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Episode 301 – The (Career) Niche Trap
June 14, 2022 06:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBAfter the small pause, looking back at 300 episodes of Roaring Elephant goodness, we're back this week dispensing career advice. This time we focus on the risks of allowing yourself to become stuck in a niche role that could hinder your career chances. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 300 – The Road to 300…
June 07, 2022 06:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBThree centuries of Roaring Elephant podcasts! Well, in number of episodes then... We don't actually believe the universe would be able to survive actual 300 years of our content! :) Why don't you join us on this relaxing episode where we take a slow meandering walk down memory lane... Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 299 – (Career) Change is Good!
May 31, 2022 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBFollowing on form last weeks discussion about career choices, we now discuss why, in our opinion at least, fear of change is rarely necessary and more often than not a cause for career stagnation! Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 298 – The winding (career) path
May 24, 2022 06:00 - 22 minutes - 15.9 MBAs we have been active in the amazing world of IT for a while now and both of us are involved with the process of hiring people, Dave as a hiring manager and Jhon as a mentor and frequent candidate interviewer, we are going to try to share some of our experience and (let's be brave) maybe even some wisdom! Unrelated to this episode, you may have caught a glimpse of Dave in the wild recently when he talked about The key tennents of successful presales leadership at demofest. Please use the ...
Episode 297 – Open Source Misunderstandings: OSS Vendors aren’t Different.
May 17, 2022 06:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBAs a conclusion to our continuing series about misunderstandings that (still) surround Open Source, today we are covering the misconception that Open Source vendors are just the same as regular vendors of proprietary software. This may come as a bit of a shock to some, but since good OSS vendors are well embedded in the open source community and culture, should it really come as a surprise that this also influences the interactions and sales cycles? Please use the Contact Form on this blog o...
Episode 296 – Open Source Misunderstandings: Community Doesn’t Matter!
May 10, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBIn our continuing series about misunderstandings that (still) surround Open Source, today we are covering the misconception that it does not matter if your enterprise open source vendor is part of, and contributing a healthy amount, to the open source community. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 295 – Open Source Misunderstandings: Open Source is Fragmented!
May 03, 2022 06:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBIn our continuing series about misunderstandings that (still) surround Open Source, today we are covering the misconception that Open Source is hopelessly fragmented and therefore impossible to use in an Enterprise setting. While we'll agree to a part of it, we would suggest it's actually one of pen Source's many strengths and nothing to be afraid of! For this episode, we found inspiration at the following web page: https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2022/2/4-common-misunderstandings-a...
Episode 294 – Open Source Misunderstandings: Open Source is Just Cheap!
April 26, 2022 06:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBIn our continuing series about misunderstandings that (still) surround Open Source, today we are covering the misconception that the only reason you should look at open source is because it's cheap. While it may be so that there is a lesser or absent license cost, there are both reasons why the total cost of ownership may well be higher than proprietary software, but the benefits can also far outweigh that... For this episode, we found inspiration at the following web page: https://enterpri...
Episode 293 – Open Source Misunderstandings: Do-It-Yourself is More Costly?
April 19, 2022 06:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBIn a new series about misunderstandings that (still) surround Open Source, today we are covering the misconception that DYI is just more expensive. And while that may be true in pure monetary terms, switching to Open Source also brings a number of great advantages that, while hard to express in hard currency, are definitely worth having! For this episode, we found inspiration at the following web page: https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2022/2/4-common-misunderstandings-about-enterpris...
Episode 292 – Open Source Misunderstandings: Security is “Their” Problem
April 12, 2022 06:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBIn a new series about misunderstandings that (still) surround Open Source, today we are covering the misconception that security is "their" problem. That's simply not the case. When you leverage the awesome power that is Open Source, it is definitely your responsibility to make sure you have done everything you could to make sure your product or service is secure! For this episode, we found inspiration at the following web page: https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2022/2/4-common-misund...
Episode 291 – Digital Adoption Platforms?
