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Episode 83: How Closely Aligned Are Cybersecurity Perceptions and Reality? Jan 14, 2022

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Cybersecurity Research: In this episode of Cloud Talk, we discuss how overconfidence in your own capabilities can leave you vulnerable to breaches. And as you’ll see from our research, overconfidence is not uncommon.

Special Guests: Laura Faulkner and Mindy Schlueter.

Episode 82: A Field Guide to Cloud Native Jan 13, 2022

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Our host, Jeff DeVerter, joined Racker, Nirmal Ranganathan, to discuss proven methods that can take applications or even entire companies to cloud-native. Find all the show notes here: https://www.rackspace.com/solve/82-ctl

Special Guest: Nirmal Ranganathan.

Episode 81: Achieving "Cloudiness" Anywhere Jan 11, 2022

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Our host, Jeff DeVerter, joined Racker, Edward Kerr, Senior Product Manager, to discuss what "cloudiness" is, how "cloudy" outcomes can be achieved outside of the hyperscalers and ways to manage complexity brought on by executing a true hybridcloud strategy.

Special Guest: Edward Kerr.

Episode 80: 2022 Kickoff Jan 06, 2022

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Join host, Jeff DeVerter and guest, David Lindner as they announce big changes for Cloud Talk for 2022.

Special Guest: David Lindner.

The Infinite Possibilities of Unstructured Data Dec 16, 2021

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Unstructured data is infinite in growth and opportunities to innovate, and yet many organizations have not considered its potential impact. In this episode of Cloud Talk, Dell Technologies CTO of Unstructured Data Solutions shares how the future is bright for data as it evolves to be a first-class citizen.

Special Guest: Joe Steiner.

Leaning Into Your Strengths During Transformation Dec 08, 2021

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In this episode of Cloud Talk, learn how the sudden explosion of public cloud didn’t force Armor to fold up shop. They leaned into their strengths and thrived.

Special Guest: Ryan Smith.

Cybersecurity: Sometimes, offense is the best defense Oct 22, 2021

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Cybersecurity: In this episode of Cloud Talk, we discuss the evolution of cybercrime with 20+ year veterans of IT security. From early-90s IRC battles to today’s nation-state backed hacker industry, we discuss how companies can make small changes to combat these forces.

Special Guests: Gary Alterson and Vinnie Liu.

Staying Ahead of Cybercriminals Through Cyber Testing Oct 15, 2021

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Today’s organizations face an ever-increasing number of cyberthreats. This means they must deploy a number of increasingly effective cyber defense tools — including cyber testing. Effective testing requires a number of steps from having a clear plan to getting buy-in to acting on the results.

Special Guests: Brandon Jaster, Karen O'Reilly-Smith, and Thomas Dowling.

Combatting Security Threats With a Multi-Layered Defense Oct 07, 2021

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The cyber world has grown risker in the past five to 10 years. To combat the threats, organizations need multiple layers of defense. Microsoft Senior Security Architect, Matt Soseman, shares his view of the new world of cybersecurity — from the basics to advanced solutions.

Special Guest: Matt Soseman.

The Devil is in the Details of Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order Sep 24, 2021

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Rackspace Technology cybersecurity experts discuss the Biden administration’s executive order on improving the nation’s cybersecurity — including the good, the bad and the ugly. They provide their opinions on improving the EO’s 11 provisions, from providing more funding to scheduling more time to implement the order’s goals.

Special Guests: Brad Schulteis and Gary Alterson.

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