Linus Torvalds was approached by NSA for backdoor in Linux - Nils Torvalds (father of Linus) TFiR 2013-11-20 | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get such interviews in your inbox: tfir.io/tfir-daily-newsletter
Tetrate fortifies U.S. Air Force cybersecurity, partners with Bloomberg on AI Gateways TFiR 2024-10-21 | Guest: Varun Talwar (LinkedIn)Company: Tetrate (Twitter)Show: Let’s TalkTetrate is driving new solutions as its influence in cloud-native security and AI infrastructure grows, highlighted by key partnerships including the U.S. Air Force and Bloomberg. In this episode, Varun Talwar, Co-Founder of Tetrate, discusses their work with the US Air Force on service mesh for Platform One, focusing on security and resource optimization through ambient mode. Talwar also covers the use of Open Security Controls Assessment Language (OSCAL) for continuous compliance and their partnership with Bloomberg to enhance Envoy with AI Gateway for handling LLM traffic and simplifying AI integration.
Akamai’s roadmap for the Gecko initiative | Billy Thompson TFiR 2024-10-21 | In this clip, Billy Thompson, Cloud Engineering Manager at Akamai, outlines the company’s roadmap for their Gecko initiative, highlighting three phases of deployment. He tells us that they initially aim to have 100-Gecko-enabled sites by the year's end that customers can quickly deploy VMs on. Next, they plan to introduce Kubernetes-based container support at these locations. He shares what they have planned for the third phase of the initiative, emphasizing their multi-cloud approach and commitment to scalability without vendor lock-in.
Why choose open source as a collaborative model | Ann Schlemmer, Percona TFiR 2024-10-21 | In this video, Ann Schlemmer, CEO of Percona, discusses the widespread adoption of open source globally, citing statistics that show 95% of companies utilize it. Schlemmer discusses the benefits of open source including reaching a broader audience and fostering innovation beyond internal capabilities.Schlemmer talks about how open source enables companies to be both competitors and collaborators, providing a rich environment for growth and community engagement.
IBM’s strategies to attract younger generations to mainframe technology TFiR 2024-10-18 | In this clip, Elizabeth Joseph, Head of Open Source Program Office at IBM Z, explains how IBM attracts younger generations to mainframe technology, with a focus on training and skills development. She highlights the Open Mainframe Project's COBOL course, which aims to raise awareness of mainframe technologies and provide practical training to students and apprentices.
Lineaje’s collaborations with Government and Public Sector entities | Nick Mistry, Lineaje TFiR 2024-10-18 | In this clip, Nick Mistry, SVP and CISO at Lineaje, highlights the company’s participation in various working groups such as CISA, NIST, and MITRE, focusing on initiatives like Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) and AI security frameworks. He emphasizes their contributions to enhancing security across different domains.
Lofts DevPod addresses resource provisioning challenges, with a focus on GPU usage TFiR 2024-10-17 | DevPod is an open-source platform offering a flexible alternative to GitHub Codespaces, enabling developers to create and manage workspaces either in the cloud or locally. In this episode, Hrittik Roy, Platform Advocate at Loft Labs, discusses how DevPod solves resource provisioning challenges, particularly for GPU usage, its rapidly expanding community, and how it simplifies developer workflows while reducing complexity and operational costs. Reflecting on DevPod's reception at the recently held Open Source Summit in Vienna, Roy notes, “A lot of attendees were curious about how they could use DevPod in their organization because the problems which we solve are something which a lot of developers face.”
Linus Torvalds on the kernel, GenAI, EVs, programming languages and more… TFiR 2024-10-17 | Linus Torvalds, the creator and maintainer of the Linux kernel, joined me at the recent Open Source Summit in Vienna for an insightful conversation covering a wide range of topics. He discussed his ongoing role in the Linux kernel’s development, emphasizing his focus on merging and maintaining stability. Torvalds pointed out a significant shift in the open-source community, where development is now driven more by large companies with specific needs than by individual contributors. This change, he said, has resulted in a more structured and hierarchical approach to development. Torvalds also highlighted the importance of security, criticizing long embargoes on hardware security issues. He expressed skepticism about the current AI hype, preferring to focus on practical applications. When it came to programming languages, Torvalds also mentioned his preference for C over Rust and his dislike for synchronous meetings, opting for asynchronous communication via email. He wrapped up by expressing his continued interest in the intersection of hardware and software development.
