Podcasts about Cloud computing

Topics covered in this episode: Deprecations via warnings docs PyAtlas: interactive map of the top 10,000 Python packages on PyPI. Buckaroo Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Connect with the hosts Michael: @mkennedy@fosstodon.org / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian: @brianokken@fosstodon.org / @brianokken.bsky.social Show: @pythonbytes@fosstodon.org / @pythonbytes.fm (bsky) Join us on YouTube at pythonbytes.fm/live to be part of the audience. Usually Monday at 10am PT. Older video versions available there too. Finally, if you want an artisanal, hand-crafted digest of every week of the show notes in email form? Add your name and email to our friends of the show list, we'll never share it. Brian #1: Deprecations via warnings Deprecations via warnings don't work for Python libraries Seth Larson How to encourage developers to fix Python warnings for deprecated features Ines Panker Michael #2: docs A collaborative note taking, wiki and documentation platform that scales. Built with Django and React. Made for self hosting Docs is the result of a joint effort led by the French

Deovrat Kajwadkar is the Director of Strategic Deal Pricing and Monetization at Google Cloud, where he sits at the center of some of the most complex commercial decisions in modern tech. With a background in management consulting at McKinsey and deep experience in cloud and AI monetization, Deovrat brings a rare inside view of how pricing actually works when products are platforms, costs are dynamic, and value is constantly evolving. In this conversation, Deovrat and Mark Stiving unpack why pricing is not just a "number-setting" function but the grade of how well everything else in the business is working. They explore the difference between platforms and solutions, why value-based pricing becomes harder as offerings become more flexible, and how AI is changing both how pricing is done and what pricing even means.   Why You Have to Check Out Today's Podcast: Learn why pricing sits at the heart of cloud and AI economics, touching product, strategy, sales, and profitability all at once. Understand how platforms, solutions, and AI fundamentally change value-based pricing, and why cost, competition, and outcomes all matter—at different layers of the stack. Discover why "pulling the dollar lever" is the most expensive move, and what smarter pricing leaders focus on first.   "Pulling the dollar lever is easy—but it's also very expensive. I'd rather pull every other lever first." — Deovrat Kajwadkar   Topics Covered: 01:40 – Cloud Pricing as a Central Role. Deovrat explains why pricing sits at the center of Google Cloud's commercial decisions—connecting product strategy, growth, profitability, and customer value. 05:09 – Cloud Computing for Enterprises. A clear, non-technical explanation of cloud computing for enterprise customers, from infrastructure and platforms to software and AI—and why pricing each layer is different. 08:48 – Value-Based Pricing Challenges. Mark and Deovrat discuss why value-based pricing is especially difficult for platforms, where customers use the same products in very different ways. 13:04 – Value-Based Pricing Strategies. A practical framework for pricing across the cloud stack: cost- and competition-based pricing at the lower layers, and outcome-driven pricing as offerings move closer to customer solutions. 18:10 – AI's Impact on Pricing Strategies. How AI is changing pricing on multiple fronts—what gets priced, how costs behave, and how quickly products and value propositions evolve. 22:34 – AI in Pricing Strategies. Deovrat breaks down how AI can support pricing decisions, from customer analysis and renewals to analytics and decision support—while stressing the importance of clean data foundations. 24:12 – AI Value Delivery Challenges. Why delivering real AI value is harder than building the technology itself, and how change management and business adoption affect pricing and monetization. 27:30 – Pricing Advice for Business Impact. Deovrat's closing advice: great pricing leaders expand their skill set beyond pricing fundamentals—and pull every lever before resorting to raising prices.   Key Takeaways: "Pricing touches almost everything—it's the heart of a company's economics." — Deovrat Kajwadkar "The more commoditized the offering, the more cost and competition matter." — Deovrat Kajwadkar "As you move closer to business outcomes, value-based pricing becomes possible—but harder." — Deovrat Kajwadkar "AI changes pricing, but it doesn't eliminate the fundamentals." — Deovrat Kajwadkar   People / Resources Mentioned: Google Cloud – Cloud platform spanning infrastructure, AI models, developer tools, and industry solutions. McKinsey & Company – Deovrat's consulting background, shaping his strategic view of pricing and technology. AI Models & Agentic Workflows – Referenced in the context of pricing analytics, automation, and decision support.   Connect with Deovrat Kajwadkar: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deovrat-kajwadkar   Connect with Mark Stiving: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stiving/ Email: mark@impactpricing.com  

For years, building interactive widgets in Python notebooks meant wrestling with toolchains, platform quirks, and a mountain of JavaScript machinery. Most developers took one look and backed away slowly. Trevor Manz decided that barrier did not need to exist. His idea was simple: give Python users just enough JavaScript to unlock the web's interactivity, without dragging along the rest of the web ecosystem. That idea became anywidget, and it is quickly becoming the quiet connective tissue of modern interactive computing. Today we dig into how it works, why it has taken off, and how it might change the way we explore data. Episode sponsors Seer: AI Debugging, Code TALKPYTHON PyCharm, code STRONGER PYTHON Talk Python Courses Links from the show Trevor on GitHub: github.com anywidget GitHub: github.com Trevor's SciPy 2024 Talk: www.youtube.com Marimo GitHub: github.com Myst (Markdown docs): mystmd.org Altair: altair-viz.github.io DuckDB: duckdb.org Mosaic: uwdata.github.io ipywidgets: ipywidgets.readthedocs.io Tension between Web and Data Sci Graphic: blobs.talkpython.fm Quak: github.com Walk through building a widget: anywidget.dev Widget Gallery: anywidget.dev Video: How do I anywidget?: www.youtube.com PyCharm + PSF Fundraiser: pycharm-psf-2025 code STRONGER PYTHON Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com Episode #530 deep-dive: talkpython.fm/530 Episode transcripts: talkpython.fm Theme Song: Developer Rap

AI is transforming software development—redefining roles, creativity, and community, while challenging developers to embrace ambiguity, orchestrate specialized agents, and stay human through empathy and curiosity. Will AI make developers more creative, or will we forget how the machine really works under the hood?This week Dave, Esmee , Rob sit down with Scott Hanselman, VP Developer Community at Microsoft for a wildly energetic, deeply human, and brilliantly practical conversation about how AI is reshaping software development and what that means for creativity, careers, and all industries. TLDR00:30 – Scott Hanselman introduced as a special guest from Microsoft Ignite 2025.02:16 – Scott discusses how AI is fundamentally redesigning all industries.09:50 – Don't anthropomorphize AI, I want the computer from Star Trek!15:30 – Delegation: contrasting the roles of humans and agents.18:30 – The importance of supporting early career growth and learning.26:30 – Why specificity matters in AI and coding.35:30 – Making AI delightful and fun.45:30 – Always put humans first in AI development.46:00 – Each morning I think about lunch. GuestScott Hanselman: https://www.hanselman.com/The Hanselminutes Podcast: https://www.hanselman.com/podcasts with over 1025 podcasts! HostsDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ ProductionMarcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ SoundBen Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

