Welcome to the Cloud Wars Minute — your daily news and commentary show, hosted by Cloud Wars Founder Bob Evans. Each episode provides insights and perspectives around the “reimagination machine” that is the Cloud.
Highlights
01:34 — Although they are not traditional technology companies, Walmart and Goldman Sachs are next-generation ‘barbarians’ on the verge of becoming full-fledged cloud vendors, preparing to sell cloud products.
02:12 — Walmart has plans to sell retail and commerce SaaS solutions to other retailers, while Goldman Sachs has plans to sell trading, banking, and risk capabilities to other businesses.
02:45 — These companies are taking a different approach with a range of innovation, upheaval, and disruption that will result from this. Bob suggests they’re at the front edge of a movement, as he expects more mainstream businesses to become technology players in specialized areas.
03:28 — This will lead to new business models, new revenue models, and the use of new channels. Additionally, it will lead to new partnerships.
04:25 — This represents the fact that the ‘Industry Cloud Phenomenon’ will be hyper-charged by these moves.