120: The Cloud Pod crosses the data streams

This week on The Cloud Pod, apparently there was a machine learning conference because there is A LOT of machine learning news. For the listeners (and hosts of The Cloud Pod) who don’t understand machine learning, buckle up because this will be a long episode for you.     A big thanks to this week’s sponsors: Foghorn Consulting, which provides full-stack cloud solutions with a focus on strategy, planning, and execution for enterprises seeking to take advantage of the transformative capabilities of AWS, Google Cloud and Azure. This week’s highlights Amazon is acting like it’s helping but really it’s lying with numbers. Google is pretending the 1991 Ford Fiesta it’s selling is a 2021 Mustang.  Azure got a little overexcited with the use of its naming bot. General News: Fake It Until You Make It Amazon data shows more diversity among senior leaders after the definition of “executive” loosened. Well, that’s one way to do it.    Amazon’s Andy Jassy is warming up for the CEO role. We hope competitors don’t expect him to tread softly when he starts.   Pluralsight will acquire A Cloud Guru to address growing cloud skills gap. This is earth-shattering. Amazon Web Services: Busy As Usual Amazon Redshift Machine Learning is now generally available. There’s a helpful table to explain...