SIOS Technology teams up with Nutanix to deliver enhanced HA/DR solutions TFiR 2024-10-16 | SIOS Technology, a provider of high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) software designed to help businesses prevent downtime and data loss, has recently integrated its solutions with Nutanix’s hyper-converged infrastructure to offer enhanced protection. In this episode, Harry Aujla, Partner Alliances Director at SIOS Technology, discusses the company’s solutions, its partnership with Nutanix, and the advantages this brings to industries like healthcare and finance. On discussing the Nutanix integration, Aujla says, “Our solutions not only offer enhanced flexibility for configuring high availability environments, but also allow customers to tailor their setups to meet specific needs.”
Use cases and benefits of harnessing AI in the mainframe landscape TFiR 2024-10-16 | In this clip, Joe Winchester, Senior Technical Staff Member of the Open Mainframe Project (OMP) Zowe, discusses AI in the mainframe landscape. He highlights fraud detection as a notable use case, explaining how mainframes process transactions from credit card swipes through multiple systems. He talks about the benefits of AI models trained to detect fraudulent transactions, that are deployed directly on the mainframe's processor. He underscores the unique capabilities of mainframes in handling AI-based tasks.
Using AI to improve and enhance software quality with SmartBear TFiR 2024-10-15 | SmartBear aims to revolutionize software quality by incorporating AI technologies into its product offerings, which include tools for API lifecycle management, application testing, and performance monitoring.“The purpose of SmartBear as a company is to revolutionize software quality,” says Dan Faulkner, Chief Product and Technology Officer at SmartBear. “Our mission is all about improving and enhancing software quality. We think that's a persistent, global, horizontal challenge, and that's what we're all about.” Faulkner discusses the shift toward generative AI (GenAI) to boost non-developer testers' productivity, reduce developer workload, and enhance testing capabilities in areas like visual regression, mobile applications, and API contract testing. Faulkner also outlinesSmartBear's roadmap for integrating AI into future testing and documentation processes. Faulkner says, “We think there's a whole new realm of productivity that GenAI opens up in the testing space.”
AWS moves its OpenSearch service under Linux Foundation umbrella | Mukul Karnik TFiR 2024-10-14 | AWS’s search services have evolved through innovations like Amazon OpenSearch Service and Cloud Search, fostering improved scalability, performance, and community engagement. In this show, Mukul Karnik, GM of Search Services at Amazon Web Services (AWS), discusses the evolution of search services at AWS, along with OpenSearch’s transition to the Linux Foundation and its expanding contributor community. Karnik also highlights the integration of generative AI (GenAI) tools and outlines the 2024-2025 roadmap, emphasizing upcoming innovations in search and the benefits of open-source development.
Factors influencing the adoption of code assistants | Saurabh Gupta, Qarik TFiR 2024-10-14 | In this video, Saurabh Gupta, Director of Industry Solutions at Qarik, discusses the factors influencing the adoption of code assistants, emphasizing that code assistants tackle well-defined logic problems, allowing rapid model improvement via testing and correction. Executives considering adoption should evaluate potential impacts on code quality, productivity gains, and the availability of skilled developers. He explains that the choice between a general-purpose or specialized coding assistant depends on the problem domain's specifics, impacting decisions on costs, licensing, and adoption strategy.
Diagrid’s Catalyst simplifies the complexities of building distributed microservices applications TFiR 2024-10-10 | Diagrid is a company focussed on app developers building modern, distributed microservices applications. They recently announced the beta release of Catalyst, a new offering designed to simplify the complexities of building distributed microservices applications. Catalyst is based on the open source Dapr (Distributed Application Runtime) project and provides APIs for service discovery, invocation, and workflow coordination, hosted as a service. It allows developers to build applications on various platforms, including Kubernetes, serverless, and container-based environments. Catalyst reduces the total cost of building microservices, abstracts infrastructure complexities, and simplifies development workflows. Mark Fussell, CEO of Diagrid, says, “Catalyst lowers the total cost of building microservices solutions yet with the flexibility of choice, of changing infrastructure services and enabling faster time to market, all based on the Dapr project.”The roadmap of Catalyst includes integrating new APIs, enhancing security, and achieving general availability for production use.
