The Cloudcast (@cloudcastpod) is the industry's #1 Cloud Computing podcast, and the place where Cloud meets AI. Co-hosts Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) & Brian Gracel...
Jon Duren, Sales Sr. Practice Manager, AI & Data Solutions @ WWT & Druce MacFarlane, Product @ Infoblox talks about the intersection of AI, Startups, and Enterprise Trends.SHOW: 905SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #905 TranscriptSHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwNEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS" SPONSORS:Try Postman AI Agent Builder Todaypostman.com/podcast/cloudcast/SHOW NOTES:WWT websiteWWT AI Proving GroundInfoblox websiteStartup Lantern PodcastTopic 1 - Jon and Druce welcome to the show. Give everyone a quick introduction…Topic 1a - You also have a podcast, tell everyone about that…Topic 2 - AI has thrown the world of cybersecurity a curveball.. Druce, how are you seeing AI impact the typical conversations you are involved in?Topic 3 - How is AI affecting start-up companies, thinking beyond all the AI-specific startups, how is AI going to impact the entrepreneur who’s trying to launch a non-AI company? What should they know and think about AI when starting a new company?Topic 4 - You both talk to a lot of customers about AI, especially to Enterprise customers. Let’s separate the hype from the practical. Where are organizations typically in their AI journey in early 2025? Have we moved beyond the chatbot yetTopic 5 - I see several organizations considering AI but struggling with ROI. What are you seeing, and how do you help organizations overcome this hurdle? How long is ROI measured with AI projects? It’s not 3-5 years anymore.Topic 6 - Is the industry moving too fast? Jon and I have had conversations in the past where organizations just can’t absorb the changes in hardware and models (just a few examples). How can an organization commit to a path that we know will change in 12 monthsTopic 7 - Tell everyone where they can find your podcast. Also, If anyone is interested, what’s the best way to get started on their AI journey?FEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netBluesky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod
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Five Things I Did This Week
Does your management chain know what you’re doing to bring value to your company, your group or just your role? How do you communicate value for accountability, visibility, and promotability?SHOW: 904SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #904 TranscriptSHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwCHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW SPONSOR:Try Postman AI Agent Builder Todaypostman.com/podcast/cloudcast/SHOW NOTES:Jeff Bezos’ API Mandate, and 5 Rules surrounding itJensen Huang’s NVIDIA “Top 5 Things” emailDO YOU PROVIDE STATUS, ACCOUNTABILITY, OR DIRECTION ON YOUR WORK ACTIVITIES?Lots of things could be perceived as negative, but how are you finding the positive? How do you keep track of your work? How do you communicate your work? Are they well aligned to company goals?In tough job markets, accountability is a valuable asset to haveHow is your management chain communicating the group’s work upward and to other teams? Do you ask what shouldn’t be done, where something else could occupy that time? Does management use it as a way to educate others about functions of the business? (cross-team efforts)FEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodBlueSky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod
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Cloud & AI News Trends for February 2025
Brian Gracely and Brandon Whichard discuss the top stories in Cloud and AI from February 2025 including NVIDIA’s earnings, Hashicorp, Intel’s CEO trio, Developer Co-Pilots, and RIP Skype.SHOW: 903SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #903 TranscriptSHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNETCLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwNEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW SPONSOR:Try Postman AI Agent Builder Todaypostman.com/podcast/cloudcast/SHOW NOTES:Link to February 2025 news and articlesSEGMENTS COVERED IN THE SHOW:Good Old Fashioned Cloud NewsThe AI Innovation Continues FEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netBluesky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod
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Bathing in the Confusion around GenAI
Right now the news around GenAI seems scattered, all of the place, and confusing. Let’s dig into what’s working, what’s not, and where some future trends are heading. SHOW: 902SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #902 TranscriptSHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwCHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW SPONSOR:Try Postman AI Agent Builder Todaypostman.com/podcast/cloudcast/SHOW NOTES:Most AI Investments Will Lose Money as Market Enters ‘Greed’ Cycle (Vinod Khasla, VC)My LLM CodeGen workflow (Harper Reed)"Gen AI: Too Much Spend, Too Little Benefit?" (Goldman Sachs) Microsoft cancels leases on Data Centers for AINVIDIA announces Q4 earnings An interview about AI unknowns (Stratechery)IF YOU’RE CONFUSED ABOUT AI, YOU’RE NOT ALONE. There is a ton of AI out there, but it’s not always simpleThere’s a ton of AI out there, but it’s not always affordableThere’s a ton of AI out there, and sometimes it blows our mindThere’s a ton of AI out there, and open source is starting to be disruptive (again)There’s a ton of AI out there, and people are trying to forecast a future that changing too fastThere’s a ton of AI out there, and people are struggling with technology and politics overlapping so muchFEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodBlueSky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod
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Developer Assistance with Coding Co-Pilots
Andrew Filev (@andrewsthoughts, Founder @zencoderai) talks about the state and future of developer coding co-pilots.SHOW: 901SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #901 TranscriptSHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK: http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwNEW TO CLOUD? CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCAST: "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SPONSOR:Try Postman AI Agent Builder Todaypostman.com/podcast/cloudcast/SHOW NOTES:ZenCoder websiteTopic 1 - Welcome to the show. Tell us about your background…Topic 2 - As someone who built and ran a large organization and continued to invest in other startups, what’s your take on startups and funding in today’s AI frenzy world? In your Wrike days did you ever foresee a time when funding rounds would be bigger than most valuations from years ago? Is this a sustainable investment model?Topic 3 - One of the leading use cases that came from GenAI and LLM’s is coding co-pilots. It might be the biggest and most profitable use case. What are your thoughts on Coding Co-pilots as whole and the state of the industry?Topic 4 - What makes a good coding co-pilot? Are their advantages to models trained specifically on coding How does that compare to the frontier LLM’s and their size and abilities?Topic 5 - We see lots of talk of coding co-pilots potentially hurting the industry. Lots of click bait headlines that coding is going away with agentic AI or Comp Sci degrees and junior employees might not be needed anymore. What are your thoughts on this?Topic 6 - Some argue that by having a co-pilot do the easy work, some developers might get lazy and the underlying fundamentals of development techniques might disappear. Others say this will elevate developers to new levels of productivity. What’s your view?Topic 7 - If anyone out there is interested, where can they go for more info or to contact you?FEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netBluesky: @cloudcastpod.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @cloudcastpodInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod
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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