Episodes 66
Avg. Duration 38m
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Since Mar 2022
Latest Episode Dec 2025

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Coming to you from the Windy City, and hosted by Elias Khnaser! Welcome to Lets Talk Shop! A Podcast about all things cloud and enterprise tech. Listen to insights and guest interviews with IT thought leaders and professionals.

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S2E39 AI Agents vs. Real Innovation: What Actually Happened at re:Invent 2025

Dec 31, 2025 55m

Welcome to Let’s Talk Shop! In this episode, host Elias Khnaser is joined by cloud industry expert Sanjeev Mohan to break down the biggest takeaways from AWS re:Invent.The landscape of cloud and…

S2E38 How AWS is Moving Beyond 'Bolt-On AI' to Full Autonomy

Dec 18, 2025 18m

How close are we to building Jarvis from Iron Man? Host Elias Khnaser sits down with Ali Maaz, AWS's leader for Go-to-Market Developer Services, to discuss how Amazon Q (Kiro) is transforming from a…

S2E37 Storage Architect to AI: Is Your Data Performance Fast Enough?

Dec 18, 2025 35m

Is storage is the new bottleneck in the age of AI? Elias Khnaser and Asad Khan, Senior Director of Google Cloud Storage, discuss this topic in depth. While all the spotlight is on fast, expensive…

S2E36 AI in the Enterprise: Real World Use Cases & Reskilling

Dec 13, 2025 9m

The honeymoon phase of AI is over. Elias Khnaser discusses with Pankaj Kumar, Executive Partner at IBM Consulting, the practical realities of deploying Agentic AI in the enterprise—beyond simple…

S2E35 Google Cloud’s AI Infrastructure Strategy | TPU, NVIDIA Blackwell & More

Oct 23, 2025 39m

In this episode, we dive deep into AI infrastructure at Google Cloud—what it means, why it matters, and how it’s evolving.Our guest shares insights from over 8 years at Google and previous experience…

S2E36 From Cloud to On-Prem: Gemini, GPUs, and the AI Anywhere Vision

Oct 23, 2025 55m

The AI Revolution is here, but what about enterprises dealing with sensitive data, regulatory compliance, and low latency requirements? They can't always move to the public cloud—but now, they don't…

S2E34 Google Cloud WAN: A New Era for Enterprise Networking Powered by AI

Jul 31, 2025 41m

The world of enterprise technology is evolving, and networking is more critical than ever. In this episode of Let's Talk Shop, host Elias Khnaser sits down with Muninder Singh Sambi, the General…

S2E33 The Digital Backbone: How Equinix Connects Everything for Modern Enterprises

May 27, 2025 47m

Think Equinix is just about colocation? Think again! In this insightful episode of "Let's Talk Shop," your host sits down with Arun Dev, VP of Interconnection Services at Equinix, to explore how…

S2E32 Unlock Your AI Potential: NetApp's Features for Performance, Scalability, and Governance

May 08, 2025 59m

Welcome back to Let's Talk Shop! In this episode, we dive deep into the world of AI with Russell Fishman (Sr. Director of Solutions Product Management) at NetApp to explore the evolving storage…

S2E31 Gemini Unleashed: Google's Secret Weapon for On-Prem AI Dominance

Apr 15, 2025 39m

Prepare for a tech revolution! We dive deep into Google's groundbreaking move: bringing Gemini on-prem with Google Distributed Cloud (GDC). Hear firsthand about the incredible customer excitement and…

S2E30 Mainframes, GenAI, and Hybrid Cloud: IBM’s Unique Approach

Dec 24, 2024 40m

In this episode of Let's Talk Shop, our guest is Rohit Badlaney, who leads Product Design, Industry Strategy, and Execution for IBM Cloud. Rohit shares deep insights into IBM’s role in shaping the…

S2E29 Title: AWS Re:Invent 2024 Keynote Debrief: Highlights, Critiques & Future Trends

Dec 06, 2024 23m

In this epoxide, Sanjeev Mohan and I comment and share thoughts on the AWS Re:Invent 2024 keynote.   We deliver an unfiltered take on the announcements, the storytelling, and the impact of…

S2E28 Why Amazon Q Developer Could Be the Coolest Tool in Cloud Tech Yet

Dec 05, 2024 29m

In our continued coverage of AWS Re:Invent 2024, i had the pleasure of speaking to one of the coolest, smartest and most passionate AWS ambassador yet. Rory Richardson was electrifying. In this…

S2E27 Why Google Cloud is Winning: AI, Security, Reliability, and Innovation

Nov 27, 2024 40m

In this episode of Let's Talk Shop, my guest is Nirav Mehta, Sr. Director of Product Management for Google Cloud. We dive into the latest trends that CIOs are looking for in cloud infrastructure.…

S2E27 Hybrid Cloud Strategies Post VMware Broadcom Acquisition

Jul 30, 2024 38m

In today's podcast, I'm giving an update on the VMware Broadcom acquisition that I covered in a previous video. That video received a lot of views and comments, and I'm still getting questions and…

S2E26 How Cloud Integration Enhances AI Governance

Jul 30, 2024 27m

Join us as we discuss the IBM and AWS partnership, AI advancements, and the exciting announcements made at the AWS Summit in New York. Learn how these tech giants are collaborating to enhance AI and…

S2E25 The Biggest Hurdles of Cloud Migration (and how to avoid them)

Jul 23, 2024 46m

Are you planning a cloud migration and worried about potential obstacles? In this video, we dive deep into the biggest hurdles of cloud migration and provide actionable strategies to avoid them. From…

S2E24 I Have A Problem, I Am Overwhelmed With DATA! HELP!

Jun 05, 2024 53m

A podcast with food blogger, Dr. Anthony Rahayel about his increasing data storage problem. Anthony publishes 1-2 videos a day on YouTube in 4K, he currently has over 300TB of data that he needs to…

S2E23 Edge Computing Meets Generative AI: A Conversation with Google's Brad Bonnett

Apr 30, 2024 36m

🎙️ Google's Brad Bonnett, Senior Director of Product for Google Distributed Cloud, joins the Let's Talk Shop podcast to discuss the latest trends in cloud computing, edge deployments, and generative…

S2E22 Google Cloud's Vision for Enabling AI Everywhere

Apr 04, 2024 37m

🎥 Join Elias Khnaser as he interviews Sachin Gupta, Vice President and General Manager of Infrastructure and Cloud for Google Cloud. Sachin provides insights into the state of digital transformation,…

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