Best Sap Ecosystem Podcasts (2025)

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Meta and Google Cloud Sign Six-Year, $10 Billion Partnership 1:55

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In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I explore how explosive AI demand is driving massive infrastructure deals like the one between Google Cloud and Meta. Highlights 0:03 — Google Cloud has entered into a six-year agreement with Meta that's reportedly worth over $10 billion. The deal encompasses a variety of services, including use of Google Cloud servers…

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Palantir Goes to the Moon! $1B, + 48% 4:36

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In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I, along with a special partner, dive into Palantir’s explosive Q2 performance, celebrate their first billion-dollar quarter, and explain why this 21-year-old disruptor is poised to shake up the cloud industry. Highlights 00:13 — I’ve got a high-growth specialist here, Rory, my granddaughter and good buddy. We're going…

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Oracle to Power Texas Data Center with Gas Generators Amid AI Surge 2:11

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In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I dive into Oracle's bold $1 billion-a-year move to power a massive AI-focused data center in West Texas using gas generators. Highlights 00:18 — Oracle is set to spend over a billion dollars a year to power a new mega data center in West Texas, using gas generators instead of waiting to be connected to the local utili…

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Workday Strong Q2 Spurred by AI: 10 Factors 5:08

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In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I break down Workday’s strong Q2 results, highlighting how AI solutions, mid-market growth, government expansion, partner-driven value, and global initiatives are fueling momentum. Highlights 00:14 — Workday recently posted a very nice fiscal Q2, ended July 31. I pulled out growth factors from the earnings call. Just a…

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#24 Ethan Lippman : Alkami Technology - Productizing Rev Ops 1:04:37

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Featured: Ethan Lippman 🤖 Ethan Lippman leads Revenue Operations at Alkami Technology, a fast-growing cloud platform powering digital banking for financial institutions across the U.S. In this critical role, he oversees the alignment of Rev, Ops, Sales, Product, and Marketing—ensuring cohesiveness between go-to-market strategy and operational execu…

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SAP Bets Big on AI Hiring with SmartRecruiters Acquisition 2:15

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In today’s Cloud Wars Minute, I break down SAP’s strategic acquisition of SmartRecruiters and what it means for the future of AI-powered talent acquisition within the SuccessFactors HCM suite. Highlights 00:03 — SAP has announced that it has agreed to acquire the talent acquisition software provider SmartRecruiters. SAP plans to integrate the compa…

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Episode 18: The New Rules of SAP Selling: From Licenses to Subscriptions and Services - Eric Shaver 1:37:27

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Guest: Eric Shaver - Managing Director - Kensei Partners Host: Alexander Greb - Consulting Director - cbs corporate business solutions Summary In this conversation, Alexander Greb and Eric Shaver explore the evolving landscape of sales, particularly the transition from license-based sales to subscription models. They discuss the importance of finan…

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ASUG Talks Roundtable: Overcoming Large-Scale Supply Chain Disruptions 34:22

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Organizations have contended with several "black swan" events in recent years, severely interrupting global supply chains, including the COVID-19 pandemic, global conflicts, trade route disruptions, and now the specter of tariffs. These events have put massive strain on supply chains, increasing prices. Recently at SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Confer…

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AI and Cloud Drive Oracle's Next-Gen Electronic Health Record System 2:28

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In today’s Cloud Wars Minute, I explain how Oracle is transforming healthcare with its AI-driven, cloud-native EHR, setting a bold path toward intelligent care. Highlights 00:02 — Oracle has introduced an updated version of Oracle Health EHR, or Electronic Health Record, for ambulatory providers in the U.S., built on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Th…

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AWS, Microsoft, Google, Oracle Daily CapEx Spending Hits $1 Billion! 5:04

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In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I look at how the four hyperscalers are now spending a billion dollars every day on CapEx to keep up with explosive AI demand. Highlights 00:19 — The four hyperscalers — AWS, Microsoft, Google, and Oracle — are now spending, as of Q2, a combined billion dollars a day on CapEx to try to keep up with explosive AI demand.…

