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hello everyone and welcome to another
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hello everyone and welcome to another
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hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the cloud show this time I
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episode of the cloud show this time I
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episode of the cloud show this time I have taken the show on the road for a
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have taken the show on the road for a
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have taken the show on the road for a recording over in Latin America in
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recording over in Latin America in
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recording over in Latin America in Guatemala to be specific where I took a
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Guatemala to be specific where I took a
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Guatemala to be specific where I took a look at the technology scene over there
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look at the technology scene over there
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look at the technology scene over there what it's like and uh I talk to a really
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what it's like and uh I talk to a really
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what it's like and uh I talk to a really good friend about what the cloud really
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good friend about what the cloud really
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good friend about what the cloud really means for a Latin American country so
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means for a Latin American country so
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means for a Latin American country so welcome to the cloud show and please
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welcome to the cloud show and please
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welcome to the cloud show and please welcome also the star of the show
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welcome also the star of the show
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welcome also the star of the show tonight Oscar Garcia k
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all right hello Oscar it is such a
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all right hello Oscar it is such a
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all right hello Oscar it is such a pleasure to sit here with you in
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pleasure to sit here with you in
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pleasure to sit here with you in Guatemala and talk about tech and the
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Guatemala and talk about tech and the
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Guatemala and talk about tech and the things that we really love to talk about
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things that we really love to talk about
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things that we really love to talk about absolutely all right so tell us first
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absolutely all right so tell us first
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absolutely all right so tell us first before we get into the like the whole
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before we get into the like the whole
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before we get into the like the whole cloud and what it means for for Latin
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cloud and what it means for for Latin
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cloud and what it means for for Latin America tell us just a little bit about
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America tell us just a little bit about
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America tell us just a little bit about yourself and and also a little bit about
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yourself and and also a little bit about
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yourself and and also a little bit about Al Global sure absolutely first of all
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Al Global sure absolutely first of all
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Al Global sure absolutely first of all thank you Magnus to be here with us it's
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thank you Magnus to be here with us it's
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thank you Magnus to be here with us it's uh it's such an exciting time you know
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uh it's such an exciting time you know
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uh it's such an exciting time you know talking about Cloud talking about
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talking about Cloud talking about
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talking about Cloud talking about technology and all the things that is
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technology and all the things that is
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technology and all the things that is happening how the world has been enabled
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happening how the world has been enabled
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happening how the world has been enabled in a different way and let me tell a
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in a different way and let me tell a
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in a different way and let me tell a little bit about you know who I am and
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little bit about you know who I am and
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little bit about you know who I am and what what the company does so I'm the
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what what the company does so I'm the
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what what the company does so I'm the CTO of M GL U you know managing the
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CTO of M GL U you know managing the
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CTO of M GL U you know managing the technology but also uh director of our
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technology but also uh director of our
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technology but also uh director of our one of our vertical which is technology
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one of our vertical which is technology
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one of our vertical which is technology Services which we provide services tech
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Services which we provide services tech
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Services which we provide services tech services to the whole world basically
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services to the whole world basically
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services to the whole world basically the whole world uh so Al Global you know
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the whole world uh so Al Global you know
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the whole world uh so Al Global you know it's it's a company based out of
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it's it's a company based out of
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it's it's a company based out of Guatemala we have foodprint all over the
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Guatemala we have foodprint all over the
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Guatemala we have foodprint all over the place and they're super super supportive
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place and they're super super supportive
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place and they're super super supportive of you know doing Tech which is
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of you know doing Tech which is
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of you know doing Tech which is absolutely fantastic and I think that's
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absolutely fantastic and I think that's
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absolutely fantastic and I think that's really cool because honestly I didn't
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really cool because honestly I didn't
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really cool because honestly I didn't know much about the Latin American or
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know much about the Latin American or
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know much about the Latin American or the specifically Guatemala Tech scene
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the specifically Guatemala Tech scene
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the specifically Guatemala Tech scene before I came here I had no idea but I'm
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before I came here I had no idea but I'm
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before I came here I had no idea but I'm so uh happy to to to visis you guys and
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so uh happy to to to visis you guys and
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so uh happy to to to visis you guys and see that you you have a lot going on and
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see that you you have a lot going on and
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see that you you have a lot going on and I believe that the um technology space
