IBM Developer Podcast

Linux for Health | Dixon Whitmire, Lead Coding Architect, Watson Health

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 10:00:00 GMT

In this episode, we’re excited to bring you a conversation with Watson Health’s Lead Coding Architect, Dixon Whitmire. Dixon is here to give us the details on the open source project Linux For Health, the aim of which is to be the reference implementation for healthcare transactions.

Dixon digs into healthcare transaction technology, how patients and healthcare workers interact with health data, and how an open source project like Linux for Health breaks down the silos of different standards and organizations. Along the way, he describes how changes to the software can have immediate real world benefits for anyone who needs access to health records, a requirement that has only grown in urgency in the shadow of a global pandemic.

If you’re working in — or thinking of using — an open source environment and you have an interest in the way health records are accessed and shared, you won’t want to miss this discussion.

Links related to this episode

Takeaways:

00:01 - 00:27 Episode Intro
01:15 - 01:52 Introduction to Dixon
02:08 - 04:12 Dixon's role at IBM, and Linux For Health
04:30 - 05:48 Why go all the way down to the OS?
06:06 - 07:34 Problems in the industry: Data is siloed
12:06 - 14:33 What ASC X12 and HL7 both are
17:34 - 19:01 Security in Linux For Health
19:33 - 20:50 EDI: What is it and why it's important
26:35 - 29:32 For Developers: Where to start if you want to play around and work on projects
34:33 - 36:17 Linux for Health in relation to Watson Health
49:29 - 50:22 Final Thoughts by Dixon

Open Source Security Foundation | Interview with Brian Behlendorf, GM, OpenSSF

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 10:00:00 GMT

Brian Behlendorf is the General Manager of the Open Source Security Foundation. Brian has dedicated his career to connecting and empowering the free software and open source community to both solve difficult technology problems and have a positive impact on society. From startup company founder, to advisor to the U.S. government, to non-profit board member and employee of the World Economic Forum, he's been at the forefront of the open source software revolution.

Join hosts Luke Schantz and Joe Sepi as they get Brian's take on the latest open source software developments. As the recent Log4J vulnerability has shown, open source software is not immune to security breaches and attack. Brian shares his views on the Log4J scramble, his recent White House meetings on software security, the costs of security and threat mitigation, and future challenges and opportunities in open source software.

Join us for a look back at Brian Behlendorf's unique career and see what's next for him and the movement he helped launch, this time on In the Open with Luke & Joe.

Key Takeaways:

[00:04 - 00:24] Intro to the episode
[02:00 - 02:49] Intro to Brian Behlendorf
[02:59 - 08:04] Brian's role with the Open Source Security Foundation
[08:46 - 14:16] The importance and newer focus on security
[15:29 - 18:27] How to more folks, importantly the US Government, involved in Node.Js
[18:52 - 21:43] SBOM
[21:48 - 26:17] The Alpha Omega Project
[27:28 - 30:58] Getting money and support for security
[31:46 - 35:02] The Best Practices badge
[35:12 - 38:44] Project Sigstore
[39:29 - 41:04] How to get involved in Open SSF

Resources:

Brian Behlendorf bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Behlendorf

Open Source @ IBM: https://www.ibm.com/opensource/

Learn in-demand skills. Build with real code. Connect to a global development community: http://ibm.biz/IBMdeveloperYT

Follow IBM Developer on social:

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More from IBM Developer:

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Call for Code: https://developer.ibm.com/callforcode/

#opensource

#Developer

#Coding

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The Open Source Cloud Guide Episode

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 10:00:00 GMT

In this podcast, Steve Martinelli, Dr. Max, and Emily Mitchell talk about a new Open Source Cloud Guide created to show what open source technology underpins today’s major cloud offerings.They chat about :

⁃ Why the guide was created

⁃ Specific topic areas within the guide

⁃ Ways you can contribute or enhance the guide

An O’Reilly survey that IBM commissioned in late 2020 pointed out that developers who want to build cloud applications should work on honing their open-source skills instead of only focusing on developing skills for a proprietary cloud.The survey highlighted that the most desired of the open-source skills are around Linux (containers), artificial intelligence and machine learning, and data storage.This got us thinking: How do those skills translate exactly to developing for hybrid cloud environments, inclusive of the major cloud providers? What open-source technologies are most used?

The purpose of the Open Source Cloud Guide is to answer those questions.This Open Source Cloud Guide seeks to inform developers about what open source technology is important to contribute to. And, because it’s open sourced itself, you can contribute about the technology that’s included in other clouds. Use and contribute to the Open Source Cloud Guide

Key Takeaways:

[00:00 - 00:30] Intro to the episode
[01:11 - 03:27] Intro to guests Emily, Dr. Max, and Steve
[03:37 - 05:44] What is the Open Source Cloud Guide?
[06:12 - 10:27] What to expect in terms of AI, APIs, big data containers, etc.
[18:06 - 19:41] Emily's involvement in the project

Resources:

The Open Source Cloud Guide: open-cloud-guide.dev/Read & developer.ibm.com/blogs/contribute-to-a-new-open-source-cloud-guide

IBM Developer

In the era of open hybrid cloud, open source skills matter more than proprietary software skills

O'Reilly survey highlights that open source cloud skills set devs apart for career prospects (40 kB)

https://developer.ibm.com/blogs/oreilly-open-source-skill-survey-blog/

Kris Baritt | Client Engineering

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:00:00 GMT

Please join us for a conversation with Kris Baritt, VP of Technology for Client Engineering at IBM. Our discussion will cover a variety of topics including how he activates teams, develops new leaders and has an affinity for hyper-growth moments.

Key Takeaways:

[00:05 - 00:25] Intro to the episode
[03:36 - 05:15] What Kris and the team do at IBM
[12:30 - 15:10] What hybrid cloud means
[15:25 - 17:40] Exciting projects Kris and team have been working on
[19:31 - 25:11] Kris's origin story
[33:26 - 37:12] How Kris builds and implements teams
[45:36 - 47:36] What Kris is excited about these days

Executive Director at the OpenJS Foundation | Robin Bender Ginn

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 09:00:00 GMT

Please join us for a conversation with Robin Bender Ginn the Executive Director of the OpenJS Foundation. We will be discussing a variety of topics including the origins and mission of the OpenJS Foundation, as well as, programs, certifications and upcoming events.

Robin Bender Ginn, Executive Director OpenJS Foundation, @rginn206

Joe Sepi, Open Source Engineer & Advocate, @joe_sepi

Luke Schantz, Quantum Ambassador & Podcaster @IBMDeveloper, @lukeschantz

Key Takeaways:

[00:05 - 00:21] Intro to the episode
[02:24 - 05:13] Intro to Robin and her experience with open source
[07:55 - 10:28] The role of the OpenJS Foundation
[11:16 - 14:26] Different way individuals and organizations are involved
[15:16 - 17:00] A cross project called Collaboration Spaces
[17:15 - 18:51] Robin's experience as Executive Director of OpenJS Foundation
[37:14 - 39:15] How projects come into the OpenJS Foundation
[41:36 - 44:04] Trainings and certifications at the foundation

Resources:

OpenJS Foundation: openjsf.org

OpenJS Collaboration: openjsf.org/collaborate

OpenJS Certification and Training Programs: openjsf.org/certification

OpenJS World 2021: openjsf.org/openjs-world-2021

OpenJS Foundation Individual Supporter Program: openjsf.org/javascriptlandia

Open Source Summit: events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-summit-north-america

Open Source Security Foundation: openssf.org

Nebraska project: xkcd.com/2347

Emerging Technology and Open Source Software at Red Hat | Parul Singh

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:00:00 GMT

Please join us for a conversation with Parul Singh, a Senior Software Engineer in Red Hat’s Emerging Technology team. We will be discussing the ChRIS Project, volsync, microshift and OpenShift’s Quantum Operators.

