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Evo Nordics #684 - The Human Side Of Cloud

Today's episode is hosted by Alvin Boampong and they are joined on the podcast by Asad Ali, Product Owner at SEB, Jennie Lundmark, General Manager Cloud And Infrastructure Services at SoftServe, Nida Fareed, Head Of Public Cloud Enablement And CSP at Orange and Lars Gustavsson, Senior IT Delivery Manager Cloud Platform at Intrum. The conversation explores the human side of cloud adoption, focusing on how people, culture and leadership influence successful technology transformation. The exchange highlights the importance of collaboration, skills development and organisational alignment alongside technical architecture. Across the discussion, broader themes such as digital transformation, change management and enterprise readiness are examined. Attention is given to balancing innovation with operational stability while supporting teams through evolving ways of working. Later, the discussion returns to cloud strategy from a people-first perspective, considering how trust, communication and shared ownership shape long-term outcomes. Listeners gain insight into building resilient teams, enabling cloud platforms at scale and aligning technology initiatives with business and human priorities.

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