Code To Cloud
Code To Cloud
Podcast Description
Code to Cloud is your go-to podcast for cutting-edge insights on cloud-native technologies, DevSecOps, adaptive cloud, and modern app development. Whether you’re building your first MVP, scaling your startup, or optimizing your cloud platforms, this show delivers actionable advice, real-world strategies, and expert tips to fast-track your success.
Hosted by Kevin Evans, a 25-year tech veteran and cloud native leader, the podcast features top industry leaders sharing proven tactics to help you innovate, scale, and thrive in the tech world.
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The podcast covers a range of topics including cloud architecture, job market strategies, and community building in tech. Episodes like 'Tackling the Job Market in 2025' discuss recruitment strategies, while 'Building Bridges: The Power of Community in Tech' explores collaboration within tech communities, highlighting the importance of networking and career elevation.
Code to Cloud — Ship It. Scale It.
Learn how to build, secure, and scale in the cloud.
Each week, Code to Cloud dives deep into the technologies and strategies driving modern cloud computing, AI platforms, DevSecOps, and platform engineering — with insights you can apply right now.
Hosted by Kevin Evans, Senior Solutions Engineering Lead at Microsoft and fractional CTO at Code to Cloud, every episode features experts across the spectrum — from cloud architects and AI platform engineers to startup founders and security leaders who’ve built real-world systems at scale.
You’ll get:
- Proven approaches to cloud-first infrastructure and automation
- Deep dives into AI-powered platforms and intelligent delivery pipelines
- Playbooks for platform engineering, security, and scaling
- Career stories and lessons from top builders and tech leaders
No fluff. No theory. Just the knowledge and tactics to help you ship faster, scale smarter, and grow your career in the cloud era.
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Government of Alberta AI Transformation: App Modernization, Open Source, and Digital Government
Kevin Evans sits down with Janak Alford, Deputy Minister for the Government of Alberta, to explore how Alberta is using artificial intelligence to modernize legacy applications, accelerate software development, improve cybersecurity, and transform public services.Janak explains the Government of Alberta’s AI strategy, including the Alberta AI Academy, the Velocity White Papers, open source technology, AI agents, and secure development frameworks. He shares how AI is helping the province reduce certain app development and remediation timelines by approximately 20 times, including the modernization of a 25-year-old application in days instead of months.The conversation also explores agentic government, human-centered AI, technical debt, personalized digital services, open source government software, and why AI adoption is becoming essential for productivity, innovation, and Canada’s economic competitiveness.
Topics covered
- Government of Alberta AI transformation
- AI for government and public-sector innovation
- Application modernization and legacy systems
- Alberta AI Academy and workforce training
- AI agents and agentic government
- Open source government technology
- Cybersecurity and fraud prevention
- AI-powered policy research and data analysis
- Secure AI development frameworks
- Technical debt and digital transformation
- Human-centered AI and personalized user experiences
- The future of digital government and public services
Chapters
00:00 — Alberta’s AI transformation and digital government
01:53 — The Velocity White Papers and Alberta’s AI playbook
03:11 — Open source tools for public-sector innovation
05:01 — Why AI became essential for government delivery
08:04 — The Alberta AI Academy and workforce training
09:06 — Alberta’s reported 20x app modernization gains
12:15 — Cost avoidance and faster public-service delivery
14:38 — AI, cybersecurity, and fraud prevention
17:49 — Rebuilding a 25-year-old application with AI
21:34 — AI for policy research and government decision-making
24:59 — Analyzing open data with AI
27:13 — From code generation to AI agents
28:45 — Why AI needs standards, security, and governance
30:16 — The paint-by-numbers approach to AI development
34:33 — Alberta’s open source policy
38:52 — The future of agentic government
41:44 — AI agents for public servants
42:42 — Personalized interfaces and human-centered AI
45:34 — Reducing technical debt with self-healing systems
47:56 — AI agents and citizen access to government services
48:55 — Government 3.0 and intent-driven digital services
50:51 — Solving post-AI problems with pre-AI thinking
57:40 — AI productivity and Canada’s economic opportunity
59:05 — The impact of compounding productivity gains
61:34 — Why AI adoption is becoming essential
64:22 — AI and the return of the entrepreneur
66:33 — Expanding human capability with AI
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