AI is fueling a boom in data centers, and the world's biggest hyperscalers are pouring billions into building up their capacity.  But risks of an AI bubble and circular deals involving companies like OpenAI and Microsoft are worrying investors. Learn more about data center growth in 2026 and other sector outlooks: moodys.com/outlooks Host: Paloma San Valentin, Managing Director, North America Corporate Finance, Moody's Ratings  Guests: John Medina, Senior Vice President, Moody's Ratings; Raj Joshi, Senior Vice President, Moody's Ratings Related Research: Artificial Intelligence – Global - 2026 Outlook - Risks are rising in a shifting AI landscape 08 Dec 2025Artificial Intelligence - Global - OpenAI's huge footprint is a risk for the AI value chain 05 Dec 2025Data Centers – US - Broadening array of financing approaches attract new capital as data centers scale up 03 Dec 2025  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Markus Will, heise-online-Chefredakteur Dr. Volker Zota und Malte Kirchner sprechen in dieser Ausgabe der #heiseshow unter anderem über folgende Themen: - Die Krux mit dem Haken: EU-Kommission vs. X/Elon Musk – Die EU-Kommission verhängt eine Millionenstrafe gegen X wegen Verstößen gegen den Digital Services Act. Elon Musk reagiert heftig und fordert die Abschaffung der EU. Was steckt hinter dem Streit um den blauen Haken? Welche Konsequenzen drohen X in Europa? Und wie geht es mit der Plattform-Regulierung weiter? - Offen für Alternativen: Schleswig-Holstein setzt auf Open Source – Das Bundesland verabschiedet sich von Microsoft und setzt künftig auf Open-Source-Lösungen. Die Umstellung soll Millionen sparen und die digitale Souveränität stärken. Wie realistisch ist der komplette Umstieg? Welche Herausforderungen kommen auf die Verwaltung zu? Und könnte Schleswig-Holstein Vorbild für andere Bundesländer werden? - Auf Empfang: Schweizer verschieben UKW-Abschaltung – Die Schweiz macht eine Kehrtwende: Das Parlament verschiebt die geplante Abschaltung von UKW auf unbestimmte Zeit. Offenbar ist DAB+ noch nicht so weitverbreitet, wie erhofft. Warum hängen die Schweizer am alten Standard? Welche Rolle spielen wirtschaftliche Interessen? Und was bedeutet das für die Digitalisierung des Radios? Außerdem wieder mit dabei: ein Nerd-Geburtstag, das WTF der Woche und knifflige Quizfragen.

In this year-end episode, William and Eyvonne recap their experiences at AutoCon 4 in Austin, Texas. They discuss the conference’s new multi-track format, including Eyvonne’s presentation in the leadership track on why technical projects fail. The conversation dives into how AI tools like Google Gemini can augment – not replace – human creativity, from research... Read more »

Rubrik's GM of AI Dev Rishi, explains how 85% of enterprises are building agentic AI but lack frameworks to govern agents with production system access - and how Rubrik solves this gap!Topics Include:Dev Rishi explains Rubrik's evolution from data backup to cyber resilience company.Rubrik shifted focus after 2018 when ransomware became the primary business continuity threat.Recent investments center on AI features and security for enterprise data infrastructure.Rubrik's foundation understands organizational data, metadata, and identity access across all systems.Predabase acquisition brought generative AI and LLM platform capabilities into Rubrik's infrastructure.Rubrik Agent Cloud launched to address enterprise AI security and governance needs.180 enterprise conversations revealed AI risk frameworks block ROI, not technology challenges.Agents enable 10x productivity but create 10x damage potential in shorter timeframes.Most organizations struggle enforcing AI policies across AWS Bedrock, OpenAI, and third-party platforms.Agent Undo feature recovers from destructive AI actions using healthy backup snapshots.Three pillars for AI security: define policies, enforce across platforms, enable recovery.2026 will see enterprises shift from pilot agents to managing dozens in production.Participants:Dev Rishi – General Manager of AI, RubrikConnect with Rubrik and learn more here: https://www.rubrik.com/lp/events-hubSee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at https://aws.amazon.com/isv/

As similar AI strategies and non-exclusive partnerships proliferate, are there still reasons to choose Azure over AWS (or vice versa)? Duckbill's Corey Quinn joins Directions' Wes Miller and Mary Jo Foley to debate the topic.

Zehn Episoden zu Innovationen, Trends und Entwicklungen, die das Banking der Zukunft bestimmen könnten – das war unser Jahr 2025 bei „Next Level Banking“. Wieder haben uns illustre Gäste begleitet, wie Hessens Digitalministerin Kristina Sinemus und Raisin-Gründer Tamaz Georgadze, wie Technologie-Vordenker Laurent Bourdin und Startup-Ikone Verena Pausder. Weit war auch das Feld der Themen: von Cloud Computing über Plattformökonomie bis hin zur Revolution der Schnittstellen oder auch Cybercrime. Aber was davon war nur schillernder Hype, und was hat das Banking wirklich auf Next Level gehoben? Was wird dies vielleicht in naher Zukunft tun? Das wollen wir zum Jahreswechsel mit unserem Gastgeber besprechen: mit Daniel Kapffer, dem Finanzvorstand der DekaBank und zugleich Chief Operating Officer.

Topics covered in this episode: PEP 798: Unpacking in Comprehensions Pandas 3.0.0rc0 typos A couple testing topics Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our courses at Talk Python Training The Complete pytest Course Patreon Supporters Connect with the hosts Michael: @mkennedy@fosstodon.org / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian: @brianokken@fosstodon.org / @brianokken.bsky.social Show: @pythonbytes@fosstodon.org / @pythonbytes.fm (bsky) Join us on YouTube at pythonbytes.fm/live to be part of the audience. Usually Monday at 10am PT. Older video versions available there too. Finally, if you want an artisanal, hand-crafted digest of every week of the show notes in email form? Add your name and email to our friends of the show list, we'll never share it. Michael #1: PEP 798: Unpacking in Comprehensions After careful deliberation, the Python Steering Council is pleased to accept PEP 798 – Unpacking in Comprehensions. Examples [*it for it in its] # list with the concatenation of iterables in 'its' {*it for it in its} # set with the union of iterables in 'its' {**d for d in dicts} # dict with the combination of dicts in 'dicts' (*it for it in its) # generator of the concatenation of iterables in 'its' Also: The Steering Council is happy to unanimously accept “PEP 810, Explicit lazy imports” Brian #2: Pandas 3.0.0rc0 Pandas 3.0.0 will be released soon, and we're on Release candidate 0 Here's What's new in Pands 3.0.0 Dedicated string data type by default Inferred by default for string data (instead of object dtype) The str dtype can only hold strings (or missing values), in contrast to object dtype. (setitem with non string fails) The missing value sentinel is always NaN (np.nan) and follows the same missing value semantics as the other default dtypes. Copy-on-Write The result of any indexing operation (subsetting a DataFrame or Series in any way, i.e. including accessing a DataFrame column as a Series) or any method returning a new DataFrame or Series, always behaves as if it were a copy in terms of user API. As a consequence, if you want to modify an object (DataFrame or Series), the only way to do this is to directly modify that object itself. pd.col syntax can now be used in DataFrame.assign() and DataFrame.loc() You can now do this: df.assign(c = pd.col('a') + pd.col('b')) New Deprecation Policy Plus more - Michael #3: typos You've heard about codespell … what about typos? VSCode extension and OpenVSX extension. From Sky Kasko: Like codespell, typos checks for known misspellings instead of only allowing words from a dictionary. But typos has some extra features I really appreciate, like finding spelling mistakes inside snake_case or camelCase words. For example, if you have the line: *connecton_string = "sqlite:///my.db"* codespell won't find the misspelling, but typos will. It gave me the output: *error: `connecton` should be `connection`, `connector` ╭▸ ./main.py:1:1 │1 │ connecton_string = "sqlite:///my.db" ╰╴━━━━━━━━━* But the main advantage for me is that typos has an LSP that supports editor integrations like a VS Code extension. As far as I can tell, codespell doesn't support editor integration. (Note that the popular Code Spell Checker VS Code extension is an unrelated project that uses a traditional dictionary approach.) For more on the differences between codespell and typos, here's a comparison table I found in the typos repo: https://github.com/crate-ci/typos/blob/master/docs/comparison.md By the way, though it's not mentioned in the installation instructions, typos is published on PyPI and can be installed with uv tool install typos, for example. That said, I don't bother installing it, I just use the VS Code extension and run it as a pre-commit hook. (By the way, I'm using prek instead of pre-commit now; thanks for the tip on episode #448!) It looks like typos also publishes a GitHub action, though I haven't used it. Brian #4: A couple testing topics slowlify suggested by Brian Skinn Simulate slow, overloaded, or resource-constrained machines to reproduce CI failures and hunt flaky tests. Requires Linux with cgroups v2 Why your mock breaks later Ned Badthelder Ned's taught us before to “Mock where the object is used, not where it's defined.” To be more explicit, but probably more confusing to mock-newbies, “don't mock things that get imported, mock the object in the file it got imported to.” See? That's probably worse. Anyway, read Ned's post. If my project myproduct has user.py that uses the system builtin open() and we want to patch it: DONT DO THIS: @patch("builtins.open") This patches open() for the whole system DO THIS: @patch("myproduct.user.open") This patches open() for just the user.py file, which is what we want Apparently this issue is common and is mucking up using coverage.py Extras Brian: The Rise and Rise of FastAPI - mini documentary “Building on Lean” chapter of LeanTDD is out The next chapter I'm working on is “Finding Waste in TDD” Notes to delete before end of show: I'm not on track for an end of year completion of the first pass, so pushing goal to 1/31/26 As requested by a reader, I'm releasing both the full-so-far versions and most-recent-chapter Michael: My Vanishing Gradient's episode is out Django 6 is out Joke: tabloid - A minimal programming language inspired by clickbait headlines