Parul Singh, Sr. Software Engineer, Emerging Tech, Red Hat

Joe Sepi, Open Source Engineer & Advocate, @joe_sepi

Luke Schantz, Quantum Ambassador, @IBMDeveloper, @lukeschantz

Key Takeaways:

[00:04 - 00:24] Intro to the episode
[02:12 - 02:46] Intro to Parul Singh
[03:03 - 05:25] Parul's work developing the IBM and OpenShift quantum operators
[08:09 - 10:24] Where can quantum be applied?
[10:43 - 13:16] The ChRIS Project, and how Parul got involved
[16:20 - 21:11] VolSync: Overview of what it is, and what Parul is working on
[25:58 - 29:23] What you need to know about MicroShift
[31:49 - 34:46] Living as sustainable as possible
[35:48 - 37:28] QUESTION: "How can a company earn money from OpenSource software?"
[42:16 - 43:50] QUESTION: "Do you get to choose the topics that you[Parul] like to work on, and the tech stacks as well?"

Resources:

The ChRIS Project: http://chrisproject.org/

VolSync: https://github.com/backube/volsync

Microshift: https://github.com/openshift/microshift

OpenShift Quantum Operators: https://github.com/qiskit-community/openshift-quantum-operators

CubeSat Space Mission "ENDURANCE": https://www.ibm.com/cloud/blog/cubesat-space-mission-endurance-democratizing-access-to-space

Linux for Health, Project Alvearie & Watson Health | Ted Tanner and Adam Orentlicher

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:00:00 GMT

In this episode of In the Open, Please join us for a conversation with Ted Tanner and Adam Orentlicher. Ted is the Global CTO and Chief Architect of Watson Health. And Adam is the VP of Development for Watson Health. We will be discussing the open source projects Linux for Health, Project Alvearie and more.

Theodore Tanner, Global CTO & Chief Architect, Watson Health, @tctjr

Adam Orentlicher, VP of Development, Watson Health, @thisisadamo

Joe Sepi, Open Source Engineer & Advocate, @joe_sepi

Luke Schantz, Quantum Ambassador, @IBMDeveloper, @lukeschantz

Key Takeaways:

[00:00 - 00:22] Intro to the episode
[01:47 - 03:05] Intro to Ted and Adam
[04:18 - 09:26] Experience with orienting things for the developer
[10:24 - 12:49] What a fire server is, and a use case
[18:46 - 26:17] The Linux for Health project
[35:05 - 36:27] Advice for where a developer should start and get involved in Linux for Health
[42:06 - 45:50] Does healthcare care about open source?

Linux for Health: github.com/LinuxForHealth

Project Alvearie: alvearie.io

Project Alvearie on GitHub: github.com/Alvearie

Project Alvearie on IBM.com: ibm.com/watson-health/project-alvearie

Project Alvearie Slack: alvearie.slack.com

FHIR Repo: github.com/IBM/FHIR

IBM FHIR server: ibm.com/products/fhir-server

Paul Bastide's FHIR Workshop (Track 5) 9/21/21: developer.ibm.com/conferences/digital-developer-conference-hybrid-cloud

LF Public Health: lfph.io

IBM Watson Health: ibm.com/watson-health

CATB: wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cathedral_and_the_Bazaar

Advocacy & Application Integration with TCS & IBM

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:00:00 GMT

In this episode, we are pleased to bring you a conversation with Pooja Mistry and Santhosh Ramanathan. Pooja is a developer advocate with IBM and Santos is a Cloud Pak for Integration consultant at TCS, a leading global it services consulting and business solutions firm. We're going to be talking about how they work together as partners on enterprise application integration.

This should be an interesting case study on how enterprise business and independent software vendors work together.

Key Takeaways:

[00:05 - 00:33] Intro to the episode
[00:36 - 01:54] Pooja and Santhosh work together
[02:03 - 03:14] How Santhosh got involved in working with IBM at TCS
[03:28 - 06:29] The IBM Champions Program, and the impact it's had on Santhosh's career
[07:20 - 10:12] More information on Cloud Paks and Jumpstart Paks
[10:43 - 13:17] Interesting client use cases
[13:17 - 16:30] Mid-episode recap
[17:04 - 19:56] Being an advocate: Fun sessions and advice from Santhosh

Pooja Mistry: linkedin.com/in/pmmistry

Santhosh Ramanathan: linkedin.com/in/santhosh-ramanathan-6687b582

Node.js and Open Source Community Updates | James Snell

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:00:00 GMT

In this episode we bring you a conversation with James Snell.

We will be discussing and variety of topics including Node.js. LF Public Health, COVID Green, NodeConfRemote as well as exploring James's career journey through IBM, NearForm and now Cloudflare.

James Snell, One who writes code, @jasnell

Joe Sepi, Open Source Engineer & Advocate, @joe_sepi

Luke Schantz, Quantum Ambassador, @IBMDeveloper, @lukeschantz

Key Takeaways:

[00:05 - 00:25] Intro to the episode
[02:53 - 05:40] Intro to James
[06:43 - 09:51] James' experience with Node.Js
[10:31 - 14:36] The challenges in creating a community around large open-source projects
[15:41 - 17:45] James' work beyond Node
[20:15 - 22:08] OpenHive.JS the podcast
[22:22 - 26:53] The Linux Foundation Public Heath Initiative - What it is and their future work
[30:59 - 33:23] HERALD
[33:38 - 34:26] Advice for those who want to get involved in Node.Js
[35:03 - 38:09] What should we be working on in Node.Js

Resources:

James Snell Blog: https://www.jasnell.me

Linux Foundation Public Health: lfph.io/2021/05/25/momentum

Herald, proximity detection, distance estimation & data sharing: heraldprox.io

Node.js Next 10: github.com/nodejs/next-10

Open Hive JS Podcast: nearform.com/openhive-js-the-podcast-for-all-things-javascript/

Machine Learning for Kids | Dale Lane

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 09:00:00 GMT

By day, Dale Lane is the lead software developer and architect for the Apache Kafka capabilities in IBM's Cloud Pak for Integrations. He is based in the UK and works out of IBM Hursley research and development laboratory. In his spare time Dale developed a platform for teaching machine learning to children. What started as educational project for his own children has grown into a global phenomenon being used by thousands world wide.

Resources:

machinelearningforkids.co.uk

ibm.org/activities/machine-learning-for-kids

ibm.org/initiatives/ibm-volunteers/stories/dale-lane

ibm.com/cloud/cloud-pak-for-integration

Takeaways:

00:06 - 00:44 Machine Learning for Kids

00:56 - 01:25 The inspiration for Machine Learning for Kids

01:33 - 02:59 What it looks like from a UI, UX perspective

07:12 - 08:33 How to find resources for Machine Learning for Kids

08:48 - 10:11 How different age groups interact with these projects

13:04 - 14:10 Staying away from personifying AI

14:30 - 16:48 The power of open source in education

20:21 - 21:59 Dale's tech origin story

Why another Podcast? The IBM Z Application Platform Talks!

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 09:00:00 GMT

In this Episode, we will explain why we thought we need to have a podcast that explains what trends and directions are implemented in the IBM Z Runtimes and Application Platforms and the Runtimes. In the future Episodes, we will go into a lot of topics and invite interesting Guests to understand what are the important things now and what will come next!

Key Takeaways:

[00:05 - 01:24] Intro to Z Application Platform Talks
[01:40 - 02:19] Meet your hosts of Z Application Platforms Talks
[02:31 - 06:57] Why did we want to start making this podcast?
[12:06 - 13:36] Where you can find the new podcast, and how you can connect with the hosts

Resources:

Listen to the new IBM Z Application Platform Talks Podcast!

Inventor of MQTT & IBM Distinguished Engineer | Andy Stanford-Clark

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 09:00:00 GMT

Please join us for a conversation with Andy Stanford-Clark. Andy is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and Master Inventor with more than 40 patents. He is based at IBM's Hursley Park laboratories in the UK, and has a long background in the Internet of Things technologies. Notably, he was the inventor of the lightweight publish-subscribe network protocol MQTT.

Key Takeaways:

[00:00 - 01:07] Intro to Andy Stanford-Clark
[01:19 - 03:09] MQTT
[06:11 - 10:10] The Isle of Wight Ferry
[13:23 - 16:08] Hersley: What it is and how it fits into the IBM strategy of innovation
[17:34 - 20:34] Andy's thoughts on a hybrid multi-cloud world, and how IBM is approaching it
[20:46 - 24:38] The Mayflower 400 Project
[24:50 - 26:35] Andy's tech origin story
[26:49 - 29:24] What Andy is talking to CTO's about during his travels

Resources:

Andy on Twitter: twitter.com/andysc

Andy's website: stanford-clark.com

Mayflower Autonomous ship: ibm.com/industries/federal/autonomous-ship & mas400.com

Hursley Park Laboratories: ibm.com/ibm/history/ibm100/uk/en/stories/hursley_innovations.html

Data Science, AI & Community | Gabriela de Queiroz

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:00:00 GMT

Please join us for a conversation with Gabriela de Queiroz the Chief Data Scientist, AI Strategy and Innovation at IBM. Gabriela is active in a variety of open source and community organizations.