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I believe that the um technology space
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I believe that the um technology space and Technology Services is is a huge and
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and Technology Services is is a huge and
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and Technology Services is is a huge and growing and a very important uh economic
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growing and a very important uh economic
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growing and a very important uh economic uh movement in in Guatemala right it is
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uh movement in in Guatemala right it is
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uh movement in in Guatemala right it is it is and I'm telling you you know when
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it is and I'm telling you you know when
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it is and I'm telling you you know when we started this business you cannot
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we started this business you cannot
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we started this business you cannot start a business on technology and
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start a business on technology and
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start a business on technology and actually go to market thinking that you
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actually go to market thinking that you
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actually go to market thinking that you can just do it at own you got to do it
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can just do it at own you got to do it
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can just do it at own you got to do it with your people and the people have to
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with your people and the people have to
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with your people and the people have to have talent and there is something that
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have talent and there is something that
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have talent and there is something that we have here is talent and I'm telling
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we have here is talent and I'm telling
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we have here is talent and I'm telling you you started Centric meaning
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you you started Centric meaning
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you you started Centric meaning Guatemala but as we spread we can see
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Guatemala but as we spread we can see
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Guatemala but as we spread we can see the talian in Latin America that's why
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the talian in Latin America that's why
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the talian in Latin America that's why we are across you know all Latin
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we are across you know all Latin
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we are across you know all Latin American countries of course we're based
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American countries of course we're based
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American countries of course we're based out of here that's why we BN in that's
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out of here that's why we BN in that's
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out of here that's why we BN in that's my heart is doesn't mean that we cannot
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my heart is doesn't mean that we cannot
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my heart is doesn't mean that we cannot find Talent there and there is talent
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find Talent there and there is talent
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find Talent there and there is talent and I know there very very little U
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and I know there very very little U
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and I know there very very little U maybe words out there because you know
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maybe words out there because you know
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maybe words out there because you know mostly being in other places but we are
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mostly being in other places but we are
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mostly being in other places but we are upt to the challenge I I I've noticed
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upt to the challenge I I I've noticed
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upt to the challenge I I I've noticed because as since I've been here I've met
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because as since I've been here I've met
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because as since I've been here I've met some of your people and I know that they
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some of your people and I know that they
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some of your people and I know that they are they're mostly like other tech
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are they're mostly like other tech
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are they're mostly like other tech people that I've meet in Europe or or in
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people that I've meet in Europe or or in
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people that I've meet in Europe or or in the United States um similar kinds of
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the United States um similar kinds of
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the United States um similar kinds of people but of course coming from
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people but of course coming from
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people but of course coming from Guatemala so I I find that very very
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Guatemala so I I find that very very
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Guatemala so I I find that very very interesting and and and that change I
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interesting and and and that change I
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interesting and and and that change I mean um Guatemala has grown rapidly
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mean um Guatemala has grown rapidly
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mean um Guatemala has grown rapidly financially over reasonably short period
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financially over reasonably short period
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financially over reasonably short period of time your your your growth is is fast
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of time your your your growth is is fast
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of time your your your growth is is fast I'm from Old Europe right our our growth
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I'm from Old Europe right our our growth
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I'm from Old Europe right our our growth was decades ago we're not growing fast
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was decades ago we're not growing fast
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was decades ago we're not growing fast anymore right we we're done we're done
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anymore right we we're done we're done
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anymore right we we're done we're done with that but but uh countries like
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with that but but uh countries like
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with that but but uh countries like Guatemala are are kind of not catching
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Guatemala are are kind of not catching
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Guatemala are are kind of not catching up but you're you're trying to like get
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up but you're you're trying to like get
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up but you're you're trying to like get in the game and so tell us about the the
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in the game and so tell us about the the
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in the game and so tell us about the the the interesting thing about the cloud
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the interesting thing about the cloud
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the interesting thing about the cloud kind of what what has that meant for
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kind of what what has that meant for
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kind of what what has that meant for Guatemala and for the tech industry for
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Guatemala and for the tech industry for
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Guatemala and for the tech industry for uh like in in terms of enablement for
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uh like in in terms of enablement for
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uh like in in terms of enablement for you guys to to get into to get into the
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you guys to to get into to get into the