Collaboration is key to addressing OpenTelemetry support for mainframes | Rüdiger Schulze TFiR 2024-10-10 | In this clip, Rudiger Schulze, Senior Technical Staff Member, Observability and OpenTelemetry for IBM Z and LinuxONE at IBM, tells us that collaboration with the OpenTelemetry open-source community has recently begun, focusing on supporting OpenTelemetry on Linux for mainframes. They have established a Special Interest Group (SIG) to address OpenTelemetry support for mainframes. He shares the findings from a recent survey that indicated growing interest among users in learning how to use OpenTelemetry with mainframes.
Akamai simplifies and accelerates API discovery and protection with its new connector | Stas Neyman TFiR 2024-10-09 | API security is no longer optional—it’s a necessity. As APIs continue to drive digital transformation, the risks associated with unsecured APIs will only grow. Akamai Technologies recently announced a new native connector between Akamai API Security and Akamai Connected Cloud to simplify and accelerate the discovery and protection of APIs by enabling customers to send a copy of their Akamai Connected Cloud traffic directly to API Security for analysis and to rapidly block attacks.In this episode of Let's Talk, Stas Neyman, Director of Product Marketing at Akamai, discusses the growing importance of API security and how Akamai is strengthening its portfolio, focusing on the newly launched native connector for API traffic analysis. Neyman explains how the native connector simplifies API traffic analysis, offering zero-cost deployment and rapid response capabilities. The integration aims to bridge the gap between developers and security teams, providing full visibility and actionable insights without additional costs.
Power of synthetic data in energy transition: Insights from OpenSynth project TFiR 2024-10-09 | The OpenSynth project, powered by Centre for Net Zero and LF Energy, aims to accelerate the energy transition by creating realistic synthetic smart meter data to help address privacy concerns and improve decision-making in energy system planning. In this show, Gareth Jones, Chief Operating Officer at Centre for Net Zero, discusses the key focuses of the OpenSynth project and how it is addressing privacy concerns, the release of the Faraday algorithm’s source code to the community, and the project’s plans for the future. Jones says that by generating, sharing, and utilizing synthetic data, we can accelerate research efforts and help people better understand future energy systems, enabling more informed decision-making.
Importance of determining the right level of data protection | SIOS Technology TFiR 2024-10-09 | In this clip, Margaret Hoagland, VP of Global Sales and Marketing at SIOS Technology, discusses the importance of determining the level of protection needed for applications and databases to avoid downtime. Hoagland highlights the importance of considering downtime's impact on IT teams, systems, and business processes when determining appropriate availability protection levels, as companies often underestimate the repercussions of interruptions, even for less critical applications.
CAST AI’s new solution takes the lead in Kubernetes security with automated, real-time fixes TFiR 2024-10-08 | CAST AI aims to streamline cloud operations by automating resource management, reducing costs, and enhancing the performance of applications through AI technology. In this episode, Laurent Gil, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at CAST AI, discusses the company's evolution from automating DevOps tasks for Kubernetes to focusing on application performance optimization and cost reduction. Gil also talks about their new cybersecurity product that automates Kubernetes Security Posture Management (KSPM).Gil explains that what sets CAST AI's solution apart from other Kubernetes security offerings is its ability to not only identify issues but also fix them automatically. While it includes monitoring to detect vulnerabilities like other security solutions, the key difference is that by the time the issues are flagged, they’ve already been resolved. “We identify all the vulnerabilities and issues you may have, but the big difference is that by the time you see them, they have already been fixed,” says Gil.
Advice for founders on the open source vs. proprietary dilemma | Ann Schlemmer, Percona TFiR 2024-10-07 | In this video, Ann Schlemmer, CEO of Percona, discusses the impact of recent developments on companies deciding between open source and proprietary models. Schlemmer expresses concern about companies who switch to proprietary which can erode the community’s trust from changing licenses.Schlemmer shares advice for founders, highlighting the importance of being transparent with the community about licensing intentions to maintain trust and avoid negative repercussions.
Akamai’s use cases to simplify edge computing for developers | Billy Thompson TFiR 2024-10-07 | In this clip, Billy Thompson, Cloud Engineering Manager at Akamai, discusses the impact of edge computing on developer workflows compared to traditional data centers and public clouds. He talks about Akamai’s goal to make edge computing more accessible, providing examples of edge use cases such as financial transactions and AI inferencing. He highlights the importance of minimizing latency and the evolving expectations for rapid data processing.