Key Takeaways:

[00:05 - 00:20] Intro to the episode
[01:50 - 02:54] Learn about Gabriela De Queiroz
[05:42 - 07:33] What Gabriela was doing before IBM
[08:05 - 11:20] Gabriela's open-source work: What she has doing and what she's currently doing
[26:44 - 28:48] Innovations within IBM
[28:49 - 31:54] Advocacy, research, and innovation
[32:19 - 34:27] What Gabriela is working on that she is excited about, right now
[39:24 - 43:06] AI Inclusive
[43:53 - 48:37] How to get involved, and skills to hone in on when getting into AI

Resources:

Gabriela on Twitter: twitter.com/gdequeiroz

Model asset exchange: developer.ibm.com/exchanges/models

Data asset exchange: developer.ibm.com/exchanges/data

AI Fairness Toolkit360: aif360.mybluemix.net

Florida Hacks with IBM hackathon:

floridahackswithibm.bemyapp.com

RLadies: rladies.org

AI Inclusive: ai-inclusive.org

Kevin Roche | IBM Research & Spintronics at Almaden Lab

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 09:00:00 GMT

Please join us for a conversation with Kevin Roche, an advisory engineer & scientist at IBM Research Almaden. He specializes in materials for magnetoelectronics, spintronics, and is an IBM Quantum Ambassador. Kevin is an expert in ultra-high-vacuum systems, thin-film deposition, data acquisition and laboratory automation. In addition to his career in tech, he enjoys speaking to the public about science and technology, as well as, making interesting projects that combine technology with his love of the arts and costuming. Notable projects include the "Tiki Dalek" and the ThinBot bartending robot.

Key Takeaways:

[00:05 - 00:50] Intro to the episode
[00:50 - 02:17] Intro to Kevin
[04:32 - 07:02] IBM Research Almaden
[07:16 - 09:41] A rundown of what goes on in the Almaden Lab
[16:07 - 19:01] The community and wide variety of opportunities at IBM
[21:58 - 25:27] Kevin's tech origin story
[28:29 - 34:15] Kevin's side projects: Robots and Maker Faire

Resources:

Bartending Robots & Spintronics: ibm.com/blogs/research/2015/04/profile-of-an-ibm-scientist-kevin-roche

I’m a Maker and Costume Designer, Here’s Why I’m Learning Quantum Computing: medium.com/qiskit/im-a-maker-and-costume-designer-here-s-why-i-m-learning-quantum-computing-1972a51b43f7

Your Raspberry Pi running code on the IBM Quantum quantum processors via Python 3: github.com/KPRoche/quantum-raspberry-tie

Wearable light project - animated belt: github.com/KPRoche/BLE-Beetle-Pixels

IBM Quantum Composer: ibm.com/quantum-computing/tools

Kubernetes and OpenShift | Brad Topol, Jake Kitchener & Michael Elder

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:00:00 GMT

In this episode of In the Open we bring you a conversation with Brad Topol, Jake Kitchener & Michael Elder. We will be discussing their new O'Reilly book Hybrid Cloud Apps with OpenShift and Kubernetes. Topics include the fundamental concepts of Kubernetes, as well as more, advanced practices such as continuous delivery and multi-cluster management.

Dr. Brad Topol, Open Tech & Dev Advocacy CTO, @bradtopol

Jake Kitchener, Senior Technical Staff Member @ IBM, @kitch

Michael Elder, Senior Distinguished Engineer @ Red Hat, @mdelder

Joe Sepi, Open Source Engineer & Advocate, @joe_sepi

Luke Schantz, Quantum Ambassador, @IBMDeveloper, @lukeschantz

Hybrid Cloud Apps with OpenShift and Kubernetes ibm.biz/hybridappbook

Key Takeaways:

[00:05 - 00:24] Intro to the episode
[05:06 - 14:45] Intro to Michael, Jake, and Brad
[14:55 - 19:53] What their first book was about
[26:21 - 27:53] What is the most important aspect of the book?
[34:06 - 40:03] The concept of roles in continuous integration and delivery
[41:40 - 46:10] Problem stories that the authors wanted to cover in the book
[48:24 - 50:54] How do I make the choice between running open source Kubernetes myself, Kubernetes service, or do I need OpenShift?

Devonte Sykes | Customer Success Manager & Architect | In the Open with Luke and Joe

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:00:00 GMT

Join us for a conversation with Customer Success Manager Deveonte Sykes. Topics discussed include; career paths in tech, open-source use in the real world, soft skills, and much more.

Devonte Sykes, Customer Success Manager, @DevonteSykes

Joe Sepi, Open Source Engineer & Advocate, @joe_sepi

Luke Schantz, Quantum Ambassador & Podcaster @IBMDeveloper, @lukeschantz

Key Takeaways:

[00:04 - 00:19] Intro to the episode
[01:59 - 04:52] Devonte's role at IBM and what led him to this career path
[06:20 - 09:07] QUESTION: "What's your favorite, most memorable example of helping someone with technology?"
[12:55 - 15:16] Developer advocates: The importance of curiosity, learning, and teaching
[15:39 - 18:12] Devonte's final IBM Summit Program project: Build a chatbot
[18:21 - 20:23] Where Devonte's love for sharing knowledge came from
[21:36 - 23:39] How security relates to Devonte's work
[24:38 - 27:31] Devonte's day-to-day with customers, from the open source perspective
[28:15 - 29:29] Is there hesitancy about open source from executives? And how to approach the situation
[31:33 - 33:35] What excites Devonte about his current work, and what's going on in tech
[40:05 - 41:51] Is there hesitancy about open source from executives? And how to approach the situation continued
[42:09 - 45:07] QUESTION: "Which customer is your favorite to work with? And any open source project you think that's exciting for the future of space?"

Resources:

Start Your Journey with IBM: https://www.ibm.com/careers/us-en/early-career/entry-level/

IBM Cloud Paks: https://www.ibm.com/cloud-paks

Build Conversational AI Solutions: https://developer.ibm.com/components/watson-assistant/

Jason Dobies I Senior Principal Developer Advocate at Red Hat | In the Open with Luke and Joe

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 09:00:00 GMT

Thank you for joining us. Today I am pleased to bring you a conversation with Jason Dobies. Jason is the Senior Principal Developer Advocate at Red Hat. We are going to be discussing a variety of topics including Kubernetes, operators, open shift as well as career advice.

Jason Dobies, Senior Principal Developer Advocate at Red Hat, @jdob

Joe Sepi, Open Source Engineer & Advocate, @joe_sepi

Luke Schantz, Quantum Ambassador, @IBMDeveloper, @lukeschantz

Key Takeaways:

[00:05 - 00:18] Intro to the episode
[15:47 - 21:17] A day in the life of Jason as an OpenShit developer advocate lead
[30:54 - 33:50] Summit Connect

Resources:

Red Hat Summit | redhat.com/summit

Red Hat Developer Learn Program | learn.openshift.com

Start learning Kubernetes today! | commons.openshift.org

Quay | https://quay.io/

Chris Ferris | Open Source CTO | In the Open with Luke and Joe

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 09:00:00 GMT

In this episode, we are pleased to bring you a conversation with the Open Technology CTO and IBM Fellow Chris Ferris.

