DevOps Accents

DevOps Accents

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DevOps Accents episodes

  • #59: Semaphore Going Open Source with Darko Fabijan from Semaphore CI

    In episode 59 of DevOps Accents, friend of the podcast Darko Fabijan is back to talk about the Community Edition of Semaphore CI. Why did Semaphore go Open Source, what had to be done to do so, and what awaits us going forward? In this episode:


    • Open Source licensing and community collaboration;
    • The impact of Open Source on business and development;
    • Infrastructure and security considerations;
    • CI/CD tools and market dynamics;
    • The future of Open Source.


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    Show Notes:

    • Our guest, Darko Fabijan, on LinkedIn
    • Semaphore CI
    • Semaphore on GitHub.


    Podcast editing: Mila Jones, [email protected]

    59 min
  • #58: AI Regulation & EU AI Act with Paul Larsen, our Head of Data & AI

    For episode 58 of DevOps Accents, Paul Larsen, our Head of Data & AI, is back at the microphone to discuss EU AI Act and its consequences for businesses big and small. In this episode:


    • The speed of implementation of EU AI Act;
    • Total AI freedom for defence;
    • AI risk categories;
    • Understanding AI high risk;
    • AI literacy push.


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    Show Notes:

    • What is the EU AI Act, and why does it matter?
    • When does the EU AI Act come into force, and what does this mean for your business?
    • AI Strategy Guide: How to Scale AI Across Your Business


    Podcast editing: Mila Jones, [email protected]

    1 hr
  • #57: E-commerce new dirty secret — AI Agents with Teticum

    In episode 57 of DevOps Accents Alessandro Ceni, Lorenzo Cardini and Pio Scielzo from Teticum join Leo to discuss the new possibilities of AI agents for e-commerce. From identifying the problem to choosing the right tools to the issues you might face implementing your new solution, they take you through a whole journey of their startup. In this episode:

    • How to become an entrepreneur?
    • What to say to an AI sceptic?
    • How to talk to investors about AI?
    • AI in e-commerce;
    • Upselling and cross-selling;
    • The future of AI agents.


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    Show Notes:

    • Alessandro Ceni
    • Lorenzo Cardini
    • Pio Scielzo
    • Their company, Teticum


    Podcast editing: Mila Jones, [email protected]

    1 hr 2 min
  • #56: Kubernetes has gotten too complicated? with Gerrit Schumann from mogenius

    Ever feel like Kubernetes is just... too much? You're not alone! This time we're asking the tough questions: Has cloud-native infrastructure, especially Kubernetes, become unnecessarily complex? Is it really fair to expect every developer to become a Kubernetes guru? What's the cost of this complexity?

    We're diving into insights from Gerrit Schumann of mogenius, exploring why this complexity is happening. Are we drowning in a sea of ever-evolving tech? Is there a better way? Can self-service platforms actually simplify things? And most importantly, what can we do about it?

    In this episode:


    • How organizations balance DevOps to developers collaboration?
    • The role of specialized tools;
    • How should managers set up their teams nowadays?
    • The place of platform engineering;
    • What will be the future for infra teams?
    • Widening the gap between developers and operations.


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    Show Notes:

    • Our guest, Gerrit Schumann, on LinkedIn
    • - His company, mogenius 
    • How to Prevent Shift-Left Approach From Making Developers' Jobs Harder


    Podcast editing: Mila Jones, [email protected]

    49 min
  • #55: Preventing Digital Fraud with Katarina Pranjić from LexisNexis Risk Solutions

    Fraud, scamming, identity theft and synthetic identities: this time on DevOps Accents Leo and Pablo talk these big topics with Katarina Pranjić from LexisNexis Risk Solutions. In this episode:


    • How digital revolution reshaped the fraud landscape;
    • How to fight fake identities created with AI?
    • How does a company fight against targeted AI attacks?
    • What are synthetic identities?
    • Can we trust our governments with control needed to fight back?


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    Show Notes:

    • Our guest, Katarina Pranjić, on LinkedIn.
    • Her company,LexisNexis Risk Solutions.


    DISCLAIMER: The information provided in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to and shall not be used as legal advice. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the speaker/s and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

    LexisNexis Risk Solutions does not warrant that the information provided in this podcast is accurate or error-free.