Matt Yanchyshyn, AWS Marketplace and Partner Services VP, reveals how AI agents are transforming enterprises worldwide while Atlassian and Netskope leaders share strategies for scaling up Agentic AI marketplace deals.Topics Include:Matt Yanchyshyn of AWS opens with massive shift to multi-agent production systemsEnterprise software seeing huge AI adoption: 33% will include AI by year endAutomated agents now handle Matt's daily workflow, prioritizing emails and messages autonomouslyReal business transformation across financial reporting, demand forecasting, and automated incident managementAWS Marketplace team productivity up 31%, deploying software 27% faster with agentsNew agent mode for Marketplace uses autonomous data collection improving customer experiencesSuccess requires proper data governance with fine-grained access controls for safe operationsQ Developer and Qiro CLI integrate seamlessly into developer workflows without disruptionAWS maintains 400+ MCP servers, shared spec farms enabling teams to collaborate effectivelyEmbedded experts and principal engineers spread agent knowledge and measure productivity closelyAndy Horwitz notes security leads Marketplace growth, primarily through private offer expansionNetskope's new DSPM product addresses AI data security, driving strong customer adoption momentumEnterprise customers now ask if vendors are AWS badged, deals 41-58% largerAndy advises ISVs: prepare sales teams thoroughly, focus co-sell, secure executive buy-inBill Hustad emphasizes distinct marketplace strategy, seller training, and ruthless operational tracking for successParticipants:Bill Hustad - Global Head of Channel and GTM Ecosystems, AtlassianAndy Horwitz – SVP, Global Partner Ecosystems, NetskopeMatt Yanchyshyn – VP, AWS Marketplace & Partner Services, Amazon Web ServicesSee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at https://aws.amazon.com/isv/

Live from the iconic Venetian in Las Vegas, we're rolling out an exclusive mini-series dedicated to AWS re:Invent 2025!Tune in as we sit down with AWS visionaries and take the pulse of the industry on everything shaping the future, Cloud innovation, GenAI, Agents, and the hottest trends making waves.And because what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas, we'll spill the latest news, insider buzz, and a little Strip-side gossip to keep things spicy. Dave, Esmee, and Rob continue their discussion with Scott Mullins, MD Financial Services at AWS, on how the sector is rapidly embracing cloud, AI, automation, and real-time data to drive agility and stay compliant. TLDR00:30 – Meet Scott Mullins and hear about his re:Invent experience05:00 – Deep dive conversation with Scott25:56 – Fiiction with The Jetsons GuestScott Mullins: https://www.linkedin.com/in/escottmullins/ HostsDave Chapman:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Esmee van de Giessen:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/Rob Kernahan:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ ProductionMarcel van der Burg:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ SoundBen Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

Live from the iconic Venetian in Las Vegas, we're rolling out an exclusive mini-series dedicated to AWS re:Invent 2025!Tune in as we sit down with AWS visionaries and take the pulse of the industry on everything shaping the future, Cloud innovation, GenAI, Agents, and the hottest trends making waves.And because what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas, we'll spill the latest news, insider buzz, and a little Strip-side gossip to keep things spicy. Dave, Esmee, and Rob wrap up their final AWS re:Invent 2025 conversation with Mustafa Isik, Chief Technologist for Sovereignty at AWS, discussing digital sovereignty and its growing regional importance. They close the event with reflections from Matthew Gillard, co-founder of Cuidado Connect and co-host of Cloud Dialogues, along with insights from the team. TLDR01:29 – Meet Mustafa Isik and hear his keynote highlights04:05 – In-depth discussion with Mustafa31:35 – Exploring the line between science fiction and science fact36:26 – Introduction to Matthew Gillard38:55 – Matt shares his re:Invent reflections from a developer's perspective52:12 – The team looks back on re:Invent 20251:00:02 – The team's take on science fiction versus science fact GuestsMustafa Isik: https://www.linkedin.com/in/codesurgeon/Matt Gillard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattgillard/ https://cloud-dialogues.com/HostsDave Chapman:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Esmee van de Giessen:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/Rob Kernahan:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ ProductionMarcel van der Burg:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ SoundBen Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

Raviteja Yelamanchili shares how Scale AI transformed banking cycles from one year to real-time and why your most valuable enterprise data isn't being collected.Topics Include:Scale evolved from data annotations company to enterprise AI solutions providerHealthcare system transformed patient transcriptions into value using reinforcement learning researchBlank slate customer problems allow Scale to experiment with latest methodsMany customers propose solutions before explaining their actual underlying business problemsBiggest AI misconception: technology will replace jobs rather than augment productivityDon't wait for perfect AI—start learning through iteration and evolution nowBanking credit cycle transformed from one-year process to real-time strategic insightsScale deploys flexibly across EC2, EKS, or Bedrock based on customer requirementsEnterprises want business value generation more than academic research papers aloneNext 12-24 months focus: making data consumable and leveraging unused datasetsTribal knowledge from experienced SMEs represents most valuable yet uncollected dataAgent-based learning captures expertise through feedback loops on Scale's SGP platformParticipants:Raviteja Yelamanchili - Head of Solution Engineering, Scale AISee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at https://aws.amazon.com/isv/

Join FPC Executive Director and CEO Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Craig Ramsey of ACI Worldwide. Reed and Craig spend time separating the noise in the market from the things that are really moving the needle, and they talk about the upcoming final race of the Formula 1 season. 

Live from the iconic Venetian in Las Vegas, we're rolling out an exclusive mini-series dedicated to AWS re:Invent 2025!Tune in as we sit down with AWS visionaries and take the pulse of the industry on everything shaping the future, Cloud innovation, GenAI, Agents, and the hottest trends making waves.And because what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas, we'll spill the latest news, insider buzz, and a little Strip-side gossip to keep things spicy. Dave, Esmee, and Rob kick off their conversation with Tanuja Randery, Managing Director for Europe, the Middle East & Africa (EMEA), diving into cloud innovation and the call to re:Accelerate Europe. TLDR00:49 – Introduction to Tanuja Randery03:29 – Keynote highlights with Tanuja and a deep-dive conversation31:00 – Imaginary tech and Star Trek GuestTanuja Randery: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanuja-randery/ HostsDave Chapman:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Esmee van de Giessen:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/Rob Kernahan:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ ProductionMarcel van der Burg:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ SoundBen Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

Live from the iconic Venetian in Las Vegas, we're rolling out an exclusive mini-series dedicated to AWS re:Invent 2025!Tune in as we sit down with AWS visionaries and take the pulse of the industry on everything shaping the future, Cloud innovation, GenAI, Agents, and the hottest trends making waves.And because what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas, we'll spill the latest news, insider buzz, and a little Strip-side gossip to keep things spicy.Dave, Esmee, and Rob bring a double-feature conversation on industry innovation—first with Rob Boetticher, Global Technology Leader for Automotive and Manufacturing, followed by Howard Gefen, GM of the Energy and Utilities Industry Business Unit at AWS. TLDR00:42 – Rob Boetticher & Howard Gefen introduced02:00 – Rob's keynote highlights07:52 –  The future of automotive innovation with Rob23:32 – Tech fiction examples25:59 – Howard Gefen introduced28:00 – Howard's keynote highlights31:04 – Howard on the future of Energy and Utilities50:14 – Tech fiction examples GuestRob Boetticher: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-boetticher/Howard Gefen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hgefen/ HostsDave Chapman:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Esmee van de Giessen:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/Rob Kernahan:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ ProductionMarcel van der Burg:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ SoundBen Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