The benefits of mainframes in the Linux ecosystem TFiR 2024-10-04 | In this clip, Elizabeth Joseph, Head of Open Source Program Office at IBM Z, highlights sustainability as a key benefit the Linux world enjoys from mainframe work, particularly through workload consolidation. She also shares her personal journey into mainframes, driven by a curiosity for different architectures and the enduring relevance of mainframe technology.
Progress and challenges in the cybersecurity space | Nick Mistry, Lineaje TFiR 2024-10-04 | In this clip, Nick Mistry, SVP and CISO at Lineaje, shares his views on the progress in the cybersecurity field. While he acknowledges the significant advancements that have been made, he recognizes the ongoing challenges. He highlights the need for better integration of point solutions and Lineaje's focus on achieving this.
Meet Madelyn Olson, the force behind Redis fork Valkey TFiR 2024-10-03 | Earlier this year, when Redis changed its license—a pattern seen with companies like HashiCorp—the open-source community responded swiftly by launching Valkey, a vendor-neutral open-source project designed as a drop-in replacement for Redis. The project is backed by heavyweight hyperscalers like AWS and hosted by the Linux Foundation, one of the largest open-source foundations in the world. Although Valkey is a community-driven project, it was Madelyn Olson, a long-term contributor to Redis and a Principal Engineer at AWS, who initiated the fork. I had the chance to speak with Olson at the recent Open Source Summit to talk about her involvement with open source, how Valkey came into existence and the open-source-friendly culture at AWS, which empowers developers to contribute to open source with ease.Olson shared her journey with Redis, beginning in 2018,, where she focused on improving TLS and security features. She became a maintainer in 2020 but stepped away after the project went non-open source. In 2024, Olsen played a key role in creating Valkey (a fork of Redis), driven by the support of an active community and corporate sponsors such as Google, Ericsson, Huawei, and Tencent.The project is moving rapidly. Valkey 8.0 has already been released, boasting 3x multi-threaded performance improvements and 20% better memory efficiency. Future enhancements include native JSON support and vector similarity search.
StarTree demos new Grafana integration for real-time analytics TFiR 2024-10-02 | StarTree, the cloud-based real-time analytics company, has introduced a new integration with Grafana, allowing users to run real-time analytics using Prometheus query language (PromQL)-compatible queries. In this show, Peter Corless, Director of Product Marketing at StarTree, talks about the open source roots of StarTree with Apache Pinot at the heart of everything that the company builds around real-time data analytics.Corless highlights the benefits of StarTree Cloud, including its scalability and cost efficiency, and how the free tier offering, which includes 100 gigabytes of storage, enables users to collaborate on projects and prototype real-time analytics without any upfront costs. Corless says, “It's more than just an integration with Grafana. We're talking about a whole new platform — a new way to be able to performantly and affordably scale your operations with StarTree, powered by Apache Pinot.”
Prompt Engineering for Enterprise GenAI | Aaron Vermeersch, Qarik TFiR 2024-10-02 | The adoption of generative AI (GenAI) is reshaping how businesses enhance their workflows, using large language models (LLMs) to improve process efficiency and operational productivity. In this show, Aaron Vermeersch, Principal Architect at Qarik, discusses how businesses can enhance workflow efficiencies with large language models (LLMs), effective prompt engineering strategies, and the role of automation in optimizing prompt engineering. Vermeersch says, “Currently, enterprises are all following each other and saying, ‘Hey, we're going to just chat with our documents or chat with our database.’ But there's a massive amount of untapped ROI still available for GenAI.”#genai #promptengineering #artificialintelligence
What are the use cases for Zowe beyond banking? TFiR 2024-10-02 | In this clip, Joe Winchester, Senior Technical Staff Member of the Open Mainframe Project Zowe, talks about various use cases for Zowe besides in a banking environment. He highlights DevOps as a significant use case, emphasizing the importance of shifting left to enable developers to test and deploy code earlier in the development process. Despite challenges due to risk aversion, there's a growing adoption of modern DevOps practices with Zowe. Winchester notes the shift from green screen COBOL development to modern IDEs like Visual Studio Code and IntelliJ, enhancing security and enabling new use cases. He also mentions AI prospects, including using language models (LLMs) for knowledge transfer and application understanding.