    Podcast editing:Mila Jones,[email protected]

    1 hr 1 min
  • #54: Humanizing Customer Support with Caolan Melvin from VoxMail

    Is customer support fundamentally broken in our day and age? What should you focus on deciding on your customer support solution? Is there something new we can try to improve this process? For episode 54 of DevOps Accents Leo and Pablo talk Caolan Melvin from VoxMail, a company that transcribes and analyses audio messages from your customers and provides new ways for support. In this episode:


    • How to present your startup at an event;
    • VoxMail soultions for customer support problems;
    • How people interact with different types of customer support options;
    • How the size of the company affects its customer support solutions;
    • Will humanizing the chatbots help in the future?
    • VoxMail mission.


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      Show Notes:

      • Our guest, Caolan Melvin, on LinkedIn.
      • His company, VoxMail. 


        • Podcast editing: Mila Jones, [email protected]

        54 min
      • #53: Team Tools in the Age of AI with Maks Semyonovykh from Miro

        For episode 53 of DevOps Accents join the whole trio of Leo, Pablo and Kirill in conversation with Maks Semyonovykh, Strategic Account Manager at Miro, an online platform for collaboration that provides a shared digital whiteboard space. In this episode:


        • History of Miro;
        • Online vs. Offline events;
        • The rising role of AI agents;
        • Using LLMs for creative work;
        • Synchronous and asynchronous collaboration.


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          Show Notes:

          • Our guest, Maks Semyonovykh, on Linkedin.
          • Miro, a single, AI-powered collaboration platform that helps teams move faster from idea to outcome.


            • Podcast editing: Mila Jones, [email protected]

            55 min
          • #52: AI Helpers for Developers with Juan Pablo from CodeGPT

            In which spheres can LLMs already be really useful? What can you do to combat famous AI hallucinations? How to secure your information when working with AI tools? For episode 52 of DevOps Accents Leo and Pablo invited Juan Pablo from CodeGPT to talk about their project and the whole AI space in 2024. In this episode:


            • The story of CodeGPT;
            • The difference in AI tools usage in your company;
            • The growth of efficiency for individual worker;
            • The fears of AI taking peoples’ jobs;
            • The progress of AI in 2024;
            • How the industry reacts to all these changes.


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              • Our guest, Juan Pablo, on LinkedIn.


                • Podcast editing: Mila Jones, [email protected]

                56 min
              • #51: 20 Years of Infrastructure with Thomas Falkenberg from PAYBACK

                What was the beginning of DevOps like? How does your project change when you spend more than a decade with it? In episode 51 of DevOps Accents our guest is Thomas Falkenberg from PAYBACK, a multi-partner loyalty program well-known in Europe, he has been working with since 2007. Also in this episode:


                • The health of the infrastructure;
                • How to choose a platform;
                • The beginnings of platform engineering;
                • The future of single cloud strategy;
                • How to scale up your business;
                • Architectural decision-making process;
                • Industry trends coming and going.


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                  Show Notes:

                  • Our guest, Thomas Falkenberg, on Linkedin.
                  • PAYBACK, a leading multipartner loyalty program and multichannel marketing platform.


                    • Podcast editing: Mila Jones, [email protected]

                    53 min
                  • #50: GPUs in Cloud Infrastructure with Veronica Nigro from mkinf

                    What is the place for GPUs in the modern Cloud environment? How did we come to them being so integral for AI and is the naming now a bit confusing for general public? What can we expect from this area? Our guest for episode 50 of DevOps Accents is Veronica Nigro, the co-founder of mkinf, a company providing access to distributed GPUs worldwide.


                    • How GPUs are used in cloud infrastructure;
                    • Should we rename GPUs?
                    • What are specific skills and knowledge required for GPU-based infra?
                    • Is there competition with hyperscalers?
                    • Cost management for GPUs;
                    • What will the future look like?


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                      Show Notes:


                      • Our guest, Veronica Nigro, the co-founder of mkinf, on LinkedIn.
                      • mkinf, distributed inference for GenAI companies. mkinf provides access to distributed GPUs worldwide, reducing latency and making it easier for businesses that need real-time AI responses. Their platform aggregates fragmented computational power across data centers, making it easier to scale and optimize AI infrastructure for model deployment and inference.
                      • Evolving Drivers of AI Infrastructure Optimization, an interview with Veronica for more insights on inference.


                        • Podcast editing: Mila Jones, [email protected]

                        55 min

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                      'DevOps Accents', a bi-weekly mkdev podcast on everything around DevOps, Public Cloud and Cloud Native topics, with your hosts Pablo, Leo and Kirill.