A lot of people building software today never took the traditional CS path. They arrived through curiosity, a job that needed automating, or a late-night itch to make something work. This week, David Kopec joins me to talk about rebuilding computer science for exactly those folks, the ones who learned to program first and are now ready to understand the deeper ideas that power the tools they use every day. Episode sponsors Sentry Error Monitoring, Code TALKPYTHON NordStellar Talk Python Courses Links from the show David Kopec: davekopec.com Classic Computer Science Book: amazon.com Computer Science from Scratch Book: computersciencefromscratch.com Computer Science from Scratch at NoStartch (CSFS30 for 30% off): nostarch.com Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com Episode #529 deep-dive: talkpython.fm/529 Episode transcripts: talkpython.fm Theme Song: Developer Rap

In this sponsored episode recorded live at AutoCon 4 in Austin, we sit down with Peter Sprygada, Chief Architect at Itential, to discuss Itential’s on-stage announcement of FlowAI. Peter shares his journey from network engineering skeptic to AI advocate, explaining how Itential securely connects AI agents to infrastructure with enterprise-grade governance and traceability. We dive... Read more »

Live from the iconic Venetian in Las Vegas, we're rolling out an exclusive mini-series dedicated to AWS re:Invent 2025!Tune in as we sit down with AWS visionaries and take the pulse of the industry on everything shaping the future, Cloud innovation, GenAI, Agents, and the hottest trends making waves.And because what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas, we'll spill the latest news, insider buzz, and a little Strip-side gossip to keep things spicy. Dave, Esmee, and Rob continue their conversation with Tim Murnin, Head of Industry & Partner Strategy at AWS, exploring the evolving role of the CIO, adoption delays, and how trends vary across different sectors. TLDR00:36 – Welcome back with Tim Murnin and the team's highlights from the AWS re:Invent 2025 keynote08:04 – In-depth conversation with Tim, exploring key insights32:05 – Where fact meets fiction, including a look at the flying carGuestTim Murnin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timmurnin/ HostsDave Chapman:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Esmee van de Giessen:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/Rob Kernahan:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ ProductionMarcel van der Burg:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ SoundBen Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

Live from the iconic Venetian in Las Vegas, we're rolling out an exclusive mini-series dedicated to AWS re:Invent 2025!Tune in as we sit down with AWS visionaries and take the pulse of the industry on everything shaping the future, Cloud innovation, GenAI, Agents, and the hottest trends making waves. And because what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas, we'll spill the latest news, insider buzz, and a little Strip-side gossip to keep things spicy. Dave, Esmee, and Rob start their conversation with Chandra Pinapala, Director Global Strategic Partners, to explore why strong partnerships are essential for success in Cloud and AI. TLDR00:40 – Back in Las Vegas with highlights from the AWS re:Invent 2025 keynote12:07 – Meet Chandra Pinapala and dive deep into the conversation35:10 – A playful leap into the world of fiction GuestChandra Pinapala: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandrapinapala/ HostsDave Chapman:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Esmee van de Giessen:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/Rob Kernahan:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ ProductionMarcel van der Burg:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ SoundBen Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

In a keynote address from re:Invent, McKinsey & Company's Lareina Yee shares fascinating data, trends and best practices on AI adoption, the future of skillsets, and leadership insights that are needed for AI transformation at scale.Topics Include:Over 80% of companies have adopted AI in at least one business function currently.Despite heavy investment, 62% of companies remain in experimental or pilot phases with AI.Only 7% of organizations have achieved full-scale AI implementation, up from 2% earlier this year.Agentic AI has proliferated rapidly across functions from knowledge management to manufacturing in one year.Between 45% and 5% of companies have implemented AI agents across different business functions today.AI's productivity potential represents $4.4 trillion in economic value beyond just cost savings opportunities.Innovation ranks as the number one goal for AI investments, ahead of cost reduction priorities.Employee satisfaction, customer satisfaction, and competitive differentiation drive AI adoption alongside revenue growth and cost.High AI performers view implementation as total enterprise transformation, not just technology deployment projects.Leading companies spend 4.9 times more budget on AI investments compared to average performing organizations.Traditional software stacks evolved to SaaS, now transforming into AI-ready tech stacks within one generation.Job outlook remains mixed: 32% expect losses, 13% expect increases, 43% see no major change.Since 2023, significant skill shifts show increased demand for software development and business intelligence capabilities.AI fluency has increased seven times as the most sought-after skill across all job types.AI fluency means using AI in everyday work, not building models or creating large language models.Skills like driving records, coaching, customer service, and management remain harder to automate with current AI.Transactional, data-driven repetitive tasks like inventory management and invoicing face highest automation exposure currently.Historical technology revolutions like electricity created six to eight jobs for every one job displaced.New roles like prompt engineering emerge, requiring skills like effective questioning rather than technical coding.Participants:Lareina Yee - Director of Technology Research, McKinsey & CompanySee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at https://aws.amazon.com/isv/

Topics covered in this episode: Advent of Code starts today Django 6 is coming Advanced, Overlooked Python Typing codespell Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our courses at Talk Python Training The Complete pytest Course Patreon Supporters Connect with the hosts Michael: @mkennedy@fosstodon.org / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian: @brianokken@fosstodon.org / @brianokken.bsky.social Show: @pythonbytes@fosstodon.org / @pythonbytes.fm (bsky) Join us on YouTube at pythonbytes.fm/live to be part of the audience. Usually Monday at 10am PT. Older video versions available there too. Finally, if you want an artisanal, hand-crafted digest of every week of the show notes in email form? Add your name and email to our friends of the show list, we'll never share it. Brian #1: Advent of Code starts today A few changes, like 12 days this year, which honestly, I'm grateful for. See also: elf: Advent of Code CLI helper for Python Michael #2: Django 6 is coming Expected December 2025 Django 6.0 supports Python 3.12, 3.13, and 3.14 Built-in support for the Content Security Policy (CSP) standard is now available, making it easier to protect web applications against content injection attacks such as cross-site scripting (XSS). The Django Template Language now supports template partials, making it easier to encapsulate and reuse small named fragments within a template file. Django now includes a built-in Tasks framework for running code outside the HTTP request–response cycle. This enables offloading work, such as sending emails or processing data, to background workers. Email handling in Django now uses Python's modern email API, introduced in Python 3.6. This API, centered around the email.message.EmailMessage class Brian #3: Advanced, Overlooked Python Typing get_args, TypeGuard, TypeIs, and more goodies Michael #4: codespell Learned from this PR for the Talk Python book. Fix common misspellings in text files. It's designed primarily for checking misspelled words in source code (backslash escapes are skipped), but it can be used with other files as well. It does not check for word membership in a complete dictionary, but instead looks for a set of common misspellings. Therefore it should catch errors like "adn", but it will not catch "adnasdfasdf". It shouldn't generate false-positives when you use a niche term it doesn't know about. Extras Brian: Is mkdocs maintained? Hatch 1.16 Michael: Follow up on tach from Gerben Dekker: tach has been unmaintained for a bit but is not anymore. It was the main product from Gauge which is a Y combinator startup that pivoted to something unrelated and abandoned tach. However, https://github.com/DetachHead forked it but now got access to the main repo and has committed to maintaining it. ruff analyze graph is fully independent of tach - we actually started to look into alternatives for tach when it became unmaintained and then found ruff analyze graph. For our use case, with just a bit of manipulation on top of ruff analyze graph we replaced our use of deptry (which was slower - and I try to be careful depending on one-man projects). A Review of Michael Kennedy's book, “Talk Python in Production” - Thanks Doug Joke: NoaaS