Open Mainframe Project celebrates COBOLs 65th anniversary TFiR 2024-10-01 | Guest: Derek Britton, Co-Chair of the COBOL Working GroupCOBOL, one of the most widely used programming languages, is celebrating its 65th anniversary. In this episode, Derek Britton, Co-Chair of the COBOL Working Group at the Open Mainframe Project, reflects on the milestone and COBOL’s continued relevance in modern technology. Britton cites a study showing that the average person interacts with COBOL around 789 times a day, often unnoticed, through banking, insurance, and e-commerce transactions. To commemorate the anniversary, the Open Mainframe Project launched a Guest Book project, gathering insights from stakeholders to highlight COBOL’s enduring value, despite ongoing criticism. Britton also highlighted the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) with COBOL to enhance mainframe applications and ongoing efforts to attract new developers through apprenticeship programs and educational initiatives.
How cloud-native projects are filling the needs of GenAI | Alex Chircop, Akamai TFiR 2024-10-01 | In this clip, Alex Chircop, Chief Product Architect at Akamai, talks about the new projects in cloud native that are expanding to fill the needs of generative AI (GenAI) workloads. He highlights some of the projects they are seeing and how the cloud-native ecosystem's capabilities are now being applied to Gen AI. Although there is an overlap of requirements Chircop explains how new ones are shaping the roadmaps of CNCF projects.
Akamais 2024 vision to expand edge presence with Gecko rollout TFiR 2024-10-01 | In this clip, John Bradshaw, Director of Cloud Computing Technology and Strategy at Akamai, shares Akamai’s 2024 plans to launch their Generalized Edge Compute (Gecko) to 25 Gecko regions within the next month, adding 75 more by the end of the year. He explains that Akamai aims to expand further into local regions with existing points of presence (PoP) and what to expect from the second and third phases of their rollout of Gecko.
The benefits of code assistants for developers and executives | Saurabh Gupta, Qarik TFiR 2024-09-30 | In this video, Saurabh Gupta, Director of Industry Solutions at Qarik, explains that code assistants can enhance the productivity of both executives and developers. He talks about the benefits of code assistants for executives citing their ability to boost efficiency. For developers, code assistants reduce mundane coding tasks, increasing job satisfaction and productivity. He believes that code assistants will continue to improve and become cheaper, increasing their value and making them a worthwhile investment.
AWS has accelerated its ability to contribute to upstream open-source projects: David Nalley TFiR 2024-09-27 | Amazon and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have been involved with open source for a very long time, but now they have started to play a very proactive role in the open source community. Earlier this year, they put their weight behind a fork of Redis that was created after Redis changed its license, distancing itself from the long-standing community that had helped build the project. At the recent Open Source Summit, AWS announced OpenSearch, a new open source project that was contributed to the Linux Foundation. I once again had the opportunity to sit down with David Nalley, Director of Open Source Strategy and Marketing at AWS, to discuss AWS's long-standing use and contributions to open source since 2006, including projects like Cedar, Firecracker, and Bottlerocket.
Open Source Initiative (OSI) seeks to define open source in AI | Mer Joyce TFiR 2024-09-26 | As AI becomes more integrated into daily life, establishing a clear, industry-wide definition of open source in AI is crucial to ensure its responsible use and public benefit. In this video, Mer Joyce, Co-Design Facilitator for the Open Source AI Definition (OSAID) at the Open Source Initiative (OSI), discusses the challenges of defining what open source means for AI, the four requirements for the OSAID, the issues of “open washing”, the importance of community and industry involvement, and OSI’s involvement in the initiative.
Open Source and AI: How regulations and innovations can coexist TFiR 2024-09-26 | In this show, Ann Schlemmer, CEO of Percona, discusses the complex interplay between AI, open-source software, and data privacy. Schlemmer highlights the evolving definition of "open source" in the AI space, where public data is sometimes confused with open-source code. Schlemmer also expresses concern about how AI models, like large language models (LLMs), may use public data without proper regulatory frameworks or privacy safeguards. Schlemmer discusses the role of government and advocacy groups in shaping AI regulation, citing OpenUK as an active participant in policy discussions. Watch the complete interview to gain deeper insights into Percona’s approach and best practices for AI companies.
