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AI & Cloud Trends for October 2025

AI & Cloud Trends for October 2025
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Brian Gracely (@bgracely) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, @SoftwareDefTalk) discuss the top stories in Cloud and AI from October 2025.

Agentic AI Coding & Predictive Software Quality

Agentic AI Coding & Predictive Software Quality
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Animesh Koratana (@akoratana, CEO @playerzero_ai) discusses how agentic AI is transforming software quality assurance through predictive code simulation.

Something's Gotta Give

Something's Gotta Give
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What happens when the biggest technology trend is built on economics that don't make any sense when viewed end-to-end? Eventually, some aspect has to change, but which one?

The Intersection of Cybersecurity and AI

The Intersection of Cybersecurity and AI
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Monzy Merza (@monzymerza, CEO/Founder @Crogl) talks about build a next-generation Enterprise SOC by leveraging AI to stay ahead of Cybersecurity threats.

Do Your AI Project Need Help?

Does Your AI Project Need Help?
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Why are 95% of AI projects struggling to create positive ROI, according to a recent MIT study? Do businesses need help getting those first few AI projects started and driven to success?

AI Data Analytics

AI Data Analytics

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Soham Mazumdar, CEO @WisdomAI_inc, discusses how organizations can break free from the "drowning in data but starving for insights" paradox that plagues modern enterprises.

Is Amazon the new Cisco?

Is Amazon the new Cisco?
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Patterns in technology tend to eventually repeat themselves (or at least rhyme), and Amazon is beginning to repeat some of the patterns of Cisco from the early 2000s

Is Amazon the new Cisco?

Is Amazon the new Cisco?
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Patterns in technology tend to eventually repeat themselves (or at least rhyme), and Amazon is beginning to repeat some of the patterns of Cisco from the early 2000s

AI Data Analytics

AI Data Analytics

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Soham Mazumdar, CEO @WisdomAI_inc, discusses how organizations can break free from the "drowning in data but starving for insights" paradox that plagues modern enterprises.

Do Your AI Project Need Help?

Does Your AI Project Need Help?
bit.ly/4qwI803

Why are 95% of AI projects struggling to create positive ROI, according to a recent MIT study? Do businesses need help getting those first few AI projects started and driven to success?

The Intersection of Cybersecurity and AI

The Intersection of Cybersecurity and AI
bit.ly/cloudcast-969

Monzy Merza (@monzymerza, CEO/Founder @Crogl) talks about build a next-generation Enterprise SOC by leveraging AI to stay ahead of Cybersecurity threats.

Something's Gotta Give

Something's Gotta Give
bit.ly/4hjdrXW

What happens when the biggest technology trend is built on economics that don't make any sense when viewed end-to-end? Eventually, some aspect has to change, but which one?

Agentic AI Coding & Predictive Software Quality

Agentic AI Coding & Predictive Software Quality
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Animesh Koratana (@akoratana, CEO @playerzero_ai) discusses how agentic AI is transforming software quality assurance through predictive code simulation.

The AI Awkward Years

The AI Awkward Years
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Between bold predictions, VC economics, and new usage-patterns are stories of limited ROIs, undefined usecases and associated job losses. AI is in an awkward phase of maturity, it’s not clear how it will evolve into the next phase.

AI & Cloud Trends for September 2025

AI & Cloud News of the Month - September 2025
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Brian Gracely (@bgracely) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, @SoftwareDefTalk) discuss the top stories in Cloud and AI from September 2025.

Excited that we have reached 15 Million downloads of The Cloudcast all-time. Thank you to all our guests, and the amazing Cloudcast community!

Will Cloud Providers start acquiring SaaS?

Will Cloud Providers start acquiring SaaS?
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As cloud matures, could the hyperscale cloud providers start looking to acquire SaaS providers to build out a bundled application portfolio? Or are the demands of AI investment too much to pursue that strategy?

Using AI Reasoning to Prevent AI Scams

Using AI Reasoning to Prevent AI Scams
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Alan Lefort (CEO, @StrongestLayer) discusses how LLM-powered reasoning is transforming phishing security from reactive pattern-matching to predictive threat detection.

The 5-10-85 Reality of Enterprise AI

The 5-10-85 Reality of Enterprise AI
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Three years since the launch of ChatGPT, what does the landscape of Enterprise AI look like today? What’s working, what’s struggling and what’s still unknown?

The 5-10-85 Reality of Enterprise AI

The 5-10-85 Reality of Enterprise AI
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Three years since the launch of ChatGPT, what does the landscape of Enterprise AI look like today? What’s working, what’s struggling and what’s still unknown?

Using AI Reasoning to Prevent AI Scams

Using AI Reasoning to Prevent AI Scams
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Alan Lefort (CEO, @StrongestLayer) discusses how LLM-powered reasoning is transforming phishing security from reactive pattern-matching to predictive threat detection.

Will Cloud Providers start acquiring SaaS?

Will Cloud Providers start acquiring SaaS?
bit.ly/4nAQphB

As cloud matures, could the hyperscale cloud providers start looking to acquire SaaS providers to build out a bundled application portfolio? Or are the demands of AI investment too much to pursue that strategy?

Excited that we have reached 15 Million downloads of The Cloudcast all-time. Thank you to all our guests, and the amazing Cloudcast community!

AI & Cloud Trends for September 2025

AI & Cloud News of the Month - September 2025
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Brian Gracely (@bgracely) and Brandon Whichard (@bwhichard, @SoftwareDefTalk) discuss the top stories in Cloud and AI from September 2025.

The AI Awkward Years

The AI Awkward Years
bit.ly/3VHKzyO

Between bold predictions, VC economics, and new usage-patterns are stories of limited ROIs, undefined usecases and associated job losses. AI is in an awkward phase of maturity, it’s not clear how it will evolve into the next phase.

AI Agents for Unstructured Data

AI Agents for Unstructured Data
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Stephan Donze (@sdonze CEO @AODocs), discusses enterprise unstructured data crisis, where 80% of business data remains untapped due to legacy system limitations, the challenges of AI-powered document management at scale.

Two Obseervations about Smart People and AI

Two Observations about Smart People and AI
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How is it possible that smart people both love and hate AI? Does it matter how smart you are, or just how you interact with AI?

The Return of Bare Metal?

The Return of Bare Metal?
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Todd Robinson, Founder of OpenMetal.io (@openmetal_io), discusses the resurgence of bare metal infrastructure driven by AI workloads, digital sovereignty requirements, and companies reassessing public cloud economics.

The Return of Bare Metal?

The Return of Bare Metal?
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Todd Robinson, Founder of OpenMetal.io (@openmetal_io), discusses the resurgence of bare metal infrastructure driven by AI workloads, digital sovereignty requirements, and companies reassessing public cloud economics.

Exploring Oracle Cloud's Evolution

Exploring Oracle Cloud's Evolution
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How did Oracle Cloud command the news cycle, with a chance to potentially overtake much larger clouds in a few years? Explore how Oracle’s focus on bare-metal and bandwidth might have ripple effects on Cloud and AI.