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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.
Episodes
- Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans
Cloud Wars CEO Outlook with Google Cloud’s Thomas Kurian
Customer Mindset and Priorities in 2025 (01:47) The current climate of geopolitical and economic uncertainty is driving the need for speed and agility when…
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Cloud Wars CEO Outlook 2025 with Workday's Carl Eschenbach
AI Adoption and Business Value Eschenbach explains that there's been a shift from experimental AI phases to practical implementation. The shift means that…
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Cloud Wars CEO Outlook 2025 With Oracle’s Safra Catz
Highlights Customer Boldness (00:21) In previous keynotes, Catz has encouraged customers to be more bold – and customers are responding to that. Oracle’s cloud…
- Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans
Cloud Wars CEO Outlook 2025 with Snowflake's Sridhar Ramaswamy
The Future of AI and Data in 2025: There's a lot of excitement and prototyping around AI. "People are excited that they can ask questions and get real answers…
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Mastering End-to-End Business Operations in a Complex Global Supply Chain | Sadin on Digital
The Big Themes: End-to-End Integration Is a Necessity: In today's fast-paced business environment, success requires a holistic, end-to-end understanding of…
- Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans
SAP's Tony Harris on Transforming Business Networks and Supply Chain Efficiency | Cloud Wars Live
The Big Themes: Network Benefits for Buyers and Suppliers: The SAP Business Network brings together buyers and suppliers. Buyers use the network to strengthen…
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The Power of Picking the Right Partner | Tinder on Customers
Episode 47 | 2024 Tech Insights & 2025 Strategies The Big Themes: Trends in Technology Implementation Success Rates: Bonnie shares insights from 742 enterprise…
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Innovations That Will Redefine Business in 2025 | Sadin on Digital
Episode 55 | Tech Disruptions Ahead The Big Themes: Optimism for 2025 as a Transformative Year: Wayne and Bob express optimism about 2025, particularly for the…
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SAP's Val Blatt Talks Modernizing Supply Chains to Prioritize Customers
Supply Chain Insights The Big Themes: Customer-Centric Supply Chains: Customer-centric supply chains are about aligning every aspect of the supply chain to…
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SignUp Software Expands Product Suite to Modernize the Office of the COO
Highlights Expansions Through Acquisitions (01:32) SignUp Software has been expanding its product portfolio, moving from a focus on the office of the CFO more…
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SignUp Software Insights on the Trend Toward E-Invoicing and Continuous Transaction Controls
Highlights The Significance of E-Invoicing for Modern Business (00:50) Hedin describes e-invoicing as an evolution toward an easier, more standardized way to…
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Cloud Wars CEO of the Year Is Google Cloud's Thomas Kurian | Cloud Wars Live
Google Cloud's Innovation and Growth The Big Themes: Google Cloud's record growth and market positioning: In 2024, Google Cloud experienced five consecutive…
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SignUp Software CEO’s Insights on Applying Copilots to Financial Processes
Highlights Creating Opportunities for the CFO (01:50) The foundation for the CFO role is to keep customer costs under control and be compliant. With the…
- Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans
SignUp Software CEO’s Insights on Overcoming CFO Challenges, Applying AI
Highlights Current Challenges (00:48) Manny names capital allocation as a major challenge for the office of the CFO. They spend much time thinking about which…
- Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans
SignUp Software Insights on the Office of the CFO in 2025
Highlights 2025 Expectations (02:07) Ashe has had the opportunity to meet with and hear from customers about the challenges they're facing so SignUp can…
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SignUp Software CEO Defines Market Trends Impacting the Office of the CFO
Highlights Driving Adoption (02:40) At its recent financial earnings call, Microsoft reported dramatic results from its last quarter regarding Dynamics 365…
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Building Strong Connections to Drive Growth | Tinder on Customers
Episode 46 | Driving Impact Through Partnership The Big Themes: Partner-centric growth: Software vendors are increasingly focusing on building strong…
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How Google Cloud's AlloyDB Empowers Bayer Crop Science to Overcome Data Challenges | Cloud Wars Live
Bayer’s Data Evolution with AlloyDB The Big Themes: Data complexity and intelligent agriculture: Bayer Crop Science is addressing agriculture's complex data…
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Maximizing AI Value While Minimizing Risk for CIOs | Sadin on Digital
Episode 54 | AI, CIO Challenges The Big Themes: Community Summit NA: Wayne talks about attending Community Summit and how the event stands out by offering…
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GenAI's Real Impact on the Workforce | Cloud Wars Live
Episode 445 | Reflecting on 2 Years of Generative AI The Big Themes: GenAI's Anniversary: Reflecting on the two-year anniversary of GenAI hitting the…
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Transforming Business Integration and Automation with Joe Fanutti | Cloud Wars Live