AWS Principal Solutions Architect Wallace Printz explains how agents are reshaping SaaS business models, pricing strategies, and technical architectures.Topics Include:Wallace Printz discusses agentic workloads transforming SaaS with largest AWS customersNew interaction models include generative UI, voice agents, and proactive workAgents extending SaaS products to interact with external systems and businessesVirtual teammates enabling cross-department collaboration and upskilling non-expert users effectivelyMonetization strategies evolving as predictable costs become variable with agentsThree patterns: dedicated agents, shared agents, and multi-tenant personalized agentsMulti-tenant agents enable hyper-personalized experiences using individual tenant context enrichmentAgent-centric business strategy requires real assessment beyond AI hype cycleAgent orchestration complexity grows with multiple specialized agents interacting togetherTenant isolation requires JWT tokens and AWS Bedrock Agent Core identityCost-per-tenant management needs LLM throttling, tiering, and unified control planeMulti-tenancy creates sticky personalized experiences; AWS white paper releasing soonParticipants:Wallace Printz - Principal Solution Architect, Amazon Web ServicesSee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at https://aws.amazon.com/isv/

 This episode's guests:Dr. Amardeep Dugar, Lighting Designer.Dani Robertson, Author / Dark Sky Officer.Stephane Picard, CEO of Cliff Valley Astronomy.Bill's News Picks:Ikea just made a mini bed for your phone, Grace Snelling, Fast Company. Individual-Level Exposure to Light at Night and Sleep Health: A Comparison between Real-Time Mobility-Based Measurements and Indoor Residence-Based Measurements, Environmental Science & Technology. We've Lit Our Way Into a Complex Problem, Inside Lighting. In the dark: Streetlight fight divides Florida neighborhood, Susannah Bryan, Tampa Bay Times. Artificial outdoor light at night and depression in older adults in the USA, England, Northern Ireland, and Ireland, Environment International. Send Feedback Text to the Show!Support the showA hearty thank you to all of our paid supporters out there. You make this show possible. For only the cost of one coffee each month you can help us to continue to grow. That's $3 a month. If you like what we're doing, if you think this adds value in any way, why not say thank you by becoming a supporter! Why Support Light Pollution News? Receive quarterly invite to join as live audience member for recordings with special Q&A session post recording with guests. Receive all of the news for that month via a special Supporter monthly mailer. Satisfaction that your support helps further critical discourse on this topic. About Light Pollution News: The path to sustainable starry night solutions begin with being a more informed you. Light Pollution, once thought to be solely detrimental to astronomers, has proven to be an impactful issue across many disciplines of society including ecology, crime, technology, health, and much more! But not all is lost! There are simple solutions that provide for big impacts. Each month, Bill McGeeney, is joined by upwards of three guests to help you grow your awareness and understanding of both the challenges and the road to recovering our disappearing nighttime ecosystem.

In this episode, I'm talking with Vincent Warmerdam about treating LLMs as just another API in your Python app, with clear boundaries, small focused endpoints, and good monitoring. We'll dig into patterns for wrapping these calls, caching and inspecting responses, and deciding where an LLM API actually earns its keep in your architecture. Episode sponsors Seer: AI Debugging, Code TALKPYTHON NordStellar Talk Python Courses Links from the show Vincent on X: @fishnets88 Vincent on Mastodon: @koaning LLM Building Blocks for Python Co-urse: training.talkpython.fm Top Talk Python Episodes of 2024: talkpython.fm LLM Usage - Datasette: llm.datasette.io DiskCache - Disk Backed Cache (Documentation): grantjenks.com smartfunc - Turn docstrings into LLM-functions: github.com Ollama: ollama.com LM Studio - Local AI: lmstudio.ai marimo - A Next-Generation Python Notebook: marimo.io Pydantic: pydantic.dev Instructor - Complex Schemas & Validation (Python): python.useinstructor.com Diving into PydanticAI with marimo: youtube.com Cline - AI Coding Agent: cline.bot OpenRouter - The Unified Interface For LLMs: openrouter.ai Leafcloud: leaf.cloud OpenAI looks for its "Google Chrome" moment with new Atlas web browser: arstechnica.com Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com Episode #528 deep-dive: talkpython.fm/528 Episode transcripts: talkpython.fm Theme Song: Developer Rap

Industry leaders from Boomi, Demandbase and Smarsh share hard-won lessons on balancing AI creativity with guardrails, why data quality trumps frameworks, and deploying AI at scale.Topics Include:Three industry leaders share experiences building AI solutions at Boomi, Demandbase, and Smarsh.Smarsh manages trillion communications for financial services, detecting bad actors across multiple channels.Boomi built agent studio, garden, and control tower while spawning 33,000 internal agents.Chris Timmerman used vibe coding to build embeddable Boomi in five months solo.Companies balance creativity with guardrails, starting with IT policies before unleashing innovation.Internal adoption driven by empowering teams to build their own solutions versus top-down.Demandbase saw 70% adoption within six months through grassroots approach and local champions.Measuring success proves challenging, comparable to tracking Excel usage rather than specific KPIs.Companies focus on outcomes like touch-free bug fixes and support metrics versus raw usage.Biggest lesson: Data quality and context determine success more than agentic frameworks.Need scaling framework from low-risk UX improvements to high-risk automation with appropriate guardrails.Industry created fatigue by overpromising; should have started smaller with realistic expectations.Participants:Chris Timmerman – Vice President, Global Services Delivery, BoomiHarshal Dedhia – Vice President of AI, DemandbaseBrandon Carl - Executive Vice President of AI and Product Strategy, SmarshAllison Johnson - AMER Technology Partnerships Leader, Amazon Web ServicesSee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at https://aws.amazon.com/isv/

Accelerating cloud adoption to drive innovation across domains like space, identity, and naval systems presents unique challenges. Success depends on aligning organizational culture, governance, financial models, and regulatory frameworks to enable collaboration, scalability, and software-defined capabilities.  This week, Dave, Esmee, and Rob speak with Danny Polaine, Chief Information Officer at Thales, about the strategic shift to cloud technologies in a high-security sector like defense and the unique challenges that come with it. TLDR:00:52 – Introduction to Danny Polaine03:35 – Rob is confused about the AI privacy dilemma07:40 – Exploring tech in high-security sectors with Danny35:34 – The biggest challenge isn't tech, it's people adapting to new ways of working44:55 – Reflections on the CIO role and a fun story about singing waiters at a wedding Guest Danny Polaine: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-polaine-5713454/?originalSubdomain=uk  HostsDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/ ProductionMarcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ SoundBen Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

Recorded live at AutoCon4, William Collins and Eyvonne Sharp join forces with John Capobianco for some in the moment thoughts and reflections on the AutoCon experience – from the in-person connections to the workshops to the stage presentations.  John gives us the inside story on his very own workshop and the latest version releases in... Read more »

Phill Robinson of Boardwave joins Miguel Alava and Massimo Ghislandi of AWS to share research and actionable strategies for European software companies using cloud infrastructure, AI features, and marketplace leverage to drive unprecedented growth.Topics Include:Boardwave and AWS reveal research on European software companies becoming global innovators.Cloud-first businesses exceed customer expectations at 60% versus 46% for laggards.Boardwave's 2,500 CEO members validate findings: AI companies growing 45% annually.Leaders excel at gathering customer feedback for innovation and implementing AI.Top performers leverage marketplaces and deliver continuous customer experience updates consistently.Cloud adoption is foundational for generative AI and agentic AI to scale.Companies face different challenges depending on their cloud maturity stage currently.Cloud serves as table stakes before companies can capture AI growth opportunities.Benchmarking tool helps identify current position and plan strategic next steps forward.Startups should solve universal problems globally, building painkillers not vitamin products.Intercom scales customer service; Wix transforms efficiency through cultural and engineering mindset.Future requires cloud foundation with AI features; AWS offers comprehensive support programs.Participants:Phill Robinson – Chair & Co-Founder, BoardwaveMiguel Alava – EMEA ISV General Manager, Amazon Web ServicesMassimo Ghislandi - Head of EMEA Marketing for Software Companies, Amazon Web ServicesSee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at https://aws.amazon.com/isv/