Chris Ferris, IBM Fellow & CTO Open Source Technology, @christo4ferris

Joe Sepi, Host, Open Source Engineer & Advocate, @joe_sepi

Luke Schantz, Host, Developer Advocate, Quantum Ambassador, @IBMDeveloper, @lukeschantz

Key Takeaways:

[00:05 - 00:28] Intro to the episode
[04:54 - 07:40] Chris shares his IBM story
[07:57 - 11:51] IBM's open source story
[13:20 - 16:05] The Value of Open Source in the Cloud Era
[17:32 - 19:10] Important skills for those in open source
[19:27 - 22:08] How IBM shares open source knowledge internally and with customers
[23:44 - 27:19] The Open Source Security Foundation
[32:23 - 36:17] Some things Chris is working on and excited about
[41:12 - 42:54] The new data license agreement

Resources:

IBM's open-source story: https://www.ibm.com/opensource/story/

Red Hat State of Enterprise Open Source Report: https://www.redhat.com/en/enterprise-open-source-report/2022

Open Source Security Foundation: https://openssf.org/

IBM’s Project CodeNet -- a large dataset aimed at teaching AI to code: https://research.ibm.com/blog/codenet-ai-for-code

Project Ray -- Fast and Simple Distributed Computing: https://www.ray.io/

New collaborative data license agreement created to make sharing data sets easier -- Linux Foundation AI releases Community Data License Agreement v2 license, 364 words of data-sharing clarity: https://developer.ibm.com/blogs/new-collaborative-data-license-agreement-makes-sharing-data-sets-easier/

LinuxOne (Z/Linux) builds a platform for OSS projects: https://developer.ibm.com/blogs/utilize-linuxone-as-a-platform-to-build-open-source-technology/

Andrea Crawford | DevOps & IBM Garage Method | In the Open with Luke and Joe

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 09:00:00 GMT

In this episode, we are pleased to bring you a conversation with the Distinguished Engineer, Andrea Crawford. Andrea serves on the IBM Garage Cloud DE leadership team and is a DevOps expert.

Key Takeaways:

[02:53 - 04:13] How real AI and DevOps are related with cloud native
[04:28 - 10:02] Why Andrea considers DevOps as the umbrella that everything falls under
[14:44 - 19:11] How Andrea begins the approach to moving towards a more modern DevOps approach
[19:37 - 22:22] What is the Garage?
[22:47 - 26:31] The AI aspect of the modern Devops Manifesto
[26:47 - 29:00] QUESTION: "Does your[Andrea] idea of static analysis here go beyond continuous integration?"
[29:37 - 33:43] How to digest AI in DevOps predictive techniques
[38:59 - 41:18] The evolution of breaking silos

Connect with those in this episode:

Andrea Crawford, Distinguished Engineer (DevOps), IBM Garage @acmThinks

Joe Sepi, Open Source Engineer & Advocate, @joe_sepi

Luke Schantz, Quantum Ambassador, @IBMDeveloper, @lukeschantz

Resources:

The Modern DevOps Manifesto: https://medium.com/@acmThinks/the-modern-devops-manifesto-f06c82964722

IBM Garage: https://www.ibm.com/garage

IBM Garage Methodology: https://www.ibm.com/garage/method

Holly Cummins | Innovation Leader | In the Open with Luke and Joe

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 09:00:00 GMT

Holly Cummins is a Senior Technical Staff Member and Innovation Leader at IBM. Holly has used technology to enable innovation, for clients across a range of industries, from banking to catering to retail to NGOs. During her time as a lead developer in the IBM Garage, she has led projects to count fish, help a blind athlete run ultra-marathons in the desert solo, improve health care for the elderly, and change how city parking works. Holly is also an Oracle Java Champion, IBM Q Ambassador, and JavaOne Rock Star. Before joining the IBM Garage, she was Delivery Lead for the WebSphere Liberty Profile (now Open Liberty). Holly co-authored Manning’s Enterprise OSGi in Action and is a regular keynote speaker. She is an active speaker and has spoken at KubeCon (keynote), GOTO, JavaOne, Devoxx, Sonar+D, JavaZone, JFokus, The ServerSide Java Symposium, GOTO, JAX London, QCon, GeeCon, and the Great Indian Developer Summit, as well as a number of user groups.

Key Takeaways:

[00:05 - 00:23] Intro to the episode
[02:51 - 03:57] Intro to Holly
[04:29 - 05:56] Holly's PhD in Quantum Information Studies
[09:10 - 13:24] Is quantum on the horizon for innovative work
[13:38 - 17:36] Sustainability: Do your part for the climate
[21:54 - 25:36] What cloud native means to Holly
[30:43 - 33:59] The Garage and what Holly does there
[35:51 - 37:55] QUESTION: "How do you deal with/anticipate things out of the developer's control? For example, server OS kernel updates that affect the developer?"
[40:35 - 43:01] The work at Open Liberty

Resources:

Holly's website: https://hollycummins.com

Holly's blog post: https://blog.container-solutions.com/wtf-does-tech-have-to-do-with-the-planet

IBM Garage: https://ibm.com/garage

IBM Garage Method: https://ibm.com/garage/method

IBM Quantum Computing: https://ibm.com/quantum-computing

Quantum Computing Tools: ibm.com/quantum-computing/tools

Quantum Development Roadmap: ibm.com/blogs/research/2021/02/quantum-development-roadmap

Qiskit: qiskit.org

Code Engine: ibm.com/cloud/code-engine

Open Liberty: openliberty.io

MicroProfile: microprofile.io

Holly's book on OSGI: manning.com/books/enterprise-osgi-in-action

Application Modernization Podcast Series: developer.ibm.com/podcasts/the-application-modernization-series

IBM Expert TV: Dr. Holly Cummins, How - and Why - to Modernize Scruffy Old Java Apps: ibm.biz/experttv

Employment at IBM: ibm.com/employment

Linux Foundation's new Agriculture project: agstack.org

Priyanka Sharma, GM of CNCF | In the Open with Luke and Joe

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:00:00 GMT

In the 5th episode, they are pleased to bring you a conversation with Priyanka Sharma. Priyanka is the GM of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). Topics covered include: Kubecon, diversity, equity & inclusion, certifications & education, cloud native landscape, CNCF Technology Radar, CNCF DevStats and more.

Key Takeaways:

[00:00 - 00:55] Intro to the episode
[02:09 - 04:03] Intro to Priyanka
[04:29 - 06:38] CNCF: Their background and what they do
[11:58 - 13:36] What is happening in the cloud native space, and what Priyanka is excited about
[19:10 - 22:45] Transitioning from in-person to virtual events - And how to register for KubeCon CloudNativeCon
[24:52 - 29:16] Diversity and Inclusion within the tech world and cloud native
[36:00 - 39:02] Communities and Priyankas effort into inclusive naming and language
[40:48 - 43:53] The Technology Radar

Resources:

Kubecon EU (past): https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/

Kubecon North America: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-north-america/

CNCF: https://www.cncf.io/

Cloud Native Landscape: https://landscape.cncf.io/

CNCF Technology Radar: https://radar.cncf.io/

CNCF DevStats: https://devstats.cncf.io/

CNCF Slack: https://cloud-native.slack.com/

Diane Muller | Red Hat OpenShift Commons | Part 2

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 09:00:00 GMT

In this episode, our guest is Diane Mueller from Red Hat’s OpenShift Commons community. Diane takes the time so sit down with us to discuss the challenges of community building in today’s expansive open source ecosystem. She reveals how the OpenShift Commons team takes a scientific approach by using network analysis to develop and grow engaged and connected communities.

Key Takeaways:

[00:00 - 01:00] Intro to the episode
[01:11 - 04:41] The importance of human connections and identifying human connections between projects
[08:05 - 11:45] The Kubernetes ecosystem
[12:19 - 15:49] Solving problems through building an engaged community
[20:02 - 27:27] A field guide to OpenShift Commons
[27:33 - 29:11] Where to find briefings

Resources:

Part 1 of a conversation with Diane Mueller: https://developer.ibm.com/podcasts/ibm_developer_podcast/001_diane_mueller_redhat_openshift_commons/

OpenShift Commons: https://commons.openshift.org/

From Art to Science: Evolution of Community Development: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8805055

OpenShift Commons Briefings Playlist: https://youtu.be/Lne6yAtRPLA

OKD – The Origin Community Distribution of Kubernetes that powers Red Hat OpenShift: https://www.okd.io/

Diane Mueller on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pythondj

Michael Dawson | Node.js Community updates | In the Open with Luke and Joe

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:00:00 GMT

In this episode with Michael Dawson, Node.js Community Lead for Red Hat + IBM, we will discuss the work happening in the open-source Node.js space, including the upcoming Node.js v16 release, work on the “Next 10 Years” initiative, how the Node.js governance model has influenced many other open-source projects and whatever else comes to mind.