Transforming Business with Cloud The Big Themes: Role of chief integration officer (CIO): Joe Fanutti, originally the CFO of Bill Gosling Outsourcing…
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Oracle's Bold Moves: Cloud Innovation, Global Expansion, and the Multi-Cloud Era with Mahesh Thiagarajan | Cloud Wars Live
Oracle's Expanding Multi-Cloud Strategy The Big Themes: Oracle's unique cloud architecture: Oracle’s differentiated cloud architecture offers customers…
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Key Insights on ServiceNow, Interoperability, and the Evolving Role of CIOs | Sadin on Digital
Episode 53 | Future-Ready IT Offerings The Big Themes: ServiceNow's innovation: Wayne Sadin talks about ServiceNow, which Bob recently wrote about, as a first…
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Why Oracle Is Leading the Charge in Multi-Cloud Development with Karan Batta | Cloud Wars Live
The Big Themes: Oracle’s multi-cloud strategy: Karan emphasized how Oracle has been working for nearly a decade to offer customers flexibility in using…
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Google Cloud's AI Revolution with Gemini and Partners Driving Business Success | Cloud Wars Live
Google Cloud's AI Edge The Big Themes: Google Cloud’s AI leadership and Gemini: Google Cloud's Gemini model demonstrates its continued innovation in the AI…
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Enhancing Customer Journeys in the Cloud with Insights from Oracle's Gary
Oracle Cloud Success Strategies The Big Themes: Customer Success Services creation: Oracle established Customer Success Services to provide comprehensive…
- Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans
Workday Rising AI Innovation and Customer-Centric Strategies Driving Business Success | Cloud Wars Live
Episode 44 | Workday Rising AI Insights The Big Themes: The evolution of AI tools: AI tools have moved from basic task automation to more sophisticated systems…
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Exploring NetSuite’s Latest AI Features with Founder Evan Goldberg | Cloud Wars Live
AI Transformation at NetSuite The Big Themes: AI integration and customization: NetSuite focused on integrating AI into its platform. Evan points out the…
- Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans
Oracle's Greg Pavlik Reveals AI Strategies for Enterprise Success | Cloud Wars Live
Efficient AI Model Economics The Big Themes: GenAI and its practical application: GenAI has emerged as a major focus in enterprise settings, with organizations…
- Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans
Oracle's Mike Sicilia Explores AI-Driven Industry Cloud Transformations
Oracle's Industry Cloud Innovations The Big Themes: AI integration in Industry Applications: AI, especially GenAI is playing a significant role in transforming…
- Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans
How Google Cloud Leverages AI and Partner Ecosystem to Deliver Advanced Security Offerings | Cloud Wars Live
Google Cloud AI Security Insights The Big Themes: Google’s ecosystem-driven security approach: Google Cloud's partner ecosystem, consisting of entities such as…
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Oracle’s Vision for AI, Multi-Cloud, and Passwordless Security at CloudWorld 2024 | Cloud Wars Live
Episode 43 | Oracle's AI and Security Innovations The Big Themes: Completeness of suite: Oracle has an integrated approach across industries, offering a full…
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Oliver Parker and Miku Jha Discuss Google Cloud's Generative AI Strategy and Open Ecosystem | Cloud Wars Live
Scaling Generative AI The Big Themes: Prioritizing cost and impact: Businesses are focused on the dual priorities of cost efficiency and impactful results when…
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Teradata’s Hillary Ashton on Open Table Formats Driving Value for Customers | Cloud Wars Live
Creating Value with Teradata The Big Themes: Open Table Formats: Datasets are one of the most common ways that organizations use open table formats, as it…
- Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans
Google Cloud's Gerrit Kazmaier & Rayn Veerubhotla On Unlocking the Future with AI and Multimodal Systems| Cloud Wars Live
Google Cloud Data Innovations The Big Themes: Integration of unstructured data with AI: Google Cloud is shifting how enterprises leverage their data by…
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Kevin Icchpurani on How Google Cloud’s AI and Ecosystem Strategy is Redefining Industry Standards | Cloud Wars Live
AI-Powered Cloud Transformation Insights The Big Themes: Google Cloud's strategic growth and AI integration: Google Cloud has experienced unprecedented growth…
- Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans
What to Expect from Oracle Cloud World, Workday Rising, HR Tech Conference, and SAP SuccessConnect 2024 | Tinder on Customers
Episode 43 | Upcoming Conference Insights The Big Themes: Upcoming HR and tech conferences: Oracle CloudWorld will cover AI in Fusion Applications, Oracle's…
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Teradata's Jacqueline Woods on AI Strategy and Data Trust | Cloud Wars Live
Trusted AI Models and Strategies The Big Themes: Data reliability: After conducting a survey, Teradata found that 40% of executives don't trust their own data…
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SAP's Falk Rieker and Standard Chartered's Tom Pfaff on Driving Digital Transformation | Cloud Wars Live
Cloud Tech in Banking The Big Themes: Principles and people-centered transformation: Core principles such as standardizing processes and ensuring data…
- Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans
Workday's Tim Faith on AI and Data-Driven Strategies for Construction Industry Success | Cloud Wars Live