April 05, 2022 06:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBOut with the old, in with the new... snake-oil? Apparently the industry has not learned from the mistakes that were made with Digital Transformation projects, but never fear: the solution to all your ailments is here with the bright new marketing hype of Digital Adoption Platforms! Or are we just too cynically? You be the judge! For this episode, we got our inspiration from the following web sources: https://www.toolbox.com/tech/innovation/guest-article/the-enterprise-kingmaker-digital-adop...
Episode 290 – CyberSecurity Needs YOU!
March 29, 2022 06:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBWe are under constant threat! And by "we", we mean our Tech environment, of course. Malware is rampant and software isn't always the best prepared to fight of the endless onslaught. So who do we blame? The CISO, the Cert team, that security person? Well, maybe we need to look a little closer to home... Inspiration for this episode was found here: (But we really only used the title of that frist link, to be honest, cause the article itself is rather "meh"....) Who should own cybersecurity in...
Episode 289 – The Sticky Employee Conundrum
March 22, 2022 07:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBHiring junior employees and training them to become productive members of the team has gotten "out of style" due to the perceived or real problems with longer term employee retention. In this episode, we take a deeper look at this "sticky" topic. For this episode, we found inspiration in the following web resource: How to get reskilled employees to stick around - Protocol Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode to...
Episode 288 – The Future of Open Source Security?
March 15, 2022 07:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBIn recent time it has become more and more obvious that the security of Open Source software is something to be taken seriously. For this reason, the Linux foundation, under the banner of the OpenSSF, is experimenting with a new project, prosaically names the Alpha & Omega Project. The Alpha & Omega project was recently introduced to the world on a webinar that is currently available here. And the project is looking for community members: Get involved in OpenSSF Working GroupsSecuring Cri...
Episode 287 – AI vs Business & Public Clouds Growing up
March 08, 2022 07:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBSome Cloud updates today where apparently AWS is no longer lagging behind and also, should AI influence business operations, or the other way around? There's something to be said for both opinions, and we don't hold back! This episode was inspired by the following online resources: It’s time for a new cloud price warhttps://www.protocol.com/newsletters/protocol-enterprise/aws-price-war-microsoft-google?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1 Do Companies Have To Adjust To AI Or Vice Versa?https://www....
Episode 286 – The Importance of Open Source
March 01, 2022 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBIt's not a secret that Open Source is widely used in organizations everywhere. At least, for our listeners this should definitely be no secret! In this episode, we discuss a couple of stats that Dave found on the internet and we're not quite agreeing with them... Shocker! I know! In this episode, we used the following online resource as inspiration: Open source is more important than ever, say developers. Here's what's driving adoptionhttps://www.zdnet.com/article/open-source-is-more-import...
Episode 285 – Cloud Costs Nightmare Statistics
February 22, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBCloud statistics apparently cause insomnia, or at least the internet claims that to be true... As true defenders of a good night's sleep, your co-hosts will get to the bottom of this for you and see if we can keep the night terrors at bay! In this final part, we look at budget and costs and why it's never as rosy as you might have predicted! The following website was the inspiration for this episode: https://www.thesslstore.com/blog/19-cloud-computing-statistics-that-will-keep-you-awake-at...
Episode 284 – Cloud Security Nightmare Statistics
February 15, 2022 07:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBCloud statistics apparently cause insomnia, or at least the internet claims that to be true... As true defenders of a good night's sleep, your co-hosts will get to the bottom of this for you and see if we can keep the night terrors at bay! In this second part, we concentrate on the topic of Cloud Security, or lack thereof! The following website was the inspiration for this episode: https://www.thesslstore.com/blog/19-cloud-computing-statistics-that-will-keep-you-awake-at-night/ Please use...
Episode 283 – Cloud Adoption Nightmare Statistics
February 08, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBCloud statistics apparently cause insomnia, or at least the internet claims that to be true... As true defenders of a good night's sleep, your co-hosts will get to the bottom of this for you and see if we can keep the night terrors at bay! In this first part, we concentrate on the topic of Cloud Adoption. The following website was the inspiration for this episode: https://www.thesslstore.com/blog/19-cloud-computing-statistics-that-will-keep-you-awake-at-night/ Please use the Contact Form ...