Key Takeaways:

[00:00 - 01:37] Intro to the episode
[03:14 - 07:31] Node.js v16 Release
[07:40 - 09:29] How do releases go?
[12:47 - 17:13] The Next 10 effort
[19:52 - 21:11] How to get involved with Next 10
[22:09 - 27:40] Initiatives Michael is excited about
[36:07 - 42:05] The Reference Architecture

Resources:

Node.js v16 Release: github.com/nodejs/release

Next 10: github.com/nodejs/next-10

Collaboration Spaces: https://openjsf.org/blog/2020/11/12/introducing-the-openjs-collaboration-network/

Intro to Ref Arch: https://developers.redhat.com/blog/2021/03/08/introduction-to-the-node-js-reference-architecture-part-1-overview/

Joe just published a great article on OpenShift resources: developer.ibm.com/blogs/node-developers-red-hat-openshift/

Success Stories: developer.ibm.com/languages/node-js/articles/nodejs-weather-company-success-story/

Welcome to Node.js: https://developers.redhat.com/topics/nodejs

Published Updated Blog Post on Prometheus: developers.redhat.com/blog/2021/03/22/monitor-node-js-applications-on-red-hat-openshift-with-prometheus/

Diagnostic Report: nodejs.org/api/report.html

Events:

OpenJS World: openjsworld.com/

Quarterly Node event with NearForm: nearform.com/events/

What you are about to hear is a new podcast and live stream show entitled, “In the Open with Luke and Joe”. In this series my cohost Joe Sepi and I bring you conversations with community and technical leaders from the world of open source and enterprise tech. We do this live twice a month on Fridays at 12 noon eastern time. You can catch us on a variety of streaming platforms or here as replay on your favorite podcast app. To find out all the details go to ibm.biz/intheopen. There you will find our show schedule, an embedded the live streaming video player as well as embeds of past video episodes. Or you can link directly to the podcast page with ibm.biz/intheopenpodcast

John Cohn | Play and Prototyping with the Veremin project | In the Open with Luke and Joe

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:00:00 GMT

In this episode, we are pleased to bring you a conversation with the engineer and scientist John Cohn. John is an IBM Fellow based at the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab and holds over 100 worldwide patents. In addition to being a brilliant engineer and scientist, John is also a well-known television and live event personality who promotes science, technology, and creativity to audiences of all ages.

Key Takeaways:

[00:00 - 01:46] Intro to the episode
[03:32 - 05:22] Introduction to John Cohn
[05:41 - 06:57] John & IBM
[08:34 - 17:31] Having a passion and love for technology and learning, and how that led to The Veremin Project
[23:35 - 27:13] Working on projects that might not have an outcome
[35:55 - 39:04] What's going on with John now, and what he is excited for in the future
[40:22 - 42:46] Call for Code
[43:01 - 45:25] John on the show The Colony

Resources:

https://veremin.mybluemix.net/

https://github.com/vabarbosa/veremin

http://johncohn.org/base/

Satori Super Computer

Naeem Altaf | IBM Space Tech CTO, D.E. | In the Open with Luke and Joe

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:00:00 GMT

In this episode, we discuss the latest happenings in the space industry, as well as, what’s on the horizon. Topics range from recent Mars missions, sequencing DNA in outer space, the autonomous Mayflower 2 boat project, and the development of open-source software-defined satellites.

Key Takeaways:

[00:00 - 01:23] Intro to the episode
[02:44 - 04:37] IBM's role in NASA's space exploration efforts
[04:53 - 07:24] Intro to Naeem, and edge
[07:35 - 10:49] What's being done now, working with NASA, and how edge will be used in the future
[11:17 - 12:29] Can the everyday average developer get involved with space computing?
[12:51 - 16:31] Naeem discusses what orbits earth, speeds at which they travel, etc.
[18:43 - 20:02] The multiple orbit layers, and the challenges that come with it
[20:21 - 23:53] The CubeSat Project
[26:01 - 29:39] What's happening with Mars, and why is it important?
[30:02 - 32:34] QUESTION: "Are there any concerns about a critical mass of orbiting devices and crafts that somehow impacts weather systems, global temperatures, reflected sunlight? How can we help monitor that?"
[36:56 - 38:47] Will we be going to the Moon and Mars more?
[39:03 - 42:24] The Mayflower Project
[44:19 - 45:48] QUESTION: "What's the role of Kubernetes in this from edge to satellite?"
[46:29 - 48:19] Final thoughts from Naeem

Resources:

Video: IBM partners with NASA to develop Edge Computing in space aboard the ISS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm6mN0sbmC4

Mayflower Autonomous Ship: https://www.ibm.com/industries/federal/autonomous-ship

Edge Computing in Space: https://www.ibm.com/cloud/blog/ibm-develops-a-unique-custom-edge-computing-solution-in-space

The Apollo Missions: https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/ibm100/us/en/icons/apollo/breakthroughs/

Space Flight Chronology: https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/space/space_chronology.html

Dr. Brad Topol | Kubernetes and OpenShift | In the Open with Luke and Joe

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 19:23:26 GMT

In this inaugural episode, Luke and Joe are pleased to bring you a conversation with Dr. Brad Topol. Brad is an IBM Distinguished Engineer, developer advocate and CTO for Open Technology. We’ll be discussing Kubernetes and OpenShift as well as his upcoming O’Reilly book Hybrid Cloud Apps with OpenShift and Kubernetes.

Brad has extensive experience in the open source space and we are excited to have him on the show.

Key Takeaways:

[00:00 - 01:29] Intro to the episode
[03:22 - 04:50] Intro to Brad Topol
[08:03 - 10:45] What we need to know before Brad's book about Kubernetes and OpenShift is released
[11:03 - 12:26] What is this new book about?
[12:38 - 13:24] Recommended reading before diving into the new book
[14:01 - 18:34] What is an ISV, and what is the value?
[19:06 - 24:48] Operators: How do they work and what benefits do they bring?
[27:25 - 28:29] The OpenShift Marketplace
[29:10 - 34:19] A look into history, how did we get here?
[42:18 - 47:08] Get engaged with communities, courses, and conferences
[47:36 - 52:10] The benefits of microservices

Resources:

Book: Hybrid Cloud Apps with OpenShift and Kubernetes: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/hybrid-cloud-apps/9781492083801/

Book: Kubernetes in the Enterprise: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/kubernetes-in-the/9781492043270/

Open Source Contributor’s Conference: Become a Kubernetes contributor, Kubernetes Operators and OperatorSDK: https://developer.ibm.com/conferences/oscc_become_a_kubernetes_contributor/kubernetes_operators_and_operatorsdk/

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | High Performance Computing and AI Podcast

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 22:53:21 GMT

Dr. Vlad Kindratenko and Eliu Huerta explain how the Center for Artificial Intelligence Innovation (CAII) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are using an IBM Power 9 cluster to research and deliver astounding deep learning solutions for their community campus and industry partners. From astro-physics to gravitational waves and neural networks, their high performance computing center has offered break-through solution for both faculty and students alike.

Key Takeaways:

[00:05 - 00:20] Intro to the episode
[00:30 - 01:13] Intro to Vlad Kindratenko
[01:16 - 02:20] Intro to Eliu Huerta
[02:38 - 07:49] What is the NCSA(National Center for Supercomputing) and how does it relate to the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Innovation?
[08:29 - 13:36] The gravitational wave: Dr. Eliu Huerta's approach to solving these problems
[14:19 - 16:27] How computational fluid dynamic simulations can be improved with the use of AI inspired tools
[18:27 - 27:24] The supercomputer program "Hal"
[28:28 - 32:10] The future for Hal and the AI Center of Excellence
[32:17 - 34:52] The importance of making this technology available to students

Konveyor.io Community with James Labocki

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 23:36:41 GMT

Konveyor is a community of people passionate about helping others modernize and migrate their applications to the hybrid cloud by building tools, identifying patterns, and providing advice on how to break down monoliths, adopt containers, and embrace Kubernetes. Join us for a conversation with James Labocki organizer of the Konveyor Community.

