Speaking in Tech

Speaking in Tech #239: Drive

This week our Podcast Idols Peter Smallbone and Melissa Gurney join Greg and Ed to talk Black Friday, auto shopping, Android encryption and the big AWS show.

The details…

(0:00) Peter and Melissa assimilate into the podcast
(1:35) Raving and Black Friday
(8:58) Car shopping and retiring Big Data
(17:20) Limitations of Android encryption
(26:44) Google DeepMind invades the NHS
(34:02) DNA testing kits: Finding out you’re from Azerbaijan
(40:36) Sneak peek into AWS re:Invent: PostgreSQL
(44:44) Private Cloud mentions at AWS re:Invent?

Direct download: SiT239.mp3
Category:Technology -- posted at: 8:17am EDT

Speaking in Tech #238 - Loser

This week Greg and Ed are joined by Podcast Idol loser Josh Atwell as they dive into VMware’s new podcast, social hour in the valley, Slack, Life Lock and fall out for the tech industry from the US Presidential election.

The Details…

(0:00) Podcast Idol loser, Josh Atwell
(2:52) VMware’s new SciFi podcast
(7:57) Windows 10 redux
(11:28) Thursday night at the Rosewood Inn
(12:07) Slacking with Melissa and Peter
(16:54) LifeLock gets snapped up by Symantec
(22:40) Post election echo chamber and fake news
(28:00) Implications for tech industry in US
(32:35) Apple kills the AirPort
(39:35) Laptop sizes matter
(41:16) Developer advocacy and revenue

Direct download: SiT238.mp3
Category:Technology -- posted at: 4:55pm EDT

Speaking in Tech #237 - Podcast Idol Results

This week is the BIG Podcast Idol results show as Greg and Ed review each of the candidates to be the next Speaking in Tech podcast co-host. The podcast duo also discuss touch screen laptops from Microsoft and Acer.

The details...

0:00 - Surface Pro 4 quick review: Great hardware can’t save Windows
3:35 - Acer Chromebook r13 quick review: A little big for a convertible
7:45 - Podcast Idol results
9:00 - Role of diversity in tech podcasts
12:11 - The countdown of Podcast Idols #10-#3
20:04 - The final 3
32:10 - And the winner is…
41:00 - Conflict sells

Direct download: SiT237.mp3
Category:Technology -- posted at: 12:15am EDT

Speaking in Tech #236 - Dongled

This week, Greg and Ed are joined by Brian Gracely of Red Hat to discuss KubeCon, Azure, NetSuite and personal laptops. Reminder: Podcast Idol voting begins today!

The details…

(0:00) Gracely wearing a Red Hat
(4:54) Krispy Kreme Challenge update
(8:20) Podcast Idol voting starts
(11:25) KubeCon report
(15:52) The corporate momentum behind Kubernetes
(19:53) Azure to support Kubernetes and other orchestrators
(25:14) DockerCon vs KubeCon
(27:44) World Series blues
(30:22) Lizard vs snakes
(32:57) Larry snags NetSuite
(35:17) Cisco leaking
(36:14) Tim Cook is dongle crazy
(42:45) Decisions: Acer R 13 Chromebook or Surface Pro 4

 

 

Direct download: SiT236.mp3
Category:Technology -- posted at: 6:50pm EDT

Speaking in Tech #235 - ESC

This week Ed Saipetch returns with Greg Knieriemen to discuss Dell EMC World and OpenStack conferences as well as news from CenturyLink, Microsoft and Apple. Melissa Gurney has a field report with game developer Greg Heath of Motiga Games to discuss Gigantic.

The details…

(1:00) Eddie in Lederhosen
(3:13) Dell EMC World recap
(7:50) Word from Sarah
(8:40) Podcast Idol mop up
(9:50) US Elections
(13:15) OpenStack Barcelona recap
(20:40) CenturyLink to make big buy of Level 3
(24:54) Microsoft open sources cloud rack and it’s not hyper-converged
(29:50) Open Compute Project progress
(31:15) Will cloud companies build their own gear?
(33:54) Apple’s Touch Bar vs Microsoft’s Surface Dial
(39:45) USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 nightmare
(46:17) Melissa Gurney’s field report with Greg Heath
(48:16) Complexities of game programming
(50:03) Motiga acquired by Perfect World
(53:10) Gigantic goes BIG

 

 

 

 

 

Direct download: SiT235.mp3
Category:Technology -- posted at: 12:34pm EDT

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