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you guys to to get into to get into the tech game sure let me let me tell you
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tech game sure let me let me tell you
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tech game sure let me let me tell you when they said you know um the cloud is
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when they said you know um the cloud is
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when they said you know um the cloud is the the world computer when the mention
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the the world computer when the mention
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the the world computer when the mention that sa said that I truly believe it and
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that sa said that I truly believe it and
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that sa said that I truly believe it and for us it meant enabling enables our
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for us it meant enabling enables our
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for us it meant enabling enables our people to show up the world because he
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people to show up the world because he
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people to show up the world because he created digital Bridges right and those
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created digital Bridges right and those
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created digital Bridges right and those digital Bridges like we have today right
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digital Bridges like we have today right
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digital Bridges like we have today right it goes from here to United States to
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it goes from here to United States to
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it goes from here to United States to Europe and to all the world it was
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Europe and to all the world it was
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Europe and to all the world it was really an En but there is an important
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really an En but there is an important
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really an En but there is an important piece into it that we needed to talk
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piece into it that we needed to talk
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piece into it that we needed to talk about so back in those days prior to the
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about so back in those days prior to the
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about so back in those days prior to the cloud what happens is that you have to
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cloud what happens is that you have to
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cloud what happens is that you have to procure a lot of Hardware you have
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procure a lot of Hardware you have
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procure a lot of Hardware you have access to expensive things correct right
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access to expensive things correct right
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access to expensive things correct right that makes it very difficult for high
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that makes it very difficult for high
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that makes it very difficult for high skill Engineers to get skill into into
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skill Engineers to get skill into into
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skill Engineers to get skill into into it and the reason why I'm saying that is
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it and the reason why I'm saying that is
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it and the reason why I'm saying that is because you need you need the the hard
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because you need you need the the hard
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because you need you need the the hard you need the metal to actually do the
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you need the metal to actually do the
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you need the metal to actually do the work that's right if you don't have
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work that's right if you don't have
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work that's right if you don't have access to it which only the the top tier
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access to it which only the the top tier
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access to it which only the the top tier countries had it right makes it
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countries had it right makes it
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countries had it right makes it difficult for engineers to actually grow
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difficult for engineers to actually grow
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difficult for engineers to actually grow but when the cloud came in and then you
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but when the cloud came in and then you
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but when the cloud came in and then you suddenly have access you know for a
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suddenly have access you know for a
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suddenly have access you know for a short period of time to test things and
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short period of time to test things and
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short period of time to test things and then you know this this provis the
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then you know this this provis the
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then you know this this provis the provisioning this stuff provisioning
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provisioning this stuff provisioning
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provisioning this stuff provisioning other things and get access to the
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other things and get access to the
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other things and get access to the world I I you can see the faces of the
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world I I you can see the faces of the
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world I I you can see the faces of the engineers just Bloom right because then
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engineers just Bloom right because then
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engineers just Bloom right because then that they can create they feel like man
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that they can create they feel like man
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that they can create they feel like man I finally we have with you know with all
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I finally we have with you know with all
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I finally we have with you know with all this new technology School Technology on
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this new technology School Technology on
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this new technology School Technology on the cloud access to things that it was
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the cloud access to things that it was
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the cloud access to things that it was not possible before and and on top of it
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not possible before and and on top of it
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not possible before and and on top of it not only for my market but actually to
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not only for my market but actually to
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not only for my market but actually to the world you see the reach of that I do
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the world you see the reach of that I do
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the world you see the reach of that I do I do indeed because the the thing is
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I do indeed because the the thing is
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I do indeed because the the thing is that I'm from that part of the world
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that I'm from that part of the world
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that I'm from that part of the world right I'm from Sweden we have been in in
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right I'm from Sweden we have been in in
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right I'm from Sweden we have been in in it and Tech since forever and always uh
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it and Tech since forever and always uh
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it and Tech since forever and always uh maybe in know fortunate to be in in one
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maybe in know fortunate to be in in one
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maybe in know fortunate to be in in one of the countries that have been leading
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of the countries that have been leading
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of the countries that have been leading is a strong word but definitely been in