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AWS Grants $1B in Credits to U.S. Government to Accelerate Cloud and AI Adoption 1:59

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In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I break down a major move by the U.S. government and AWS. Highlights 00:02 —The U.S. government is being given access to $1 billion in AWS credits for use until the close of 2028 to help bolster federal cloud adoption and IT modernization efforts. 00:38 — We're seeing companies in the Cloud Wars Top 10 and beyond offer…

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Oracle’s Wei Hu Talks Raft Replication, Vector Search, and Global Resilience | Cloud Wars Live 23:10

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Wei Hu is the Senior Vice President, High Availability Technologies, at Oracle. In today's Cloud Wars Live, Hu sits down with Bob Evans for a wide-ranging discussion on Oracle’s globally distributed database, AI-native workloads, and how Oracle is helping businesses meet data sovereignty requirements while delivering high performance, elasticity, a…

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Oracle + Google Cloud: 'Multi-AI' Partnership, Brilliant + Transformative 4:50

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In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I explored why the groundbreaking Oracle–Google Cloud partnership around Gemini AI marks a bold new era for multi-cloud collaboration. Highlights 00:14 — It's a brilliant move by Oracle and Google Cloud to form a partnership where Gemini AI is now available on the Oracle Cloud. Gemini on OCI is pretty wild. Both Oracle…

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Dear Andy Jassy: Your Microsoft Numbers Are Full of Holes 6:11

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In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I take a closer look at AWS’s market positioning and the narrative shared during its recent earnings call. Highlights 00:36 — I was puzzled by some of the math and the numbers that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, speaking on behalf of AWS on the Amazon earnings call, used in trying to describe the competitive position that AWS …

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ASUG Talks Roundtable: Unpacking ASUG Cloud and AI Research 22:28

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ASUG recently collaborated with Intel and Microsoft to examine two of the hottest topics in the SAP ecosystem: cloud migration and AI adoption. As SAP continues spurring its customer base to embrace the cloud, citing next-generation AI solutions as a critical benefit to this shift, this research sheds light into how the cloud environments ASUG memb…

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Say Goodbye to AI Hallucinations: AWS Unveils New Accuracy Tools 2:03

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In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I explore AWS's bold new approach to eliminating AI hallucinations using automated reasoning and formal logic. Highlights 00:04 — AWS has announced that automated reasoning checks, a new Amazon Bedrock guardrails policy, are now generally available. In a blog post, AWS's Chief Evangelist (EMEA), Danilo Poccia said that…

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Nadella Explains: What Made Azure Soar in Microsoft Big Q4 4:50

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In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I unpack the strategy behind Microsoft’s $368B in contracted cloud business and Q4 surge. Highlights 00:39— CEO Satya Nadella explained what was behind this huge growth in Microsoft's Azure revenue in Q4, which ended June 30. Overall cloud revenue for the quarter was up 27% to $46.7 billion. This is the first time it's…

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Snowflake Ventures & Capital One Back Hightouch to Advance Agentic AI in Marketing 2:14

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In today’s Cloud Wars Minute, I cover Snowflake’s investment in Hightouch to advance agentic AI for personalized marketing. Highlights 00:03 — Snowflake Ventures, the investment arm of Snowflake, alongside Capital One Ventures, has announced an investment in Hightouch, a data and AI platform focused on personalized, targeted marketing. In 2024, Hig…

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Larry Ellison's $100B Deal With OpenAI: Biggest Tech Contract Ever? 5:47

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In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I take a closer look at what may be the biggest B2B deal in tech history, Larry Ellison’s $100B+ agreement with OpenAI. Highlights 00:15 — We've seen some extraordinary things happen with OpenAI and the alliances it has had. For the first several years of its existence, it was tightly paired with Microsoft. That has ch…

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#23 Maxwell Mozes : Walmart - Rev Ops at Walmart 1:11:32

