In the season finale of the Hybrid Cloud Partners podcast, Fede Pacheco and Adam Burke sit down with Carolyn Norton, the Practice Director of Cloud Services at Velosio. Carolyn shares insights on how Velosio is reimagining the future of work by leveraging AI and Azure to enhance their cloud services, improve customer engagement, and drive innovation. Carolyn highlights the role of AI in transforming business operations, from sales to finance to HR, and shares practical examples of how AI is being used to create efficiencies and improve decision-making. Carolyn also talks about Velosio's Clear Path Consultation, which helps clients navigate their cloud journey by providing tailored assessments and recommendations.

In this episode you'll learn:

• The role of AI in enhancing customer engagement and driving innovation at Velosio.
• Insights into Velosio's Clear Path Consultation and how it helps clients with their cloud journey.
• What secure AI and driving have in common

Some questions we ask:

• How is AI evolving the workspace and how is Velosio helping?
• What benefits are your customers seeing from moving to the cloud?
• What role does the DCO team play in Velosio’s journey to Azure?

Resources:

• Subscribe to our new LinkedIn Newsletter to get the latest news, insights, and episode recaps
• Connect with the Datacenter Optimization team
• Is Your Company Ready for AI? By Robbie Morrison, Velosio CEO
• Fede’s 5 Takes on Microsoft’s Work Trend Index | Full Report
• Velosio’s ClearPath consultation

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• No Slides Attached Podcast
• The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Podcast
• The BlueHat Podcast

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In this episode of the Microsoft Hybrid Cloud Partners Podcast, Fede Pacheco and Adam Burke are joined by Rodrigo Elioterio, Cleber Bueno, and Vinicius Costa from SoftwareOne to explore how hybrid cloud is transforming legacy hosting models in Brazil and across the Americas. The conversation dives into how Azure Arc is helping partners modernize SPLA licensing, reduce operational overhead, and unlock AI readiness—without requiring full workload migration.

The SoftwareOne team shares real-world insights from onboarding nine partners to Azure Arc, discusses the challenges of SPLA compliance, and outlines how CSP licensing is enabling a smoother, more cost-effective path to hybrid cloud. They also highlight how Copilot is transforming their day-to-day operations and empowering teams to deliver more value, faster.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why hybrid cloud adoption is essential for legacy SPLA hosting providers.
• How SoftwareOne supports over 7.6 million active cloud users globally.
• What comes after licensing transformation—unlocking the full potential of Azure Arc.

Some questions we ask:

• How does Azure Arc simplify licensing and operations for MSPs and ISVs?
• What are the biggest challenges partners face when transitioning from SPLA?
• What advice would you give to organizations hesitant to modernize their licensing models?

Resources:

• Subscribe to our new LinkedIn Newsletter to get the latest news, insights, and episode recaps
• Connect with the Datacenter Optimization team
• Read the full SoftwareOne case study

Related Microsoft Podcasts:

• No Slides Attached Podcast
• The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Podcast
• The BlueHat Podcast

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On today's episode of The Microsoft Hybrid Cloud Partners Podcast, Fede Pacheco and Adam Burke continue their tour to London to speak with leaders from Telefónica Tech about their transformation from a traditional telco to a tech-forward cloud and AI partner. Guests Alex Smith and Martyn Bullerwell, along with Partner Development Manager Tijana Ellis, share insights on hybrid cloud strategy, customer modernization journeys, the real-world adoption of AI and Copilot tools, and how Telefónica Tech is delivering secure, scalable, and innovative solutions to customers across industries—including the NHS.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why workload-based cloud migration strategies are replacing large-scale lift-and-shift projects
• Security and governance principles Telefónica Tech embeds into every cloud and AI engagement
• How Telefónica Tech helps customers overcome AI adoption challenges

Some questions we ask:

• What inspired Telefónica Tech’s transformation from a telco to a tech company?
• How does Telefónica Tech build strong, trusted relationships with its customers?
• What are the emerging trends in hybrid and multi-cloud environments that Telefónica Tech is focusing on?

Resources:

• Subscribe to our new LinkedIn Newsletter to get the latest news, insights, and episode recaps
• Connect with the Datacenter Optimization team

Related Microsoft Podcasts:

• No Slides Attached Podcast
• The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Podcast
• The BlueHat Podcast

Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at microsoft.com/podcasts

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