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How I AIHow a CTO and Founder Uses AI to Cut Cloud WasteIn this episode of How I AI, I sit down with Leon Kuperman, CTO and Co-Founder of CAST AI, right after his keynote at the Miami AI Summit during Art Basel Week.Leon brings over 20 years of experience across software engineering, cybersecurity, and infrastructure at scale. After selling his first company to Oracle, he now focuses on one of the most overlooked forces shaping the AI economy: how efficiently we run what we build.If you’re building with AI, scaling a product, or trying to understand what’s really happening unde...
2026-01-1333 min
CTO2CTOGPU Scarcity & The Economic Reality of AI InferenceLucas sits down with Leon Kuperman, CTO at CAST AI, to talk about the future of cloud automation, the changing economics of AI, and why engineering leaders need to rethink productivity, developer happiness, and velocity in the age of LLMs.
2025-09-301h 02
The Virtual CISO MomentS5E26 - A Conversation with Leon KupermanLeon Kuperman is the co-founder and CTO at CAST AI. Formerly Vice President of Security Products OCI at Oracle, Leon’s professional experience spans across tech companies such as IBM, Truition, and HostedPCI. He founded and served as the CTO of Zenedge, an enterprise security company protecting large enterprises with a cloud WAF. Leon has 20+ years of experience in product management, software design, and development, all the way through to production deployment. He is an authority on cloud computing, web application security and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), e-commerce, and web application architecture.
2023-05-1625 min
The Happy Engineer | Career Success for Engineering Leadership091: ABC's with CTO of Cast AI - Leon Kuperman | Artificial Intelligence | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Cloud ComputingHow will you prepare for a future with artificial intelligence? What does Brazilian Jiu Jitsu have to teach you about engineering? How many engineers does the world need right now? Read the full episode summary below. ============================ MOST POPULAR LINKS: > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More > Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint - Our intensive coaching program exclusively for engineering leaders looking to build your career, balance your life, and BE HAPPY! ============================ In this ep...
2023-03-091h 00
Great Things with Great Tech PodcastAI Optimized Kubernetes Infrastructure with CAST AI | Episode #59CAST AI brings resource and cost optimization and security to Kubernetes using an AI
In this episode I talk with Leon Kuperman. CTO and Co-Founder at CAST AI. CAST AI specializes in cloud optimization through an intelligent platform that reduces costs, optimizes devops, and automates disaster recovery. The platform uses an intelligent optimization engine to deliver cost efficient, high performing, and resilient infrastructure for every Kubernetes workload. Leon and I talk about how he started the company from the challenges faced in previous companies, dealing with cloud cost complexity and how overprovisioning and sandbagging of compute resources...
2023-02-0939 min
Dapper DataSolving Critical Problems with AI - Episode #62 w/Leon KupermanJoin me as I speak with Leon Kuperman, co-founder and CTO at CAST AI. We discuss the challenges that AI brings and critical problems that AI solves. We also touch on coding and how it plays an important role in AI. Tune in to learn about Leon's company called Cast.ai and how this company is making a difference in this world. This episode is good for the novice and beginner AI learners who are interested and want to stay interested.
2022-08-2054 min
Voluntary InputA.I. & Cyber SecurityOn this episode, Leon Kuperman talks Cyber Security and the role artificial intelligence can play in it. Co-founder and CTO at CAST AI, formerly Vice President of Security Products OCI at Oracle, Leon’s professional experience spans across tech companies such as IBM, Truition, and HostedPCI. He founded and served as the CTO of Zenedge, an enterprise security company protecting large enterprises with a cloud WAF. Leon has 20+ years of experience in product management, software design, and development, all the way through to production deployment. He is an authority on cloud computing, web application security and Payment Card Industry Da...
