Join us at Cloudscapes as we explore the people, ideas, and trends transforming the cloud, one conversation at a time.
Tailored for European decision-makers, Cloudscapes aims to help companies make smarter, more confident choices in their cloud journey.
In every episode, hosts Teppo Suominen and Jannika Jokinen sit down with customers, partners, and industry figures to discuss real-world challenges.
Practical insights and real-world examples.
10 Sep 2025
In this special season finale of Cloudscapes, we’re joined by Arno Schäfer, CEO of UpCloud, for an in-depth conversation about his first six months leading the company and his vision for the future of cloud infrastructure in Europe.
1 Sep 2025
How do you build a messaging platform capable of handling millions of SMS, emails, and RCS messages without latency or downtime? In this deep dive, Thomas Wahlberg (CTO of Quriiri) breaks down the infrastructure required to scale business messaging globally while maintaining strict GDPR compliance and security.
28 Jul 2025
Is it possible to build a profitable SaaS without feeding your data to US hyperscalers? In this episode, Niels Kersic (Founder, mosa.cloud) reveals how he built a fully sovereign, open-source collaboration platform that rivals the giants, without the privacy nightmares.
7 Jul 2025
Johannes Holvitie (CTO, Oiva Health) reveals the infrastructure strategy behind one of Europe’s leading digital care platforms. We break down the technical and legal realities of storing sensitive patient data in 2025.
23 Jun 2025
Kubernetes has won the orchestration war, but are your developers drowning in complexity? In this episode, Hijmen Fokker (Pionative) argues that the future of Cloud Native isn’t about managing clusters, it’s about Platform Engineering and abstracting the infrastructure away.
9 Jun 2025
The minds behind Hack The Box, Thiseas Meggos (VP of Infrastructure) and Gerasimos Marketos (SVP of Product), reveal the architecture that powers the world’s largest ethical hacking community.
26 May 2025
In this episode of Cloudscapes, we are joined by Tim Terreur COO at Hosted Power to explore the key considerations that modern businesses should weigh when evaluating their hosting options.
12 May 2025
We’re joined by Lauri Kainulainen from Montel Intergalactic to explore how modern cloud migration is evolving — and why more companies are shifting from complex, DIY setups to streamlined, managed environments.
Episode 2: Hailey HR
“We’re super happy to have found a partner that has the same view as us when it comes to data security and the European cloud.”
Episode 3: Montel
“Today, the hardest part of setting up Kubernetes on UpCloud is naming the cluster.”
Episode 4: Hosted Power
“Multicloud is really where we need to look for the next five years.”
Episode 5: Hack The Box
“UpCloud ticked from the beginning most of the boxes in terms of performance, resilience, and scalability, as we saw in the initial POCs.”
Episode 6: Pionative
“We’ve seen some clients that have a really hard requirement that data should stay within Europe.”
Episode 7: Oiva Health
“We needed a partner who could help define and deliver infrastructure we can modify in real-time while running critical systems for our clients.”
Episode 8: mosa.cloud
“If you rip the mask off and it’s AWS or Google underneath, that’s not sovereignty.”
Episode 9: Quriiri
“Using UpCloud’s infrastructure has been crucial. It allowed us to provide configurable servers through a user-friendly interface, and it gave us the reliability we needed from day one.”
The next chapter in cloud conversations is almost here
Season 2 of Cloudscapes is in the works, and we’re lining up an exciting roster of guests – from industry innovators to sovereignty activists – each bringing interesting stories and unexpected insights.
Join us as we explore the people, ideas, and trends transforming the cloud, one conversation at a time.