The telecom industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation. This shift is creating new business opportunities and services but also brings significant challenges in transformation and modernization. In a new five-part mini-series, Reimagining Telecoms, we will explore these challenges through five distinct lenses: Growth, Networks, Simplification, Data & AI, and Regulation, uncovering lessons and insights relevant to telecom organizations and beyond.

This week, Dave and Rob talk to Rainer Deutschmann, Global Telecom Leader, ex. McKinsey, Deutsche Telekom, Reliance Jio, Axiata, and Telia Company, about Simplification: the state of the Telco industry, the '3S' and '5P' transformation framework to unlock its true value, differences between brownfield and greenfield scenarios, the challenges and outcomes that can be driven by structured, intentional leadership and the ongoing importance of the learning mindset.

'Reimagining Telecoms' Episodes 2 - 5 will be available monthly across the next four months.

TLDR
01:13  Introduction to 'Reimaging Telecoms' mini-series

05:30 Cloud conversation with Rainer Deutschmann
06:42 Physics, quantum computation, and corporate life
09:57 State of the Telco industry, legacy, complexity, and locked value
14:55 Greenfield vs brownfield transformation
18:51 The perfect Telco model and transformation from within
23:13 Simplification, Standardization, and Scaling to unlock value
29:18 Product portfolio simplification, and the business case
34:25 People, leadership and culture change for simplification
39:12 The role of partners and joint incentives
45:15 Key challenges in a transformation and dealing with uncertainty
47:42 min curiosity, and empowering people to leverage technology

50:31 Neuron-silicon connectivity and the role of Telecoms
57:25 Learning from our kids adopting technology!
 
Guest
Rainer Deutschmann: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rainer-deutschmann/

Hosts
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/
Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/
 

Production
Marcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

with Praveen Shankar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/praveen-shankar-capgemini/

Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/

'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

As AI scales and layered agents become more integrated, businesses face questions about just how automated they can become and what this means for efficiency, cost, and innovation.
 
This week, Dave, Esmee and Rob talk to Nicole Onuta, AI business transformation expert about the growing impact of generative AI on the software development lifecycle (SDLC), diving into both the opportunities and challenges that arise, how AI scales in an organisation and how hyper-automation is fast becoming a practical reality.
 
TLDR
04:40 Confused about whether frictionless CX can be too frictionless
07:54 Cloud conversation with Nicole Onuta
34:57 The Eliza bot in 1966
43:08 AI execution!

Guest
Nicole Onuta: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoleonuta/

Resources
Turbocharging Software with Gen AI: https://www.capgemini.com/insights/research-library/gen-ai-in-software/

Hosts
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/
Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/

Production
Marcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/

'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

Today drones are a common sight from use in industrial and military settings to incredible swarming light shows.  They are often used for aerial data capture at scale, providing intelligence over wide and inhospitable areas.
 
This week, Dave, Esmee and Rob talk to Dario Valenza, founder of Carbonix, about the state of the art of drones, their role in intelligent industry platforms, what's holding back flying cars and the relationship between America's Cup yachts and drones.
 
TLDR
01:52 Confused about AI on the iPhone
07:32 Cloud conversation with Dario Valenza
33:56 Failure is a Feature of Learning
44:10 Growth of Carbonix

Guest
Dario Valenza: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dario-valenza-a7380a23/?originalSubdomain=au

Hosts
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/
Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/Report link: 

Production
Marcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/

'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

Ensuring your organization can quickly adapt to changing pressures is critical in today's fast-moving market environments. However, many organizations are still structured with traditional hierarchies, which enable stable operations but can make change difficult.

This week, Dave, Esmee, and Rob talk to Tony McManus, Global Head of Enterprise Data and Index at Bloomberg, about tracking and responding to mega-trends, Bloomberg's collaborative structure, supporting customers on their cloud journeys and how this helped prioritize Bloomberg's Cloud strategy.

TLDR
01:15 Confused about lost data and knowledge
05:05 Cloud conversation with Tony McManus, Bloomberg
38:10 Michael Porter's five forces model
46:40 Going to Taipei!

Guest
Tony McManus: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcmanustony/

Hosts
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/
Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/

Production
Marcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/

'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

Enterprise Resource Planning software runs at the heart of the world's largest organizations, helping to plan and operate companies, and underpinning the wave of globalization over the past 20 years. However, it too is about to evolve as the impact of GenAI deepens.
 
This week, Dave, and Rob talk to Miranda Nash, GVP Applications Development & Strategy, Fusion AI at Oracle, about focusing on not just PoC, but how you scale AI, the evolution of ERP software, the use of Agents to drive higher levels of automation and this years Oracle CloudWorld.  We also pick through the evolving jargon of AI in an attempt to demystify it.

TLDR
01:15 Confused about reaching the zenith of non-functional requirements (and the word Zentih)
06:00 Cloud conversation with Miranda Nash
35:50 Demystifying AI
45:00 Dancing to Cuban music!

Guest
Miranda Nash: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirandanash/

Hosts
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/
Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/

Production
Marcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/

'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

Off to a slower start than many sectors with Cloud transformation, due to regulation lag, Financial Services is now picking up pace.  With challenger banks moving into the sector and regulations have caught up, so its now not just about moving to Cloud, its about Cloud enabled business growth.
 
This week, Dave, Esmee and Rob talk to Pranati Dave, Practice Director @ Everest Group, about the state of Cloud in FS, highlights from recent Everest research into Enterprise Maturity Models for Microsoft Business Applications and how these models can help accelerate digital change in your organization.

