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ASF vs. CNCF and where your open-source project should go - Episode 107

June 10, 2021 0:17:44 12.88 MB Downloads: 0

In today's podcast episode, we talked about what is the best place to put your open-source project: the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) or the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) and what really are the differences between the two. Here to talk with us today is Randy Abernethy, a managing partner at RX-M, a cloud-native training and consulting firm. 

The future of in-person conferences - Episode 106

June 08, 2021 0:15:06 10.98 MB Downloads: 0

In today's podcast episode, we talked about the future of in-person conferences and training (something that the software industry relied on heavily before the pandemic).  During the pandemic, much was to be learned from the massive growth of online conferences which allowed for more attendees and this will shape how in-person conferences happen moving forward. Joining us is Allie Magyar, the founder and CEO of the company Hubb that helps conference and meeting professionals plan and manage their onsite and online events from start to finish. 

How text summarization works using NLP - Episode 105

June 01, 2021 0:14:40 10.67 MB Downloads: 0

In today's episode, we talk about text summarization which uses natural language processing to take a bunch of text and narrow it down to a key summary.To find out more about how the models work and what use cases they're best for, we have Dr. Alex Fabbri, who has led research into text summarization at Yale University and previously interned at Facebook AI and AWS AI. 

The EU's proposed AI regulations and what that means for U.S. businesses - Episode 104

May 25, 2021 0:23:14 16.84 MB Downloads: 0

In this episode, we talk to Julia Reinhardt, a Mozilla fellow as well as an expert in AI governance and privacy, about the European Union's proposed legislation on AI regulation. Reinhardt talks about the details of the legislation, what this will mean for US businesses and consumers, and other EU technology regulations on the horizon. 

Great performance equals an SEO boost in Google's upcoming Core Web Vitals - Episode 103

May 18, 2021 0:09:56 7.26 MB Downloads: 0

This June, Google is going to release Core Web Vitals, which will capture performance data and boost SEO impact of an application if it meets a certain performance threshold. The 3 metrics that Google is focusing on are web loading performance, first input delay and layout stability. We talked about each of these components and more with Patrick Meenan, an engineering fellow at Catchpoint. 

Making AI more accessible to developers with OctoML CEO Luis Ceze - Episode 102

May 11, 2021 0:17:06 12.42 MB Downloads: 0

In this week's episode we spoke with Luis Ceze, professor at the University of Washington, co-creator of the Apache TVM project, and co-founder and CEO of OctoML. He spoke about how open source projects like Apache TVM make AI and machine learning more accessible to developers, as well as the foundations that need to be in place to increase AI adoption. 

Why are we training ML models wrong and how can feature stores help? - Episode 101

May 04, 2021 0:19:04 13.84 MB Downloads: 0

In this week's episode, we talk about the problem of data leakage, which occurs when data scientists feed data that did not exist during the time of a past event to machine learning models. Monte Zweben, CEO of Splice Machine talks about how feature stores can help with this issue by validating when a data set actually occurred and then correcting these point-in-time consistency issues.

Security in 2021 - Episode 100

April 27, 2021 0:15:46 11.46 MB Downloads: 0

We talk all things security with Jeff Williams, co-founder of OWASP and CTO and co-founder of Contrast Security. Williams talks about what went wrong with SolarWinds last year, how President Biden's administration is looking to address the ongoing cybersecurity issue, and Contrast's latest open-source security report. 

Commitments to digital transformation are high but IT is often unsure where to start - Episode 99

April 20, 2021 0:14:50 10.79 MB Downloads: 0

In this week’s podcast episode, we talk about The Digital Transformation Progress Report in which Digital.ai surveyed 600 IT pros to get a sense of where they are in their digital transformations.We spoke to Derek Langone, the president of Digital.ai to find out more about the key takeaways from the report.

Developers look to online learning options for upskilling - Episode 98

April 13, 2021 0:18:04 13.12 MB Downloads: 0

In this week's episode, we spoke with Don Jones, Head of Developer Skills at Pluralsight, about how developers can improve their skills through online learning options. Pluralsight is also hosting #FreeApril and is making most of their skills platform available for free throughout the month of April. Visit pluralsight.com for more information. 

Adopting an Agile mindset during the pandemic - Episode 97

April 06, 2021 0:16:16 11.82 MB Downloads: 0

This week we talk to Emilia Breton, a mom of two and a Scrum Alliance Certified Agile Coach, about how she adopted an Agile mindset with her family to respond to the pandemic and adjust to the realities of work from home life. 

Open-source meets DevSecOps with Checkmarx's Stephen Gates - Episode 96

March 30, 2021 0:15:01 10.93 MB Downloads: 0

In today’s podcast, we talked about the use of open-source technology in DevSecOps and what the pros and cons of implementing it in security strategies are with Stephen Gates, a security evangelist and senior solutions specialist at Checkmarx.Also, be sure to listen to our other podcast episode where Stephen Gates provides great insights on All about KICS, the open source solution for static code analysis of Infrastructure as Code - Episode 92

Embedded Analytics with Logi Analytics' Charles Caldwell - Episode 94

March 23, 2021 0:19:54 14.44 MB Downloads: 0

In this week's episode, we spoke with Charles Caldwell, VP of Product Management at Logi Analytics, about embedded analytics, how companies can use it to gain more insights, and some example use cases. 

What the Dev(Ops)? - A new DevOps assessment model from the DevOps Institute - Episode 93

March 18, 2021 0:15:43 11.43 MB Downloads: 0

In this episode, we talked about how organizations can assess their DevOps efforts together with Jayne Groll, the CEO of the DevOps Institute, which recently rolled out a crowd-sourced assessment of DevOps  capabilities. As DevOps has become an enterprise objective and an enterprise program, the ability to understand the capabilities of the team and the entire enterprise was essential to understand where you are, where you're going and have you gotten there.  

All about KICS, the open source solution for static code analysis of Infrastructure as Code - Episode 92

March 16, 2021 0:21:22 15.49 MB Downloads: 0

In today’s podcast, we talked about KICS, which is an open-source project for securing infrastructure as code together with Stephen Gates, a security evangelist and senior solutions specialist at Checkmarx, the company driving the effort. We talk about why infrastructure as code has seen a tremendous rise and about the origins of the KICS project.