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The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise Infrastructure
Every day, Lucas and Luna dissect the trillion-dollar business of cloud infrastructure — the physical data centers, the regional availability zones, the hyperscaler pricing wars, and the enterprise migrations that define modern IT. They track AWS, Azure, and GCP not as product releases but as business stories: how AWS's profit margins shape Amazon's overall earnings, why Azure's hybrid strategy wins regulated industries, and whether GCP's AI push can close the revenue gap. Lucas brings the…
Episodes
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureHow Cloud Contracts Now Charge for Storage Class Transition Fees
Episode 108 of The Cloud Business Podcast digs into a growing cost line in enterprise cloud bills: storage class transition fees. Lucas and Luna break down how…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Charge for Secret Rotation Frequency
Episode 107 of The Cloud Business Podcast digs into a new clause appearing in enterprise cloud contracts: per-secret rotation fees. Lucas and Luna examine how…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureCloud Contracts Now Penalize Excessive Access Log Retention
Episode 106 of The Cloud Business Podcast digs into a quietly growing clause in enterprise cloud agreements: penalties for storing access logs beyond 90 days…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureHow Cloud Contracts Now Charge for Kubernetes Control Plane CPU
Episode 105 of The Cloud Business Podcast digs into a quiet but consequential shift in cloud pricing: hyperscalers are now charging for Kubernetes control…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureCloud Contracts Now Charge for Idle GPU Time
Episode 104 of The Cloud Business Podcast looks at a fast-emerging clause in enterprise cloud contracts: idle GPU time charges. As AI workloads surge…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureCloud Contracts Now Charge for Container Image Pull Frequency
Episode 103 of The Cloud Business Podcast dives into a new wave of cloud contract language that charges enterprises based on how often they pull container…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureCloud Contracts Now Charge for Internal Load Balancer Throughput
Episode 102 of The Cloud Business Podcast: Lucas and Luna uncover a quiet but costly new clause appearing in enterprise cloud contracts—metered internal load…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureCloud Contracts Now Penalize Unused Reserved Instances
Lucas and Luna unpack a quiet but costly shift in enterprise cloud agreements: providers are now charging penalties for underutilized reserved instances. They…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureThe Next Frontier in Cloud Contracts Is Bandwidth Reservation
Lucas and Luna mark episode 100 by exploring a new clause quietly appearing in enterprise cloud agreements: committed bandwidth reservations. Unlike standard…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Guarantee Container Startup Times
Episode 99 of The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo explores a new frontier in cloud service-level agreements: guaranteed container cold-start times. As…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureCloud Contracts Now Charge for VPC Peering Cross-Region Latency
Episode 98 of The Cloud Business Podcast uncovers a quiet but costly shift in cloud contracts: hyperscalers are now billing for latency above guaranteed…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureHow Cloud Contracts Now Regulate GPU Energy Throttling
Episode 97 of The Cloud Business Podcast dives into a new frontier in cloud contracting: GPU energy throttling clauses. Lucas explains how major providers like…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Charge for API Call Volume
Episode 96 of The Cloud Business Podcast: Lucas and Luna break down the newest clause sneaking into enterprise cloud agreements — per-API-call charges. They…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureCloud Contracts Are Now Charging for DNS Query Volume
Episode 95 of The Cloud Business Podcast dives into a new and unexpected cost line in enterprise cloud contracts: DNS query volume. Lucas explains how…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Include GPU Failure Bonding
A new clause is appearing in hyperscale cloud contracts: GPU failure bonding. Lucas and Luna break down why AWS, Azure, and GCP are now requiring customers to…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureCloud Contract Now Mandates Write Amplification Factor Limits on SSDs
Episode 93 of The Cloud Business Podcast dives into a new clause appearing in hyperscale cloud contracts: write amplification factor (WAF) limits on…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureThe One Percent Rule That Is Rewriting Cloud Contracts
Episode 92 of The Cloud Business Podcast digs into a quiet but powerful contract shift: the one-percent availability penalty. Lucas explains how hyperscalers…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureHow Cloud Contracts Now Lock in Data Locality Pricing
Episode 91 of The Cloud Business Podcast digs into a new breed of cloud contract clause: data locality pricing locks. Lucas and Luna explain how AWS, Azure…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Include AI Inference Speed Guarantees
