Cloud Realities: Recent Episodes
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Exploring both the practical realities and the exciting alternative realities that can be unleashed through cloud driven transformation and cloud native living and working.
Each episode, our hosts Dave and Sjoukje talk to cloud leaders and practitioners to understand how previously untapped business value can be released, how to deal with the challenges and risks that come with bold ventures and how does human experience factor into all of this?
They cover Smart Industry, Customer Experience, Sustainability, Data and Insight, Cyber, Cost, Leadership, Talent and, of course, Tech.
Together, Dave and Sjoukje have over 50 years of cloud and transformation experience and act as our guides though a new reality each week.
Cloud Realities is a podcast by Capgemini.
We are live from Google Cloud Next 2023, direct from the Expo floor with a limited series of episodes talking to Google leaders on themes of the conference, as well as filling in on all of the news and gossip.
Dave & Rob talk to Zac Maufe, Head of Financial Services Industry Solutions, Google Cloud about cloud in the heavily regulated financial sector and what Google Cloud is doing to help organisations accelerate and safely drive value from data. Rob also updates on todays themes at the conference and the gang reflect on the conference tag line "The New Way to Cloud".
Guest
Zac Maufe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zac-maufe-3b2578/
Hosts
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/
Production
Marcel Van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-van-der-burg-99a655/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
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We are live from Google Cloud Next 2023, direct from the Expo floor with a limited series of episodes talking to Google leaders on themes of the conference, as well as filling in on all of the news and gossip.
Dave & Rob talk to Rodrigo Rocha, Director Global Horizontal Partnerships, Google Cloud to understand Google Clouds positioning of GenAI as a central and visible theme of the conference. They discuss whether AI can help make flying smoother or even find life on other planets, as well as about the role we all have in bringing AI into society responsibly.
Guest
Rodrigo Rocha: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodrigoprocha/
Hosts
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/
Production
Marcel Van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-van-der-burg-99a655/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
The People's Choice Podcast Awards The Cloud Realities Podcast is registered for The People's Choice Podcast Awards in the Technology category! 🌐✨
Please show your support by casting your vote through the link below.
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Dave, Rob & Sjoukje reflect on the incredible journey through the first two seasons with the most thrilling topics and guests who supported our show. They also share what they are excited about doing over the summer and the thrilling highlights of what's in store for season 3!
Thank you to all our listeners for joining us in Seasons 1 & 2 - have a great summer and we will see you in late August!
TLDR:
00:01 Intros
00:03 Rise of AI
00:08 Quantum Computing
00:12 Living in a simulation
00:15 The human side of transformation
00:19 Diversity
00:24 The new era of tech
00:33 What will season 3 bring
00:35 Summer and what are you doing next
00:40 Outro
Hosts
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
Marcel Van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-van-der-burg-99a655/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
To leverage the insights in the data spread across your organisation and to drive a modern digital experience in a world of exponentially growing data in a sustainable way, you have to engage with what is going on in your data plumbing.
Dave, Sjoukje & Rob talk to Rick Houlihan, Field CTO for Strategic Accounts, MongoDB to get a view on database history and technology and how understanding this might help an organisation to drive more effective, efficient and sustainable use of their data. Finally, in trends we talk about how to get started modernising your data infrastructure.
TLDR:
00:30 Intros
01:00 Cloud conversation with Rick Houlihan
04:00 Modernising your data infrastructure
18:00 Leveraging lessons learnt
Guest
Rick Houlihan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickhoulihan/
Hosts
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
Marcel Van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-van-der-burg-99a655/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
The People's Choice Podcast Awards The Cloud Realities Podcast is registered for The People's Choice Podcast Awards in the Technology category! 🌐✨
Please show your support by casting your vote through the link below.
https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup
It should be a no brainer that more diverse teams deliver better and more customer appropriate outcomes and solutions. The significance of this is very much demonstrated in the realm of data - a space where ensuring that no bias is introduced into the data set is critical!
Dave, Sjoukje & Rob talk to Roisin McCarthy, Founder at Women in Data® about the founding and mission of Women in Data®, the underlying systemic issues that need to be addressed, the frustrations of not making progress quickly enough and the benefits of diversity in the workplace.
TLDR:
00:55 Intros
02:02 Cloud conversation with Roisin McCarthy
32:16 5 hard benefits of a diverse workplace
40:49 WiD Conference exclusive!
Guest
Roisin McCarthy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roisinmccarthy/
Hosts
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
Marcel Van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-van-der-burg-99a655/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
The automotive industry is going through a period of unparalleled disruption. How people want to buy cars, the experience of using one and how a car is powered are all under going massive transformational change.
