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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.

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00:23:51

What the Best AI Strategies Have in Common | Tinder...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2025/10/29

Bonnie Tinder is the founder and CEO of Raven Intelligence, an independent B2B peer review site that amplifies the voice of the customer. She focuses on software customers, consulting partners, and software vendors and helps identify the best partners for their needs. In this episode, she shares powerful insights from leading organizations on how AI is being used not to replace employees, but to enhance experiences, streamline operations, and drive better business outcomes through purpose-driven,

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00:01:56

Microsoft Launches Mico: Human-Centered AI Visual for...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2025/10/29

In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I unpack Microsoft AI’s push for empathetic AI with new features designed to make Copilot more relatable and engaging.Highlights00:18 — Microsoft has launched the Mico 1 character — a visual presence that appears and interacts with users when they tap into Copilot's voice mode. Now, this cloud-like entity is optional and actively listens, reacts, and even changes color in response to the direction of the conversation. The aim is to give Copilot a friendly face and make

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00:05:20

ServiceNow "AI Experience": President Amit Zavery on...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2025/10/28

In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I dive into how ServiceNow is redefining enterprise automation with its new AI Experience platform.Highlights00:15 — ServiceNow has for a long time been intriguing in the way that it does not necessarily map to or compete directly against lots of the other major Cloud Wars Top 10 companies. ServiceNow has gone a different sort of route, everything they're doing from AI and workflows. The company has taken another big step with a service they introduced recently called

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00:19:03

Inside ServiceNow’s Plan to Deliver AI Value Across...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2025/10/28

Amit Zavery, President, Chief Product Officer, and Chief Operating Officer at ServiceNow, sits down to talk with Bob Evans in this special episode of Cloud Wars Live. They dive deep into how ServiceNow’s AI Experience is transforming enterprise workflows through automation, governance, and personalization. Zavery outlines a bold vision for delivering real ROI and trusted AI at scale.Reimagining Workflow with AI Experience The Big Themes:ServiceNow’s AI Experience Is About Unified, Actionable

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00:04:42

SAP Still Hottest Apps Vendor on 22.8% Cloud-Rev....

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2025/10/27

In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I show how SAP’s seamless data strategy is driving real business value in the age of AI. Highlights00:14 — SAP reported a very nice third quarter last week. Some highlights from SAP Q3, and then I'll do the comparisons with its competitors. So, the cloud revenue overall is up 22% to $6.14 billion. Ad their current cloud backlog, which is pretty close to RPO (Remaining Performance Obligation), the term some companies use, was up 23% to $18.1 billion.01:24 — SAP is at the

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00:02:25

Salesforce Disrupts ITSM With Conversational...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2025/10/24

In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I unpack how Salesforce is reinventing IT support with its new Agentforce platform.Highlights00:11 — Salesforce has launched Agentforce IT Service. This product suite is described by the company as an agent-first, conversational-first IT support solution. Unlike lengthy back-and-forth interactions with service desk staff, the new system introduces a conversation-based resolution model that’s available 24/7.01:15 — Muddu Sudhakar, SVP and GM, IT and HR Service at

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00:06:00

AWS Outage Puts It Farther Behind Microsoft, Google...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2025/10/23

In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I discuss the recent AWS outage, identifying five reasons that this outage will significantly impact the company's reputation.Highlights00:30 — AWS experienced a big outage this week, impacting multiple companies and services at a time when AWS, relative to its hyperscaler competitors, is in a decline. I think there are five core reasons that its reputation will suffer from this outage.01:15 — The magnitude of the outage will greatly impact the company's reputation

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00:02:53

Harvard University Partners with Microsoft to Advance...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2025/10/22

In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I look at why a new Harvard-Microsoft licensing deal could be a defining moment for generative AI in medicineHighlights00:11 — Harvard University's Graduate Medical School has entered into a licensing agreement with Microsoft, enabling the company to access consumer health data. Now, Microsoft plans to utilize this wealth of health data to enhance Copilot with health-related content, which many view as part of the company's strategy to reduce its reliance on OpenAI

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00:05:29

Salesforce Leverages Agentic AI + Data Cloud to Move...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2025/10/21

In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I talk about recent announcements from Salesforce's Dreamforce event as well as the company's move into new territories.Highlights00:15 — At Salesforce's Dreamforce, Marc Benioff described the event as the biggest one ever. Dreamforce highlighted product announcements, particularly around the Agentforce AI platform, and expanded partnerships.00:30 — One of the most intereseting pieces of this was the new reality of agentic AI with Agentforce and the rise of Salesforce

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00:05:15

Oracle Road to $225B: AI Everywhere!

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2025/10/20

In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I share Larry Ellison’s bold vision of the AI market as the biggest in history — and how Oracle plans to lead it.Highlights00:14 — Well, this is my final report here from Oracle AI World in Las Vegas. At the Financial Analyst Meeting yesterday, Oracle unveiled some truly extraordinary numbers. It said that by fiscal year 2030, its revenue is going to grow from $57 billion, about a 4x increase over that period. The strategy it has for that is "AI Everywhere."01:24 — Here

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00:26:55

AI Agent & Copilot Podcast: Greg Kaupp on AI...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2025/10/17

AI opportunities: Despite the excitement around AI, Kaupp emphasizes the importance of understanding the technology before fully integrating it into workflows. He advocates for “literacy before agency" to understand the true impacts of what AI "can unlock."Transformation with AI: Kaupp describes the process of transforming a contract approval process using AI tools, highlighting the importance of identifying inefficiencies and becoming “client zero” for automation. He poses a question relating to

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00:05:56

Oracle on Fire! FY30 Rev. $225B!