Episode 282 – Enterprise I.T. Knowledge Atrophy
February 01, 2022 07:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBIn todays episode, we started talking about the trends towards no-code and low-code, got a bit side tracked towards commoditized A.I. and ended up talking mostly about the apparent voluntary atrophy of internal I.T. knowledge due to outsourcing knowledge to applications. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 281 – Open Source Adoption Journey
January 25, 2022 07:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBOpen Source is definitely making a lot of head way in the corporate world and today the Roaring Elephant takes a look at how far this adoption of the new reality has actually progressed. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 280 – Solo Maintainer OSS Projects @Risk!
January 18, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBA cry for help or wanton vandalism by Open Source Project maintainers? Last week, the maintainer of the popular NPM package manager was responsible for breaking compatibility far and wide. As it turns out, this was a cry for attention for the plights of small but important OSS projects that are used widely by "Billion Dollar mega corporations" while the few (or even single) maintainers are merely scraping by to pay the bills. A little bit of research proves that this is far from a solitary i...
Episode 279 – The Lidle Cloud?
January 11, 2022 07:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBCloud Computing is everywhere and apparently more companies feel it's a good idea to claim a piece of that fluffy pie. Recently, the parent company of the well know supermarket chain Lidl decided to join in the fun and they have now solidified their initiative by gobbling up a cloud security firm.... Is this a sign of things to come, or is the new Lidl cloud destined to stay... little? We also take a quick look at how the UK government is going to penalize unsafe password policies... A good...
Episode 278 – The 2021 Open Source Jobs Report (2)
January 04, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBThe yearly job report from The Linux Foundation was releases in cooperation with Edx. In last week's first part we went over the findings of the Linux Foundation and in this episode, we'll cover the Edx angle a bit more. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 277 – The 2021 Open Source Jobs Report
December 28, 2021 07:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBThe yearly job report from The Linux Foundation was releases in cooperation with Edx. In this first part we'll go over the findings of the Linux Foundation and in next episode, we'll cover the Edx angle a bit more. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 276 – IBM Fails @ Open Source Cloud?
December 21, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBWhen we saw IBM put up a "Guide to open source development in the Cloud" website, we were expecting so much.... And we got so little... While we've often lauded IBM for their open source initiatives, this "guide" reads incomplete and pretty much a waste of space. See if you agree with us? Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 275 – High Performance podCast (2)
December 14, 2021 07:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBToday we are going deeper, higher, farther and better than we ever went before: it's HPC time at the Roaring Elephant and since we definitely do not qualify as experts on that particular matter, we are overjoyed to welcome Walter Lioen and Valeriu Codreanu who are Surf's rocket scientists, when it comes to High Performance Computing! Snellius Top500 & Green500 Since this episode was recorded, the new TOP500 and Green500 have been announced and the newly launched Dutch supercomputer Snellius...
Episode 274 – High Performance podCast
December 07, 2021 07:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBToday we are going deeper, higher, farther and better than we ever went before: it's HPC time at the Roaring Elephant and since we definitely do not qualify as experts on that particular matter, we are overjoyed to welcome Walter Lioen and Valeriu Codreanu who are Surf's rocket scientists, when it comes to High Performance Computing! As it turned out, we had way too much contect for a single episode so look forward to part 2, next week. Snellius Top500 & Green500 Since this episode was reco...
Episode 273 – John Mertic’s Linux Foundation Update
November 30, 2021 07:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBAnother year of The Roaring Elephant Podcast has passed and as has become a bit of a tradition, we invite the incredible source of energy that is John Mertic over to talk to us about all the great stuff The Linux Foundation in doing. Every year, again and again, John succeeds in surprising us with all the different initiatives that are under the stewardship of the Linux foundation, and this year was definitely not an exception! Here are the different initiatives John covered today: ASWF: Th...
Episode 272 – Is HPE Saying “NO” to Public Cloud?
November 23, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBIn a reaction to a "Cloud First" initiative form the UK government, HPE has released a manifesto claiming his is a bad thing. Now, the government plans are already a couple of years old, so why is HPE speaking out against it only now? Well, that only one of the many questions we have! Here is a link to to the HPE Manifesto. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 271 – Faster, Safer & Cheaper Cloud Infra? (2)
November 16, 2021 07:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBUni kernels, Nano Kernels... It was all new to your co-hosts but this tech has been around for a while now and promises faster, safer & cheaper Cloud Infrastructure. Is this just hype or is it everything you could possibly hope for? We invited Ian Eyberg, CEO of nanovms and subject matter expert, to tell us all about it. Get more information from the following websites that were mentioned during the interview with Ian: NanoVMsNanos.orgOPS - Easily Build and Run Unikernels Please use the Co...