Episode 90 of The Cloud Business Podcast breaks down a new trend in enterprise cloud contracts: AI inference speed guarantees. Lucas and Luna examine how…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureHow Cloud Contracts Now Mandate Carbon Accounting Clauses
Episode 89 dives into the new wave of cloud contracts that require customers to report carbon emissions tied to their usage. Lucas and Luna break down how AWS…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Charge for Data Egress Between Regions
Episode 88 of The Cloud Business Podcast: Why Cloud Contracts Now Charge for Data Egress Between Regions. Lucas and Luna explore the hidden costs of moving…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureCloud Contracts Now Penalize Overprovisioned Storage
Episode 87 of The Cloud Business Podcast digs into the newest contract clause hitting enterprise cloud agreements: storage overprovisioning penalties. Lucas…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureCloud Contracts Now Include AI Inference Cost Escalation Clauses
Episode 86 of The Cloud Business Podcast dives into a new frontier in enterprise cloud contracts: AI inference cost escalation clauses. As companies deploy…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureHow Cloud Contracts Now Include AI Model Termination Rights
Episode 85 of The Cloud Business Podcast dives into the latest contract innovation hitting enterprise cloud agreements: AI model termination rights. Lucas and…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Include Data Tax Penalties
Episode 84 of The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise Infrastructure. Lucas and Luna break down the latest clause creeping…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Penalize Idle Compute with Zombie Fees
Cloud providers are introducing 'zombie fees' for idle compute resources that aren't properly deprovisioned. Lucas breaks down how AWS's…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureCloud Contracts That Fine You for Data Gravity Waste
In this episode of The Cloud Business Podcast, Lucas and Luna dig into the latest clause creeping into enterprise cloud agreements: data gravity waste…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Penalize Carbon Inefficiency
Episode 81 of The Cloud Business Podcast drills into a new contract clause that is quietly reshaping enterprise cloud deals: carbon inefficiency penalties…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureHow Cloud Contracts Now Charge for Data Egress Between Regions
Episode 80 of The Cloud Business Podcast digs into a quietly exploding cost center: inter-region data egress fees. Lucas and Luna examine how AWS, Azure, and…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureHow Cloud Contracts Now Guarantee Instance Availability
Episode 79 of The Cloud Business Podcast dives into the newest frontier in cloud contracting: guaranteed instance availability. Lucas and Luna explore how…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Mandate Migratory Bird Data Caching Windows
Episode 78 of The Cloud Business Podcast dives into a surprising new clause appearing in AWS, Azure, and GCP enterprise contracts: migratory bird data caching…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureCloud Contracts Now Penalize Data Gravity Waste
Episode 77 of The Cloud Business Podcast. Lucas and Luna examine a new clause appearing in enterprise cloud contracts: data gravity waste penalties. As…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Include GPU Decommissioning Fees
Episode 76 of The Cloud Business Podcast digs into a new clause appearing in hyperscaler contracts: GPU decommissioning fees. When an AI startup outgrows its…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureGPU Contract Clauses That Lock in Power Draw Limits
Cloud providers are embedding GPU power draw caps into enterprise contracts, a shift from thermal-only provisions. Lucas and Luna break down how AWS, Azure…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureHow Cloud Contracts Now Mandate GPU Right-to-Repair Clauses
In this episode of The Cloud Business Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore a fresh frontier in cloud infrastructure contracts: GPU right-to-repair clauses. As…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Include GPU Performance Benchmarks
Episode 73 of The Cloud Business Podcast dives into the latest evolution in enterprise cloud contracts: GPU performance benchmarks. Lucas and Luna unpack why…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureHow Cloud Contracts Now Include GPU Inventory Reservations
Episode 72 of The Cloud Business Podcast examines a new clause appearing in enterprise cloud agreements: GPU inventory reservations. Lucas and Luna break down…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureHow Cloud Contracts Now Include AI Model Portability Clauses
Lucas and Luna dive into a new clause appearing in enterprise cloud contracts: AI model portability. As companies train models on one cloud but want to deploy…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Include Data Egress Audits
Episode 70 of The Cloud Business Podcast digs into a shift quietly reshaping enterprise cloud deals: mandatory data egress audits. Lucas and Luna break down…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Include Data Portability Audits
