How did Constantinople get the works? That’s nobody’s business but… AWS? They’ve got a new local zone (eu-central-1-ist-1a). Now you can handle your low-latency workloads in the morning, and then hit the Grand Bazaar in the afternoon. #AWS #localzone #Istanbul #turkiye #TheCloudPod

Anthopic says that AI might be learning “to be evil” from decades of dystopian sci-fi, which makes the Skynet jokes slightly less funny and a little more nerve wracking. Join us for episode 355 and let’s dig into the claim! #TheCloudPod #Anthropic #AI #SciFi

Microsoft is finally trimming the Copilot bloat after realizing that having 81 different AI features slammed in your face isn't exactly a vibe. Turns out nobody (Jonathan included) wants a gaming assistant on their Xbox (what does this even DO?) or AI tracking their Notepad entries. I mean, have they ever heard of an opt-out? #Microsoft #TheCloudPod #Copilot #Jonathansaysno

Old reliable, US-EAST-1, lost power this week. If your cloud architect is still arguing against multi-AZ deployments, Matt thinks it might be time to update their status to "open to work." But what does he know? He can’t even get an outro right. #TheCloudPod #AWS #CloudArchitecture #ThanksfornothingEast1

You know how much we love us some undersea cables, and this week, it's cable drama! Did the Taiwanese cable get sliced due to a shifting shipwreck? Or was it something more nefarious? And what are the long-term implications for cable safety? Join the discussion this week on episode 353 #TheCloudPod #Shipwrecks #UnderseaCables

Were you in Vegas for Next? We were - and we’re back in the studio with all the news and announcements! Whether you were on the ground at Mandalay Bay or missed out, we've got the Next wrap-up you need, this week on The Cloud Pod! #Epsiode352 #TheCloudPod #GoogleNext

Amazon has acquired Globalstar and is going to expand its Leo Satellite network. This means Amazon has officially become a utility, and honestly, it was only a matter of time. What does this mean for the future of communications? And especially as a rival to Starlink? Let’s discuss! Episode 351 of The Cloud Pod, out now. #TheCloudPod #Globalstar #LeoSatelliteNetwork

Rap on the table, it’s time to respond - send us a message from, uh, Vegas? It’s prediction time for Google Next! What announcements are coming at us from Mandalay Bay? Will Ryan hit it big? Will Justin spend all his time in the basement with the rest of the execs? Join us for episode 351 of The Cloud Pod and make your predictions! #TheCloudPod #GoogleNext #Predictions

Vulnerabilities discovered by Anthropic’s new model Mythos has resulted in the very quickly assembled Project Glasswing; bringing together cloud providers, SecOps, and companies across the corporate spectrum in an attempt to create defensive strategies. Is Mythos the major threat some folks are making it out to be? Or is the threat overblown? Join the conversation in episode 350 of The Cloud Pod, available now. #ProjectGlasswing #Anthropic #Mythos #TheCloudPod