Cloud Computing Insider
by David Linthicum
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Why Independent Cloud Voices Are Being Pushed Out of Cloud Conferences
Why Independent Cloud Voices Are Being Pushed Out of Cloud Conferences
About this podcast
Hosted by cloud computing pioneer David Linthicum, the Cloud Computing Insider podcast gets to the bottom of what cloud computing, and generative AI can bring to your enterprise. New content will focus on what's important to you as a user of cloud computing and generative AI, and the ability to find value the first time.
Episodes
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- Why Independent Cloud Voices Are Being Pushed Out of Cloud Conferences · 11 minI've spent decades watching the cloud industry mature, and here's the uncomfortable truth: the biggest cloud conferences are not neutral industry events. They are controlled…
- The 5 Cloud Products That Changed Enterprise Computing Forever · 8 minNot every cloud product changed enterprise computing. Many were useful. Some were overhyped. A few were absorbed into larger platforms and forgotten. But a small number of cloud…
- The Cloud Capacity Crisis Is Here · 10 minThe cloud was supposed to be infinite — but AI may have finally exposed its limits. In this video, we break down why Amazon Web Services is growing at a massive pace, yet still…
- Why Moving Off AWS and Azure Is About to Become IMPOSSIBLE · 9 minFor two decades, enterprise architects fought tooth and nail against proprietary APIs, databases, and multi-year cloud contracts to keep their systems portable. We thought…
- Why Digital Transformation Failed to Make Companies More Productive · 14 minTechnology has never been more powerful, more available, or more affordable to deploy. Cloud computing, SaaS, DevOps, automation, cybersecurity platforms, data tools, and now AI…
- $74,000 Just to Download Your Own Data?! · 11 minMoving a petabyte out of the public cloud isn't a technical problem — it's a money problem. Uploading is free on every major provider, but downloading that same data back to your…
- The Future of Cloud Computing Is in Space · 9 minAI data centers are getting so massive and power-hungry that some companies are looking beyond Earth for the next cloud computing frontier. In this video, we look at Starcloud, a…
- AI Workloads Are Breaking Cloud Budgets. Does Managed Cloud Fix That? · 35 minTry InMotion Cloud free for up to 30 days: https://inmotioncloud.com/david-linthicum Sponsored by InMotion Cloud. AI is reshaping the economics of cloud computing. It is not just…
- The AI Data Center Lie Is Falling Apart · 11 minThe AI infrastructure story was always bigger than GPUs, bigger than cloud announcements, and bigger than vendor promises. The real issue was power. For the last few years…
- The Hidden Career Trap Holding Women in Tech Back · 10 minAfter decades of working in cloud computing, enterprise architecture, AI, and digital transformation, I've seen one thing clearly: technical success is not just about who knows…
- Edge Computing Does Not Always Need the Cloud…Duh! · 11 minEdge computing does not always need cloud-based back-ends, and pretending otherwise is one of the most expensive architectural mistakes in enterprise IT. Too many teams still…
- From Automation to Automated Automation: The Next AI Revolution · 44 minIn this episode of Cloud Computing Insider, Dave Linthicum talks with longtime technology analyst and broadcaster Eric Kavanagh about AI, agentic systems, automation, enterprise…
- Why Enterprises Keep Getting Multicloud Wrong · 16 minFor the past decade, enterprises have treated multicloud as the logical next step in cloud computing evolution. The promise was simple: more flexibility, less vendor lock-in…
- We Were Lied to About Cloud Costs — And I Have the Videos to Prove It · 13 minThis video looks back at how cloud computing costs were discussed roughly 10 to 15 years ago, during the period when public cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft…
- Why Some Cloud Tech Workers Have To Pay To Quit · 14 minIf you think quitting a job is a simple matter of giving notice and moving on, this story may change the way you see work entirely. Across the tech and cloud computing world…
- The Cloud Job Market Is Lying to You (We Have the Data) · 14 minThe cloud job market looks broken — but it's actually just hidden. In this video, we break down the real reasons qualified people aren't landing cloud computing jobs in 2026, and…
- Big Tech Analyst Firms Have a Credibility Problem · 14 minThe large technology analyst firms are in trouble, and not because the tech market suddenly became less important. They are struggling because the old model that made them…
- 5 Cloud Training Hacks Nobody Talks About · 8 minCloud training has never been more accessible, but that does not mean most people are learning it the smart way. In fact, a lot of aspiring cloud professionals waste time…
- The AI Goat Rodeo: Rich CEOs, Reckless Claims, Real Consequences · 11 minWelcome to the AI goat rodeo, where the biggest names in tech are charging into the arena, waving billion-dollar checkbooks, shouting about the future, and trying to convince us…
- Why So Much Tech Press Coverage Feels Fake · 15 minPeople trust tech media to explain the future, test new products, and tell the truth about the companies shaping our lives. But too often, that is not what we get. We get hype…