Episode 270 – Faster, Safer & Cheaper Cloud Infra?
November 09, 2021 07:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBUni kernels, Nano Kernels... It was all new to your co-hosts but this tech has been around for a while now and promises faster, safer & cheaper Cloud Infrastructure. Is this just hype or is it everything you could possibly hope for? We invited Ian Eyberg, CEO of nanovms and subject matter expert, to tell us all about it. Get more information from the following websites that were mentioned during the interview with Ian: NanoVMsNanos.orgOPS - Easily Build and Run Unikernels Please use the Co...
Episode 269 – OSS Data Tech that CAN!
November 02, 2021 07:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBWe found some statistics around Open source data sources and we're very keen to find that OSS Data Tech that can solve all your needs, today! Or we'll find out one more time that statistics are less trustworthy than we should like... For this episode, we got some inspiration from this (not so good) article on Datanami. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 268 – Coding Like a Pro! (2)
October 26, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBJort Rodenburg, author of Code Like a Pro in C# (Published by Manning) joins your cohost in this second episode where we discuss good software development practices. O, and yea, he wrote a book! :D Be sure to check out "Code Like a Pro in C#" by Jort Rodenburg! Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 267 – Coding Like a Pro!
October 19, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBJort Rodenburg, author of Code Like a Pro in C# (Published by Manning) joins your cohost in this and the next episode to discuss good software development practices. O, and yea, he wrote a book! :D Be sure to check out "Code Like a Pro in C#" by Jort Rodenburg! Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 266 – Best Enterprise Communication Choices
October 12, 2021 06:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBEmail as a fundamental way of communication in your enterprise may be much maligned and despised, however, ditching email altogether, as some Internet sources would like you to do is definitely not the best path forwards. At least we don't think so. A better way, possibly even the best way forward, is to use tools for the purpose they are built. Tools that are a good fit for real time communications, are not fit for other, slower communication channels. Please use the Contact Form on this b...
Episode 265 – Securing the Open Source Ecosystem (2)
October 05, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBJoin David A. Wheeler, Director of Open Source Supply Chain Security at the Linux Foundation and us for a discussion about securing the Open Source Ecosystem. The Linux Foundation has had a couple of initiatives around this and they now all culminate in the recently minted Open SSF. Find out more about the Open SSF foundation and other things David talked about using the following links: OpenSSF Security Metrics Project: https://metrics.openssf.org/search?q=kubernetesBest practices Badge: h...
Episode 264 – Securing the Open Source Ecosystem
September 28, 2021 06:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBJoin David A. Wheeler, Director of Open Source Supply Chain Security at the Linux Foundation and us for a discussion about securing the Open Source Ecosystem. The Linux Foundation has had a couple of initiatives around this and they now all culminate in the recently minted Open SSF. Find out more about the Open SSF foundation and other things David talked about using the following links: OpenSSF Security Metrics Project: https://metrics.openssf.org/search?q=kubernetesBest practices Badge: h...
Episode 263 – Who OWNS Open Source
September 21, 2021 06:00 - 42 minutes - 29.6 MBWith Open Source quickly becoming the backbone of most software, both commercial and free, the question about who actually OWNS open source gets asked louder and louder.... Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 262 – OpenDS4All: The Road to Data Science (Part 2/2)
September 14, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBTaking your first steps on the road to Data Science is definitely a confusing and uncertain endeavor. With the amount of courses and other information available, it becomes extremely hard to find a straight road towards a result that is actually valuable in your journey towards becoming a professional Data Scientist. Under the umbrella of the Linux Foundation, the recently formed OpenDS4All project is trying hard to solve this problem for you. Join us in this first part of our interview wit...