Topics covered in this episode: PEP 814 – Add frozendict built-in type From Material for MkDocs to Zensical Tach Some Python Speedups in 3.15 and 3.16 Extras Joke About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our courses at Talk Python Training The Complete pytest Course Patreon Supporters Connect with the hosts Michael: @mkennedy@fosstodon.org / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian: @brianokken@fosstodon.org / @brianokken.bsky.social Show: @pythonbytes@fosstodon.org / @pythonbytes.fm (bsky) Join us on YouTube at pythonbytes.fm/live to be part of the audience. Usually Monday at 10am PT. Older video versions available there too. Finally, if you want an artisanal, hand-crafted digest of every week of the show notes in email form? Add your name and email to our friends of the show list, we'll never share it. Michael #0: Black Friday is on at Talk Python What's on offer: An AI course mini bundle (22% off) 20% off our entire library via the Everything Bundle (what's that? ;) ) The new Talk Python in Production book (25% off) Brian: This is peer pressure in action 20% off The Complete pytest Course bundle (use code BLACKFRIDAY) through November or use save50 for 50% off, your choice. Python Testing with pytest, 2nd edition, eBook (50% off with code save50) also through November I would have picked 20%, but it's a PragProg wide thing Michael #1: PEP 814 – Add frozendict built-in type by Victor Stinner & Donghee Na A new public immutable type frozendict is added to the builtins module. We expect frozendict to be safe by design, as it prevents any unintended modifications. This addition benefits not only CPython's standard library, but also third-party maintainers who can take advantage of a reliable, immutable dictionary type. To add to existing frozen types in Python. Brian #2: From Material for MkDocs to Zensical Suggested by John Hagen A lot of people, me included, use Material for MkDocs as our MkDocs theme for both personal and professional projects, and in-house docs. This plugin for MkDocs is now in maintenance mode The development team is switching to working on Zensical, a static site generator to overcome some technical limitations with MkDocs. There's a series of posts about the transition and reasoning Transforming Material for MkDocs Zensical – A modern static site generator built by the creators of Material for MkDocs Material for MkDocs Insiders – Now free for everyone Goodbye, GitHub Discussions Material for MkDocs still around, but in maintenance mode all insider features now available to everyone Zensical is / will be compatible with Material for Mkdocs, can natively read mkdocs.yml, to assist with the transition Open Source, MIT license funded by an offering for professional users: Zensical Spark Michael #3: Tach Keep the streak: pip deps with uv + tach From Gerben Decker We needed some more control over linting our dependency structure, both internal and external. We use tach (which you covered before IIRC), but also some home built linting rules for our specific structure. These are extremely easy to build using an underused feature of ruff: "uv run ruff analyze graph --python python_exe_path .". Example from an app I'm working on (shhhhh not yet announced!) Brian #4: Some Python Speedups in 3.15 and 3.16 A Plan for 5-10%* Faster Free-Threaded JIT by Python 3.16 5% faster by 3.15 and 10% faster by 3.16 Decompression is up to 30% faster in CPython 3.15 Extras Brian: LeanTDD book issue tracker Michael: No. 4 for dependencies: Inverted dep trees from Bob Belderbos Joke: git pull inception

Industry leaders from Kore AI, SS&C Blue Prism and AWS reveal what actually works in agentic AI deployment, from contact center automation to employee productivity, with proven strategies for regulated industries.Topics Include:Kore AI and SS&C Blue Prism leaders discuss achievable agentic AI actionsThree deployment areas show real ROI: customer service, employee automation, and process workflowsKore AI handles billions of annual interactions, with 85% focused on contact center operationsSS&C Blue Prism achieved $200 million annual savings using agentic AI across 120 internal use casesThe company processes 6 million transactions monthly consuming 10-12 billion tokens in productionRegulated industries like financial services and healthcare successfully deploy agentic AI with proper guardrailseBay case study demonstrates measurable productivity gains tied directly to AI agent implementationTwo identical pilot programs yielded different results: one tied to business outcomes, one didn'tISVs should stop chasing shiny objects and focus on solving customers' stickiest problems insteadDesign for scale from day one and accept no single vendor solves everything aloneEmployee-facing use cases carry less risk than customer-facing applications for initial AI deploymentsCombining deterministic automation with AI plus governance creates more viable and trustworthy solutionsParticipants:Erik Walton - EVP of WW Sales/Partner Sales, Kore AISatish Shenoy - VP, Global Technology Alliances & AI GTM, SS&C Blue PrismArym Diamond – Head of North America Data & AI Sales, Amazon Web ServicesSee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at https://aws.amazon.com/isv/

Hello San Francisco - we're arrived for Microsoft Ignite 2025! The #CloudRealities podcast team has landed this week in San Francisco, we're bringing you the best updates right from the heart of the event. Join us to connect AI at scale, cloud modernization, and secure innovation—empowering organizations to become AI-first. Plus, we'll keep you updated on all the latest news and juicy gossip. Dave, Esmee, and Rob wrap up their Ignite 2025 series with Yina Arenas, CVP of Microsoft Foundry, to discuss why Foundry is the go-to choice for enterprises and how it champions responsible development and innovation.  TLDR00:40 – Introduction to Yina Arenas01:14 – How the team is doing, keynote highlights, and insights from the Expo floor02:50 – Deep dive with Yina on the evolution of Cloud Foundry29:24 – Favourite IT-themed movie, human interaction, and our society31:56 – Personal (and slightly juicy) reflections on the week37:30 – Team reflections on Ignite 2025, including an executive summary per guest and appreciation for Dennis Hansen50:54 – The team's favorite IT-themed movies59:30 – Personal favorite restaurantGuestYina Arenas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yinaa/ HostsDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ ProductionMarcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ SoundBen Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Cloud Realities' is an original podc

Hello San Francisco - we're arrived for Microsoft Ignite 2025! The #CloudRealities podcast team has landed this week in San Francisco, we're bringing you the best updates right from the heart of the event. Join us to connect AI at scale, cloud modernization, and secure innovation—empowering organizations to become AI-first. Plus, we'll keep you updated on all the latest news and juicy gossip. Dave, Esmee, and Rob continue their conversation with Alistair Speirs, GM of Global Infrastructure for Microsoft's Azure Business Group, exploring how to build and scale the AI and Cloud datacenters of the future worldwide—while also addressing sovereignty requirements.  TLDR00:40 – Introduction to Alistair Speirs04:42 – Keynote highlights and Expo floor insights06:50 – Deep dive conversation with Alistair36:36 – Favorite IT-themed movie, using your brain as compute storage, and why people still matter GuestAlistair Speirs: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alistair/ HostsDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ ProductionMarcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ SoundBen Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

CEO Scott Stephenson explains how Deepgram's voice AI technology powers everything from pharmacies to drive-thru ordering and why, after so many years, Voice AI is now ready for prime time.Topics Include:Scott Stephenson introduces Deepgram as an audio AI company building speech productsMajor brands like CVS and Anthropic use Deepgram to power voice agentsCVS handles prescription status calls where 25-40% ask if prescriptions are readyVoice technology now accurately understands diverse accents and speech patterns from callersAutomated systems free pharmacists to focus on their actual jobs insteadJack in the Box uses Deepgram for drive-thru ordering with natural conversationsPrevious McDonald's and Wendy's failures happened because the technology wasn't ready yetVoice AI can handle any task with text input like CRM notesHealthcare companies adopted voice AI faster than expected despite compliance hurdlesStaffing shortages drove hospitals to push through HIPAA and regulatory red tapeFirst misconception: AI will never match human performance in customer interactionsSecond misconception: one product should solve all voice-related business problemsCompanies must strategically decide what to build, partner on, or buyDeepgram's research team controls speech speed and outputs conversational data like timestampsAdoption will feel slow initially but suddenly be everywhere within three yearsParticipants:Scott Stephenson – Co-Founder & CEO, DeepgramSee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at https://aws.amazon.com/isv/