2022-08-1736 min
The Engineering Leadership Podcast“Cloud-flation” & preventing runaway cloud costs w/ Leon Kuperman @ Cast.ai #94We cover why locked-in cloud commitments are bad for eng teams & how your org can take advantage of elastic pricing models instead! Leon Kuperman (CTO @ Cast.ai) explains the dilemma of locked-in cloud spend, cost planning strategies for SaaS orgs, how to minimize egregious cloud egress cost and drive better cloud utilization through consistent analysis & debates in your eng org. Also learn why Leon is betting on container deployment as the future of software delivery & what that means for Cast.ai!ABOUT LEON KUPERMANFormerly Vice President of Security Products OCI at Oracle, Leon’s pr...
2022-07-2646 min
The Chris Michael Harris PodcastEP 348: How Will AI Actually Change the World? w/Leon KupermanLeon Kuperman is a Co-founder and CTO at CAST AI and formerly Vice President of Security Products OCI at Oracle. He has 20+ years of experience in product management, software design, development, and production deployment. Connect with Robert: https://cast.ai https://www.linkedin.com/in/itexecutivecto/ Connect with me on: facebook.com/HeyCMH/ youtube.com/c/StartupU @HeyCMH 💻 Want to learn more about starting your business? Join my early-bird access at https://chrismichaelharris.com...
2022-07-2253 min
Out of Play AreaLeon Kuperman | CTO @ Cast.AI | Ep 36Episode 36 features Leon Kuperman, who gets his gamedev cred from text based Zork style adventures, and is a Co-founder and CTO at CAST AI. Formerly Vice President of Security Products OCI at Oracle, Leon’s professional experience spans across tech companies such as IBM, Truition, and HostedPCI. He founded and served as the CTO of Zenedge, an enterprise security company protecting large enterprises with a cloud WAF. Leon has 20+ years of experience in product management, software design, and development, all the way through to production deployment. He is an authority on cloud computing, web application security and Payment Card In...
2022-07-041h 28
Augmented OpsEpisode 85: Industrial Cloud InteroperabilityThis week on the podcast, (@AugmentedPod) we have Leon Kuperman, CTO of CAST.AI (@cast_ai) Futurist Trond Undheim hosts (@trondau), this is episode #85 of Season 2 and the topic is: Industrial Cloud Interoperability. In this conversation, we talk about cloud interoperability, whether it exists, why it's needed and what it could accomplish. We also get into the technical underpinnings, such as Carita, containerization and the outlook for public private and hybrid clouds as well as the vendors that supply advanced infrastructures.
Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the...
2022-06-2251 min
The YieldTake the Jump Into AI with Leon KupermanAs companies take the inevitable dip into cloud computing, there is always room for improvement. From computational waste, to monopolized cloud computing, Leon Kuperman joins Peter Kerr, CFA, on The Yield to show what the future of AI and the cloud has to offer, all we have to do is take the jump in development.
2022-06-1544 min
The Business Credit and Financing ShowHow to Start a Business on the Cloud Leon Kuperman is a co-founder and CTO at Cast.ai as a potential guest on your show. Cast.ai ensures developers focus on building great products instead of worrying about their cloud infrastructure. Combining instant AI-driven cloud optimization with Kubernetes, this is 1 platform that: cuts cloud bills in half, boosts the power of DevOps 10X, and guarantees business continuity by preventing downtime. Formerly a Vice President of Security Products OCI at Oracle, Leon's professional experience spans tech companies such as IBM, Tuition, and HostedPCI. He has 20+ years of experience in product management, software design, and develop...
2022-06-0832 min
BOSS-itSeason 3 - Episode 7: Ransomware attacks, innovation mistakes, & cyber security with Leon KupermanRansomware attacks, innovation mistakes, & cyber security - with Leon KupermanHear Leon’s personal story about the ransomware attack that struck when they were making between $750k-1m sales a day, the unorthodox ways he keeps his engineers happy, and the one innovation mistake that’s so common in the software industry. Listen to this BOSS-it episode now hosted by top M&A deal maker Mark Edwards. Contact Leon here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itexecutivecto/ & www.Cast.ai
2022-05-2347 min
Retail Corner: New Normal in Retail Technology & BusinessAI Powered Cloud Automation for eCommerce RetailersAre you an e-Commerce retailer? Before you settle for any cloud automation or looking for cloud cost optimization, listen to Leon Kuperman, an authority on cloud computing talks on following points with our host Carlos Diaz on Retail Corner Podcast.
