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She loves sysadmins, she's not a big fan of threaded tweets, and she's hustling to learn Python by the end of the month. Those are just a few of the things Rikki Endsley, Community Manager and Editor for Opensource.com shares with us in her interview with Cloud Unfiltered this week. She also explains what opensource.com is all about, how to get involved as a contributor, why she created the Open Source Yearbook, and how she stays relevant in the ever-changing tech industry.

Ep01: Getting Published on OpenSource.com with Rikki Endsley

Tim Crawford has 20+ years of experience in IT and he's one of the industry's most respected thought leaders when it comes to Cloud Computing and IT Optimization. 

Tune in to this episode of Cloud Unfiltered to hear Tim talk about the difference between Traditional and Transformational CIOs; the things that do and don't concern him about internet privacy; what he thinks about the current cloud ecosystem; and why the "gooey center" is really what differentiates your company from the rest.

Ep02: How Great CIOs Stand Out - Tim Crawford, AVOA

Heidi Joy Tretheway is the Senior Marketing Manager at the OpenStack Foundation. That means she’s in charge of the annual OpenStack User Survey, and she’s got the scoop on the latest trends when it comes to OpenStack adoption. She knows which countries and industries are adopting the platform fastest, what type of workloads are being run on it most often, and what percentage of their cloud apps are running on OpenStack versus other cloud platforms. Plus she’s got fantastic recommendations about where to get souvenirs when traveling abroad, and a few thoughts on what you might read while you’re getting there. We love Heidi, and we think you will too!

Ep05: Results of the 2017 OpenStack User Survey, with Heidi Joy Tretheway

Reuven is recognized as an early innovator and thought leader in cloud computing & infrastructure as the founder one of the earliest cloud companies. An active mentor, advisor, angel and instigator, he is intimately involved in the startup scene around the globe.

Ep06: The Upside and Downside of AI, with Reuven Cohen

Jeff Dickey is the Chief Innovation officer at Redapt, and he's got some serious opinions about OpenStack, open source, vendor lock-in, and containers. Want the low-down on the cloud space from someone who is close to the action and doesn't pull a punch? This is the episode for you.

Ep07: What's next with Containers? Jeff Dickey, Redapt

Joe Weinman's cloud expertise is pervasive and it's in demand. A former telecom and IT executive, he delivers keynote speeches around the world about cloud strategy, and he's the author of several books, including: "Digital Disciplines: Attaining Market Leadership via the Cloud, Big Data, Social, Mobile, and the Internet of Things" and "Cloudonomics: The Business Value of Cloud Computing" (Wiley, 2012). It's an episode you don't want to miss!

Ep08: Cloud Economics and Digital Strategy with Joe Weinman

He's a security pro disguised as a cloud operations engineer. Worked for NASA, the TSA, and the Navy before he came to Cisco. So he's got interesting insights on the challenges around protecting data. He also provides a great summary of the competing interests in the net neutrality debate, and he talks about how and why companies are using orchestration tools like Ansible to make the cloud workable in today's enterprise environments.

Ep09: Security, Net Neutrality, and Ansible with Branson Matheson

Analyst @Wikibon and cohost @theCUBE, Stu Miniman focuses on storage, networks, virtualization, hyperscale infrastructure & cloud w/ passion for innovation and social media. Combine knowledgeable and entertaining, and you've got a great Cloud Unfiltered Episode!

Ep12: Can Large Companies Innovate? with Stu Miniman

Want to win big (or at the very least, survive) in the digital era? Then it’s time to stop fighting cloud, choose a strategy that fits your industry, and commit to major, major change. In this episode, VP of Technology and Strategy for the Cloud Software group at Juniper Networks, Randy Bias explains why only the bold will survive in an era where every company needs to become a technology company.

Ep15:  Winning Big in the Digital Era, with Randy Bias

Per Werngren has been a serial IT entrepreneur for more than 20 years. The Microsoft ecosystem is his main arena, and he helps Microsoft-focused companies from around the world find their path to success in the cloud. In this episode he talks about how channel partners are succeeding with Microsoft, transitioning to a recording revenue model, and moving to digital marketing.

Ep17: Moving to a Recurring Revenue Model, with Per Werngren

The best kind of cyber security is the kind that allows you to predict and avoid attacks in the first place! And that's exactly what Cisco Umbrella does. Today we talk with Chris Riviere, Consulting Systems Engineer for Cloud Security about how Umbrella (formerly OpenDNS) works and who's using it to protect their businesses. He's also got quite a bit of knowledge about cryptocurrency, so if you've got an interest in Bitcoin or Ethereum, settle in to hear what he's go to say about that.

Ep18: Cloud Security and Crytpocurrency with  Chris Riviere

As Internet Security Advisor to the White House in the late 90s, he helped the U.S. government avoid catastrophe with Y2K. Today, Dr. Rand Morimoto runs a technology consultancy and speaks to audiences around the world about technology, entrepreneurship, and successfully securing your data. 

In this week's Cloud Unfiltered, Rand applies the "psychology of cyberspace" to hacker activities, explains why Azure took off so quickly, and makes a strong case for being part of the change when it comes to cloud rather than a victim of it.

Ep19: Securing the Cloud with Dr. Rand Morimoto

Bryan Doerr was formerly CTO at Saavis and CEO of Observable Networks, a company acquired by Cisco in July of 2017. In this episode, @vallard and @nikiacosta ask about the state of security how Observable Networks -- now called Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud-- helps create intelligent, actionable alerts based on identifying and observing device history, access, data flow, and more! Free Stealthwatch Cloud trials available here: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/stealthwatch/stealthwatch-cloud-free-offer.html

Ep22: Stealthwatch Cloud, Equifax, and Protecting Your Personal Info, with Bryan Doerr

Ann currently works for Google as a Technical Cloud Consultant, and that's great, because she was able to tell us quite a bit about what Google Professional Services is and does. But she also worked for Nike for 14 years as a UNIX admin and cloud architect, so she was able to share some great tips about what the retail giant did right when they started moving over to the cloud.

Ep43: Moving to the Cloud and Maximizing the Benefit of Professional Services, with Ann Wallace

Patrick was a "dyed-in-the-wool" deep packet inspection guy until the day he had an epiphany and realized that pretty soon existing security approaches were going to run into unsolvable problems. His response to that ultimately became Observable Networks, which Cisco acquired last year. In this episode Patrick explains what sustainable security technology looks like (hint: a lot like Stealthwatch Cloud), how it works, how it fits into the larger Cisco security portfolio, and how it protects "the time and attention of its users."

Ep49: Sustainable Cloud Security, with Patrick Crowley

Cloud Unfiltered is a series of interviews with the people that are working to move cloud technology and implementation forward. This includes everyone from software engineers and open source project leads to IT executives and cloud users. In these interviews we talk about different cloud architectures, management models, and deployment strategies. We discuss platform compatibility, the culture changes required for cloud success, and the complimentary technologies that are making cloud more powerful with each passing day.