Episode 154: From Code to Conscience: Crafting Responsible AI Solutions

June 21st, 2024  |  Season 4  |  39 mins 58 secs

compliance, ethics, fair, innovation, responsible ai, security

This Cloud Talk episode discusses responsible AI solutions with experts Nirmal Ranganathan, Ram Viswanathan, and Joanne Flack. They explore Rackspace's approach to responsible AI, focusing on symbiotic, sustainable, and secure implementation. Key topics include establishing clear guidelines for AI use, ethical considerations, security challenges, and the role of legal compliance. The panel addresses the EU risk model for AI systems and the importance of data quality in AI training. The discussion concludes with the experts sharing their visions for AI's positive future impacts in various fields, emphasizing the need for a balanced approach to AI adoption that considers both innovation and ethical responsibility.

Episode 152: AI and Code: The Future of Software Development - CTO Roundtable Edition

May 16th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  48 mins 20 secs

ai, code generation, compliance, governance, innovation, security, software development, traceability

The episode of Cloud Talk/CTO Roundtable Edition is about the intersection of artificial intelligence and software development, and it features three CTOs from Rackspace Technology as guests: Nirmal Ranganathan, Brian Lichtle, and Ram Viswanathan

Our conversation covers:

1. The main benefits and challenges of AI code generation
2. The impact of AI on the software development roles and workforce
3. The current and future trends of AI in the software development industry

Episode 126: Full-Stack Observability: Bringing Developers and the Business Together

November 29th, 2022  |  Season 3  |  30 mins 57 secs

applications, apps, business context, cloud, data, devops, full stack observability, kpi, monitoring, multicloud, observability, security, visibility

Join Joe Byrne, CTO of AppDynamics, as he and Jeff DeVerter discuss the impact of connecting business KPIs to the quality of the developer's code and the operations of the underlying systems.

Episode 122: If these apps could talk...

June 30th, 2022  |  Season 3  |  32 mins 5 secs

applications, apps, business context, cloud, data, devops, full stack observability, kpi, monitoring, multicloud, observability, security, visibility

...but of course, they can't. And since mere monitoring won't cut it in a cloud first world - the only place to turn is modern application observability. In this episode of Cloud Talk Live, we get to chat with Keith Llorens and Andrew Liu of AppDynamics where we will unpack what observability is and how will transform your approach to customer experience.

Episode 121: Correlating Application Performance and End-User Experience to Business KPI's

June 28th, 2022  |  Season 3  |  50 mins 55 secs

applications, apps, business context, cloud, data, devops, full stack observability, kpi, monitoring, multicloud, observability, security, visibility

How do you correlate application performance and end-user experience to business KPI's? You need a partner offering full stack observability to optimize performance, resource allocation and uptime. From infrastructure to network to end users, observability not only finds the problem but the specific line of code that needs attention.

Pick an application and get it monitored with AppDynamics for free here https://www.rackspace.com/lp/ctl-if-these-apps-could-talk

Episode 112: Marrying Security to your Infrastructure as Code

April 7th, 2022  |  Season 3  |  34 mins 30 secs

cloud, cloud technology, cto, cyber, cybersecurity, innovation, leadership, multicloud, security, tech, technology

New security approaches are needed when infrastructure becomes code. Learn strategies to accomplish this from industry experts Gary Alterson and Aakash Shah in this week's #CloudTalkLive!

To view all of the resourced mentioned in this article, visit https://www.rackspace.com/solve/112

Security #Cloud #Multicloud #Infrastructure

Episode 104: The Greatest Security Challenge is Understanding Security

March 21st, 2022  |  Season 3  |  43 mins 2 secs

cloud, cybersecurity, knowledge gap, multicloud, professional services, security, tech, technology

While cybersecurity has kept pace with technology advances, company attitudes toward security have often lagged.

Episode 100: Shields UP

March 7th, 2022  |  Season 3  |  31 mins 47 secs

cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, malware, multicloud, russia, security, tech, technology, threats, ukraine

Today, join us for our special 100th episode of #CloudTalkLive as we discuss "Shields UP," everything you need to know about the CISA alert.

Join Jeff DeVerter and cybersecurity experts, Karen O'Reilly-Smith, Chris Hughes and Patty Wright, from across the industry as they help you understand how best to implement #ShieldsUp in your organization in this time of heightened security concerns.

For resources mentioned during this session, visit https://www.rackspace.com/solve/100

Security #CyberSecurity #CISA

Episode 98: Breaking Biases in Cybersecurity

March 3rd, 2022  |  Season 3  |  32 mins 3 secs

cyber, cybersecurity, diversity, equal pay, security, tech, technology, women, women in tech

Welcome to Cloud Talk Live, Episode 98: Breaking Biases in Cybersecurity. Before we dive into the conversation, all of the resources for this episode can be found at https://www.rackspace.com/solve/98.

Now, onto #CloudTalkLive, where we are focusing on amplifying Women in Tech for Women's History Month. Today, our host, Jeff DeVerter, is joined by #Racker, Karen O'Reilly-Smith, Chief Security Officer, who will share her journey into the tech world, what it means to be a woman working in cybersecurity, and breaking biases within the tech industry.

Episode 94: How a Log4j Vulnerability Changed Everything

February 21st, 2022  |  Season 3  |  38 mins 35 secs

attack, cloud, cyber, cybersecurity, log4j, multicloud, security

Log4j vulnerabilities have been the talk of the town since the end of 2021. What can you do to protect your organization?