Introducing Cloudscapes: The Podcast Navigating Europe’s Cloud

At UpCloud, we understand that cloud infrastructure can be complex — especially for business leaders juggling growth, compliance, and innovation in today’s fast-moving digital world. That’s why we created Cloudscapes, a new podcast tailored for European decision-makers who want to make smarter, more confident choices in their cloud journey.

Subscribe now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube and be part of our growing community that’s building a smarter, more secure European cloud ecosystem.

What is Cloudscapes?

In each episode of Cloudscapes, we simplify cloud complexities and spark meaningful conversations at the intersection of business and technology. Our guests offer practical insights, real-world examples, and fresh perspectives from across Europe’s digital landscape.

Whether you’re working in SaaS, eCommerce, fintech, cybersecurity, web hosting or other digital services, Cloudscapes connects you with the trends, tools, and ideas shaping the future of the European cloud.

What to Expect

In each episode, our hosts — Janikka Jokinen, Senior Account Executive, and Teppo Suominen, Team Coach — are joined by experts from across the European tech ecosystem. Together, they explore topics like:

• Cloud migration and modernisation
• Data sovereignty and the future of European cloud
• Kubernetes adoption made simple
• Cybersecurity in the cloud age
• Scaling digital platforms and services
• Building businesses on cloud

Every conversation is grounded in the realities of today’s cloud landscape — offering real-world examples, best practices, and actionable ideas for digital leaders.

Season 1: Now being released!

The first season includes 10 episodes, released every other week and available in both audio and video formats. We’ll feature a range of guests from across our customer and partner network — from fast-scaling startups to experienced cloud professionals — all sharing how they approach digital infrastructure, growth, and resilience in the European market.

Two episodes are already available, a first ‘Meet the Hosts’ episode to set the tone, introduce the format and our two hosts Janikka Jokinen and Teppo Suominen, and our first guest episode ‘Scaling Smart: Hailey HR on Agility, Compliance & European Cloud’ with Hailey HR, a rising star in Europe’s HR tech landscape.

In this conversation, we explore how they’ve managed to scale rapidly while navigating the complexities of data protection and compliance in one of the most tightly regulated industries.

Hailey HR shares how they built their infrastructure with privacy and trust in mind from day one — including their choice to partner with a European cloud provider to ensure full alignment with GDPR and data sovereignty expectations. But the episode goes beyond technical decisions. We talk about what it means to put people first — both in how they build HR software and in the infrastructure choices that support modern work.

This episode offers valuable insights for anyone building cloud-native products in regulated industries or expanding across Europe. Whether you’re facing compliance hurdles, debating infrastructure trade-offs, or just want to hear how a fast-growing SaaS company thinks about long-term cloud strategy — this is a must-listen and it is only the beginning.

Join the Conversation

Tune in and subscribe now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube to explore how European businesses are building secure, future-ready cloud solutions—one conversation at a time.