Dave, Sjoukje & Rob talk to James Speer, Global Partner Development Manager - Automotive and Manufacturing, AWS about the disruption in the automotive industry, the electrification race and the connected car - is it more of a software platform than "car" today and will it deliver the experiences the films and TV shows of yesteryear promised us?
TLDR:
00:49 Intros
01:23 Cloud conversation with James Speer
30:18 3 tech trends for the automotive industry
36:25 Getting back to Old Trafford!
Guest
James Speer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesspeer/
Hosts
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
Marcel Van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-van-der-burg-99a655/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/
Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
Fashion is an industry where customer experience is critical, it has to represent your brand values very accurately. Additionally, the experience is becoming more and more complex as it needs to deliver "phygital" high quality and consistent omni-channel experiences.
Dave, Sjoukje & Rob talk to Manyana Schmitz, Director Digital Optimization and Transformation at PVH, a fashion company in Europe that owns Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, about the changing nature of customer expectations, the impact the pandemic had on buying habits, what the digital response to under pinning a fast moving and complex B2C experience and Manyana shares some personal reflections on her leadership journey.
TLDR:
00:55 Intros
02:02 Cloud conversation with Manyana Schmitz
32:16 The Top Five Retail Technology Trends In 2023
40:49 Annual reunion with friends!
Guest
Manyana Schmitz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manyanaschmitz/
Hosts
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
Marcel Van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-van-der-burg-99a655/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
Much like any new technology release, AI is currently going through its hype-cycle, meaning, that for all of the noise and conversation happening, there is currently a lot of experimentation, rather than Enterprise scale implementation.
Dave, Sjoukje & Rob talk to Christopher Wells, VP R&D, Indico Data and host of the Unstructured Unlocked podcast, about where we are on the AI hype-cycle, what the world could look like on the other side of wide scale implementation and what form(s) Enterprise scale implementation of AI may take. We also talk about the hardest and the least talked about aspect of successful and safe use of AI: preparing and managing the data infrastructure.
TLDR:
00:55 Intros
02:02 Cloud conversation with Christopher Wells
32:16 The AI Data Lifecycle
40:49 Playing keyboards in a Gospel band!
Guest
Christopher Wells: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-wells-49511950/
Hosts
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
Marcel Van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-van-der-burg-99a655/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
Alongside the huge potential advantages AI will bring, there are implications to its usage that we need to take seriously, right from the outset. Security and privacy are critical, not only to ensure the safe use of AI in coming years, both in society and commercially, but also how do we prevent AI from being abused or creating new Cyber attack surfaces?
Dave, Sjoukje & Rob talk to Bill Reid, Security Advisor, Office of the CISO, Google about how you protect against AI Cyber threat, whether old techniques can be used, what the considerations for the training data set are, how AI further complexes the software supply chain and the right types of AI governance.
TLDR:
00:59 Intros
02:09 Cloud conversation with Bill Reid
24:08 Types of GenAI and some case studies
31:23 Using AI to make security leaders lives easier!
Guest
Bill Reid: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-reid-46208a1/
Hosts
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Sjouke Zaal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjoukjezaal/
Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/
Production
Marcel Van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-van-der-burg-99a655/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
Quantum is coming. Over the next 10 years Quantum computers will become more stable, powerful and mainstream, with a different approach to processing, they unlock the potential to solve some of the worlds biggest problems.
Dave, Sjoukje & Rob talk to Alexander Del Toro Barba, Quantum & AI Practice Lead, and Catherine Vollgraff Heidweiller, Quantum AI Product Manager, about what makes Quantum so different from Classical computing, the challenges in developing stable and scaled Quantum computers, what will be the first industries to benefit and how will Quantum potential interact with the rise of AI over a similar period?!
TLDR:
01:02 Intros
01:54 Cloud conversation with Alexander & Catherine
26:52 What does commercial Quantum actually mean?
30:20 The next major hardware milestone & summer is coming!
Guest
Alexander Del Toro Bara: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deltorobarba/
Catherine Vollgraff Heidweiller: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cmv-vollgraffheidweiller/
Hosts
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Sjouke Zaal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjoukjezaal/
Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/
Production
Marcel Van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-van-der-burg-99a655/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
The speed at which businesses need to change to keep pace with ever-accelerating innovation continues to increase. Leaders today need to deal with this while balancing the shock of the change on customers and staff and the challenges of legacy modernisation.
