Native for 2025 Episode Details
Tobi Knaup (@superguenter, VP/GM of Cloud Native @Nutanix) talks about the evolution of the cloud-native ecosystem, the intersection of AI and Kubernetes, and expectations of the next few years. SHOW: 931 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #931 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: [VASION] Vasion Print eliminates the ne...
There Ain't Gonna Be Any Middle Anymore

Published: 06/08/2025 00:00:00
There Ain't Gonna Be Any Middle Anymore Episode Details
As we try and predict the future, we explore the possibilities of technology augmenting or replacing the middle of the bell curve. What has history taught us, and where do we expect it to repeat itself or at least rhyme? SHOW: 930 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #930 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: [US CLOUD] Cut Enterprise IT Support Costs by 30-...
AI & Cloud Trends for May 2025

Published: 06/04/2025 00:00:00
AI & Cloud Trends for May 2025 Episode Details
Brian Gracely (@bgracely) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, @SoftwareDefTalk) discuss the top stories in Cloud and AI from May 2025, including Google I/O, Microsoft Build, OpenAI, and Jony Ive. SHOW: 929 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #929 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: [VASION] Vasion Print eliminates the need for p...
Sam, Jony, McGuffin and Vaporware

Published: 06/01/2025 00:00:00
Sam, Jony, McGuffin and Vaporware Episode Details
Is it ever a good time for a company to announce vaporware? Let’s discuss the pros and cons of pre-announcements, vaporware, and the strategy of products that may or may not ever exist. SHOW: 928 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #928 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: [US CLOUD] Cut Enterprise IT Support Costs by 30-50% with US Cloud[VASION] Va...
Preventing AI Hallucinations

Published: 05/28/2025 00:00:00
Preventing AI Hallucinations Episode Details
Anand Kannappan (@anandnk24, CEO @PatronusAI) talks about evaluating AI models for hallucinations, managing data quality, automating the process, and optimizing models. SHOW: 927 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #927 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: [VASION] Vasion Print eliminates the need for print servers by enabling secure...
AI and the 95% vs 5% debate

Published: 05/25/2025 00:00:00
AI and the 95% vs 5% debate Episode Details
The industry is debating whether AI should be viewed as augmenting or replacing human-centric tasks. But we don’t yet have a framework to discuss the technical and business impacts of that spectrum of decisions. SHOW: 926 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #926 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: [US CLOUD] Cut Enterprise IT Support Costs by 30-50...
Universal Data Representation for AI

Published: 05/21/2025 00:00:00
Universal Data Representation for AI Episode Details
Joel Christner, (@joelchristner, Founder/CEO at @viewyourdata) discusses the complexities of data management in AI, structured and unstructured data, the importance of RAG pipelines and vector databases. SHOW SUMMARY: Aaron and Joel discusses the complexities of data management in AI, focusing on the concept of universal data representation. They explore the challenges organizations face with structured and unstructured data, the importance of RAG pipelines and vector databases, a...
Where do Developer-Assistants go next with AI?

Published: 05/18/2025 00:00:00
Where do Developer-Assistants go next with AI? Episode Details
Where does the next phase of AI-assistants for software development go next? Is it an evolution of developer productivity, or a complete rethinking of the barriers and limitations for broader software development? SHOW: 924 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #924 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: Cut Enterprise IT Support Costs by 30-50% with U...
Building Customer-First Products

Published: 05/14/2025 00:00:00
Building Customer-First Products Episode Details
Siqi Chen (@blader, CEO/CFO @Runwayco), talks about his journey from JPL developer to Founder of a financial planning and analysis (FP&A) startup. We focus on how to build products that customers crave and how a customer-centric view differs from traditional product management. SHOW: 923 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #923 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:...
WhyQ vs. It is what it is

Published: 05/11/2025 00:00:00
WhyQ vs. It is what it is Episode Details
Tech CEOs are making bold proclamations, from WhyQ to It is what it is. How will companies navigate this spectrum as they seek innovation, accountability and profitability throughout 2025? SHOW: 922 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #922 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: Cut Enterprise IT Support Costs by 30-50% with US Cloud SHOW NOTES: Amazon...
AI & Cloud Trends for April 2025

Published: 05/07/2025 00:00:00
AI & Cloud Trends for April 2025 Episode Details
Aaron Delp, Brian Gracely, and Brandon Whichard discuss the top stories in Cloud and AI from April 2025, including OpenAI, MCP, VibeCoding and Hyperscaler earnings. SHOW: 921 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #921 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: Cut Enterprise IT Support Costs by 30-50% with US CloudSHOW NOTES: Link to A...
The Early AI Journey and Learning Curve

Published: 05/04/2025 00:00:00
The Early AI Journey and Learning Curve Episode Details
As more companies begin to adopt AI into their workforce and day-to-day processes, it will be interesting to watch how their learning curve is spread across knowledge workers. SHOW: 920 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #920 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: Cut Enterprise IT Support Costs by 30-50% with US Cloud SHOW NOTES: AI Horseles...
DevOps Meets Platform Engineering

Published: 04/30/2025 00:00:00
DevOps Meets Platform Engineering Episode Details
Mark Freydl (CEO/Founder @codiacio) talks about the challenges of blending IaaC, DevOps and Platform Engineering to drive efficient software development lifecycles. SHOW: 919 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #919 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: Codiac websiteCodiac at Tech Field Day Topic 1 - Welcome to the show, Mark. G...
Five Thoughts on AI Agents

Published: 04/27/2025 00:00:00
Five Thoughts on AI Agents Episode Details
There is a lot of excitement around AI Agents. Here are five questions we're asking ourselves about how AI Agents will be used and managed. SHOW: 918 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #918 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: Cut Enterprise IT Support Costs by 30-50% with US Cloud SHOW NOTES: Anthropic warns that fully AI employees are a y...
The Intersection of AI and APIs

Published: 04/23/2025 00:00:00
The Intersection of AI and APIs Episode Details
Taylor Pechacek (Head of Product, API Collaboration Core @getpostman) talks about APIs, AI, and MCP (Model Context Protocol). We cover what is top of mind for developers and what has shifted in the industry recently. SHOW: 917 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #917 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: Try Postman AI Agent Builder T...