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2025/10/17

In today’s Cloud Wars Minute, I dive into Oracle’s bold AI-driven transformation and its stunning forecast to reach $225 billion in annual revenue by 2030, powered by explosive OCI and multi-cloud growth.Highlights00:12 — As we wrap things up here at Oracle AI world, we had the financial analyst meeting. Oracle's Principal Financial Officer Doug Kehring revealed that Oracle has raised its revenue projections again for the future, and says that they will hit the astonishing total of $225 billion in

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00:16:14

AI + Testing: Changing the Game for Dynamics 365...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2025/10/17

O of elevaite365, leads a company at the forefront of AI-driven test automation for Microsoft Dynamics 365. With decades of hands-on experience in ERP implementations, he and his team built elevaite365 to solve the challenges of constant change, complexity, and testing inefficiencies in enterprise software. In this episode, Magnus joins John Siefert to define a new category, AI-powered test automation, and explore how it’s transforming implementation success, business agility, and the future of

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00:04:08

AutomatePro: ServiceNow Partner of the Year Automates...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2025/10/17

In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I share insights from Chris Pope on how automation can boost morale, reduce costs, and accelerate delivery.Highlights00:02 — Today's episode is brought to you by AutomatePro, a ServiceNow partner. They want to talk about a new product they have that is helping to change the software development lifecycle. AutomatePro Chief Product Officer Chris Pope recently spoke with my colleague Kieron Allen, and I wanted to highlight some of the key parts of that.00:43 — They said

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00:14:26

Inside the Automate Pro and ServiceNow Partnership...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2025/10/16

Kieron Allen speaks with Chris Pope, Chief Product Officer at Automate Pro, in an in-depth discussion that is part of a broader series of podcasts, articles, and reports on ServiceNow’s evolving ecosystem. They explore how intelligent automation and agentic AI are reshaping DevOps and quality assurance. The conversation also highlights how Automate Pro’s built-on approach enhances developer productivity, reduces risk, and ensures security, all within the ServiceNow environment.Automate Pro’s AI

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00:16:05

AI Agent & Copilot Podcast: BouMatic's Michael Fisher...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2025/10/16

Key TakeawaysOverview: Fisher gives an overview of his role as Chief Information Officer at BouMatic, all within the context of the dairy equipment industry that’s evolving toward larger, consolidated operations. BouMatic is the "third largest dairy equipment manufacturer in the world," and he gives context on the difference in marketplaces.AI: The rapid rollout of copilots and the pace of AI innovation have created a constant need to catch up on functionality, licensing, and deployment strategies,

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00:03:25

'AI Changes Everything': Oracle Embeds AI Everywhere

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2025/10/16

In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I report live from Oracle AI World, where speed and innovation are front and center.Highlights00:13 — Here at Oracle AI World in Las Vegas, you can see there's lots going on. It's almost like the new tagline for Oracle — AI changes everything. Oracle is one of the very few companies — maybe the only one — that goes end-to-end: from cloud infrastructure, AI infrastructure, AI inferencing, databases, applications, industry-specific solutions, analytics, and more.01:00 —

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00:05:13

Oracle's CEOs: AI, Data, Infra Drive Great Business...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2025/10/15

In today's Cloud Wars Minute, sponsored by CLOUDVICE, I explore how Oracle’s new CEOs, Mike Sicilia and Clay Magouyrk, are steering the company deeper into the AI revolutionHighlights00:00 — Today’s episode is brought to you by CloudVice, winner of the 2025 Oracle North America Technology and Cloud AI Innovation Partner Award. “We’re honored to receive the 2025 Oracle North America Technology & Cloud AI Innovation Partner Award, a recognition that underscores CLOUDVICE’s unwavering commitment to

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00:17:50

Enterprise AI Enters High Gear with Oracle’s...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2025/10/14

In this special Cloud Wars interview, Oracle Executive Vice President for Applications Development Steve Miranda joins Bob Evans to discuss how Oracle’s transformation from CloudWorld to AI World signals a seismic leap in enterprise technology. Miranda shares how Oracle has delivered more than 600 agents, launched the Agent Studio and Marketplace, and unified AI capabilities across its Fusion Applications and industry verticals. The result: a powerful convergence of data, intelligence, and

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00:27:56

AI Agent & Copilot Podcast: HSO's Kelly Holwagner on...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2025/10/14

Company background: "HSO is the second largest Microsoft partner in the globe," Holwagner reports. It focuses on industries including professional services, manufacturing, finance, and the public sector. HSO continues to grow not only with its traditional ERP services but also around cloud and AI services. "The mission here is really to improve our clients' business performance with the results of Microsoft solutions."AI's market impact: "It's definitely a transformation happening faster than

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