Episode 69 of The Cloud Business Podcast. Lucas and Luna examine a new clause appearing in enterprise cloud agreements: mandatory data portability audits. They…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Include GPU Thermal Runway Provisions
Episode 68 of The Cloud Business Podcast dives into a new clause appearing in hyperscaler enterprise agreements: GPU thermal runway provisions. Lucas and Luna…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureHow Cloud Contracts Now Mandate Carbon-Aware Instance Rights
Cloud contracts are evolving fast. In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down a new clause appearing in AWS, Azure, and GCP enterprise agreements: carbon-aware…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Multi-Cloud Contracts Now Guarantee Latency SLAs
Episode 66 of The Cloud Business Podcast digs into the latest twist in enterprise cloud contracting: latency service-level agreements. Lucas and Luna break…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Include Data Residency Escrow
Episode 65 of The Cloud Business Podcast. Lucas and Luna break down the new data residency escrow clause appearing in 2026 cloud contracts. What happens when a…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Lock in Data Egress Waivers
Episode 64 of The Cloud Business Podcast dives into a quiet but costly clause reshaping enterprise cloud deals: data egress waivers. Lucas and Luna break down…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Mandate Carbon-Aware Load Balancing
Episode 63 of The Cloud Business Podcast dives into a new clause appearing in enterprise cloud contracts: carbon-aware load balancing. Lucas explains how AWS…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureHow Cloud Contracts Now Bundle AI Compliance Guarantees
Episode 62 of The Cloud Business Podcast examines the newest shift in enterprise cloud contracts: AI compliance guarantees. Lucas and Luna break down why major…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Include Carbon Credit Guarantees
Episode 61 of The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo dives into a new clause appearing in enterprise cloud agreements: carbon credit guarantees. Lucas…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureHow Cloud Contracts Now Include AI Data Caching Rights
Episode 60 of The Cloud Business Podcast dives into a less-talked-about but increasingly critical clause in enterprise cloud agreements: AI data caching…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureHow Cloud Contracts Now Mandate Carbon-Aware Data Placement
Episode 59 of The Cloud Business Podcast digs into the newest clause appearing in enterprise cloud contracts: carbon-aware data placement. Lucas and Luna…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Require Real-Time Energy Monitoring
Episode 58 of The Cloud Business Podcast explores a new clause appearing in enterprise cloud contracts: mandatory real-time energy monitoring. Lucas explains…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureHow Cloud Contracts Now Include GPU Lifecycle Guarantees
Episode 57 of The Cloud Business Podcast examines the newest clause appearing in enterprise cloud contracts: GPU lifecycle guarantees. Lucas and Luna break…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Include GPU Temperature Caps
Episode 56: Lucas and Luna dive into a fast-emerging clause in enterprise cloud agreements—GPU temperature caps. As hyperscalers pack more H100 and B200…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Include Carbon-Aware Scheduling
In this episode of The Cloud Business Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore a new clause appearing in enterprise cloud agreements: carbon-aware scheduling. Instead…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Include AI Inference Guarantees
Episode 54 of The Cloud Business Podcast examines a new clause appearing in enterprise cloud agreements: AI inference service-level commitments. Lucas and Luna…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Include GPU Power Capping
Episode 53 of The Cloud Business Podcast: Lucas and Luna dive into the emerging contract clause that lets cloud providers cap GPU power draw during peak grid…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Include Carbon Credits
Episode 52 dives into a new clause appearing in enterprise cloud contracts: carbon credits tied to compute usage. Lucas and Luna explore why hyperscalers like…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureHow Cloud Contracts Now Tie Discounts to Carbon Metrics
Episode 51 of The Cloud Business Podcast explores a new trend in enterprise cloud contracts: sustainability-linked discounts. Lucas and Luna break down how…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Lock in Network Peering Commitments
Episode 50 of The Cloud Business Podcast explores a quiet revolution in enterprise cloud contracts: network peering commitments. Lucas and Luna break down how…
The Cloud Business Podcast with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Enterprise InfrastructureWhy Cloud Contracts Now Include Edge Compute Commitments
Lucas and Luna explore the latest shift in enterprise cloud contracting: edge compute commitments. As of mid-2026, AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud are…