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Cloud Dialogues
by Georgia Smith and Matthew Gillard
Navigating business and contemporary tech in the Cloud. Join Georgia and Matt as they unpack and simplify an important Cloud topic aimed at executives and business leaders. Along with the occasional special guest they will cover all things Cloud from strategy, execution, practical business use cases and much more!
Episodes
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AI at the Edge: How the Physical World Becomes Programmable with Alex Turner
When AI Leaves the Data Centre: Robots, Power Grids & the New Attack Surface 🤖⚡ AI is moving rapidly beyond chat windows and into the physical world — powering robots, vehicles, industrial systems, edge devices and critical infrastructure. In this episode of Cloud Dialogues, Georgia and Matt are...
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Supervisory Engineering, AI and the Future of Software with Annie Vella
What happens to software engineering when developers stop writing code and start directing, evaluating and correcting AI? In this episode, Georgia and Matt are joined by Annie Vella, former Distinguished Engineer at Westpac New Zealand, to explore how AI coding tools are reshaping software...
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AI Ethics in the Age of Enterprise AI & Agentic Systems with Aubrey Blanche
In Episode 42 of Cloud Dialogues, Georgia and Matt are joined by AI ethicist and The Mathpath founder Aubrey Blanche for a candid, provocative and surprisingly funny conversation about responsible AI in the real world. We explore: 🔐 AI security and sovereignty Frontier-model hype, open-weight...
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Keeping the Human Element in AI with Georgie Healy
Matt and Georgia are joined by Georgie Healy, former Program Lead for Google’s AI Accelerator and creator of Attention Is All I Need, for a lively conversation about AI adoption, inclusion and the very human challenge of keeping up with rapidly evolving technology. In this episode: 📰 The latest…
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Engineering in the Age of AI
(apologies - audio is not up to our usual standard, but this version is the best I could get it) Guest: Lena Hall (Senior Director of Developer Experience at Akamai, formerly DevRel lead at Amazon Web Services and AI/Data Advocacy Director at Microsoft) joins Georgia and Matt to unpack the latest...
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The Rise of the AI Platform Engineer
Cloud Dialogues – Episode 39 Guest: Ran Isenberg (Principal Software Architect at Palo Alto Networks, formerly CyberArk) 📰 News Roundup: AI Drama, Agent Governance & Layoff Myths Episode 39 kicks off with a tour through the latest AI headlines – and there was no shortage of spice. 1. Anthropic...
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Entering 2026 - The operational state of AI & Cloud
The Operational State of AI & Cloud We’re kicking off 2026 with a reality check. In this episode, Matt, Georgia, and special guest Allen Helton (Ecosystem Engineer at Memento, AWS Hero, and, yes - farmer) dig into what’s actually happening in AI and cloud right now. Less hype, more hard truths....
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AWS re:Invent 2025 Wrapped
Matt and Georgia recap AWS re:Invent 2025 with special guest Michael Walmsley, AWS Serverless Hero and Global Technology Architect at Accenture. Fresh from the Vegas event with 70,000 attendees, they discuss the major announcements, the shift toward AI agents, and Michael's wild experience coding...
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Powering AI Data Centers, Energy Demand, and the Renewable Revolution
In this episode, Matt and Georgia sit down with Brad Young (Capgemini Invent) and Alistair Adams (Solution Energy) for a fast-moving conversation about AI’s exploding energy appetite and what it means for the future of data centers, power grids, and sustainability. From geopolitical tension to...
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The Agentic Series 3#: The Art of the MLP Product Development in Action
After a whirlwind summer break (Georgia was in Australia, the US, Switzerland, France and back to the UK), your hosts return to talk fake spring in Melbourne, big AI news, and the latest progress in our Agentic AI Experiment. 🚀 AI News Highlights Gemini Nano Banana (2.5 Flash): Google’s new...