What is the main value that AI brings to the table? I.e. why simple automation is not enough.
What are the problems in the cloud which require automation?
Why hasn't this been done earlier, was there a technology shift to enable it?
Top 3 tips for e-commerce retailers looking to adopt cloud automation.
What are the main tool c...
2022-05-1825 min
20MinuteLeadersEp812: Leon Kuperman | Chief Technology Officer, CAST.AILeon Kuperman is a co-founder and CTO at CAST AI. Formerly Vice President of Security Products OCI at Oracle, Leon’s professional experience spans tech companies such as IBM, Tuition, and HostedPCI. He has 20+ years of experience in product management, software design, and development, all through production deployment.
2022-05-1622 min
People First Leaders#149 How Entrepreneurs turn Pain into Profits with Leon KupermanEntrepreneurship and Career Transition - Doug and Leon spoke about how companies are wasting company money by not properly utilizing cloud operations which is an example of how entrepreneurs turn pain into profit.With the optimization of cloud operations and knowing how you can improve the usage of this it will help the system of a company.Learn more at https://cast.ai/Doug's business specializes in partnering with companies and non-profits to create value and capture cost savings without layoffs to fund growth and strengthen financial results. You c...
2022-05-1224 min
SaaS DistrictHow AI Powers Cloud Automation & Help To Reduce Cloud Costs with Leon Kuperman #177Leon 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...
2022-05-0634 min
PodRocketCAST AI with Leon KupermanLeon Kuperman, founder and CTO of CAST AI, talks with us about cost management issues, how CAST AI makes Kubernetes an autonomous platform, and the future of working in the cloud.
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2022-04-2831 min
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Strap on your BootsFuture Tech: How using Artificial Intelligence reduces wasted resources with Leon KupermanIn this episode of Future Tech, I speak to Co-founder and CTO, Leon Kuperman at Cast.ai. He is an authority on cloud computing, web application security and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), e-commerce, and web application architecture. We discuss how Artificial Intelligence could make the planet greener by saving countless kilowatt hours of electricity being wasted in datacenters around the world, among other interesting topics.
2022-04-0415 min
Tech Pro Unicorn PodcastEnterprise Security - Product Management - Cloud - App Dev vs. Off The Shelf - Leon KupermanSend us a textCo-founder and CTO at CAST AI. Formerly Vice President of Security Products OCI at Oracle, Leon’s professional experience spans across tech companies such as IBM, Truition, and HostedPCI. He founded and served as the CTO of Zenedge, an enterprise security company protecting large enterprises with a cloud WAF. Leon has 20+ years of experience in product management, software design, and development, all the way through to production deployment. He is an authority on cloud computing, web application security and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), e-commerce, and web application architecture.
2022-03-2553 min
IT Career EnergizerAn Engineering Mindset Is Crucial and Always Work On The Things You’re Passionate About with Leon KupermanIn this week’s show, Phil talks to Leon Kuperman, the co-founder and Chief Technical Officer of Cast AI. He has worked in technology for more than 20 years in roles that cover product management, software design & development though to production deployment. Leon talks about the value in fostering an engineering mind-set. He also discusses the importance of following our passions and how working on things we’re interested in can help us to be far more productive. KEY TAKEAWAYS: TOP CAREER TIP Developing an engineering mind-se...
