#BITTechTalk by Blacks In Technology

In this episode of the Blacks In Technology podcast, Greg Greenlee and Ayori Selassie lead a spirited discussion with our guest, newly published author and technology translator Anjuan Simmons. We discuss Anjuan's new book "Minority Tech...Journaling Through Blackness and Technology". The book chronicles his experiences as an African American man in the technology sector using curated information from his blog.  Follow on Twitter: @anjua

In this episode of the Blacks In Technology podcast Sr. Vice President at ATT Xavier Williams joins Greg and Ayori for a discussion around career progression, mentors, sponsors, The Internet of Things, and pushing those with influence and power to engage in solutions around tech inclusion. You won't want to miss it!!!Follow us on Twitter:@blkintechnology@iayori

In this podcast episode Greg introduces and welcomes Ayori Selassie as the new co-host to the BIT podcasts as well as a new member of the BIT organization.Ayori discusses with Greg, her recent experience in attending the Google SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) class in Mountain View.Greg Greenlee and Ayori Selassie talk Distributed System Design, building systems that scale at Google and offer tips on how you can engage in the emerging field of Site Reliability EngineeringWe also touch on the importance of attending tech conferences and how attending can benefit your skill set and technology career. (This also gave us a segway into our next podcast!!!)Web sites mentioned:http://www.blacksintechnology.net(Blacks In Technology)http://www.bitdigest.net(BIT Tech Digest)http://www.highscalability.com(High Scalability)http://www.youtube.com/user/hangops/videos(Hang Ops youtube channel)http://www.lanyrd.com(Lanyrd)https://www.derbycon.com/(DerbyCon)https://tito.io/distill/2013?release_id=um9zjsmycfo(Distill)

This episode Greg sits down with Keith Townsend ofvirtualizedgeek.com. Keith is an expert in virtualization and cloud technology and we talk about SDN (Software Defined Networks), Network virtualization and the role both play in the future of the systems admin/engineer.Follow Keith on Twitter:@virtualizedgeek

This episode Greg sits down and talks with techie/educator William Jackson.  William is the founder of the the site http://myquesttoteach.wordpress.com.  He is a teacher and a frequent blogger and speaker.

Follow William on Twitter: @wmjackso

In this episode Greg sits down with Daphne Larose, a software developer out of Lexington, KY.  Daphne is the founder of the Black Female Coders website a site that serves as an outlet for other black female coders to connect, share advice, experiences  and pearls of wisdom.

In this episode we talk about some of Daphne's tech background, some of the challenges she faced while obtaining her Masters in Computer Science, her early influences and the future of Black Female Coders.  We touch on her present foray into the C programming language as well as some great advice for programming newbies, including books on algorithms and data structures and excellent sites for learning about programming.

Websites mentioned in show:

www.pythonchallenge.com

www.projecteuler.com

Books mentioned:

Algorithm Design Manual

Follow Daphne at:

@blackfemcoders

@lifeissweetgoo

In this episode Greg Greenlee sits down and speaks with Cyber security  expert Charles Tendell. Charles has several industry security certifications including the CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), CHFI (Certified Hacking Forensics Investigation), and the CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional). He operates and blogs at his website Charlestendell.com.

Follow Charles on Twitter: @charlestendel

In the 36 episode of the Blacks In Technology podcast, Greg Greenlee sits down with software developer and serial entrepreneur Christopher Walker. We discuss the state of Blacks In Technology as well as Chris' latest business ventures: SalonsOpen.com and Reserve.me, booking platforms that focus on client loyalty, client retention and new clients.

This is a great spirited podcast discussion. I hope you enjoy!!!

You can follow Chris on Twitter: @cmwalker2

This episode Greg sits down and talks with Jaymes Davis. Jaymes is the Director of Cloud and Virtualization Strategies at Entisys.

We discuss Jaymes latest article "How the Cloud Can Reduce Technical Debt".  Jaymes is also the organizer of the free annual Virtualization Solutions Exchange event in Mountainview, CA , VSX.

Follow Jaymes on Twitter: @cloudprophe

In this episode Greg sits down with Ayori Selassie, a San Francisco Bay Area self-taught software architect and entrepreneur. Ayori is an employee (Product manager) of salesforce.com, one of the largest cloud providers in the market and she is also the Co-founder and Director of Pitch Mixer.  Pitch Mixer is a non-profit  organization whose focus is to help develop startup ecosystems in under served communities.

We discuss Pitch Mixer, her career as a software architect, comic books, her career at salesforce.com, her involvement with Building While Brown  and her latest passion which is designing video games for kids.

Follow Ayori on Twitter: @iayor