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William sits down with Chris Wade, Co-Founder and CTO of Itential, and Craig Johnson, Technical Solutions Architect at Forward Networks, on the roof of the Hyatt in sunny Tampa Bay for a spirited roundtable. In this conversation, the focus is practical, and the conversation is raw. How is Generative AI impacting Network Infrastructure? Why has Network Automation seen slow adoption in the Enterprise? Is AI driving a more verticalized tech stack? And what is next for Network Infrastructure?

Where to find Chris
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-wade-9100136/
Twitter: https://x.com/chris_a_wade

Where to find Craig
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/captainpacket/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/captainpacket
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@captainpacket

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Kendall Miller is the Chief Extrovert for Axiom, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer for CTO Lunches, Co-Host of the Authority Issues Podcast, and serves on the FusionAuth Board of Directors. In this conversation, we discuss Kendall’s background, the shifting sands of leadership, making work-life balance a reality, and everything in between.

Where to find Kendall
Podcast: https://authorityissu.es/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendallamiller/
Force Push: https://fridaydeployment.co/

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Matt Gowie is the Founder and CEO of Masterpoint, an Infrastructure as Code agency focused on helping clients accelerate their infrastructure journey. Matt has over a dozen years of experience specializing in tech startups, AWS architecture, and cloud infrastructure, with some serious rock climbing thrown in the mix. In this conversation, we discuss IBM’s recent acquisition of HashiCorp, the current state of open source, and break down a real Terraform to OpenTofu migration story.

Where to find Matt
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/Gowiem/
GitHub: https://github.com/Gowiem

Episode Links
IBM buys HashiCorp: https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/hashicorp-joins-ibm
OpenTofu Project: https://opentofu.org/
OpenTofu Migration: https://masterpoint.io/updates/opentofu-early-adopters/
tea (creators of Homebrew): https://tea.xyz/

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Dan Moore is Principal Product Engineer for FusionAuth where he helps evangelize authentication, authorization, and security. Dan is a former CTO, AWS certification instructor, and Engineering Director and has a wealth of experience in back-end development spanning 25 years. In this conversation, we discuss the origins of Customer Identity Access Management, where it is today, and what the future may hold.

Where to find Dan
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mooreds/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mooreds
GitHub: https://github.com/mooreds
Substack: https://ciamweekly.substack.com/
Vendor neutral articles: https://fusionauth.io/articles/

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Collin Graves is the Founder and CEO of North Labs, a leading fractional cloud data analytics firm. Before founding North Labs, Collin served with distinction in NATO Special Operations during his tenure with the US Air Force and continues to serve the community today by mentoring transitioning military veterans and inner-city youth. In this conversation, we unpack the spirit of the entrepreneur, lessons taken from the Military, leadership, and taking a pragmatic approach to data and analytics.

Where to find Collin
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/collingraves/
North Labs: https://www.linkedin.com/company/north-labs-llc/
Data Program Accelerator: buildmydatablueprint.com

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In this conversation, William Collins, Eyvonne Sharp, Alex Perkins, and Chris Miles gather in the legendary SheShed for a colorful roundtable discussion. Topics include developments with the TikTok Ban, causing mischief with LLMs, and Nvidia surpassing Alphabet as Wall Street’s 3rd most valuable company.

Exploiting Chatbots

• https://www.businessinsider.com/car-dealership-chevrolet-chatbot-chatgpt-pranks-chevy-2023-12

TikTok Ban

• https://www.reuters.com/technology/what-do-we-know-about-tiktoks-chinese-owner-bytedance-2024-03-15/
• https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/22/23522808/tiktok-journalists-data-accessed-bytedance-internal-audit
• https://www.businessinsider.com/communist-party-god-credential-data-bytedance-tiktok-former-executive-alleges-2023-6
• https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/6/24092750/google-engineer-indictment-ai-trade-secrets-china-doj
• https://gizmodo.com.au/2022/07/tiktok-app-phone-access/

More Nvidia News

• https://www.investopedia.com/nvidia-added-usd272-billion-in-market-value-thursday-the-largest-one-day-gain-ever-8598861
• https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-nvidia-in-talks-to-buy-israeli-co-runai-1001473953

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Deirra Footman is a Senior Network Engineer, Cisco Champion,  Blogger, and Podcaster operating at the intersection of Technology and Content Creation. In this conversation, we discuss the merits of vocational education, common hurdles of starting a career in tech, the impact that social media has on educational pursuits,  and strategies for how to approach continued learning.

Where to find Deirra
Blog: https://ccieby30.com/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thrive-in-tech/id1677846448
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CCIEBY30
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deirrajfootman/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccieby30
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ccieby30_
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ccieby30

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Craig Johnson is a Technical Solutions Architect for Forward Networks, Group Leader for USNUA (TX)NUG, and AWS Community Builder. In this conversation, we discuss the power of community, and then we dig into the growth and adoption of Digital Twins and where they fit in today’s tech stack.

Where to find Craig
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/captainpacket/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/captainpacket
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@captainpacket

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Scott Robohn is the Founder of Tech Sales Craft, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Network Automation Forum (NAF), and has a storied past in leadership with telecommunications companies like Cisco, Juniper, and Nokia. In this conversation, we discuss what’s next after AutoCon0, the power of culture, learnings from the past, and Scott’s story of transitioning from the big vendor world to independent consulting.

Where to find Scott
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottrobohn/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/scottrobohn

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Corey Quinn is the Chief Cloud Economist at the Duckbill Group, an expert at cost optimization in AWS, and is truly a virtuoso of snark. In this conversation, we discuss the intricacies of cloud cost, how bills get out of control, and Corey imparts some wisdom on how to make sense of it so you can make those dollars go further.

Where to find Corey
Podcast: https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LastWeekinAWS
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coquinn/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/QuinnyPig
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@quinnypig

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