In this episode of DevSecOops from the guys at Cordant, the crew dives headfirst into one of the juiciest debates in tech: which cloud reigns supreme? Dubbed 'The War of The Clouds', this episode pits the big players (and some honerable mentions) against each other in a lighthearted skirmish over developer love, enterprise muscle, and long-term value.
Tom dons the blue armour for Microsoft Azure, bringing 25 years of Wintel loyalty to the table (though he’s got some thoughts on recent commercial antics from Redmond).
James rides the mighty AWS beast, championing the original developer darling turned enterprise juggernaut—boasting revenue figures that dwarf even the biggest names on the ASX.
Scotti takes the underdog position with a passionate defence of Oracle Cloud. With boots-on-the-ground experience and a developer’s heart, he makes a surprisingly compelling case for Oracle's open standards and Java-rich legacy (despite a few barbs about Delphi, Java, and Visual Basic 6 along the way).
Together, the trio spar over:
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Developer experience: From Azure’s tight-knit integration with Visual Studio and GitHub, to AWS’s shiny toybox of SDKs, to OCI’s Kafka-powered streaming services.
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Tooling and automation: Why Terraform is winning hearts where native tools stumble, and how scripting your infra is now half the cloud battle.
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Strategic cloud adoption: Whether clients should go all-in with one vendor or play the multi-cloud field—and what truly drives those choices (hint: it’s not just tech, it’s business context).
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Security and identity: Expect a bit of heat here - especially around PIM roles, privileged access management, and how well (or not) each provider integrates identity services.
This episode is as much a tech showdown as it is a masterclass in real-world cloud strategy, with the team drawing on their direct client experiences across all three platforms. While there’s plenty of banter, the insights are razor-sharp, and whether you're team AWS, Azure, or Oracle, you’ll leave with a clearer view of where each platform shines (and where it needs work).
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