Industry Thought Leaders

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

Ben is a longtime tech reporter for Forbes, Network World, and Information Week. He's also the author of the wildly popular Diversity Blog and he does a bit of angel investing on the side. This week he's going to talk with us about the latest tech news and trends on Cloud Unfiltered!

Ep29: The State of OpenStack (and a few other things), with Ben Kepes

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.