Key Takeaways:

[00:05 - 00:19] Intro to the episode
[00:52 - 03:18] James' conveyor project: What it is and the origins
[03:27 - 06:03] Two main aspects of Konveyor.Io community

Clemson University and the Watt Innovation Center - HPC and AI Series

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 19:30:46 GMT

Dr. Kuang-Ching Wang and Hudson Smith discuss the rationale and strategy of the Watt Innovation Center at Clemson. As part of the NSF Cloud and Fabric, the Watt Innovation Center is increasing the performance of cloud computing while also easing the work necessary to develop new AI solutions for academic researchers in partnership with IBM Watson.

Time: 45:44 total

Podcast episode guests - Dr. KC Wang and Dr. Hudson Smith

0:34, Dr. Kuang-Ching (KC) Wang, Introduction

1:35 Dr. Hudson Smith (Research and Data Scientist), Introduction

2:47 Discussion of the Advanced computing, Cloud, AI research community - NSF cloud, NSF Fabric - KC

7:34 Discussion of Cloud Lab, increasing reliability and scalability in the cloud - KC

11:24 What is the Watt Family Innovation Center and partnership with IBM Watson - KC

https://www.clemson.edu/centers-institutes/watt/

14:18 How is Watson involved with the Watt Family Innovation Center? - Hudson

19:38 Discussion around NSF Fabric and programmable networks use - KC

https://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/clemson-university-collaborates-on-project-that-could-make-the-internet-faster-and-more-secure/

31:15 Dive into software defined networks, flexibility and benefits - KC

35:14 Projects that take advantage of Watson in the Watt Center - Hudson

40:45 How to get involved with Cloud Lab, Fabric, Watson in Watt Innovation Center

42:15 Closing thoughts on HPC and AI - KC

Convergence of resources

44:12 Closing thoughts, Watson in Watts - Hudson

Data and AI Digital Developer Conference, on November 10

Fri, 06 Nov 2020 00:37:35 GMT

To view details on the conference sessions, go to - https://ibm.biz/devcon-ai

**Guests in this episode:**
* Justin McCoy (0:10) - Director, IBM Developer Client
* Ruchir Puri (5:29) - Chief Scientist, IBM Research
* Rama Akkiraju (13:20) - IBM Fellow, CTO - AI for IT Operations
* Pooja Mistry (21:31) - Developer Advocate
* Omid Meh (26:00) - Developer Advocate

Listen to five experts in AI and data science as they prepare you for the exciting Data and AI Digital Developer Conference on November 10, 2020. For Session 1 we'll review real-life production AI solutions and architectures that have been deployed and cover what challenges your organization may face. Next, choose from five workshops and labs to gain hands-on experience with the code and platform for your AI solution. Session 3 is a condensed data science and AI course, the essentials. And finally, we'll review datasets in the open source world including four recently released datasets for predicting wildfires.

Application Modernization, Episode 7 - Skills

Sat, 17 Oct 2020 01:13:04 GMT

Episode 7 focuses on the human aspect of app modernization. With the right tools and skills for your staff, they can take full advantage of cloud-native app development. And even developers coming for a more traditional coding background can bring their experience and insights to modern applications. It's all about moving and improving not only the technology, but your developers and people.

Application Modernization, Episode 6 - DevOps, DevSecOps & Culture

Sat, 17 Oct 2020 01:11:58 GMT

In Episode 6 we take a look at how modernizing your application will require new tooling and new ways of working. Taking advantage of today's open source tools like Kubernetes and Tekton will require collaboration and allow for agility across your dev teams. And even your security teams will be impacted as they work in this new, container focused environment.

Application Modernization, Episode 5 - Refactoring

Sat, 17 Oct 2020 01:10:33 GMT

Episode 5 takes a deeper look at re-factoring your apps in the new paradigm of cloud native apps. While re-factoring is often perceived as being basic maintenance work, the opportunities to be creative and re-think how your application is designed and flows is actually very exciting! It's not just about lifting and shifting an application, application modernization can make your development teams more nimble and agile.

Application Modernization, Episode 4 - Security

Sat, 17 Oct 2020 01:09:11 GMT

In Episode 4 let's take a closer look at the need to secure your applications and data in the modern application environment. From Kubernetes to OpenShift, we will discuss concerns and tooling to help you mitigate vulnerabilities, identify attack surfaces and do threat modeling. While cloud-native apps afford for a lot more flexibility, the complexity calls for stronger compliance and security tools.

Application Modernization, Episode 3 - Containers & Orchestration

Sat, 17 Oct 2020 01:08:08 GMT

In episode 3, we look into the importance of containers and standards to improve the portability of your apps. However once your applications are containerized, a need for orchestration tools become readily apparent due to the complexity of this new, cloud-first architecture.

Application Modernization, Episode 2 - Architecture

Sat, 17 Oct 2020 01:06:24 GMT

In episode 2, we take a look at the different architectures used to support applications and the rationale for moving from legacy apps to a modern architecture. We'll also discuss how your developer team will need to adapt and shift to this new programming paradigm. While modernizing your applications will bring more complexity to the architecture, it will also allow for more innovation, flexibility and standardization.

Application Modernization, Episode 8 - Production Ready

Sat, 17 Oct 2020 01:14:06 GMT

In our final episode we review what it will take to you make your cloud native applications, processes and staff, production-ready. We'll also discuss the impact of hybrid cloud and why organizations are reluctant to rely on a single cloud vendor and toolset.

Application Modernization, Episode 1 - So you want to app modernize?

Sat, 17 Oct 2020 01:04:54 GMT

While application modernization is often seen as a technology initiative, it affords the opportunity for organizations to update their code delivery pipeline, standardize security and improve speed to market. Listen in to the experts on how app modernization can change your development world.

OpenEEW & Grillo founder Andy Meira

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 20:56:11 GMT

Join us for a conversation with Andy Meira, CEO of Grillo and the founder of the open source earthquake early detection system OpenEEW. Andy takes us on a journey that started in 2010 with an earthquake in Haiti. It was this harrowing incident that inspired him to help those in earthquake danger zones. His work with Grillo and OpenEEW is mission driven and as a Call for Code project set a new precedence in open source collaboration with IBM and the Linux Foundation.

OpenEEW is an ongoing open source project. To find out more and to get involved please visit: https://openeew.com

Beat Buesser | Origin Story | Adversarial Robustness Toolbox

Wed, 22 Jul 2020 20:17:23 GMT

Join us for a conversation with researcher, machine learning engineer, and software developer, Beat Buesser. His current work focuses on automated machine learning, data science, computer vision, adversarial machine learning, and security in artificial intelligence. Beat tells us his origin story, as well as, about his work on the Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART) which is a Python library for defending, certifying, and verifying ML models against the adversarial threats of evasion, poisoning, extraction and inference.

ART: https://github.com/IBM/adversarial-robustness-toolbox

IBM Research profile: http://ibm.biz/beat-buesser

You can watch the replay of Beat's talk from the IBM Cloud Native Digital Developer Conference here:

http://ibm.biz/developer-security-conference

Andrea Crawford & Mike Spisak | DevOps & Security | IBM Garage Method

Wed, 22 Jul 2020 19:27:45 GMT

Our guests Andrea Crawford and Mike Spisak share with us their origin stories, as well as, how they approach application development with the IBM Garage Method. Which is a comprehensive approach that blends a variety of techniques such as Design Thinking, Lean Methodology, DevOps, and Agile with Cloud Native Development and cybersecurity best practices.

https://www.ibm.com/security

https://www.ibm.com/garage
Find more interesting content about building secure applications on the IBM Cloud Native Security Digital Developer Conference replay:
http://ibm.biz/developer-security-conference

Naeem Altaf | Space Tech CTO and Innovation Lab

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 21:00:00 GMT

Please join us for an exciting conversation with IBM Space Tech CTO and Distinguished Engineer, Naeem Altaf. We discuss the latest happenings in the space industry, as well as, what's on the horizon. Topics range from recent rocket launches to the development of CubeSat satellites and beyond.

