How AI Powers Cloud Automation & Help To Reduce Cloud Costs with Leon Kuperman #177

Leon Kuperman is the CTO of CAST AI, a platform that increases your SaaS company’s profit margin without additional work. They cut your cloud bill in half, automate DevOps tasks, and prevent downtime in one Autonomous Kubernetes platform.Leon has over 20 years of experience in product management, software design and development all the way through to production deployment. He’s an industry leader on Web Application Security and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), e-commerce, cloud computing and web application architecture. He’s passionate about his customers, his work as well  as Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, where he actually holds a Brown belt.In this episode we cover:00:00 - Sponsor: Byldd - MVP Development Agency Based in New York01:12 - Intro02:55 - The Main Value Of AI & Why Simple Automation Is Not Enough08:24 - Problems in Cloud Service That Requires Automation12:56 - Tips To Start Using Automation On A SaaS15:52 - Scenarios Where Cloud Automation May Not Work Well17:55 - The Main Tool Categories To Address The Automation Challenges19:26 - The Secret Of Building a Machine Learning Model21:24 - Where is CAST AI in Terms of Size Today22:18 - Leon’s Favorite Activity To Get Into a Flow State23:18 - Leon’s Piece of Advice for His 25 Years Old Self24:17 - Leon’s Biggest Challenges at CAST AI25:36 - CAST AI Ukraine Hiring Program27:10 - Instrumental Resources for Leon’s Success29:36 - What Does Success Means for Leon Today32:36 - Get In Touch With LeonGet In Touch With Leon:Leon's LinkedInCAST AI WebsiteMentions:Google CloudAWSAzureBooks:Working Backwards by Colin Bryar & Bill CarrThe Lean Startup by Eric RiesTag Us & Follow:FacebookLinkedInInstagramMore About Akeel:Twitter LinkedIn More SaaS Podcast Sessions SaaS Consulting ServicesLearn How to Value a SaaS Company