The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCP

The Cloud Pod | Weekly AI & Cloud News on AWS, Azure & GCP

Author: Justin Brodley, Jonathan Baker, Ryan Lucas and Matt Kohn | Cloud Computing & AI News Language: English Episodes: 100
Every week, the team behind The Cloud Pod gathers to sift through the constant stream of announcements from AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Hosts Justin Brodley, Jonathan Baker, Ryan Lucas, and Matt Kohn bring their combined expertise to the table, translating complex platform updates and new service launches into practical insights. This isn't just a headline recap; it's a detailed analysis meant for engineers, architects, and tech leaders who need to understand the "why" and "how" behind the news. You'll hear them debate the real-world implications of the latest AI tooling, unpack FinOps strategies for managing costs, and track the evolving competitive landscape between the major providers. The conversation is grounded in years of hands-on experience, offering a perspective that goes beyond the press releases. Tuning into this weekly podcast provides a consistent, informed checkpoint for anyone whose work depends on the cloud. It’s a direct line to understanding the innovations and shifts that are actively reshaping how businesses build and scale technology, all from one of the most enduring voices in the space.
Episodes
327: AWS Finally Admits Kubernetes is Hard, Makes Robots Do It Instead [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:14:55
Welcome to episode 327 of The Cloud Pod, where the forecast is always cloudy! Justin, Matt, and Ryan are here to bring you all the latest news (and a few rants) in the worlds of Cloud and AI. I’m sure all our readers are…
326: Oracle Discovers the Dark Side (And Finally Has Cookies) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:54
Welcome to episode 326 of The Cloud Pod, where the forecast is always cloudy! Justin and Ryan are your guides to all things cloud and AI this week! We’ve got news from SonicWall (and it’s not great), a host of goodbyes t…
325: Db2 or Not Db2: That Is the Backup Question [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:12:32
Welcome to episode 325 of The Cloud Pod, where the forecast is always cloudy! Justin is on vacation this week, so it’s up to Ryan and Matthew to bring you all the latest news in cloud and AI, and they definitely deliver!…
322: Did OpenAI and Microsoft Break Up? It’s Complicated… [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:23:24
Welcome to episode 322 of The Cloud Pod, where the forecast is always cloudy! We have BIG NEWS – Jonathan is back! He’s joined in the studio by Justin and Ryan to bring you all the latest in cloud and AI news, including…
323: Databricks One: Because Seven Eight Nine [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:22:16
Welcome to episode 323 of The Cloud Pod, where the forecast is always cloudy! Justin, Matt and Ryan are in the studio tonight to bring you all the latest in cloud and AI news! This week we have a close call from Entra, s…
321: The Cloud Pod is in Tears Trying to Understand Azure Tiers [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:07
The Cloud Pod is in Tears Trying to Understand Azure Tiers Welcome to episode 321 of The Cloud Pod, where the forecast is always cloudy! Justin, Ryan, and Matt are all on hand to bring you the latest in cloud and AI news…
320: Azure gives your Finops person a heart attack [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:42
Welcome to episode 320 of The Cloud Pod, where the forecast is always cloudy! Justin, Matt, and Ryan are coming to you from Justin’s echo chamber and bringing all the latest in AI and Cloud news, including updates to Goo…
319: AWS Cost MCP: Your Billing Data Now Speaks Human [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:36:14
Welcome to episode 319 of The Cloud Pod, where the forecast is always cloudy! Justin, Matt, and Ryan are in the studio to bring you all the latest in cloud and AI news. AWS Cost MCP makes exploring your finops data as si…
318: One Extension to Rule Them All (And in the VS Code Bind Them) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:22
Welcome to episode 318 of The Cloud Pod, where the forecast is always cloudy! We’re going on an adventure! Justin and Ryan have formed a fellowship of the cloud, and they’re bringing you all the latest and greatest news…