Live from SPARK, a CxO Forum in Paris, Dave talks to a CxO panel, including:
- Kemal Cetin, Global Chief Information Officer at FrieslandCampina
- Sylvain Géron, CTO of Carrefour France
- Patrick Oestreich, Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Board Member at Hellman
They explore the nature of tech-driven change, discuss the ambitions for change in their organisations, delve into what they believe lies at the heart of driving change quickly, and emphasise the importance of leadership recognising the need to change before their organisations can fully transform.
TLDR:
01:00 Intros
01:50 Cloud conversation with
29:53 Questions from the audience
34:38 Board meetings, school graduation, popes AI advisor and listening to this podcast!
Guests
Kemal Cetin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kemal-cetin-/
Sylvain Géron: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvaingeron/
Patrick Oestreich: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-oestreich-54b2ab56/
Host
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Production
Marcel Van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-van-der-burg-99a655/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
The team are at AWS re:Invent 2022 for our first live shows!
Jonathan Allen, Director Enterprise Strategy, AWS joins us to talk about what drives cloud transformation and how not to sabotage yours!
Rob updates us on what’s trending on Day 2 of the show.
The team are at AWS re:Invent 2022 for our first live shows!
Dimitris Perdikou, Head of Engineering, Home Office, UK Government shares with us the Home Office early adoption (at scale) of the cloud, seven years ago(!) and the challenges that bring when you move to second generation cloud.
Dimitris Perdikou
It’s Day 2 and the big themes of the conference are becoming clearer, our Roving Reporter Rob reports!
The team are at AWS re:Invent 2022 for our first live shows!
Tom Metzeler, Partner Solutions, AWS, shares with us Amazon’s innovation process and how we can all leverage these techniques for purpose driven accelerated product development.
Roving reporter Rob Kernahan updates us on what’s trending on Day 1 of the show.
In our three launch episodes, Dave and Sjoukje look at the cloud market from three different angles: the market itself, how CxO’s are viewing that market and from a personal leadership experience perspective.
In our final launch episode, they talk to Systemic Leadership Sherpa, Alastair Kidd about how embarking on a cloud transformation journey could also be a personal development journey! How that could help reframe your leadership action to more effectively drive business value out of the cloud and why you need to be aware of the Complexity Paradox! Finally, they talk about Googles recent announcement about opening new regions in Europe and speculate on why.
TLDR:
- 01:07 Intros
- 01:51 Cloud conversation with Alastair Kidd
- 22:10 The complexity paradox
- 28:20 Why so many cloud regions?
- 32:32 Chickens!
Further Reading:
https://hbr.org/2007/11/a-leaders-framework-for-decision-making
https://merionwest.com/2022/10/27/the-complexity-paradox/
In our three launch episodes, Dave and Sjoukje look at the cloud market from three different angles: the market itself, how CxO’s are viewing that market and from a personal leadership experience perspective.
In this second episode, they talk to CxO Advisor, Daniel Hartert to get insights into the conversations he is currently having with CxOs on driving value from of the cloud in their organisations and the challenges they face. He also shares his personal journey with the cloud. Finally, they talk about how current economic environment will influence decision making on cloud over the coming years.
TLDR:
- 00:43 Intros
- 03:00 Cloud conversation with Daniel Hartert
- 26:59 Cloud cost
- 32:09 A nice weekend!
In our three launch episodes, Dave and Sjoukje look at the cloud market from three different angles: the market itself, how CxO’s are viewing that market and from a personal leadership experience perspective.
In this first episode, they discuss some basic definitions for aspects of the cloud, to level set, then go on to talk about the current trends that are being felt industry wide and that are likely to impact 2023 and beyond. Finally, they discuss the latest in AI image creation, DALL-E, and its possibilities.
TLDR:
- 00:39 Intros
- 03:09 Cloud conversation: Definitions
- 15:32 Cloud conversation: Trends 2023
- 28:10 DALL-E
Exploring both the practical realities and the exciting alternative realities that can be unleashed through cloud driven transformation and cloud native living and working.
Each episode, our hosts Dave and Sjoukje talk to cloud leaders and practitioners to understand how previously untapped business value can be released, how to deal with the challenges and risks that come with bold ventures and how does human experience factor into all of this?
They cover Smart Industry, Customer Experience, Sustainability, Data and Insight, Cyber, Cost, Leadership, Talent and, of course, Tech.
Together, Dave and Sjoukje have over 50 years of cloud and transformation experience and act as our guides though a new reality each week.
Cloud Realities is a podcast by Capgemini.