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The MonkCastMatt Klein on why Mobile Observability Lags Behind Server ObservabilityIn this RedMonk conversation, Matt Klein, Co-founder and CTO of bitdrift, chats with Kate Holterhoff, senior analyst at RedMonk, about mobile observability's challenges. They discuss how hard mobile observability is compared to server-side observability, the impact of privacy controls on data collection, and the cultural divide within organizations between mobile and backend engineers. Matt shares his perspective on OpenTelemetry, emphasizing that while it helps establish a baseline for telemetry, it's "not going to solve your observability woes," particularly as they relate to broader issues of data overload and vendor lock-in.
Show notes: https://redmonk.com/blog/2025/06/09/rmc-matt-klein-mobile-observability/2025-06-0939 minThe MonkCastOri Saporta on the Architect’s Role In CrisisIn this RedMonk conversation, Ori Saporta, VP of Engineering & Co-Founder of vFunction, speaks with Kate Holterhoff, senior analyst at RedMonk, about the evolving role of software architects in modern development practices. They discuss Ori's experiences at BlackBerry, the importance of architectural observability, and the disconnect between architectural intent and implementation. Ori emphasizes the need for architects to reclaim their role in ensuring scalable and resilient systems, especially in the face of increasing complexity and the influence of AI in software development.
This RedMonk conversation is sponsored by vFunction.
Show notes: https://redmonk.com/blog/2025/06/05/rmc-ori-saporta-architect-role-in-crisis/2025-06-0524 minThe MonkCastMicrosoft Build 2025 Announcements with GitHub's Mario RodriguezIn this MonkCast on the Road, Mario Rodriguez, CPO of GitHub, discusses the latest innovations and announcements at Microsoft Build 2025 with Kate Holterhoff, senior analyst at RedMonk. They chat about GitHub's MCP server, GitHub SWE agents, open sourcing VS Code and WSL, and the future of intelligent applications.
This RedMonk conversation is sponsored by GitHub.
Show notes: https://redmonk.com/blog/2025/05/21/monkcast-on-the-road-microsoft-build-2025-announcements-with-githubs-mario-rodriguez/2025-05-2116 minThe MonkCastAutomated Governance and Compliance in Software Delivery. What to Even Call This?RedMonk co-founder James Governor speaks with Mike Long, CEO of Kosli, about the challenges and evolving practices of software governance and compliance in regulated industries. They explore how sectors like finance, automotive, and healthcare face similar software risks despite differing regulatory language, and discuss efforts to create shared terminology and control patterns. The conversation also covers how modern platforms, including Kosli, help organizations automate compliance, improve delivery metrics, and streamline audits by maintaining detailed, real-time records of software changes.
Show notes: https://redmonk.com/videos/a-redmonk-conversation-automated-governance-and-compliance-in-software-delivery-what-to-even-call-this/2025-05-0825 minThe MonkCastRam Iyengar on DevX at Cloud Foundry from cf push to KorifiIn this RedMonk conversation, Ram Iyengar, Chief Evangelist at the Cloud Foundry Foundation, chats with Rachel Stephens, Research Director at RedMonk. Their wide-ranging conversation centers on developer experience from cf push and the promise of PaaS, to Korifi, a developer platform built by the Cloud Foundry community for deploying cloud-native applications on Kubernetes.
This RedMonk conversation is sponsored by the Cloud Foundry Foundation.2025-03-2021 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Thomas Dohmke Chats AI Agents and Shower CodingIn this RedMonk conversation, Thomas Dohmke, CEO of GitHub, chats AI agents with Kate Holterhoff, Senior Analyst at RedMonk. They discuss the definition of AI agents, GitHub Copilot's role as peer programmer, and AI as an abstraction layer in software engineering. Thomas highlights how these agents can assist developers by automating tasks such as test generation and code reviews, ultimately enhancing productivity, while underlining the importance of human interaction in AI-assisted programming. The discussion also touches on the future of AI in development, including the need for continuous improvement and adaptation to meet the demands of modern coding practices.2025-03-1341 minThe MonkCastHow GitHub is Getting Beginners into Git (with Kedasha Kerr and Andrea Griffiths)In this RedMonk Conversation, Kedasha Kerr, Developer Advocate and Technical Content Creator at GitHub, and Andrea Griffiths, Senior Developer Advocate at GitHub, chat about the importance of educational content for developers, language accessibility, community engagement, the value of open source, and the role of AI in learning, with Rachel Stephens, Research Director at RedMonk. They discuss the need for foundational skills in programming and the importance of finding supportive communities for self-taught learners.