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Featured: Maxwell Mozes Maxwell has expertise is in building and growing large-scale B2B organizations from inception to 9, 10, and 11 digits in revenue. At Walmart Business, the B2B division of Walmart, he is the Director and Head of Revenue Operations. In this role he owns: 1) Customer Success & Onboarding, 2) Sales Operations, 3) GTM Strategy, P…

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Oracle’s Kris Rice Talks AI, MCP Integration, and the Future of Cloud | Cloud Wars Live 16:16

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In today's special edition of Cloud Wars Live, Bob Evans talks with Kris Rice, Senior Vice President, Software Development, Oracle Database, about the rapid rise of AI, the strategic impact of the new MCP Server, Oracle’s unique approach to integrating LLMs with private data, and what to expect at this year’s CloudWorld. Rice shares how Oracle is m…

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Satya Nadella to Competitors: “MSFT Is #1; You Can All Fight for Runner-Up” 5:12

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In today’s Cloud Wars Minute, I discuss Satya Nadella’s bold Q4 claim that Microsoft is the #1 cloud provider, leaving rivals to fight for second place. Highlights 00:12 — Microsoft laid out a very clear, unmistakable story in Q4 that it is the biggest and right now certainly the most powerful, most influential cloud provider. CEO Satya Nadella use…

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Episode 17: An Enterprise Architects view on Clean Core - Michael Sokollek 1:07:40

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Guest: Michael Sokollek - Chief Enterprise Architect - SAP SE Host: Alexander Greb - Consulting Director - cbs corporate business solutions Johannes Langguth - Head of Business Transformation and Architecture - SAP SE Today we dive past the buzzwords to treat Clean Core as an attitude and a practical operating model—from strategy to execution. We b…

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ASUG Talks Roundtable: The Changing Role of Enterprise Architects in Utilities 34:25

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In North America, the utilities industry is contending with shifting customer expectations, growing power demands, and changing technology infrastructure. With the growing importance of AI and cloud solutions, the role of enterprise architects is altering in utility companies. Ahead of their session focused on EAs in utilities at SAP for Utilities,…

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IBM Data Breach Report Exposes AI Governance Gaps 3:05

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In today’s Cloud Wars Minute, I highlight how the rapid rise of AI — without the right security in place — could be the biggest unseen threat to your business. Highlights 00:03 — IBM's new "Cost of a Data Breach" report has revealed that while AI adoption is on the rise, AI security and governance are lagging significantly. Suja Viswesan, Vice Pres…

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AI Hyperscaler Race: Sprinting — Microsoft, Google, Oracle; Strolling — AWS 6:11

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In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I reveal why AWS’s growth, though strong in isolation, looks sluggish compared to its peers. Highlights 00:29 — We're seeing a distinct split looking at the Q2 numbers. We've got three sprinters — Microsoft, Google, and Oracle — and we've got one stroller, which is AWS. Now, also, just a quick detail: the first three c…

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Inside the Google Cloud–ServiceNow $1.2 Billion Partnership 1:32

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In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I break down reports of a potential $1.2 billion cloud deal between Google Cloud and ServiceNow, and what it means for the ever-intensifying battle among the cloud giants. Highlights 00:04 — Google Cloud has just secured a massive cloud deal with ServiceNow worth an estimated $1.2 billion over five years. In its latest…

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Microsoft Q4: The Greatest of All Time!! 5:49

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business history. Highlights 00:14 — Now, any question about this greatest growth market the world has ever known was blown away last week, when Microsoft reported its fiscal Q4 earnings. And I think Microsoft's Q4 results have to be regarded as the greatest quarterly results of any company in any industry of all time. 00:40 — Now, I cannot say tha…

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#101 - Discussing VCF 9.0 and Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA enhancements with Frank Denneman! 54:16

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It was time to get Frank Denneman back on the show to discuss the enhancements introduced in VCF 9 and Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA. Frank goes over all new functionality and all the enhancements like Agent Builder etc. Frank also mentioned various must-attend sessions at Explore. Register now, as these will fill up fast: Chris Wolf, keynote a…

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ASUG Talks Roundtable: Inside ASUG's SAP S/4HANA Adoption Research 27:24