Articles:

https://www.statesman.com/business/20200501/ibm-engineer-chases-big-dreams-of-space

https://www.businessinsider.com/sc/apollo-11-moon-landing-future-space-travel-2019-7

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/blockchain/2019/06/space-tech-transforming-satellite-launches-with-blockchain/

http://interactive.satellitetoday.com/blockchain-the-next-big-disruptor-in-space/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lahori/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lahorite

Troy Fisher | Ethical Hacker | Origin Story

Fri, 10 Jul 2020 02:29:03 GMT

Troy Fisher has worked at IBM since 2015, lately as an ethical hacker on the XForce Ethical Hacking Team. He is currently focusing on container security, threat modeling, as well as, educating developers and penetration testers. Troy has worked in the information security field since 2001.

You can watch the replay of Troy's talk from the IBM Digital Developer Conference here:

http://ibm.biz/developer-security-conference

Bob Kalka | Top Trends in Security and Personal Development | Origin Story

Fri, 10 Jul 2020 01:05:06 GMT

Bob's 30-year journey from assembly code programmer to VP of IBM's Security business required personal and professional growth. In addition to his development and business skills; he also has a master's degree in group dynamics. He shared with us his origin story and insights into how he applies his experience and expertise to personal and team development. Join us for a conversation with Bob Kalka, VP of IBM's Security Business Unit.

You can watch the replay of Bob’s closing keynote from the IBM Digital Developer Conference here:

http://ibm.biz/developer-security-conference

Dr. Carlos F. Lopez | HPC Simulations of Biological Systems to Understand and Treat Cancer

Fri, 19 Jun 2020 12:00:00 GMT

Dr. Carlos F. Lopez uses numerical methods to model complex biological processes and understand their relationship to cancer cell response to drug treatments. He works with a talented research group at Vanderbilt University and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.

They combine a physical and chemical theory with numerical methods in High Performance Computing environments to create systems-level descriptions of molecular signal processing networks and signal transduction cascades in cancer. This High Performance Computing
hosted methodology allows them to deepen the fundamental understanding of the rules that govern functional genomics and systems biology in the pursuit of new therapies for cancer.

Please join us for this enthralling conversation with Dr. Lopez.

To find out more about Dr. Lopez and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center at Vanderbilt University, please see the links below.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Vanderbilt.edu biochemistry profile: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/biochemistry/person/carlos-f-lopez

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Vanderbilt University School of Medicine: https://www.vicc.org/member/carlos-f-lopez

Lopez Lab: https://my.vanderbilt.edu/lopezlab

Lopez Lab on Github: https://github.com/lolab-vu

PySB: Systems biology modeling in Python: http://pysb.org

Dan Walsh | Containers & Security | Origin Story

Wed, 17 Jun 2020 12:00:00 GMT

This talk is part of the Cloud Native Security Conference on June 24-25 and July 1, 2020. To view more conference sessions go to http://ibm.biz/devcon-security.

Dan leads the Red Hat Container Engineering team. Dan also has made many contributions to the Docker project, project Atomic, led the SELinux project, and developer sVirt, Secure Virtualization among others. Dan has worked in the computer security field for over 30 years.

Red Hat: https://people.redhat.com/dwalsh

GitHub: https://github.com/rhatdan

Blog: https://danwalsh.livejournal.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/rhatdan

Rosalind Radcliffe | DevSecOps | Origin Story

Wed, 17 Jun 2020 12:00:00 GMT

This talk is part of the Cloud Native Security Conference on June 24-25 and July 1, 2020. To view more conference sessions go to http://ibm.biz/devcon-security.

Rosalind is responsible for driving the direction for products in support of customer's transformation to DevOps specifically focused on IBM Z, including bringing open source pipelines to the platform. In addition, she works with clients in their DevOps transformations. She is a frequent speaker at conferences, a master inventor, a member of the IBM Academy of Technology leadership team.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosalind-radcliffe
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RosalindRad

Nigel Brown | Developer Advocate | Origin Story

Wed, 17 Jun 2020 12:00:00 GMT

This talk is part of the Cloud Native Security Conference on June 24-25 and July 1, 2020. To view more conference sessions go to http://ibm.biz/devcon-security.

Nigel is a Developer Advocate for IBM Cloud based in Austin, TX. Originally from South Carolina, he was drawn to the craft of software engineering because of the agency it provides to create and interact with worlds of his own creation. His passions in technology are community building, High Performance Computing (HPC), and free and open-source software (and hardware).

Github: https://github.com/pnbrown
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pnigelbrown
Website: https://thatoneblackdude.com
Major League Hacking Top 30: https://top.mlh.io/2020/profiles/nigel-brown

Jaya Ramanathan | Governance & Security | Origin Story

Wed, 17 Jun 2020 12:00:00 GMT

This talk is part of the Cloud Native Security Conference on June 24-25 and July 1, 2020. To view more conference sessions go to http://ibm.biz/devcon-security.

Jaya Ramanathan is a Distinguished Engineer at Red Hat. She has worked in the security field for over twenty years. She has held Chief Architect roles for identity and access management, security integration initiative, auditing and reporting, data loss prevention, and cloud platform security, governance, and compliance. She is currently the Chief Security and Governance Architect for Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes.

Dr. Arabshahi and Dr. Skjellum | HPC Lung Simulation aids in COVID-19 fight

Thu, 11 Jun 2020 12:00:00 GMT

The SimCenter for multidisciplinary research at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga is aiding in the COVID-19 fight by Simulating Lung function with IBM High Performance Computing. Our guests are Research Professor Dr. Abdollah (Abi) Arabshahi and the Director of the SimCenter Dr. Anthony Skjellum. Dr. Arabshahi has been researching and simulating lung functionality for 28 years. Please join us for this fascinating conversation about their impactful and important work.

https://www.utc.edu/simcenter
https://twitter.com/UTCSimCenter

John Walicki | IBM Call for Code: COVID-19

Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:00:00 GMT

Our guest, John Walicki is at the forefront of tech-for-good and developer advocacy with his work on the "Call for Code" programs at IBM. The spread of the COVID-19 and other threats like natural disasters, pose an acute threat to world populations in the future.

In this episode, we are going to hear how John's work with the Call for Code programming recently challenged a group of healthcare professionals, data scientists, and engineers at a New York City hackathon to address the COVID-19 epidemic. This is just one example of how these programs are enabling concerned communities to build open solutions that combat some of the world's greatest problems such as the continuing spread of the Coronavirus epidemic.

Links mentioned in this episode:
https://developer.ibm.com/callforcode

Priyanka Sharma & Brandon Jung | GitLab

Fri, 21 Feb 2020 14:00:00 GMT

Join us for a conversation with Priyanka Sharma the director of technical evangelism and Brandon Jung the VP of Alliances at GitLab. GitLab is a complete DevOps solution that is ideal for the enterprise. Priyanka and Brandon share how they handle their community outreach and ecosystem work at GitLab. As well as, how they individually participate in the greater tech community through involvement in the CNCF and Linux foundations.

https://gitlab.com

Val Bercovici & Jason McGee | Cyber-Security

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 14:00:00 GMT

Stealth attacks and new types of cybersecurity exploits are being discovered daily. Without monitoring your data and pipelines, you may not even know you have been hacked. This is where chain-of-custody-as-a-service and enterprise-grade hosting comes into play. Our guest Val B from PencilDATA and Jason McGee, CTO of IBM Cloud Platform discuss the changing face of Cyber-Security threats and how we can plan for the unpredictable.

https://chainkit.com

Chris Aniszczyk & Jason McGee | CNCF & Kubernetes

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 06:05:00 GMT

Join us for a discussion with Chris Aniszczyk, CTO and COO the CNCF and Jason McGee CTO of the IBM Cloud Platform. Chris and Jason give us insights into the meteoric rise of Kubernetes and how the CNCF is building a sustainable ecosystem of communities. We explore how these communities and partner organizations come together at events like Kubecon.

https://www.cncf.io/

Aaron Baughman | ESPN Fantasy Football

Thu, 16 Jan 2020 11:00:00 GMT

If you are looking to win your Fantasy Football league, listen in and hear how Watson Fantasy Football Insights brings fairness back into your decision-making process. Aaron Baughman, a distinguished engineer with over 150 patents to his credit, has worked on many interesting sports and entertainment projects. In this episode, Aaron shares insights into his work on the ESPN Fantasy Football application.

