Destination Linux

428: Interview with Sherard Griffin of Red Hat


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In this episode of Destination Linux, we interview Sherard Griffin, the Head of Engineering for OpenShift AI at Red Hat. Sherard joins us to reveal how his team is scaling machine-learning across hybrid clouds and containers. He breaks down the Open Data Hub reference architecture and shows how it and other Open Source platforms democratize access to powerful AI tooling. Griffin also explains why transparent model lineage and cost efficient runtimes are non-negotiable for trustworthy enterprise AI deployments, and he shares candid insights on using open infrastructure at scale to unlock the next wave of generative AI innovation.

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Links:
  • https://www.redhat.com/
  • https://sherard.ai/
  • https://opendatahub.io/
  • https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/cloud-computing/openshift/openshift-data-science
  • Chapters:

    00:00:00 Intro

    00:01:29 Sherard Griffin: OpenShift AI Meets Destination Linux
    00:03:00 What Sparked the Tech Passion?
    00:10:25 How Open Source Proved Its Power to Sherard
    00:17:03 Red Hat Had Data to Crunch—and Sherard Was In
    00:19:51 From Skepticism to Scale: Championing Kubernetes
    00:26:47 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
    00:28:52 AI for Everyone: Red Hat’s Plan to Keep It Open
    00:34:38 Is AI Replacing Us?
    00:36:34 Beyond the Hype: Making AI Work Where It Matters
    00:47:06 Inside the Big Projects Sherard’s Leading Today
    00:53:47 Why Linux Is Built for the Future of AI
    00:59:44 Landing a Job in Open Source: Sherard’s Advice
    01:04:40 Guiding the Next Generation into Software Careers
    01:10:18 Lightning Round
    01:12:50 Final Thoughts and a Big Thank You to Sherard
    01:14:10 Support the Show
    01:16:15 Outro

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