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is a strong word but definitely been in
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is a strong word but definitely been in that game since since all times um back
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that game since since all times um back
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that game since since all times um back in those times that was not the case at
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in those times that was not the case at
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in those times that was not the case at all for Guatemala uh it was a different
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all for Guatemala uh it was a different
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all for Guatemala uh it was a different country I bet uh and and you guys have I
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country I bet uh and and you guys have I
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country I bet uh and and you guys have I mean you're rapidly growing into this
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mean you're rapidly growing into this
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mean you're rapidly growing into this and delivering services on par with
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and delivering services on par with
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and delivering services on par with everyone else in the world right that
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everyone else in the world right that
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everyone else in the world right that that is correct and once again I mean
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that is correct and once again I mean
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that is correct and once again I mean the cloud makes it makes really close
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the cloud makes it makes really close
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the cloud makes it makes really close that Gap right it's a most like just
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that Gap right it's a most like just
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that Gap right it's a most like just only compute as we see it today right
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only compute as we see it today right
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only compute as we see it today right it's really a digital Bridge yeah it's a
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it's really a digital Bridge yeah it's a
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it's really a digital Bridge yeah it's a really digital bridge and you know you
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really digital bridge and you know you
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really digital bridge and you know you you bloom into it um I think it's in a
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you bloom into it um I think it's in a
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you bloom into it um I think it's in a space that uh will remain and uh maybe
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space that uh will remain and uh maybe
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space that uh will remain and uh maybe you know we're talking about AI a lot
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you know we're talking about AI a lot
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you know we're talking about AI a lot but I think it's will not be enabled if
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but I think it's will not be enabled if
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but I think it's will not be enabled if we don't have the cloud and we not have
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we don't have the cloud and we not have
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we don't have the cloud and we not have the power that we see today if we don't
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the power that we see today if we don't
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the power that we see today if we don't have the cloud and then you know with
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have the cloud and then you know with
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have the cloud and then you know with all thei you still need that Engineers
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all thei you still need that Engineers
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all thei you still need that Engineers you still need a lot of hard work that
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you still need a lot of hard work that
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you still need a lot of hard work that you know other you don't have a cloud we
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you know other you don't have a cloud we
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you know other you don't have a cloud we W be able to deliver from here that's
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W be able to deliver from here that's
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W be able to deliver from here that's right right it's it's super important no
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right right it's it's super important no
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right right it's it's super important no you would not have been able to deliver
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you would not have been able to deliver
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you would not have been able to deliver that kind of services from here the
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that kind of services from here the
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that kind of services from here the cloud is is completely key there I I see
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cloud is is completely key there I I see
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cloud is is completely key there I I see that now it's that's it's really not
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that now it's that's it's really not
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that now it's that's it's really not something that I think about every day
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something that I think about every day
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something that I think about every day uh but it is it's a fascinating um angle
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uh but it is it's a fascinating um angle
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uh but it is it's a fascinating um angle on this here and so what are you seeing
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on this here and so what are you seeing
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on this here and so what are you seeing now in terms of of Trends from your I
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now in terms of of Trends from your I
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now in terms of of Trends from your I mean you have customers from around the
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mean you have customers from around the
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mean you have customers from around the world right what are the latest trends
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world right what are the latest trends
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world right what are the latest trends in in cloud and I suppose it's AI a lot
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in in cloud and I suppose it's AI a lot
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in in cloud and I suppose it's AI a lot I guess it is it is but you know what
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I guess it is it is but you know what
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I guess it is it is but you know what it's it's mostly first clean your house
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it's it's mostly first clean your house
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it's it's mostly first clean your house and clean your kitchen I would say if
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and clean your kitchen I would say if
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and clean your kitchen I would say if you I understand that yes and what we're
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you I understand that yes and what we're
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you I understand that yes and what we're doing really is really helping our
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doing really is really helping our
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doing really is really helping our customers right because in the
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customers right because in the
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customers right because in the day-to-day business um you you you focus
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day-to-day business um you you you focus
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day-to-day business um you you you focus on what you have to deliver right and
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on what you have to deliver right and
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on what you have to deliver right and what we do is all right you know what
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what we do is all right you know what
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what we do is all right you know what that heavy lifting that technical depth
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that heavy lifting that technical depth