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The Agentic Series 2#: Pitch Please! Startups Meet Reality with Pete Sbarski
In the second instalment of our Agentic AI series, Georgia and Matt are joined by returning friend of the pod and AI product expert, Pete Sbarski, to put our AI-generated startup ideas under some very real scrutiny. But first… the news: ⚖️ Legal & Regulatory Shakeups A US court ruled that…
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The Agentic Series #1: Claude & Gemini Pitch a Startup
In this episode, Georgia and Matt serve up your weekly dose of AI and cloud news — plus the launch of something brand new (and a little wild): *The Agentic Series* — our hands-on experiment to see if AI agents can design, build, and run a business… with minimal human meddling. 📰 Headlines This...
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Plugged In: Making AI Work for the Enterprise with MCP
🎙️ Cloud Dialogues #34: Plugging AI Into the Real World — Why MCP Matters In this episode of Cloud Dialogues, Georgia and Matt go beyond the buzzwords and into the wiring of enterprise AI. From AI agents that write code to cloud strategies that make a lick of sense, we unpack the tools and...
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Google Next 2025: Betting Big on Cloud and AI
🎙️ Cloud Dialogues: Vegas, AI, and What’s Next with Google This week on Cloud Dialogues, Georgia and Matt are joined by Anupam Phoghat, fresh off the tarmac from Google Next 2025 in Las Vegas, to break down the biggest announcements, hottest trends, and a few surprises from the cloud world’s...
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Behind the Scenes of CloudOps: What to Automate and When
In this episode of Cloud Dialogues, Georgia and Matt are joined by Amit from OpenOps for a deep (and refreshingly honest) dive into the state of cloud automation today—and where it's heading next. We kick things off with a look at the latest industry news: Huawei gears up to produce its own AI...
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Cloud Dialogues x Ctrl+Alt+Expletive Special The DevX Files Truths, Tools & Tantrums
In this lively crossover episode, Mark, Michael, Georgia, and Matt bring their unique podcasting perspectives together for a deep (and occasionally hilarious) dive into the world of cloud, AI, and developer experience. Here's what went down: 👋 Meet the Hosts The episode kicks off with...
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IWD 2025 Series Part 3 - Women Leading the Cloud – Delivering Inclusive Digital Futures
We’re back with another powerful conversation — this time with the incredible Julia Arnott-Neenee, Cofounder of Fibre Fale, tech leader and advocate for digital equity. 🚀 But first, we break down this week’s biggest Cloud & AI news: 🔹 Google’s eye-watering $32B acquisition of Wiz – what does it...
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Navigating Cloud in 2025: Cloud Transformation for CIOs — The New Rules of Innovation
In this latest episode of Cloud Dialogues, we dive into the evolving world of AI, data governance, and cloud transformation. Packed with insights for tech leaders, here's what you can expect: AI Industry Insights - CoreWeave's $12B OpenAI Contract: A reminder that infrastructure shortages could…
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IWD 2025 Series Part 2 - Women Leading the Cloud – Building Inclusive Cloud Cultures
For part 2 of our 2025 IWD series We chatted to Natalie Badawy from Circuit Recruitment about how to attract, retain, and empower more women in tech! 🎯 From Neurophysiology to Tech Recruitment: Natalie shares her inspiring career switch and how her background in human sciences shaped her…
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IWD 2025 Series Part 1 - Women Leading the Cloud – Breaking Barriers & Driving Innovation
To kick off our 2025 International Women’s Day series, Georgia and Matt sat down with Yasmin Benjamin, Head of Cloud and Finance, for an incredible conversation about navigating leadership, staying technical, and thriving as a woman in cloud. 🚀 Cloud & AI News Highlights We covered some of the...
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Navigating Cloud in 2025: Leadership in Transformation — Building Cloud-Ready Teams and Cultures
In this episode, we go beyond the tech and dive into what really makes cloud transformation work: people, culture, and leadership. It’s not just about moving workloads—it’s about shifting mindsets! 🔥 Here’s what we unpacked: 💧 AI & Industry Trends – From the impact of AI data centers on the…
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Navigating Cloud in 2025: Cloud for CFO's - Economics, Efficiency & Strategy
Episode Overview Kicking off 2025 with a 3 part series focussed on helping the executives and the C suite make impactful business decisions with technology. For episode 1, we sit down with Jez Back, Cloud Economist & Finops Professional at Capgemini, to tackle one of the biggest boardroom...