Links mentioned in this episode:

* IBM Sports & Entertainment - ESPN Fantasy Football: https://www.ibm.com/sports/fantasy/

* ESPN Fantasy Football Application: http://www.espn.com/espn/apps/fantasy

* AI Fairness 360 toolkit: https://github.com/IBM/AIF360

* Aaron Baughman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/baughmanaaron

John Mertic | Open MainFrame Project

Fri, 17 Jan 2020 11:00:00 GMT

The open-source movement has rapidly become the way code is being developed for today’s smart and agile businesses. Open Mainframe Project is at the forefront of this movement by being the project that supports and launches new open source initiatives that play an integral role in making mainframes modern to meet today’s business needs.

Currently, the Open Mainframe Project has nine projects including Anomaly Detection Engine for Linux Logs (ADE), Atom language syntax highlighting for z/VM, Feilong, TerseDecompress, Zorow and Zowe with many more gearing up for launch in 2020.

Links mentioned in this episode:

* Open Mainframe project: https://www.openmainframeproject.org

* Mentorship program: https://www.openmainframeproject.org/projects/mentorship-program

* I am a Mainframer project: https://www.openmainframeproject.org/news/podcast

* Open Mainframe Slack: https://slack.openmainframeproject.org

* Zowe project: https://www.zowe.org/

* IBM Z: https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/z

* IBM LinuxOne: https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/linuxone

* Open Mainframe Summit, September 16-17 in NYC: TBA

The inaugural Open Mainframe Summit will bring together all of the different types of mainframers - from students to hobbyists, seasoned professionals to new engineers, developers and educators - to share best practices, discuss hot topics, learn technical insight from the best, and network with like-minded individuals who are passionate about the mainframe industry.

The National Security Agency | Open Source Software & The Ghidra decompiler project

Mon, 25 Nov 2019 05:00:00 GMT

The National Security Agency | Open Source & The Ghidra decompiler project

This year while at OSCON my cellphone battery died. Luckily, there was a cell phone charging station in the National Security Agency's booth. While I was waiting for my battery to charge, I had time to interview Jacob & Emily from the agency's community team, as well as, a software developer from the open-source decompiler project Ghidra. While most of what the NSA does is top secret, they actually have 40 open-source projects and an active community team and public education programs. And in addition to software development, we talked about career paths in technology, learning new skills and shared our tech origin stories.

Links mentioned in this episode:

* Ghidra, project page: https://ghidra-sre.org

* Ghidra, on GitHub: https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra

* DATA.GOV: https://www.data.gov

* The National Security Agency: https://www.nsa.gov/careers

* Jacob DePriest: https://twitter.com/jacobdepriest

* Emily Fox: https://twitter.com/TheMoxieFox

Erin Schnabel | Appsody

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:00:00 GMT

Erin Schnabel | Appsody

Appsody provides everything you need to iteratively develop applications, ready for deployment to Kubernetes environments. Teams are empowered with sharable technology stacks, configurable and controllable through a central hub.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Kabanero: https://kabanero.io
Appsody: https://appsody.dev
Codewind: https://www.eclipse.org/codewind
Erin Schnabel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ebullientworks

Chris Bailey | Kabanero.io for the Systems Architect

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:00:00 GMT

Chris Bailey | Kabanero.io for the Systems Architect

Kabanero.io is an open-source project focused on bringing together foundational open source technologies into a modern microservices-based framework. Developing apps for container platforms requires harmony between developers, architects, and operations. Today’s developers need to be efficient at much more than writing code. Architects and operations get overloaded with choices, standards, and compliance. Kabanero.io speeds development of applications built for Kubernetes while meeting the technology standards and policies your company defines. Design, develop, deploy, and manage with speed and control!

Links mentioned in this episode:

Kabanero: https://kabanero.io
Appsody: https://appsody.dev
Codewind: https://www.eclipse.org/codewind
Chris Bailey on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Chris__Bailey

Nate Ziemann | Kabanero.io

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:00:00 GMT

Nate Ziemann | Kabanero.io

Kabanero.io is an open source project focused on bringing together foundational open source technologies into a modern microservices-based framework. Developing apps for container platforms requires harmony between developers, architects, and operations. Today’s developers need to be efficient at much more than writing code. Architects and operations get overloaded with choices, standards, and compliance. Kabanero speeds development of applications built for Kubernetes while meeting the technology standards and policies your company defines. Design, develop, deploy, and manage with speed and control!

Links mentioned in this episode:

* Kabanero: https://kabanero.io

* Appsody: https://appsody.dev

* Codewind: https://www.eclipse.org/codewind

* Nate Ziemann on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nate_zman

Brad Topol | Kubernetes

Sun, 27 Oct 2019 05:00:00 GMT

Our guest Brad Topol shares insights into the rise of Kubernetes, as well as, his own tech origin story. Brad is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and the Open Technology Developer Advocate CTO for Kubernetes Technologies. In addition to being an executive, he is also an active developer and open source contributor to Kubernetes.

Lin Sun | Istio Maintainer & IBM Master Inventor

Thu, 26 Sep 2019 09:00:00 GMT

Lin Sun | Istio Maintainer & IBM Master Inventor

Join us for a discussion with Lin Sun, maintainer on the open-source project Istio and an IBM Master Inventor with over 100 patents to her credit. She shares with us how the growing popularity of micro-services has created a real need for a service meshes like Istio. Lin goes onto give us insight into her process as a prolific inventor and open-source contributor.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Istio: https://istio.io/
Lin Sun on Twitter: https://twitter.com/linsun_unc
Istio Code Pattern: https://developer.ibm.com/patterns/manage-microservices-traffic-using-istio/

Horea Porutiu | Hyperledger Fabric Blockchain

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 20:00:00 GMT

If you’ve ever wanted to get into blockchain development but haven’t found a good place to start. Horea Porutiu can help. In this episode, we discuss the essential concepts of public and private blockchains. We have included in the notes below a link to Horea's full conference talk about how to implement a real-world blockchain use case using open-source distributed ledger platform Hyperledger Fabric.

Hyperledger Fabric homepage: https://www.hyperledger.org/projects/fabric

Hyperledger Fabric on github: https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric/

Build and Deploy a Blockchain Web App With Hyperledger Fabric & Hyperledger Composer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1RfcEzD9rw/

Horea Porutiu on Twitter: https://twitter.com/horeaporutiu

Phil Estes & Liz Rice | Containers & Security

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 07:00:00 GMT

Phil Estes & Liz Rice | Containers & Security

In this episode, our guests Phil Estes and Liz Rice take us on a journey from the rise of containers through the creation of Kubernetes and the Open Container Initiative. Giving us insights into the open-source communities processes, motivations and it's players. As well as how to run these technologies securely at scale.

Links mentioned in this episode:

* Open Container Initiative: https://www.opencontainers.org

* Aqua Security: https://www.aquasec.com

* Phil Estes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/estesp

* Liz Rice on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lizrice

Diane Mueller | Red Hat OpenShift Commons

Wed, 04 Sep 2019 22:00:00 GMT

Diane Muller | Red Hat OpenShift Commons

In this episode, our guest is Diane Mueller from Red Hat's OpenShift Commons community. Diane took the time so sit down with us to discuss the challenges of community building in today's expansive open source ecosystem. She reveals how the OpenShift Commons takes a scientific approach to their work by using network analysis to develop and grow engaged and connected communities.

Links mentioned in this episode:

OpenShift Commons: https://https://commons.openshift.org/
OpenShift Commons Briefings Playlist: https://youtu.be/Lne6yAtRPLA
OpenShift Commons Gathering Videos: https://commons.openshift.org/gatherings/videos.html
OKD - The Origin Community Distribution of Kubernetes that powers Red Hat OpensShift.: https://www.okd.io/
Diane Mueller on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pythondj

Matthew Cousens - Developer Advocate, IBM Z and LinuxOne

Tue, 23 Jul 2019 13:00:00 GMT

"What is a mainframe?" & "What role does it play in the world today?"

To find out the answers to these questions and more, we sat down with Matthew Cousens, a Developer Advocate for IBM Z and IBM LinuxOne. It turns out there are mainframes behind many of the essential goods and services we use every day. We go onto explore the role of community and open source on the mainframe and how being mainframe savvy can increase your employability.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Master the Mainframe: https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/z/education/master-the-mainframe
IBM Z: https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/z
LinuxOne: https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/linuxone
Terminal Talk: http://terminaltalk.net/PodcastGenerator/