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329: The impact of AI on ASPM (with ArmorCode's Mark Lambert)
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328: What you should know about Shai-Hulud and its impact on npm (with Chainguard's Dan Lorenc)
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327: Failure is a key part of AI experimentation (with Planview's Alan Manuel)
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326: Using AI to modernize legacy code (with R Systems' Neeraj Abhyankar)
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325: The impact of AI on digital transformation (with Google's Andi Gutmans)
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324: QA management in an AI world (with Sembi's Judy Bossi)
In this episode, Dave interviews Judy Bossi, VP of product management at Sembi, about the importance of QA in AI integration.They discuss: Predictions for how QA will evolve alongside AIEnsuring executives see the business value in QAThe challenges in ensuring security and safety when integrating AI into the software development life cycle
323: AI agents need transparency and trust to be successful (with Creatio's Burley Kawasaki)
In this episode, Dave interviews Burley Kawasaki, global VP of product marketing and strategy at no-code CRM platform Creatio.They discuss: The cautious adoption of AI in the workplace due to trust issuesThe need for transparency and visibility into AI decision-making processesHow to balance innovation with security and compliance
322: What to consider before selecting AI tooling (with Instabase's Anant Bhardwaj)
In this episode, Jenna interviews Anant Bhardwaj, CEO and founder of Instabase, about what factors to consider before purchasing an AI tool.They discuss:Why it's important to start with the problem you have and work backwardsMaking sure agentic AI fits in with the rest of the existing systemsPlanning for long-term use
321: Bridging the gap between AI tools and Kubernetes with kagent (with solo.io's Idit Levine)
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320: Creating a culture for AI experimentation (with LaunchDarkly's Jenn Wei)
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319: Rules and guardrails for AI coding assistants (with Continue's Brian Douglas)
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318: How developer advocacy fuels product growth (with DigitalOcean's Wade Wegner)
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317: Using HOPrS to verify that images and videos are real and unedited (with OpenOrigins' Manny Ahmed)
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