{"podcast":{"title":"Cloud Currents","slug":"cloud-currents-6702988","podcast_index_feed_id":6702988,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LDB5149571894","website_url":"https://proseriesmedia.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/eb281178-84c0-11ee-9e65-03dedf1639de/image/image__45_.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"TierPoint","episode_count":55,"summary":"Welcome to the Cloud Currents podcast. This is where the future of cloud technology comes alive. Every episode is a deep dive into the heart of cloud innovation. Join us for insightful interviews and conversations with experts who shape the cloud industry. We break down the latest trends, tools, and strategies that are revolutionizing how businesses thrive in the cloud. Cloud Currents is more than just a podcast; it's your frontline resource for all things cloud. Stay ahead of the curve with us, at the Cloud Currents podcast. The Cloud Currents podcast is brought to you by TierPoint","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T08:22:59.945164+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cloud-currents-6702988"},"episode":{"title":"46 - The Private Cloud Playbook with David Morales","slug":"46-the-private-cloud-playbook-with-david-morales","published_at":"2026-03-20T18:09:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cloud-currents-6702988/46-the-private-cloud-playbook-with-david-morales","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cloud-currents-6702988","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/LDB5628610871.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/LDB5628610871.mp3","summary":"David Morales helped build Walmart's private cloud from the ground up—385,000 virtual cores, a custom PaaS layer, and AI-powered store robots before the world knew what to do with them. Now, as SVP of Technology and CIO at Western Governors University, he applies those same principles to keep a 100% digital learning environment running for 193,000 students at 99.7% uptime—while fending off nearly 10,000 cyber attacks per minute. In this episode, David and host Matt Pacheco cover why lift-and-shift migration fails, how to build governance into your architecture instead of bolting it on, and what AI readiness actually requires. His closing framework says it all: listen first, get the fundamentals right, and focus on outcomes—not outputs.","meta_description":"David Morales helped build Walmart's private cloud from the ground up—385,000 virtual cores, a custom PaaS layer, and AI-powered store robots before the w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2899,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cloud-currents-6702988/episodes/46-the-private-cloud-playbook-with-david-morales/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cloud-currents-6702988/46-the-private-cloud-playbook-with-david-morales.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}