AI & Data in Construction The Big Themes: AI in construction: Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the construction industry by automating routine tasks…
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Unpacking Workday's AI and Partner Ecosystem | Tinder on Customers
Episode 42 | Workday Partner Insights The Big Themes: Role of Workday Marketplaces: The Workday Marketplace and the Workday AI Marketplace help customers find…
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Oracle, Workday, and the Future of Cloud Computing | Sadin on Digital
Episode 52 | Cloud Innovation Impact The Big Themes: Cloud industry dynamics: Wayne discusses the competitive landscape of cloud computing, emphasizing…
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How ServiceNow's AI and Partner Ecosystem Drive Business Transformation | Tinder on Customers
Episode 42 | ServiceNow's AI Partner Strategy The Big Themes: Shift in ecosystem strategy: Companies like ServiceNow are shifting from viewing partners as mere…
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Accelerating Business Transformation: SAP's Strategy Unveiled | Cloud Wars Live
Driving Innovation at SAP The Big Themes: Focus on business transformation: SAP's new board area, customer services and delivery, aims to help customers with…
- Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans
Insights from Oracle's Q2 Analyst Summit: Healthcare, AI, and Redwood Design
Episode 41 | Oracle's AI-Driven Future The Big Themes: Oracle's AI advancements: Oracle showcased rapid advancements in AI capabilities, introducing 50 new AI…
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ServiceNow's Dave Wright Shares AI Innovation Insights | Cloud Wars Live
AI Frontiers The Big Themes: Shift from digital to AI transformation: There's been a significant evolution in the focus of businesses from digital…
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ServiceNow Knowledge24 Highlights: AI Innovations, Microsoft Partnership, and Ecosystem Growth | Cloud Wars Live
AI Drives Transformation The Big Themes: ServiceNow's strong partner ecosystem: ServiceNow showcased its commitment to a partner-first strategy with a…
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Balancing the Budget for IT in the AI Age | Sadin on Digital
Episode 51 | Strategic IT Budgeting The Big Themes: Integrated investment approach: Wayne advocates for aligning IT investments with broader company goals…
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SAP's Scott Russell Delivers Key Insights Into Generative AI and Sapphire Expectations | Cloud Wars Live
Cloud ERP and Generative AI The Big Themes: Generative AI in cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP): Russell discusses how SAP is responding to evolving…
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How ServiceNow Meets Top Priorities of Customers and Non-Tech Execs
The Big Themes Customer priorities: Josyula identifies top priorities for ServiceNow customers, including business transformation driven by technology, a focus…
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Workday Innovation Summit Highlights | Tinder on Customers
Episode 40 | AI Empowerment at Workday The Big Themes: Rapid innovation with Workday Extend: Workday Extend is a pivotal aspect of Workday's platform strategy…
- Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans
Transforming Cybersecurity with AI Innovations| Sadin on Digital
Episode 50 | Securing the Digital Frontier The Big Themes: Multi-cloud complexity & AI: The adoption of multi-cloud environments presents significant…
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Maneuvering Through Tech Industry Mergers & Acquisitions | Tinder on Customers
Episode 39 | The Shifting Tech Landscape The Big Themes: Significant M&A activities: After a quiet period last quarter, there's been a notable trend of merger…
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Uncovering the Secrets of Past Success and Future Ventures| Lochhead on Different
Note: this episode contains explicit language. Episode 33 | Entrepreneurial Insights The Big Themes: A "radical experiment in self-governance": Chris shares…
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Nokia's Mark Bunn on Telecom's Future| Cloud Wars Live
Telecom SaaS Evolution The Big Themes: Telecom SaaS defined: Telecom SaaS refers to a set of cloud-native services delivering business outcomes. Networks are…
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Building a Blueprint for IT Project Resilience | Tinder on Customers
Episode 38 | IT Project Mastery The Big Themes: Handling turnover: Partners should recognize turnover as an inherent facet of dynamic IT projects. It's…
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Workday's Impact on RaceTrac's Financial Agility with Merlix Reynolds | Cloud Wars Live
RaceTrac and Workday | A Unified Platform Sponsored by Workday The Big Themes: Workday's impact: The adoption of Workday's unified platform, encompassing both…
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SaaS, AI, and the Future of Business | Sadin on Digital
Episode 49 | AI Realities The Big Themes: SaaS and AI terminology clarification: Wayne discusses the need to distinguish between various technology terms. He…
- Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans
How D'skills Equips Gen Z for Success in the AI-Driven Era
Digital Minds The Big Themes: d'Skills' mission and focus: d'Skills is addressing a significant problem in the current education system. The obsolete education…
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Insights into the Realities of 2023 GenAI Software Implementations | Tinder on Customers
Episode 37 | Lessons from 500 Reviews The Big Themes: GenAI feedback: Despite being a central 2023 technology discussion theme, GenAI did not substantially…