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SAP S/4HANA officially released 10 years ago. In that decade, SAP has not only encouraged its customer base to embrace the next-generation ERP platform, but it also spurred widespread cloud migration. The ASUG research team has monitored the adoption of both S/4HANA and cloud environments for several years. In this year's research, sponsored by Bea…

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Microsoft Taps Former Google AI VP as Talent Wars Intensify 2:14

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Welcome to the Cloud Wars Minute — your daily cloud news and commentary show. Each episode provides insights and perspectives around the “reimagination machine” that is the cloud. In today’s Cloud Wars Minute, I explore the fierce competition among tech giants to attract the brightest minds in AI as the race for dominance ramps up a gear. Highlight…

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IBM: $7.5 Billion GenAI Business Drives Innovation in Mainframe, Soft., Consulting 5:07

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In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I share how IBM has built a $7.5 billion GenAI business in just 18 months, transforming everything from mainframes to consulting under the bold leadership of CEO Arvind Krishna. Highlights 00:13 — IBM last week reported its Q2 numbers. Very impressive. I thought one of the most interesting points was that in just 18 mo…

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AI Is Reshaping Consulting | Tinder on Customers 20:01

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Bonnie Tinder is the founder and CEO of Raven Intelligence, an independent B2B peer review site that amplifies the voice of the customer. She focuses on software customers, consulting partners, and software vendors, and helps identify the best partners for their needs. In this episode, she joins Bob Evans to talk about the shifting landscape of ent…

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Tech Giants Siemens and SAP Urge Pro-Innovation AI Regulations in Europe 1:54

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In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I spotlight a powerful joint message from two of Europe’s top tech CEOs, Siemens CEO Roland Busch and SAP CEO Christian Klein, who are urging the European Union to reconsider its AI legislation. Highlights 00:03 — The CEOs of Siemens and SAP have urged the EU to reconsider its AI legislation, expressing concerns that t…

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How Oracle Is Powering Government Transformation with AI, Cloud, & Defense Innovation | Cloud Wars Live 20:53

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Kim Lynch is the Executive Vice President of Government, Defense, and Intelligence, Oracle. She and Bob Evans sit down to discuss how public sector organizations are accelerating digital transformation with AI, cloud, and secure infrastructure. They explore critical challenges like regulatory compliance, procurement complexity, and legacy system mo…

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ServiceNow Rocks Q2; McDermott: 'AI Unlike Anything in Human History' 5:14

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In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I spotlight the 30% surge in $20M+ customers as proof of ServiceNow’s enterprise momentum. Highlights 00:48 — Let me briefly touch on some of the key numbers from ServiceNow in Q2. So, the top line there: Subscription revenue was up 22.5% to $3.11 billion. Big jump in total RPO, or Remaining Performance Obligation, up …

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#22 Jason Belote: Vari - Salesforce in B2B & B2C Environment 59:17

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Get to know your Guest. Featured: Jason Belote Jason is Vice President of Technology at Vari, a rapidly growing office furniture and workspace innovation firm serving 98% of Fortune 500 companies. Toolkit includes leading platforms such as Salesforce, SAP S/4HANA, Boomi, Microsoft Data and Business Intelligence tools, etc. He has over 20 years of e…

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Google Cloud Q2 Boom Shows Big Momentum Among AI-Hungry Customers 5:36

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In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I break down Google Cloud’s explosive Q2 performance — including a 32% revenue jump, a $106 billion backlog, and a surge in billion-dollar deals. Highlights 00:14 — We saw a great re-acceleration by Google Cloud. In Q2, it recorded great numbers across the board. I think what this shows is that large enterprises are bu…

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Episode 16: Q&A - The hosts answer your questions on SAP and beyond 1:00:17

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In this candid Q&A session, Johannes and Alexander dive deep into the complexities and realities of digital transformation with SAP. Johannes joins Alexander to tackle pressing your listeners questions on how businesses can navigate SAP’s extensive product portfolio, manage transformation roadmaps, and prioritize cloud strategies. They discuss the …