TLDR
00:00 Chase glitch confusion
06:25 Cloud conversation with Pranati Dave
36:20 4 dimensions of Maturity
41:20  Family time!

Resources
'Enterprise Maturity Model for Microsoft Business Applications in Financial Services'
https://www2.everestgrp.com/reportaction/EGR-2024-31-V-6490/Marketing
https://www.capgemini.com/insights/research-library/enterprise-maturity-model-for-microsoft-business-applications-in-fs/

Guest
Pranati Goswami Dave: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pranati-dave/

Hosts
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/
Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/

Production
Marcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

 Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/

'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

We are back!  In this opening episode we meet our new host and chat about the exciting things coming in Season 4.

To provide a way in for new listeners, we also take a step back and discuss what we actually mean by 'practical and exciting alternate realities that can be unleashed through Cloud-driven Transformation', what reflections we have on this from looking at it over the last three seasons and how this sets up Season 4.

Finally, we are very keen this season to establish a feedback loop with listeners, so will be doing shows exploring listener questions and challenges - something we are really looking forward to.  Please get in touch with us, via LinkedIn or [email protected], if you have questions or challenges for us, we'd love to hear from you!

TLDR:
00:45 Meet Esmee!
10:50  What else is new in Season 4?
14:12  Exploring Cloud-driven transformation
27:19  Psychological safety in the workplace
33:30 What we're excited about doing next in Season 4

Hosts
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/
Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/

Production
Marcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/

'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

To provide some summer listening by the pool, and to act as a 'previously on...' for Season 4, AI has taken over the show and has complied some highlights from recent seasons.

In this grand summer finale, our AI duo, GE0-RGE and L1-LLE, take you on a tour of the team's greatest discussions from season 3. Get ready for the best of the best, including... 

• 00:40 Bart Groothuis, Member of the European Parliament: Making invisible threats visible with legislation.
• 05:06 Jacqueline Hanson, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP): How to update outdated systems and handle cost vs. risk.
• 08:18 Bernard Marr, Author & Futurist: The top trends and the hype cycle.
• 18:00 Bas Kamphuis, Wingspan: The dark art of private equity.
• 24:48 Mark Butcher, Posetiv: Can cost be a proxy for sustainability?
• 27:32 Justin Keeble, Google: How Unilever is using AI in their supply chains.
• 28:35 Father Paolo Benanti, Vatican: How are they thinking about AI?
• 32:31 Roisin McCarthy, Women in Data: Promoting women in tech.

Hosts
GE0-RGE: Genuine Eng-spkr 0 - Repartee Generation Engine - currently doesn't have a LinkedIn
L1-LLE: Level 1 - Longform Loquaciousness Engine - currently doesn't have a LinkedIn
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Sjoukje Zaal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjoukjezaal/
Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/

Production
Nathaniel Tapley https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanieltapley/
Marcel Van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/

To provide some summer listening by the pool, and to act as a 'previously on...' for Season 4, AI has taken over the show and has complied some highlights from recent seasons.

In this third of four episodes, our AI hosts GE0-RGE and L1-LLE, guide us through some of the conversations the team have had on important sustainability challenges, including...

• 00:40 Paul Armstrong, Schneider Electric: What are the real sustainability challenges?
• 05:35 Michael Crabb, Last Energy: The need for new sources of power
• 11:48 Mark Butcher, Posetiv: What is net zero and what isn’t?
• 16:50 Mark Butcher: How to use sustainability dashboards
• 21:36 Rainer Karcher, Allianz: How are companies addressing sustainability?
• 23:52 Justin Keeble, Google: AI doesn’t have to be a problem when it comes to energy use. 
• 26:12 Mark Butcher: Important tips on how to start

Hosts
GE0-RGE: Genuine Emote 0 - Repartee Generation Engine - currently doesn't have a LinkedIn
L1-LLE: Level 1 - Longform Loquaciousness Engine - currently doesn't have a LinkedIn
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Sjoukje Zaal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjoukjezaal/
Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/

Production
Nathaniel Tapley https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanieltapley/
Marcel van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/

To provide some summer listening by the pool, and to act as a 'previously on...' for Season 4, AI has taken over the show and has complied some highlights from recent seasons.

In this second of four episodes, our hosts GE0-RGE and L1-LLE, guide us through some of the conversations the team have had on possible Futures and challenges, including...

• 00:50 Michael Crabb, Last Energy: The new generation of nuclear microreactors to power our future
• 08:15 Angelo Coletta, Zakeke: The future of advertising
• 12:50 Rainer Karcher, Allianz: A cautious note
• 14:50 Bart Groothuis, Member of the European Parliament: Deepfakes
• 16:30 Phil Kippen, Snowflake: What will happen in the next 5 years
• 19:17 Richard Deakin, Stratospheric Platforms: Earth and space in 10 years
• 21:34 Michael Crabb: What will happen in 25 years related to energy
• 24:12 Nick France, Sectigo: Certificates and quantum computing 

Hosts
GE0-RGE: Genuine Emote 0 - Repartee Generation Engine - currently doesn't have a LinkedIn
L1-LLE: Level 1 - Longform Loquaciousness Engine - currently doesn't have a LinkedIn
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Sjoukje Zaal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjoukjezaal/
Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/

Production
Nathaniel Tapley https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanieltapley/
Marcel Van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/