Mindbodygreen has built a global reputation as a go-to destination for wellness — combining expert content, functional nutrition supplements, and a thriving community to help millions live healthier, more balanced lives. But behind the scenes, this SMB is also leaning into the future of technology.In this episode of The Future Of Wellness, Powered by Gen AI , Tim Glenister shares how Mindbodygreen is moving Generative AI into production to streamline content creation, personalize customer experiences, and scale their mission in entirely new ways. We dig into the why, the how, and the lessons learned — plus what the future of AI means for the wellness industry and other SMBs looking to innovate.If you're curious about the intersection of wellness, media, and AI, or looking for practical inspiration on how smaller businesses can punch above their weight with Gen AI, this conversation is one you won't want to miss.Visit Mindbodygreen : https://tc.netlify.mindbodygreen.com/AWS Hosts: Malini Chatterjee & Priyanka SadhuEmail Your Feedback: rethinkpodcast@amazon.com

Hello San Francisco - we're arrived for Microsoft Ignite 2025! The #CloudRealities podcast team has landed this week in San Francisco, we're bringing you the best updates right from the heart of the event. Join us to connect AI at scale, cloud modernization, and secure innovation—empowering organizations to become AI-first. Plus, we'll keep you updated on all the latest news and juicy gossip.  Dave, Esmee and Rob, continue their discussion with John Link, Partner Product Manager at Microsoft, exploring Frontier organizations and how AI and quantum are reshaping R&D, all within the context of Microsoft Discovery. TLDR00:58 – Introduction to John Link (and some fun food spellings)03:55 – Keynote highlights and Expo floor insights06:42 – Deep dive conversation with John25:00 – Favorite IT-themed movie, thoughts on brain implants, and the simulation theory GuestJohn Link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmlink/ HostsDave Chapman:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Esmee van de Giessen:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/Rob Kernahan:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ ProductionMarcel van der Burg:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ SoundBen Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

Hello San Francisco - we're arrived for Microsoft Ignite 2025! The #CloudRealities podcast team has landed this week in San Francisco, we're bringing you the best updates right from the heart of the event. Join us to connect AI at scale, cloud modernization, and secure innovation—empowering organizations to become AI-first. Plus, we'll keep you updated on all the latest news and juicy gossip. Dave and Esmee continue their conversation with Rob Lefferts, CVP Threat Protection about the key security announcements and explore how we leverage agents to protect, defend, and respond at AI speed.  TLDR00:50 – Introduction to Rob Lefferts01:40 – Keynote highlights and insights from the Expo floor03:19 – In-depth conversation with Rob on why security is critical in the era of AI22:53 – Favorite IT-themed movie linked to the Asimov's principles and the Louvre password  GuestRob Lefferts: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-lefferts/ HostsDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ ProductionMarcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ SoundBen Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

** AWS re:Invent 2025 Dec 1-5, Las Vegas - Register Here! **Uri Cohen reveals how Elastic transformed from managing 50,000 complex clusters to building a seamless serverless platform that eliminates operational overhead while scaling globallyTopics Include:Johan Broman of AWS hosts Uri Cohen who leads Elastic's platform products teamUri shares his nine-year journey at Elastic from small company to global scaleElasticsearch started 15 years ago, becoming popular for search, logs, and security eventsElastic Cloud launched 2015, but users struggled with shards, nodes, and infrastructure complexityServerless eliminates operational concerns, letting users just ingest and analyze their dataDesign goal: maintain familiar Elasticsearch experience while removing all infrastructure management burdenChose complete architectural redesign over retrofitting auto-scaling to existing infrastructureNew architecture uses S3 persistence with lightweight routing layer serving 50,000+ clustersCell-based design limits blast radius and improves multi-tenancy across 40+ global regionsLearned S3 API costs can explode unexpectedly without careful request pattern optimizationAI transforms security workflows: 10,000 alerts become 3 actionable attack summaries automaticallyWeekly continuous deployment enables faster innovation delivery without waiting for version releasesParticipants:Uri Cohen – Vice President of Product Management, Platform, ElasticJohan Broman – EMEA ISV Head of Solutions Architecture, Amazon Web ServicesSee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at https://aws.amazon.com/isv/

Hello San Francisco - we're arrived for Microsoft Ignite 2025! The #CloudRealities podcast team has landed this week in San Francisco, we're bringing you the best updates right from the heart of the event. Join us to connect AI at scale, cloud modernization, and secure innovation—empowering organizations to become AI-first. Plus, we'll keep you updated on all the latest news and juicy gossip. Dave, Esmee, and Rob continue their conversation with Jonathan Hunt, CVP of Business Solutions at Microsoft, diving into the differences between AI-driven business solutions and traditional business applications, and exploring how customers can learn where—and how—to get started with AI.  TLDR00:35 – Introduction and conversation with Jonathan Hunt, plus updates from the event floor22:15 – Favorite IT-themed movie starring Arnold SchwarzeneggerGuestJonathan Hunt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-hunt1/HostsDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ ProductionMarcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ SoundBen Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/ 'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

Hello San Francisco - we're arrived for Microsoft Ignite 2025!The #CloudRealities podcast team has landed this week in San Francisco, we're bringing you the best updates right from the heart of the event. Join us to connect AI at scale, cloud modernization, and secure innovation—empowering organizations to become AI-first. Plus, we'll keep you updated on all the latest news and juicy gossip. Dave, Esmee and Rob kick off with Rob Cromwell, CVP of Engineering and explore the exciting evolution of Copilot and share insights on what's coming next. TLDR 00:50 – Back in San Francisco 02:45 – Highlights from the first keynote 11:08 – Intro and chat with Rob Cromwell 30:40 – Tackling tech and authentication challenges 32:28 – Favorite IT-related film and a glimpse into the near future GuestRob Cromwell: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robcromwell/HostsDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ProductionMarcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/SoundBen Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

Data Infrastructure built for humans over the past few decades aren't ideal for AI Agents. In this episode we join Tacnode founder and CEO Xiaowei Jiang to discuss "Context Lakes" - Data Infrastructure built to provide the context, scale and performance needed by AI Agents.Learn more about Tacnode Context Lake:tacnode.ioTacnode Context Lake on AWS:https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/powering-real-time-ai-with-tacnode-context-lake-on-aws/Tacnode on AWS Marketplace:https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/seller-profile?id=seller-cchnpb2cfdvoqAWS Hosts: Nolan Chen & Malini ChatterjeeEmail Your Feedback: rethinkpodcast@amazon.com

Topics covered in this episode: Possibility of a new website for Django aiosqlitepool deptry browsr Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our courses at Talk Python Training The Complete pytest Course Patreon Supporters Connect with the hosts Michael: @mkennedy@fosstodon.org / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian: @brianokken@fosstodon.org / @brianokken.bsky.social Show: @pythonbytes@fosstodon.org / @pythonbytes.fm (bsky) Join us on YouTube at pythonbytes.fm/live to be part of the audience. Usually Monday at 10am PT. Older video versions available there too. Finally, if you want an artisanal, hand-crafted digest of every week of the show notes in email form? Add your name and email to our friends of the show list, we'll never share it. Brian #1: Possibility of a new website for Django Current Django site: djangoproject.com Adam Hill's in progress redesign idea: django-homepage.adamghill.com Commentary in the Want to work on a homepage site redesign? discussion Michael #2: aiosqlitepool

SS&C Blue Prism's VP reveals how they achieved $200M annual savings and $600M revenue growth by deploying 3,000 AI agents, processing 6 million documents monthly as their own first customer.Topics Include:SS&C Blue Prism evolved from RPA leader to agentic automation provider over 25 yearsServes 22,000 clients in regulated industries like financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and retailOffers AI agents, governance gateway, and secure enterprise chat leveraging AWS BedrockAs "customer zero," they deployed 3,000 agents processing 6 million documents monthlyGenerated $200M annual savings and $600M revenue growth using their own technologyFinancial services client unlocked unstructured document processing previously impossible with traditional automationHealthcare client's AI processes MRIs more accurately than human radiologistsKey lesson: Focus on business outcomes first, not just implementing AI everywhereCritical insight: Plan for scale on day one, not after pilots succeedAWS Marketplace streamlined purchasing, especially in challenging Latin American marketsFuture vision: B2A economy where agents negotiate parking, shopping, and services autonomouslyPredicts agent-to-agent communication will revolutionize healthcare monitoring and wealth managementParticipants:Satish Shenoy – Global Vice President, Technology Alliances and GenAI GTM, SS&C Blue PrismSee how Amazon Web Services gives you the freedom to migrate, innovate, and scale your software company at https://aws.amazon.com/isv/

