In this episode, we spoke with Tushar Katarki, senior director of product for Red Hat's GenAI Foundation Model Platforms Portfolio, about some of the issues companies may run into when trying to implement generative AI. 

Key talking points include: 

• The rush to AI
• Challenges companies run into
• The human factor of AI implementation and use

In this episode, ITOps Times editor-in-chief David Rubinstein interviews Keith Babo, head of product at Solo.io, about how platform engineering teams manage the underlying infrastructure needed to build their platforms. 

They discuss:

• What goes into enabling self-service capabilities in a safe and secure way
• Why mTLS is an important piece of the puzzle
• Advice for new platform teams on best practices for getting started successfully 

Transcript: https://www.itopstimes.com/itops/qa-how-platform-engineering-teams-manage-infrastructure-and-security/ 

In this week's episode, ITOps Times editor-in-chief David Rubinstein interviews Kai Wombacher, product manager at Kubecost, a company that provides cost monitoring for Kubernetes. 

They discuss: 

• How sometimes we forget about the environmental effects of software
• Cost-cutting measures go hand in hand with reducing environmental impact
• The open source project OpenCost and how it can be used to tackle the issue

In this episode, ITOps Times editor-in-chief Dave Rubinstein is joined by Randall Degges, head of developer relations and community at Snyk. 

They discuss: 

• How C-Suite execs are dramatically underestimating the risk of using AI tools
• Security issues in generative AI outputs 
• How AI can amplify problems in bad code 

Partial transcript: https://www.itopstimes.com/itsec/qa-the-disconnect-between-the-c-suite-and-it-practitioners-on-ai-readiness/ 

In this episode, David Rubinstein, editor-in-chief of ITOps Times, interviews Wayne Scott, regulatory compliance solutions lead at Escode, about software escrow, which is a practice that helps ensure continuity of service when companies shut down or remove their product. 

They talk about: 

• What software escrow is and what role it plays in risk management
• How to assess software escrow deals 
• Owning the risks of using SaaS products
• Upcoming regulations related to business continuity

Transcript: https://www.itopstimes.com/itops/qa-software-escrows-role-in-business-continuity-planning/

In this episode, ITOps Times editor-in-chief Dave Rubinstein interviews Jason Carolan, chief innovation officer at Flexential, about the increased energy demands created by AI. Jason believes nuclear energy might be the solution to meeting the growing power needs. 

Key talking points include:

• Why there's increased demand on the grid now
• The role nuclear power could play
• The challenges to taking a nuclear approach
• Figuring out where to put new nuclear plants 

Transcript: https://www.itopstimes.com/itops/qa-is-nuclear-energy-the-key-to-meeting-the-demands-of-ai-workloads/ 

In this episode, David Rubinstein, editor-in-chief of ITOps Times interviews Chas Clawson, field CTO at Sumo Logic, about the security information and event management (SIEM) market following recent mergers and acquisitions (IE LogRhythm merging with Exabeam, Palo Alto Networks acquiring IBM's QRadar portfolio, Cisco acquiring Splunk, etc).

They discuss:

• Why this consolidation of the SIEM market has been happening
• How AI will impact the SIEM market
• How SIEM tools today enable better collaboration

In this episode, David Rubinstein interviews Nick Rieniets, field CTO at Kasada, about the prevalence of bots on the internets. 

Key talking points include: 

• The impact of bots on different industries
• How can we tell what's real and what a bot?
• Are CAPTCHAs actually effective in stopping bots?

ITOps Times news editor Jenna Barron speaks to Chris Aniszczyk, CTO of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), about the history of the Kubernetes project, which celebrated its 10 year anniversary this month.

They discuss:

• What the container landscape looked like back in 2013 when the idea for Kubernetes first came about at Google
• How the CNCF was formed to be the home for Kubernetes
• Why the Kubernetes community has been able to remain so diverse and healthy
• The most significant events in Kubernetes history
• What's next for the project

Referenced in the episode: https://www.cncf.io/reports/kubernetes-project-journey-report/ 

If you prefer to read this interview, here is an abridged version: https://www.itopstimes.com/kubernetes/kubernetes-at-10-where-it-began-and-where-its-going/

David Rubinstein, editor-in-chief of ITOps Times, speaks with Mehdi Daoudi, co-founder and CEO of Catchpoint, about how AI can help close the talent gap in ITOps. 

Key talking points:

• The areas that have the biggest talent gaps
• How to utilize AI to deal with challenges associated with a lack of available talent
• Being cautious about throwing AI at every problem
• Where companies are seeing the most ROI on AI investments