Cloudbusting Podcast

Paul Crichard, Security CTO at BT, once again joins the team - this time to discuss the threat of DDoS attacks. The team considers the impact of such an attack on an enterprise, ways organizations can mitigate risk and how the cloud era signals a new chapter in the arms race between security teams and malicious attackers.

The team is joined by Cody Bumgardner, Author of the book  'Making Sense of Edge Computing' to provide some insight into Edge as a computing paradigm and how it is related to cloud.

Cody discusses the laws of edge and talks through several use cases that demonstrate its importance now, as well as the role that it will play in the future.

In this episode the team is joined by Cloud Consultant, François Denis, to dive into the meaty topic of cloud economics. François compares pre-cloud, fixed, CapEx IT costs with the variable, OpEx costs in the cloud. He also discussed the adoption of FinOps as a cultural practice to help organizations bring financial accountability to their cloud spend.

In this episode, we are joined by John Culkin, Partner Solutions Architect at AWS. John draws upon his experience helping AWS's business consultant and advisory partners utilize the platform to execute cloud transformation and enable innovation for their clients. He covers the challenges leaders and organizations face, the technologies available, and the important role that certifications play in empowering employees.

In this episode, the team is joined by Katz Kiely, Founder & CEO of beep (the behavioural empowerment enterprise platform). beep is a decentralised, AI software that aims to help enterprises engage employees, and power a culture of innovation.

Katz discusses the positive impact that behavioural empowerment can have in driving efficiency and productivity - enabling people to solve organisational problems. She also tells us about Frontline Live, a platform she (and a group of volunteers) has launched during the COVID-19 pandemic that links PPE suppliers with frontline workers who need it.

In this episode, Rich Pilling, Service Line Leader for Data Insights & Resident Futurologist at Cloudreach, challenges our listeners to let go of their 'lizard brain' and be more data-led.

He discusses the pitfalls of organizations remaining process-led, leaving them unable to sense, respond, and adapt to a changing world. He then outlines how investing in being data-led provides you with the insights needed to make smarter, more informed, decisions.   

In this episode, we welcome Jason and Ben from Whitecyber Security, a company that uses algorithms, AI and mobile device functionality to introduce location confirmation as a security authentication factor.

The team discusses the tech behind developing a solution that can locate a device to within centimeters. They also discuss other potential use cases for this innovative technology.

In this episode, we are joined by Cloudreach's Chris Bunch to take a glance at the state of enterprise cloud adoption - considering the latest trends, challenges and drivers that are influencing transformation programs in 2020.

As big fans of Flexera's annual 'State of the Cloud Report' we use the findings in their recently published 2020 Report as fuel for our discussion.

Download the report here: https://cldr.ch/45yL2b

In this episode, Caroline Baldwin, Editor at Essential Retail and host of the Retail Ramble Podcast, joins the team to chat about the role technology is playing in the retail industry's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Traditional retailers have had to rapidly adapt to a locked-down world, scaling up e-commerce operations and offering new, digital customer experiences. Will the sudden necessity for digital kill off the high street or will people still want tangible store experiences once lockdown is over?

In this episode, Barnaby Jeans (Senior Partner Development Manager at Microsoft) and Rob Duffy (Service Line Leader for Scaled Migrations at Cloudreach) join the team to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 on technical debt.

Initial crisis response has led to many organizations rapidly adopting new technologies to keep their business going. Barnaby and Rob suggest that now is the time to revisit some of those investments and consider more robust, long-term solutions in the cloud.