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Cloud Realities – the podcast series

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

In each episode, our hosts Dave Chapman, Esmee van de Giessen and Rob Kernahan 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 human experience factors into all of this. They cover topics ranging from smart industry, customer experience, and sustainability, to Gen AI and data, cyber, cost, leadership, talent and, of course, tech.

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Our hosts

Together, Dave, Esmee and Rob have over 70 years of cloud and transformation experience and act as our guides through a new reality each week.

Dave Chapman

VP Cloud Evangelist at Capgemini

Esmee van de Giessen

Enterprise Transformation Coach

Rob Kernahan

Chief Architect for Cloud and a Global SME on Cloud Technology, Data and IT Operating Models

Season 6

Episode 189 – RR000: Coming soon! | February 2026

On Cloud Realities, the real insight rarely came from technology alone, it emerged at the intersection of People, Culture, Industry, and Technology. In the remix we bring back familiar voices and topics while going deeper into the wider impacts, influence, and potential of today’s tech across society.

The 2026 season trailer, arriving a little later than planned, opens with this renewed focus and sets the stage for Episode 1, launching on February 19. Here’s a quick trailer to get you ready!

TLDR:

  • 00:11 The emergence of insight from Cloud Realities
  • 01:00 Where the magic happens
  • 01:42 The real impact on People, Culture, Industry and Tech
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Browse previous seasons

Season 5

September – December 2025

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Season 4

September 2024 – August 2025

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Season 3 (part 2)

January – August 2024

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Season 3 (part 1)

September – December 2023

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Season 2

January – August 2023

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Season 1

November – December 2022

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Expert perspectives

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Cloud realities: The role of leadership

Dave Chapman
Feb 8, 2023
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Cloud Realities: The State of the Cloud market

Dave Chapman
Feb 3, 2023

Credits

In addition to the hosts, thanks also go to Marcel Van Der Burg and Dave Chapman for production, and Ben Corbett and Louis Corbett for sound.