Cloud Realities

Live from the Yardbird in Las Vegas, we're bringing you a special limited series of episodes on AWS re:Invent 2025. Join us as we check in with AWS and take an industry temperature check.  Plus, we'll keep you updated on all the latest news and juicy gossip from the Strip.
 
In a packed show on day one of the conference, Dave and Rob first chat about expectations for re:Invent this year and the main Keynote announcements.

Then they talk to:
  • Rahul Sareen, Global Head Cross Industry about state of sustainable tech
  • Melissa Dougherty, MD Global Partner Sales, Financial Services about the future of FS
also Matt Gillard, 'Cloud Dialogues' and Paul Mukherjee and Liam Walsh, UK Gov Defra, drop in to say hello.

TLDR
00:38 Setting the scene and emerging themes AWS re:Invent 2024 by the team and Matt Gillard
14:38 State of sustainable tech with Rahul Sareen
33:35 The future of FS with Melissa Dougherty
1:01:44 Drop In with Liam Walsh and Paul Mukherjee

Guests
Rahul Sareen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-sareen-1b2bb86/
Melissa Dougherty: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissaadougherty/
Matt Gillard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattgillard/
Paul Mukerjee: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulmukherjee/
Liam Walsh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liamjameswalsh/

Hosts
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/

Production
Marcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/

'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

What is Cloud Realities?

Exploring the practical and exciting alternate realities that can be unleashed through cloud driven transformation and cloud native living and working.

Each episode, our hosts Dave, Esmee & Rob talk to Cloud leaders and practitioners to understand how previously untapped business value can be released, how to deal with the challenges and risks that come with bold ventures and how does human experience factor into all of this?

They cover Intelligent Industry, Customer Experience, Sustainability, AI, Data and Insight, Cyber, Cost, Leadership, Talent and, of course, Tech.

Together, Dave, Esmee & Rob have over 80 years of cloud and transformation experience and act as our guides though a new reality each week.