IT’S CHRIIIIIISTMAAAASSSSSSS!!!!!

The last couple of years we have seen an increasing cadence of tech innovation, but scaled adoption held back by economic headwinds and incomplete technology suites - at the end of the year, it seems like a good time to reflect and cast forward a bit…

In this weeks festive episode of the show, Dave, Esmee and Rob along with friend of the show, Gene Kim, author of the Phoenix Project and Wiring the Winning Organization, have a relaxed mull over the trends in AI and Cloud for 2025, what they are excited about for the coming year, sunny Christmastime and cooking the perfect turkey.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a very Happy and Healthy New Year to all our guests and listeners! Thank you for sharing your time with us this year—we look forward to seeing you at the end of January!

TLDR
00:53 Cruising and why don't people use meat probes?
11:00 Cloud conversation with Gene Kim
1:15:08 Excited about 2025!

Guest
Gene Kim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/realgenekim/

Hosts
Dave Chapmanger: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Esmee van de Glühwein: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/
Rob Snowmanahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/

Production
Dr Mike van der Baubles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/
Dave Chapmanger: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

Sound
Beneath-the-Mistletoe Corbett : https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
Louis Jinglebells Corbett" : https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/

'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

There is huge potential for the leverage of data (and AI) to provide the most modern Citizen digital experiences, but that has to be balanced with managing deep legacy challenges and, of course, security risk.

In a special episode this week, Dave and Rob talk to Craig Suckling, UK Government Chief Data Officer about modern public services, the challenges and opportunities in unleashing data in a safe and secure way, how AI fits into all of this and how Governments can lead the way in secure and ethical AI implementation.

TLDR:
01:56 The Chief Software Officer?!
05:40 Cloud conversation with Craig Suckling
57:55 Christmas with the kids and Lego!

Guest:
Craig Suckling: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigsuckling/

Hosts:
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/
Guest host Sandeep Kumar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandeepkumar99/

Production:
Marcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

Sound:
Ben 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 Expo floor in Las Vegas, we're bringing you a special limited series of episodes on AWS re:Invent 2025. Join us as we check in with AWS and take an industry temperature check. Plus, we'll keep you updated on all the latest news and juicy gossip from the Strip.

On day three of the conference Dave and Rob talk to:

• Max Peterson, VP Sovereign Cloud about Innovation in Sovereign Cloud
• Erik Farr, MD Solution Architecture about Cloud Maturity

also Rob Easton from AWS, drops in to help us round up the show - what were our big takeaways and which Casino Bar triumphed in Rob’s rigorous exploration?!

TLDR
00:30 Main announcements at AWS re:Invent 2024 by the team
07:25 Sovereign Cloud with Max Peterson
32:19 Cloud Maturity with Erik Farr
54:23 Final conclusion and goodbye to Las Vegas and AWS re:Invent 2024

Guest
Max Peterson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxrpeterson/
Erik Farr: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikfarr/
Rob Easton: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-easton-94a983/

Hosts
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/

Production
Marcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

Sound
Ben 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