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that heavy lifting that technical depth that is out there will take care of it
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that is out there will take care of it
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that is out there will take care of it so on the cloud right governance on the
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so on the cloud right governance on the
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so on the cloud right governance on the cloud right how do we how do we govern
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cloud right how do we how do we govern
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cloud right how do we how do we govern what's going into it how do we process
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what's going into it how do we process
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what's going into it how do we process those things on that engineering right
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those things on that engineering right
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those things on that engineering right or pipes is the pipes well constructed
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or pipes is the pipes well constructed
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or pipes is the pipes well constructed is the website well deployed right do we
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is the website well deployed right do we
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is the website well deployed right do we have are we using the right structure to
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have are we using the right structure to
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have are we using the right structure to make those those things easy and what we
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make those those things easy and what we
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make those those things easy and what we do is you can see ourselves you know and
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do is you can see ourselves you know and
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do is you can see ourselves you know and I will tell you know the majority of
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I will tell you know the majority of
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I will tell you know the majority of Latin Americans I really would like to
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Latin Americans I really would like to
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Latin Americans I really would like to speak of the whole Latin America let
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speak of the whole Latin America let
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speak of the whole Latin America let just how GL right that we are we are
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just how GL right that we are we are
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just how GL right that we are we are providing right support like you know
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providing right support like you know
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providing right support like you know Europe like United States where you got
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Europe like United States where you got
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Europe like United States where you got the market right there which we don't
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the market right there which we don't
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the market right there which we don't and it's nature nothing wrong with it
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and it's nature nothing wrong with it
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and it's nature nothing wrong with it the market is right there and you're
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the market is right there and you're
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the market is right there and you're focus on your Market you have to deliver
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focus on your Market you have to deliver
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focus on your Market you have to deliver from your Market what happened with it
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from your Market what happened with it
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from your Market what happened with it is that it creates that technical depbt
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is that it creates that technical depbt
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is that it creates that technical depbt that eventually you have to pay those
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that eventually you have to pay those
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that eventually you have to pay those interests right so we are the one who
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interests right so we are the one who
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interests right so we are the one who are helping you to to pay that debt in a
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are helping you to to pay that debt in a
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are helping you to to pay that debt in a good way because you know we got good
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good way because you know we got good
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good way because you know we got good good quality good cost which is
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good quality good cost which is
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good quality good cost which is important and also I would say most
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important and also I would say most
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important and also I would say most important is that the talent and the
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important is that the talent and the
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important is that the talent and the means which is the cloud to deliver that
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means which is the cloud to deliver that
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means which is the cloud to deliver that oh great so we're discovering all kinds
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oh great so we're discovering all kinds
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oh great so we're discovering all kinds of things about Latin America today have
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of things about Latin America today have
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of things about Latin America today have had some wonderful visits to the
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had some wonderful visits to the
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had some wonderful visits to the countryside as well I've sampled the
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countryside as well I've sampled the
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countryside as well I've sampled the food and now we've talked about
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food and now we've talked about
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food and now we've talked about technology as well listen I want to
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technology as well listen I want to
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technology as well listen I want to thank you uh for being on the cloud show
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thank you uh for being on the cloud show
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thank you uh for being on the cloud show today and sharing with with the audience
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today and sharing with with the audience
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today and sharing with with the audience uh about what what it's like to uh to be
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uh about what what it's like to uh to be
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uh about what what it's like to uh to be in in Tech uh in in Latin America thank
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in in Tech uh in in Latin America thank
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in in Tech uh in in Latin America thank you no thank you Magnus for for here for
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you no thank you Magnus for for here for
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you no thank you Magnus for for here for being here with us and you know have
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being here with us and you know have
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being here with us and you know have have this space and uh looking forward
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have this space and uh looking forward
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have this space and uh looking forward to have many many times on the team in
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to have many many times on the team in
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to have many many times on the team in Europe you're welcome to come here
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Europe you're welcome to come here
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Europe you're welcome to come here absolutely my friend so thank you
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absolutely my friend so thank you
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absolutely my friend so thank you audience and uh we'll see you next time