Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans
Cloud Wars analyzes the major cloud vendors from the perspective of business customers. In Cloud Wars Live, Bob Evans talks with both sides about these profoundly transformative technologies, and with monthly All-Star guests from across the business community about the trends impacting how the world lives, works, plays, and dreams. Visit https://cloudwars.com for more.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 533
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman Warns Against the Illusion of Conscious AI: “Build AI for People, Not to Be a Person”
Highlights
00:03 — Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman has published a blog post that criticizes the notion of seemingly conscious AI. He argues that the pursuit of this idea, particularly regarding AI …
Google Achieves 33x Energy Cut for Gemini Apps
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 War…
Lessons from 1,000+ Reviews on Software Implementation Success
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 s…
ServiceNow Partners with SENAI-SP to Launch AI Skills Training Program in Brazil
00:03 — ServiceNow has announced that it's joining forces with SENAI-SP to launch a major AI training and certification program in Brazil as part of ServiceNow University. The new program aims to tra…
Snowflake Grows 32% on Analytics and AI but Competition Intensifies
In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I dive into Snowflake’s record-breaking Q2 performance and explore how CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy is positioning the company for long-term AI-driven success.
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00:14 —…
Meta and Google Cloud Sign Six-Year, $10 Billion Partnership
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.
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0:03 — Google Cloud has entered into a six…
Palantir Goes to the Moon! $1B, + 48%
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 …
Oracle to Power Texas Data Center with Gas Generators Amid AI Surge
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 ov…
Workday Strong Q2 Spurred by AI: 10 Factors
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 fuelin…
SAP Bets Big on AI Hiring with SmartRecruiters Acquisition
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.
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AI and Cloud Drive Oracle's Next-Gen Electronic Health Record System
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.
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00:02 — Oracle has introduced…
AWS, Microsoft, Google, Oracle Daily CapEx Spending Hits $1 Billion!
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.
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00:19 — The four hyperscalers — A…
AWS Grants $1B in Credits to U.S. Government to Accelerate Cloud and AI Adoption
In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I break down a major move by the U.S. government and AWS.
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00:02 —The U.S. government is being given access to $1 billion in AWS credits for use until the close …
Oracle’s Wei Hu Talks Raft Replication, Vector Search, and Global Resilience | Cloud Wars Live
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 …
Oracle + Google Cloud: 'Multi-AI' Partnership, Brilliant + Transformative
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.
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00:14 — It's a brilliant …
Dear Andy Jassy: Your Microsoft Numbers Are Full of Holes
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.
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00:36 — I was puzzled by some of the math and the num…
Say Goodbye to AI Hallucinations: AWS Unveils New Accuracy Tools
In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I explore AWS's bold new approach to eliminating AI hallucinations using automated reasoning and formal logic.
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00:04 — AWS has announced that automated reasonin…
Nadella Explains: What Made Azure Soar in Microsoft Big Q4
In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I unpack the strategy behind Microsoft’s $368B in contracted cloud business and Q4 surge.
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00:39— CEO Satya Nadella explained what was behind this huge growth i…
Snowflake Ventures & Capital One Back Hightouch to Advance Agentic AI in Marketing
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, along…
Larry Ellison's $100B Deal With OpenAI: Biggest Tech Contract Ever?
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.
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00:15 — We've seen some extraordinary t…