The Value Props Podcast explores how technology leaders build, secure, and scale modern businesses. Hosted by Waleed, CEO of CloudPSO, the show features conversations with founders, CEOs, and industry experts across cybersecurity, cloud, AI, and enterprise technology.
Each episode breaks down real-world challenges, emerging risks, and practical solutions that matter to decision-makers. From security and compliance to innovation and growth, Value Props focuses on the ideas, strategies, and value propositions shaping today’s digital organizations.
A podcast for CEOs, CTOs, CIOs, and leaders who want clarity, insight, and actionable perspective.
Most MSPs sound like the perfect partner… until you start working with them.
Fast response times, detailed reports, constant support.
On paper, everything looks right. In reality, the problems keep coming back, and the strategy never shows up.
In this episode, Walid Elemary and Usman Khalid break down why MSPs overpromise, what those metrics actually hide, and how to tell if you’re working with a support vendor or a real strategic partner.
If your business depends on IT, this is a conversation you don’t want to ignore.
8 Apr 2026
Your MSP Is Probably Overpromising Here Is How To Tell In 2026
If you are hiring a Managed Service Provider in 2026 the expectations have completely changed since 2016. CEOs CFOs and IT leaders are no longer satisfied with uptime alone. They now expect security built-in compliance handled AI-assisted intelligence and strategic alignment with business risks.
In this episode we sit down with Walid CEO of Cloudpso to break down the evolving landscape of MSPs. We cover what modern buyers expect how traditional reactive MSP models fail today and how to identify if your MSP is truly modern.
Topics discussed include:
Why the MSP you relied on in 2016 may not protect you today
Security compliance and AI as foundational requirements
How downtime impacts global teams and business risk
The importance of tested backups and disaster recovery
Compliance and customer-driven IT requirements
How AI can assist without replacing human judgment
What a modern MSP looks like in 2026
Cloudpso helps organizations transform their IT operations with services including cloud management cybersecurity compliance support AI-assisted IT operations and risk management.
Learn more about our services and how we help businesses thrive in 2026 by visiting www.cloudpso.com (http://www.cloudpso.com)
19 Feb 2026
Is Automation Solving Your Problems or Revealing Them?
What If Automation Is Exposing Your Chaos
Live Video Description:
What if automation does not fix chaos. What if it exposes it.
As companies grow, complexity increases. More clients. More team members. More moving parts. The default reaction is to introduce more tools and more automation, assuming structure will follow.
But automation without clarity only scales confusion.
In this live LinkedIn session of Value Props, Walid Elemary, CEO of Cloudpso, joins us for a direct conversation on what really happens when scaling operations, sales, and internal systems.
This is not a technical breakdown of software. It is a leadership discussion on clarity, decision making, and operational maturity.
We will explore:
• Why automation can amplify underlying problems.
• How defining what good looks like changes everything.
• The leadership shifts required before and after systems are introduced.
• A practical test every founder should run before automating anything.
If you are building, scaling, or restructuring your organization, this live conversation will challenge how you think about tools and growth.
10 Feb 2026
Why Identity Governance Is the Missing Link in Cybersecurity
In this episode of the Value Proposition Podcast, host Walid, CEO of Cloudpso, sits down with Garret Grajek, CEO of YouAttest, to explore why identity governance has become one of the biggest blind spots in modern cybersecurity.
Garret shares how organizations are still relying on outdated, manual access reviews, leaving behind orphan accounts, privilege creep, and serious compliance risks. The conversation dives into how automation and AI are transforming identity auditing, reducing security gaps, and helping enterprises strengthen their governance posture.
A must-listen for CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, and security leaders looking to understand who really has access to what inside their organization.
📍 Learn how Cloudpso helps enterprises address identity governance at scale: https://cloudpso.com/iga-requirement/ (https://cloudpso.com/iga-requirement/)
26 Jan 2026
Why do software projects still struggle even after hiring good engineers?
In this episode of The Value Props Podcast, we break down one of the most common and costly misconceptions in software development: that strong engineers alone are enough to guarantee success.
We talk about:
Why leadership involvement still matters
Where clarity breaks down between vision and execution
How assumptions quietly derail software projects
The role CEOs and founders play beyond hiring the right people
This isn’t about micromanagement.
It’s about presence, clarity, and ownership at the right moments.
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