Today we delve into the tech expertise deficit and why technical depth and decades of doing the work matter more than social media followers and content creation hype. Our guest is Russ White, engineer, author, teacher, and certification developer. We begin with current events in AI, and then investigate the differences between career and influence... Read more »

Topics covered in this episode: httptap 10 Smart Performance Hacks For Faster Python Code FastRTC Explore Python dependencies with pipdeptree and uv pip tree Extras Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our courses at Talk Python Training The Complete pytest Course Patreon Supporters Connect with the hosts Michael: @mkennedy@fosstodon.org / @mkennedy.codes (bsky) Brian: @brianokken@fosstodon.org / @brianokken.bsky.social Show: @pythonbytes@fosstodon.org / @pythonbytes.fm (bsky) Join us on YouTube at pythonbytes.fm/live to be part of the audience. Usually Monday at 10am PT. Older video versions available there too. Finally, if you want an artisanal, hand-crafted digest of every week of the show notes in email form? Add your name and email to our friends of the show list, we'll never share it. Michael #1: httptap Rich-powered CLI that breaks each HTTP request into DNS, connect, TLS, wait, and transfer phases with waterfall timelines, compact summaries, or metrics-only output. Features Phase-by-phase timing – precise measurements built from httpcore trace hooks (with sane fallbacks when metal-level data is unavailable). All HTTP methods – GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS with request body support. Request body support – send JSON, XML, or any data inline or from file with automatic Content-Type detection. IPv4/IPv6 aware – the resolver and TLS inspector report both the address and its family. TLS insights – certificate CN, expiry countdown, cipher suite, and protocol version are captured automatically. Multiple output modes – rich waterfall view, compact single-line summaries, or -metrics-only for scripting. JSON export – persist full step data (including redirect chains) for later processing. Extensible – clean Protocol interfaces for DNS, TLS, timing, visualization, and export so you can plug in custom behavior. Example: Brian #2: 10 Smart Performance Hacks For Faster Python Code Dido Grigorov A few from the list Use math functions instead of operators Avoid exception handling in hot loops Use itertools for combinatorial operations - huge speedup Use bisect for sorted list operations - huge speedup Michael #3: FastRTC The Real-Time Communication Library for Python: Turn any python function into a real-time audio and video stream over WebRTC or WebSockets. Features

Today we're digging into the Model Context Protocol, or MCP. Think LSP for AI: build a small Python service once and your tools and data show up across editors and agents like VS Code, Claude Code, and more. My guest, Den Delimarsky from Microsoft, helps build this space and will keep us honest about what's solid versus what's just shiny. We'll keep it practical: transports that actually work, guardrails you can trust, and a tiny server you could ship this week. By the end, you'll have a clear mental model and a path to plug Python into the internet of agents. Episode sponsors Sentry AI Monitoring, Code TALKPYTHON NordStellar Talk Python Courses Links from the show Den Delimarsky: den.dev Agentic AI Programming for Python Course: training.talkpython.fm Model Context Protocol: modelcontextprotocol.io Model Context Protocol Specification (2025-03-26): modelcontextprotocol.io MCP Python Package (PyPI): pypi.org Awesome MCP Servers (punkpeye) GitHub Repo: github.com Visual Studio Code Docs: Copilot MCP Servers: code.visualstudio.com GitHub MCP Server (GitHub repo): github.com GitHub Blog: Meet the GitHub MCP Registry: github.blog MultiViewer App: multiviewer.app GitHub Blog: Spec-driven development with AI (open source toolkit): github.blog Model Context Protocol Registry (GitHub): github.com mcp (GitHub organization): github.com Tailscale: tailscale.com Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com Episode #527 deep-dive: talkpython.fm/527 Episode transcripts: talkpython.fm Theme Song: Developer Rap

We've heard that Microsoft will go off script this year with a 26H1 release of Windows 11 specifically aimed at Snapdragon X2-based PCs, as it did with the early release of 24H2 last year for the first-generation Snapdragon X. Also, Microsoft's latest earnings call left analysts baffled as execs dodged questions about multibillion-dollar AI losses and the real story behind OpenAI's ballooning deficit.26H1! Now confirmed by the release notes of a Windows Update And the Dev channel will soon switch over to 26H1 testing, with Beta moving to 25H2 (from 24H2) Expectations? All three versions will be functionally identical except for some Copilot+ PC-specific features that may be briefly only on Snapdragon X2. And then there will be a 26H2 for everyone More Windows 11 Microsoft (over) simplifies its Windows Update naming scheme, and then has to backtrack a bit because of admin/IT backlash October Preview Update screwed up Task Manager a little bit Dev/Beta update noted above included a new build with Ask Copilot in the Taskbar, Full-screen experience for Xbox gaming handhelds, Shared audio over Bluetooth LE in preview, and improvements to the WOA Prism emulator (which partially explains the expectations bit above) Microsoft Edge password manager can now save and sync passkeys, but you should still use a third-party password/identity manager Microsoft Store gets a bulk installer but only on the web Earnings learnings Microsoft earnings: Revenues up 18 percent to $77.7 billion but cost of AI is spiraling out of control and will only get bigger this FY Productivity and Business Processes revenues up 17 percent YOY to $33 billion Intelligent Cloud revenues of $30.9 billion, a gain of 28 percent YOY More Personal Computing delivered $13.8 billion in revenues, up 4 percent YOY. CapEx/AI infrastructure build-out costs are $34.9 billion (vs. $20 billion one year ago), plus a $4.1 billion loss attributed to OpenAI that was mentioned in a 10-Q (SEC) filing but not in its earnings reports Paul's analysis sticks mostly to Wall Street complicity in Microsoft's earnings non-transparency shenanigans. This is getting weird, given the amounts of money we're now talking about This isn't a first, but Spotify's earnings announcements includes a few BS sleights of hand too AMD: 36 percent revenue growth isn't enough for Wall Street Alphabet/Google: Up 16 percent to $102.3 billion, ads are 72.5 percent of revenues Amazon: Up 13 percent to $180 billion in revenues, $30 from AWS Apple: Up 8 percent to $102.5 billion, this quarter will be its best ever AI, antitrust, & dev Epic Games and Google announce settlement in Epic v. Google, a dramatic common-sense move that Apple should (but won't) emulate Regulatory filings tied to Microsoft earnings suggest OpenAI lost $12 billion in most recent quarter Freed from Microsoft, OpenAI immediately signs $38 billion infrastructure deal with AWS .NET 10 to launch next week at .NET Conf 2025 Xbox & games Xbox Game Pass getting Call of Duty Black Ops 7, five more Day One games in coming days (with an *) Xbox October Update rolls out with game shader preloading on Xbox Ally, new modules in Game Hubs on console, more games to stream on Xbox Cloud Gaming, more Nintendo Switch 2 is off to a blockbuster first year with T These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/957 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Sponsors: helixsleep.com/windows framer.com/design promo code WW 1password.com/windowsweekly auraframes.com/ink

AI Revolution, Cloud Growth, and the Virtual Cell. Brandon Weichert reports on how AI is driving massive growth in cloud computing, exemplified by Amazon's surging shares and AWS growth, reaching paces "we haven't seen since 2022." Weichert dismisses fears of an "AI crash" as fear-mongering rooted in ignorance and past market bubbles, arguing that AI is sparking new sectors and enhancing productivity across industries. He details the cutting-edge application of AI in creating a "virtual cell"—computer models that simulate cell functions to speed up drug discovery, understand disease mechanisms, and inform scientific investigation. 1951