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ASUG Talks News Brief: Breaking Down the SAP Q2 2025 Financial Results 19:07

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SAP hosted its quarterly financial results call last week. The first since the litany of announcements the software company made at SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference in May, the event covered SAP's continuing focus on cloud adoption and innovative AI strategies. But, in keeping with its most recent messaging, SAP also continued articulating how…

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Google Cloud: While Oracle Stuck in Past, We Are Building Future 5:09

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SAP Still #1 in Apps Growth, but Big Backlog Slowdown 5:09

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Welcome to the Cloud Wars Minute — your daily cloud news and commentary show. Each episode provides insights and perspectives around the “reimagination machine” that is the cloud. In today’s Cloud Wars Minute, I take a closer look at SAP’s Q2 cloud performance—24% revenue growth and a 22% rise in current cloud backlog—slower than past quarters, but…

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Thailand Turns to Microsoft Azure AI for Legal System Overhaul 1:42

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In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I explore how Microsoft is helping Thailand modernize its legal system using AI and cloud technologies to support its bid for OECD membership. Highlights 00:03 — Microsoft is helping to transform Thailand's legal system using AI and cloud technologies. The company is working closely with the Office of the Council of St…

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SAP Q2 Preview: Cloud Revenue Will Grow 27%, Cloud Backlog 29% 4:29

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Highlights 00:14 — Later today, we will hear from SAP about its Q2 financial results. So the cloud revenue for the past six quarters: 24%, 25%, 27%, 20%, 27%, 27%. I’m projecting 27% for Q2. It's even been stronger in its cloud backlog numbers: 27%, 28%, 29%, up to 32% in the giant Q4 numbers, 28% in Q1. I’m projecting the backlog will go up 29% fo…

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ASUG Talks Roundtable: How Agentic AI is Reshaping the SAP Ecosystem 51:52

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AI is innovating at a rapid rate. After generative AI took the ERP ecosystem--and the larger tech industry--by storm in recent years, agentic AI is quickly capturing the attention of the community. It makes sense, as the capabilities enabled by agentic AI solutions are staggering. And SAP is introducing agentic-infused solutions, further enabling i…

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Oracle: No One Can Match Us in Cloud Infrastructure 3:20

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Oracle, Microsoft, AWS, and Google Cloud. Oracle is the newest member of that elite club and recently claimed that none of the others can match them in the cloud. This is a timely topic, as business leaders accelerate their move into the cloud to harness AI and innovation. 01:00 — Recently Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's President Clay Magouyrk state…

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#100 - What is the Google Cloud VMware Engine all about? Featuring Sai Gopalan and Ken Bocchino 35:53

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Episode 100, YESSSS! Finally, we managed to get there. For this episode, I invited two Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE) product managers to explain what GCVE is all about. We had Dr. Wade Holmes on the show, 84 episodes ago, to introduce GCVE, so it was time to re-introduce GCVE and discuss the current solution, and the benefits it brings with for…

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Oracle’s $30B Cloud Deal Marks Historic Growth Shift 1:40

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Highlights 00:03 — Oracle shares jumped 4% following news that the company is poised to sign a massive cloud deal expected to generate $30 billion annually, starting in fiscal year 2028. It's a potential game-changer for the company's revenue and growth. The announcement of the deal has already been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission…

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Google Cloud: U.K. Customers Showcase Power of AI and Cloud 5:07

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closely with the U.K. government, which feels it's got a lot of "ball-and-chain technology" hampering the ability of its employees but also governments themselves to move into the future and deliver greater service to their constituents. It is looking to cut expenses via modern technology by up to $50 billion, and it's enlisted Google Cloud's help …

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AWS Launches Project Rainier: Massive AI Supercomputing Cluster for Anthropic 1:54

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In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I explore Amazon’s massive new AI infrastructure project, Project Rainier, built for Anthropic and the largest-ever deployment of Trainium2 chips by Annapurna Labs. Highlights 00:03 — AWS is building a colossal supercomputing cluster for Anthropic, a company that has received a total of $8 billion in backing from Amazo…