In this Ignite talk, Mitch Ashley talks about how our public information is creating a biometric digital twin of our experiences. All of the things we buy and the places we go are tracked and integrated with our digital identity and this creates security implications that must be understood.
Ignite Security Field Day – How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Automation
In this Ignite talk, Alastair Cooke discusses the rise of automation and the role it plays in design as well as security for DevOps. Also discussed are tips and solutions for streamlining your development environment and ensuring that it is fluid with the current state of advancement.
Ignite Security Field Day – Oh No, IO! The Death of a TLD
What happens when a ccTLD disappears from the Internet? What if it’s one of the most popular TLDs for new startups? In this Ignite talk, Tom Hollingsworth looks at the pending removal of .io and the impact it could have on the Internet. He also discusses what has happened in the past when the process […]
Own Your Career – Career Management for the Modern Technologist with Jack Poller
Jack Poller’s talk at Cloud Field Day 21 focuses on the importance of actively managing one’s career, particularly in the technology field. He shares his own career journey, which spans from engineering to marketing, consulting, and eventually becoming an industry analyst. Poller emphasizes that career success is not just about technical skills but also about […]
2010 A Service Odyssey with Jay Cuthrell
In his presentation, Jay Cuthrell reflects on predictions he made in 2008 and 2009 about the future of technology, particularly in the telecommunications and service provider sectors. He humorously critiques his own foresight, acknowledging both the hits and misses in his predictions. Cuthrell draws parallels between his predictions and the famous film “2001: A Space […]
Nine More Business Lessons I Learned From Baseball with Stephen Foskett
Stephen Foskett revisits his original Ignite talk from nine years ago, where he shared nine business lessons he learned from baseball, and now presents nine more lessons with a more seasoned perspective. Reflecting on his earlier optimism, Foskett acknowledges that his new insights are perhaps more cynical, shaped by years of experience. He begins by […]
Al Democratization – The Path to Mass Adoption by Kurtis Kemple
Kurtis Kemple’s talk at AI Data Infrastructure Field Day 1 explores the democratization of AI and its potential to transform lives beyond the enterprise sector. He begins by highlighting the current focus of AI on improving business efficiency and productivity, which, while necessary, has limited the technology’s reach to a broader audience. Kemple shares his […]
WhatsApp for Qlik Sense SaaS by Brian Booden
Brian Booden’s Ignite talk at AI Data Infrastructure Field Day 1 details the integration of WhatsApp with Qlik Sense SaaS, a business intelligence (BI) tool. Booden, with a background in data and analytics, highlights the importance of conversational analytics in today’s data-driven world. He explains that while Qlik integrates with various tools like Slack and […]
Agentic Al – A Look At the Future of Automation with Stephen Foskett
Stephen Foskett considers agentic AI, a transformative approach to automation quite unlike popular generative AI models. Unlike traditional AI applications that rely on user inputs, agentic AI involves autonomous agents that act on behalf of users, automating various processes. These agents can either run continuously, collecting information and performing actions, or serve as the glue […]
The AI Development Lifecycles with Guy Currier of The Futurum Group
Guy Currier from The Futurum Group discusses the AI development lifecycle, emphasizing that AI is not an application in itself but rather a service integrated into applications. He begins by clarifying a common misconception: AI is often thought of as a standalone application, but in reality, it is a service that enhances applications by providing […]
Private Cellular and Salt with Mark Houtz
Mark Houtz, a network engineer working with school districts in Utah, shared his recent experiments with private cellular networks, particularly focusing on CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) and Wi-Fi technologies. He explained that CBRS operates in the 3.55 to 3.7 GHz band in the U.S. and is gaining traction globally. Mark and his team conducted […]
Zero Trust is a Strategy Not a Product with Jack Poller
In this talk, Jack Poller emphasizes that Zero Trust is a cybersecurity strategy, not a product. He begins by reflecting on the pre-pandemic era when VPNs were the primary method for remote workers to access internal networks. However, the sudden shift to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the limitations of VPNs, particularly their […]
Object Storage For Disaster Recovery with Jim Jones
Jim Jones from 11:11 Systems discusses the evolving landscape of disaster recovery (DR) and how object storage plays a crucial role in modern strategies, particularly in the face of increasing ransomware attacks. He emphasizes that traditional DR concerns like fire and flood have been overshadowed by the growing threat of ransomware, which has become a […]
CXL Test Drives featuring Andy Banta
Andy Banta’s talk at AI Field Day 5 delves into the concept of CXL (Compute Express Link) and its potential to revolutionize memory access in computing architectures. He begins by explaining the traditional concept of Non-Uniform Memory Access (Numa), where memory access times vary depending on the proximity of the memory to the processor. CXL […]
Thoughts on Enterprise Ready Solutions featuring Karen Lopez
Karen Lopez’s talk at AI Field Day 5 delves into the evolution of enterprise software acquisition and the critical considerations that have emerged over her extensive career. Reflecting on her 38 years in the field, Lopez contrasts the early days of software procurement, where software was a tangible product with limited integration capabilities, to the […]
FIDO Phishing-Resistant Authentication featuring Jack Poller
Jack Poller, founder and principal analyst of Paradigm Technica, discusses the evolution and challenges of authentication methods, particularly focusing on the limitations of traditional passwords. He explains that passwords, which have been used since ancient times, are fundamentally flawed because they are shared secrets that can be easily stolen or phished. Despite the implementation of […]
Accelerate Your SDLC with BEST featuring Calvin Hendryx-Parker of Six Feet Up
Calvin Hendryx-Parker from Six Feet Up discusses the importance of optimizing the software development lifecycle (SDLC) in his talk at AI Field Day 5. He begins by acknowledging the widespread integration of software in various aspects of life and the common challenges faced by software teams. Calvin introduces Six Feet Up, a Python and AI […]