How OpenTelemetry addresses observability challenges in hybrid cloud environments | Rüdiger Schulze TFiR 2024-09-26 | In this clip, Rudiger Schulze, Senior Technical Staff Member, Observability and OpenTelemetry for IBM Z and LinuxONE at IBM, explains that while many open-source tools have been adapted for mainframes over the past 20+ years, OpenTelemetry addresses the challenges of observability in hybrid cloud environments. He tells us that it provides end-to-end observability for distributed applications spanning public cloud, private cloud, and mainframe services.#opensourcesoftware
How SIOS Technology protects high availability and non-critical applications TFiR 2024-09-25 | In this clip, Margaret Hoagland, VP of Global Sales and Marketing at SIOS Technology, discusses the company’s protection for non-critical applications that require high uptime. She explains the differences between how SIOS handles high-availability applications and non-critical ones. The company divides application protection into high availability clustering for critical applications and single server protection for less critical ones.
SIOS LifeKeeper for Linux 9.9.0 comes with enhanced disaster recovery, performance optimization TFiR 2024-09-24 | SIOS Technology has released SIOS LifeKeeper for Linux version 9.9.0, featuring advanced disaster recovery (DR) capabilities. The update includes synchronous and asynchronous data mirroring, intelligent failover mechanisms, enhanced security management, expanded language support, and additional Linux operating system compatibility.Margaret Hoagland, VP of Global Sales and Marketing at SIOS Technology, says, “Lifekeeper for Linux is a high availability clustering software that protects critical applications from downtime and disasters. If you're running critical applications like SQL Server, Oracle, or SAP HANA, whether it's a major disaster or a minor issue within your system, SIOS ensures they remain protected and continue operating smoothly.”
What does edge computing mean for developer experience | John Bradshaw, Akamai TFiR 2024-09-24 | In this clip, John Bradshaw, Director of Cloud Computing Technology and Strategy at Akamai, talks about the impact of edge computing on the developer experience. He explains that edge computing does alter the developer environment by enabling them to think of their workload as a fully distributed application. He highlights the benefits of developers being able to replicate larger components closer to users.
How Akamai is helping customers overcome edge computing challenges | Billy Thompson TFiR 2024-09-23 | In this clip, Billy Thompson, Cloud Engineering Manager at Akamai, discusses the unique challenges of edge computing. He explains the differences between edge computing considerations and traditional cloud computing, stressing that efforts are being made to make it easier. He takes us through Akamai’s concept of "provider edge," and how it helps bridge the gap between central data centers and end-user devices. He talks about how Akamai is making edge computing more accessible highlighting their Gecko initiative.
Will recent forks deter future license changes for business solutions? | Ann Schlemmer, Percona TFiR 2024-09-23 | In this video, Ann Schlemmer, CEO of Percona, discusses if recent forks like OpenTofu and Valkey will discourage companies from using license changes to solve business problems. Schlemmer talks about the different factors that can influence the situation, suggesting that companies should consider the potential impact on contributors and users before making such decisions.Schlemmer believes there needs to be a clear link to show that these licensing decisions did not yield the expected financial benefits for it to act as a deterrent.
What are the core responsibilities of the Linux Distributions Working Group TFiR 2024-09-20 | In this clip, Elizabeth Joseph, Head of Open Source Program Office at IBM Z, explains two of the core responsibilities of the Linux Distributions Working Group. She talks about how it focuses on collaboratively addressing bugs across different Linux distributions, sharing resources and testing capabilities to improve efficiency and support community-driven distributions.
What to expect from Lineajes upcoming new product | Nick Mistry, Lineaje TFiR 2024-09-20 | In this clip, Nick Mistry, SVP and CISO at Lineaje, teases the company’s upcoming product launch, which will focus on identifying and remediating risks that currently do not have available fixes. He shares some details of what to expect from the new product, which is set to launch in the next few weeks.
Dagger is a natural progression of Dockers ideas | Solomon Hykes TFiR 2024-09-19 | Solomon Hykes discusses the evolution of containers and the emergence of Dagger as a new tool in the containerization ecosystem. Hykes sees Dagger as a natural progression of Docker's ideas, emphasizing that Docker laid the foundation for a container ecosystem, and now it's time to build new tools that take advantage of the existing standard.