Episode 261 – OpenDS4All: The Road to Data Science
September 07, 2021 06:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBTaking your first steps on the road to Data Science is definitely a confusing and uncertain endeavor. With the amount of courses and other information available, it becomes extremely hard to find a straight road towards a result that is actually valuable in your journey towards becoming a professional Data Scientist. Under the umbrella of the Linux Foundation, the recently formed OpenDS4All project is trying hard to solve this problem for you. Join us in this first part of our interview wit...
Episode 260 – Right & Wrong Ways to Cloud Adoption
August 31, 2021 06:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBMoving to cloud can be done in many different ways, but not all paths will be as forgiving. Unfortunately, Some internet sources give really bad advise, at least we think so. Here is the Roaring Elephant to set the record straight and offer some do's and don'ts! We typically list the internet sources we used for inspiration here, but considering we really do not agree with he source in this case, we really do not want to aid in spreading the misinformation... Please use the Contact Form on ...
Episode 259 – The Perfect Team (3)
August 24, 2021 06:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBAssembling a perfect team turns out to be closer to alchemy than science! During our research for the Corporate Culture series, we came across an article describing some research that was done by Google on the very subject. We really liked the article but feel it fell short on a couple of points, so here is us talking about our take on this subject. For this episode, we took some inspiration from the following article: What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team – The New Y...
Episode 258 – Saying ‘NO’ to Kubernetes?
August 17, 2021 06:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBVoluntarily or not, everything falls victim to the Hype Cycle and Kubernetes is no exception. Should you say 'NO' to Kubernetes? Well, at least one company that seems to be a poster child for the technology published a blog explaining why they are not using it... and the internet exploded.... Fr this episode, we found inspiration in the following internet resources: No, we don’t use Kubernetes | Ably Blog: Data in MotionApplication reveals which congressmen are distracted on their phones (...
Episode 257 – The Perfect Team (2)
August 10, 2021 06:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBAssembling a perfect team turns out to be closer to alchemy than science! During our research for the Corporate Culture series, we came across an article describing some research that was done by Google on the very subject. We really liked the article but feel it fell short on a couple of points, so here is us talking about our take on this subject. For this episode, we took some inspiration from the following article: What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team - The New Y...
Episode 256 – Software Update Hell
August 03, 2021 06:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBKeeping software up to date is not always easy and even the biggest out there are not immune to "Software Update Hell"! For this episode, we got inspiration from the following online resources: Migrating Facebook to MySQL 8.0 - Facebook Engineering (fb.com)Bleak Cyborg Future from Brain-Computer Interfaces if We're Not Careful - AIP Publishing LLC Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to...
Episode 255 – The Perfect Team
July 27, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBAssembling a perfect team turns out to be closer to alchemy than science! During our research for the Corporate Culture series, we came across an article describing some research that was done by Google on the very subject. We really liked the article but feel it fell short on a couple of points, so here is us talking about our take on this subject. For this episode, we took some inspiration from the following article: What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team - The New Y...
Episode 254 – The End of JEDI
July 20, 2021 06:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBThis episode was inspired by the cancelation of the much talked about 10 billion dollar Pentagon JEDI cloud project. Do enormous single vendor contracts make sense? Is 10 years really a realistic timeline to limit the technological advances to a single provider? Well, the Pentagon ultimately decided against it (or did they?). Should you? Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.
Episode 253 – Corporate Culture Impact (5)
July 13, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 28.9 MBIn this continuation of last episode, we discuss the remaining 4 items on the "Corporate Culture to-do list for the dream company". We're slowly closing off this series on the subject with one more, maybe two more episodes coming up. Do let us know how you are enjoying this series? In this episode, we took inspiration from this wonderful article on the Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/2013/05/creating-the-best-workplace-on-earth Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitt...
Episode 252 – Open Source Snowflake
July 06, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutes - 21.4 MBThe SaaS technology company Snowflake has been in the news repeatedly, taking a firm stance on their views on Open Source and it is rather puzzling why they choose to do this... In this episode, the following articles were referenced: https://techexec.com.au/?p=3892https://finance.yahoo.com/news/c3-ai-ai-partners-snowflake-140702850.htmlhttps://gcn.com/articles/2021/05/18/open-source-serverless.aspx Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or ...