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AWS Reinvent 2024 Wrapped
In this episode of Cloud Dialogues, Matt & Georgia dive into the big reveals and emerging trends from AWS re:Invent 2024. With over 72,000 attendees and an action-packed week in Las Vegas, this year's conference showcased a mix of cutting-edge announcements, practical innovations, and a few...
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Beyond the Dashboard: Modern Observability with Boris Tane
In this exciting episode of Cloud Dialogues, Matt & Georgia sit down with Boris Tane—formerly of Baselime and now with Cloudflare — to dive deep into the latest in observability for cloud computing. Boris shares insights from his unique journey and discusses the challenges, requirements, and...
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The Art and Science of Site Reliability Engineering with Liz Fong-Jones
In this exciting episode of Cloud Dialogues, we are joined by Liz Fong-Jones, Field CTO at Honeycomb and former Google SRE, to explore the fascinating world of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)—a game-changer for scaling and automating large systems. What We Covered: 1. Meet Liz Fong-Jones: Liz...
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Unlocking AI Potential through Data Strategy with Allison Howells
In this episode of Cloud Dialogues, Matt & Georgia dive deep into the world of data strategy with Allison Howells, a seasoned expert with over 20 years of experience across industries like financial services, insurance, and consulting. Exploring the evolution of data platforms and the strategic...
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Crafting Affective Cloud Operating Models
In this exciting episode of "Cloud Dialogues," Georgia and Matt return from their well-deserved breaks, ready to dive deep into the world of cloud operating models. They unpack the challenges organisations face when transitioning to cloud environments and share insights on how to navigate this...
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DevOps Unleashed: AI, Innovation, and the Future of Software Development with Patrick Debois
In this exciting episode of the Cloud Dialogues Podcast, we dive into the world of DevOps with none other than Patrick Dubois, the man who coined the term "DevOps" back in 2009. Here’s a breakdown of the key points we covered: 1. The Birth of DevOps: - Patrick takes us back to the origin story of...
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Executive Blueprint: Driving Cloud Transformation with Design Thinking
In this exciting episode, Matt & Georgia dive into how organizations can harness the power of design thinking to unlock the full potential of cloud. Many organizations either struggle to reap the benefits of cloud migrations or are unsure how to leverage the cloud strategically. Our hosts coin a...
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Navigating Cloud Choices: Breaking Down "Vendor Lock-In"
In this episode, hosts Matt and Georgia delve into the topic of "vendor lock-in" with cloud services and technologies, featuring insights from Chris Munns of Amazon Web Services. Understanding Lock-In: 🔒 - Common apprehension about "lock-in" often avoids managed cloud services like AWS Lambda. -...
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Cloud Strategy for Executives 101: From Plans to Profits
Join Matt and Georgia as they dive into the world of cloud strategy with special guest, cloud strategy superstar Michael Ewald! Listen as we unpack the essentials of crafting a killer cloud strategy that not only rocks your business world but also keeps your stakeholders smiling. Your hosts +...
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AWS London Summit 2024 Wrapped
Get ready to dive into Cloud Dialogues' coverage of the electrifying AWS London Summit! Imagine a venue bursting at the seams with 18,000 tech enthusiasts (though we've since learnt it was 23k), creating an atmosphere akin to a bustling nightclub. Our hosts take you on a whirlwind tour of the...