2022-02-1434 min
Data Science at HomeArtificial Intelligence and Cloud Automation with Leon Kuperman from Cast.ai (Ep. 187)In this episode I speak about AI and cloud automation with Leon Kuperman, co-founder and CTO at CAST AI. Formerly Vice President of Security Products OCI at Oracle, Leon’s professional experience spans across tech companies such as IBM, Truition, and HostedPCI.
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2022-02-0840 min
Data Science at HomeArtificial Intelligence and Cloud Automation with Leon Kuperman from Cast.ai (Ep. 187)In this episode I speak about AI and cloud automation with Leon Kuperman, co-founder and CTO at CAST AI. Formerly Vice President of Security Products OCI at Oracle, Leon’s professional experience spans across tech companies such as IBM, Truition, and HostedPCI.Enjoy the episode! Chat with meJoin us on Discord community chat to discuss the show, suggest new episodes and chat with other listeners! Sponsored by Amethix TechnologiesAmethix use advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to build data platforms and...
2022-02-0840 min
Digital Transformation PodcastAI-Driven Cloud OptimizationLeon Kuperman discusses AI-driven cloud optimization and how organizations can reduce their cloud spending and boost their application development efforts. Leon is the co-founder and CTO of CAST.AI, a technology startup that combines AI with Kubernetes to provide savings and competitive advantage. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?
2022-01-2023 min
Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech LeadersS5 Bonus: Leon Kuperman, CAST.aiLeon Kuperman comes from an immigrant family, who migrated to North America in the late 70's. He was born in a city that is not part of the Ukraine, but grew up in Canada. So he was brought up in western society, but closely observed his parents and their immigrant background, grinding as entrepreneurs throughout Leon's life.He's a brown belt in Brazilian Jui Jitsu, and has been training for over 15 years. This consumes a lot of his time outside of tech. Funny enough though, when he was living in Seattle, he was a part of a...
2021-10-2844 min
Everyday MBAAI-Driven Cloud OptimizationLeon Kuperman discusses AI-driven cloud optimization and how organizations can reduce their cloud spending and boost their application development efforts. Leon is the co-founder and CTO of CAST.AI, a technology startup that combines AI with Kubernetes to provide savings and competitive advantage. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?
2021-10-0924 min
cloud2030Applying AI to Kubernetes Operations [Leon Kuperman, CAST AI]Detailed discussion about how to improve platform operations with Artificial Intelligence in general and how CAST AI does this for Kubernetes specifically. Leon Kuperman discusses additional benefits from being able to learn across a range of clouds and customers.
Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/OZIQK1DhTWC4G1ocLwVgbQzao8s
2021-05-0544 min
DiscoPosse PodcastEp 160 Cast.ai and Kubernetes Challenges with Leon Kuperman, CTO and Co-FounderLeon Kuperman is the CTO and Co-founder of Cast.ai. He's a Technology Executive with 20+ years of experience in product management, software design and development all the way through to production deployment.
Our conversation spans everything from the challenges of Kubernetes, multiocloud, K8s operations, Kubernetes on the cloud, building enterprise software, distributed teams, and a ton more. Lots of great lessons in here.
Check out Cast.ai at their website https://cast.ai/
You can spin up your own Cast.ai environment easily there and please do give it a try!
2021-03-261h 14
Robohub Podcastep.242: CUJO – Smart Firewall for Cybersecurity, with Leon Kuperman
In this episode, MeiXing Dong talks with Leon Kuperman, CTO of CUJO, about cybersecurity threats and how to guard against them. They discuss how CUJO, a smart hardware firewall, helps protect the home against online threats.
2017-09-0400 min
Charles TendellA Guard Dog With New Tricks for Your Home #iot #CyberSecurity With Leon @zenkup of @cujounitedTechnology is moving so fast that by the end of 2017 there is no telling what we will be connecting to the internet. But as new devices come online new products emerge to help secure them in the consumer market. Charles Talks with Cujo CTO Leon Kuperman about the newest dog on the block.
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2017-03-0248 min