What to expect from Zowe Version 3 TFiR 2024-09-18 | In this clip, Joe Winchester, Senior Technical Staff Member of the Open Mainframe Project (OMP) Zowe, discusses the upcoming Version 3 of Zowe. Version 2 is nearing the end of its lifecycle, with Version 2.16 recently released. He explains that Version 3 will incorporate projects such as the installer and the IntelliJ plugin into the core platform, providing more features and stability. Security continues to be a significant focus and Winchester emphasizes that every component is thoroughly checked for security and stability before Version 3’s release.
The Role of the CNCF Storage Technical Advisory Group (TAG) | Alex Chircop, Akamai TFiR 2024-09-17 | In this clip, Alex Chircop, Chief Product Architect at Akamai, discusses his involvement with the CNCF Storage Technical Advisory Group (TAG), which aims to support the Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) by reviewing projects and offering storage expertise. He talks about the group’s key focuses, including educating users through white papers and articles, fostering community engagement, and assisting projects in building their contributor bases within the CNCF ecosystem.
How Neon is shaping the future of serverless Postgres spurred by Microsoft investment TFiR 2024-09-16 | Neon is a serverless Postgres platform designed to simplify database management, enhance scalability, and help organizations migrate from traditional databases. In this show, Nikita Shamgunov, CEO of Neon, discusses the company’s innovation in serverless architecture, open-source strategy, its recent investment from Microsoft, and its competitive edge in the cloud database market. Shamgunov says, “Neon is fully open source, with innovations occurring both within the Postgres engine and through external extensions."
GSE UKs role in modernizing mainframe technology and training TFiR 2024-09-16 | GSE UK is pushing the boundaries of mainframe technology by integrating traditional and modern approaches to engage both experts and newcomers. In this show, Mark Wilson, GSE UK region manager, discusses GSE’s evolution from focusing solely on IBM mainframes to embracing a broader technology landscape, the need to modernize to attract new developers, and the ongoing relevance of mainframes. Wilson also highlights GSE UK’s collaboration with the Open Mainframe Project (OMP) and its role in an upcoming conference. Wilson says, “If old dinosaurs like me can transform, we can teach the youngsters just how strong a position the mainframe holds in the IT landscape.”
The rising need for developer expertise in the age of AI-generated code | Saurabh Gupta, Qarik TFiR 2024-09-16 | In this video, Saurabh Gupta, Director of Industry Solutions at Qarik, discusses his take on the Kelsey Hightower tweet stating that AI-generated code will increase the need for developers to understand fundamental principles to manage the growing amount of low-quality code. He explains that choosing the correct data structures is context-dependent and crucial for system efficiency. AI may not always grasp the specific context, highlighting the importance of skilled developers for code review and optimization.
Defining OpenTelemetry for the Open Mainframe Project audience | Rüdiger Schulze TFiR 2024-09-12 | In this clip, Rudiger Schulze, Senior Technical Staff Member, Observability and OpenTelemetry for IBM Z and LinuxONE at IBM, defines OpenTelemetry saying it is a vendor-agnostic, open-source observability framework designed to provide high-quality telemetry data for processing and incident response. He explains that it includes the OpenTelemetry protocol for data transport, community-provided code instrumentation for various languages, and the OpenTelemetry collector for processing and exporting telemetry data.
What does modernization mean for mainframe? TFiR 2024-09-11 | The Open Mainframe Project's Modernization Working Group is dedicated to defining modernization for mainframes, while seeking diverse perspectives to enrich their comprehensive repository of thought leadership materials. In this show, Co-Chairs of the Modernization Working Group, Misty Decker, Mainframe Modernization Consult Leader at Kyndryl and Bruno Azenha, FSI Global Solution Architect at Red Hat, discuss the focus on standardizing modernization definitions and the opportunities for getting involved. Azenha says, “Anyone that has a business or technology interest around modernization in mainframe should be part of it, because we'd love to have more perspectives.”
What are the regulations for high availability for specific applications | SIOS Technology TFiR 2024-09-11 | In this clip, Margaret Hoagland, VP of Global Sales and Marketing at SIOS Technology, discusses how regulations generally do not specify the need for high availability for specific applications. Industries like healthcare and financial services must keep applications running continuously to meet regulatory demands for data access and restoration.