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AWS Sydney Summit 2024 Wrapped
Join hosts Matt and Georgia as they unravel the captivating insights from the AWS Sydney Summit in 15 minutes. A (hopefully) insightful overview of the event's key revelations: • With an impressive turnout of over 10,000 attendees, the Sydney Summit commenced with Partner Day, followed by…
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Safeguarding the Skies: Cloud Security Essentials for Executives
In this episode, Matt & Georgia are joined by Sarah Young, the superhero of cloud security at Microsoft. Listen in as they embark on an epic quest to conquer the challenges of keeping our digital skies safe. Here are the highlights: 1. The Great Balancing Act: Unravelling the mystery behind...
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From Code to Culture: A Serverless Operating Model
Join Matt and Georgia as they steer the Cloud Dialogues ship through the exhilarating world of Serverless operating models with none other than Joe Emison, CTO and co-founder of Branch, an insurance innovator. Joe unravels the wonders of Serverless: turbocharged software development, a blissful...
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Cloud Dialogues Special Edition: Women in Cloud - IWD 2024
Get ready to tune in to our special edition IWD episode: Woman in Cloud! podcast. In this episode, Matt asks Georgia and amazing guests Roopa Venkatesh and Cynthia Pang to spill the beans on their epic career journeys! 🚀 1. Get the lowdown on Roopa, Cynthia, and Georgia - three women in cloud...
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Intro to Serverless: From Glue Code to Innovation
Get ready to soar into the cloud with Matt and Georgia on this electrifying episode of Cloud Dialogues! Join them as they unravel the mysteries of serverless computing, revealing why it's the superhero of business solutions. Say goodbye to "glue code" and hello to innovation as they explore how...
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Cloud Dollars and Sense: Navigating FinOps Strategies
🎉 Get ready for an episode that's fresher than a New Year's resolution! We are all hyped up for a fantastic new year. 🌟 Meet our stellar guests, Jez and Alison from Capgemini, FinOps wizards with the power to transform how you manage cloud finances. No more budget mysteries, just pure financial...
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Navigating Azure: Executive Insights into Microsoft's Cloud Power
Get ready to dive into the cloud cosmos in Episode 6, where we're joined by the fantastic Simone Bennett from Arkhana, a Microsoft veteran! We're spilling the beans on Microsoft's Cloud magic and unlocking the secrets of Azure. Picture Microsoft Cloud as your one-stop shop for all things...
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AWS re:Invent Highlights: Unleashing Innovation
In our latest episode, "AWS re:Invent Highlights: Unleashing Innovation," Matt and Georgia break down the buzz and scale of this year's AWS re:Invent event. They delve into key themes of AI, data, and cost, highlighting major announcements from each day's keynote speakers. 💡 Day 1: Peter…
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Navigating the Cloud: A Strategic Migration Conversation
In this episode of Cloud Dialogues, Matt and Georgia discuss the importance of choosing the right cloud migration strategy to align with your business goals and timelines. They overview the main approaches - rehosting/lift and shift, replatforming/refactoring, and rearchitecting. They also…
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AI for Executives: Navigating the Generative AI Frontier feat Pete Sbarski
Transcript Todays episode is “AI for Executives: Navigating the GenAI Frontier”. Meaning, how on earth did we get here, why is it so useful and where do we think it will take us? Today we are joined by the incredible Peter Sbarski AWS Serverless Hero extraordinaire, known for his work with A…
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Unlocking the Cloud Mindset: Questions Every Leader Should Ask
Transcript As an executive, your role is pivotal in steering your organization towards cloud adoption that's not only seamless but also maximizes its potential. In this episode, Georgia and Matt unravel the critical questions every leader should ask to ensure they are truly unlocking the value of...
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Intro to the Cloud Operating Model
Transcript Georgia and Matt discuss reasons why the cloud operating model is different to how organisations have traditionally operated their technology business. Areas covered include what is an operating model, cloud vision and strategy, what a cloud platform is and common methods of…
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Navigating business and contemporary tech in the Cloud. Join Georgia and Matt as they unpack and simplify an important Cloud topic aimed at executives and business leaders. Along with the occasional special guest they will cover all things Cloud from strategy, execution, practical business use cases and much more!
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