This RedMonk conversation is sponsored by GitHub.2025-02-2723 minThe MonkCastHow GitHub Education Aspires to Reach 1 Billion Developers (with Avni Khatri Fein)In this RedMonk conversation, Avni Khatri Fein, Senior Director of Education at GitHub, chats with Kelly Fitzpatrick, senior analyst at RedMonk, about GitHub Education's mission to make coding accessible to everyone. They discuss the importance of bridging the gap between coding education and tech careers, the evolving nature of computer science, and how AI can enhance learning experiences. Avni shares insights from her experiences at hackathons and emphasizes the need to lower barriers to entry in technology.
This RedMonk conversation is sponsored by GitHub.2025-02-2020 minThe MonkCastWhat is an Agentic App and How to Build One (w/ Jeff Morris, Couchbase)As the industry increasingly talks about AI “agents” and “agentic” apps, that leaves some important questions to answer: what are they? What do those terms mean? In this RedMonk conversation, analyst Steve O'Grady is joined by Couchbase's Jeff Morris to discuss agentic apps, examples of them in practice, and the role of the database in building them.
TThis RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on February 12, 2025.2025-02-1216 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation with Derek Collison, "the Forrest Gump of Messaging"In this RedMonk conversation, Derek Collison, founder and CEO of Synadia and creator of NATS.io, discusses the evolution and importance of messaging systems with Kate Holterhoff, senior analyst at RedMonk. In this wide-ranging interview, Derek shares insights from his time at TIBCO building Rendezvous, Google co-founding AJAX APIs, VMware co-founding Cloud Foundry, and now Synadia maintaining NATS. Derek not only talks about the history of the tech industry and how it has evolved since the 90s, but also his current views on AI, streaming, open source foundations, edge computing, distributed systems, and the rise of enterprise application integration...2025-02-101h 14The MonkCastCassidy Williams Talks Companionable Coding & GitHub CopilotIn this RedMonk conversation, Cassidy Williams, Senior Director of Developer Advocacy at GitHub, discusses GitHub Copilot's role as a coding companion with Kate Holterhoff, senior analyst at RedMonk. Cassidy addresses Copilot's evolution and newest features, its business value, adoption trends, and the importance of context. In addition to tackling skepticism about AI coding assistants among developers and engineering leadership, Cassidy underscores GitHub's commitment to the open source community and the accessibility of Copilot for all developers.
This RedMonk conversation is sponsored by GitHub.2025-02-0326 minThe MonkCastZack Chapple on Zephyr Cloud, Micro Frontends, and Module FederationIn this RedMonk conversation, Zack Chapple, Co-Founder and CEO of Zephyr Cloud, discusses how micro frontends and module federation are empowering developers to work more efficiently. Zack shares insights from Zephyr Cloud's recent Acceleration Week, the importance of open source, the role of AI in development, and how Zephyr Cloud is positioning itself to meet the challenges of the evolving tech landscape.
This RedMonk conversation is sponsored by Zephyr Cloud.2025-01-2718 minThe MonkCastGitLab Duo, Agentic AI, and the SDLC in 2025 (with Emilio Salvador)Emilio Salvador, VP of DevRel & Strategy at GitLab, joins RedMonk's Rachel Stephens to discuss current trends around agentic AI: how do agents differ from code assistants; how can AI come into play in the larger software development lifecycle (beyond writing code); where is the “human in the loop” in all of this. Emilo and Rachel also recap some important announcements from GitLab in 2024--including the GitLab Duo Enterprise and AWS Q announced at re:Invent 2024--and discuss what we might expect to see from GitLab in 2024.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on January 21, 2025.2025-01-2124 minThe MonkCastRyan Dahl on the Deno v Oracle PetitionIn this RedMonk conversation, Ryan Dahl, creator of Node.js and Co-Founder and CEO of Deno, chats with Kate Holterhoff about the recent petition filed by Deno to cancel Oracle's JavaScript trademark. They discuss the historical context of the trademark, Deno's case against Oracle, the legal implications of the cancellation process, and the potential future of JavaScript as a generic term for the entire JavaScript community.
Oracle is a RedMonk client, Deno is not a RedMonk client, and this MonkCast interview is an unpaid and independent piece of content.
https://deno.com/blog/deno-v-oracle2024-12-1632 minThe MonkCastHow Daytona is Simplifying Development Environments (with Ivan Burazin)In this RedMonk conversation, Ivan Burazin, Co-Founder and CEO of Daytona, chats with Kate Holterhoff, senior analyst at RedMonk, about the challenges developers face in managing their environments and how Daytona aims to solve these issues. They discuss the importance of developer experience, security in development environments, and the role of AI in transforming the developer landscape. Ivan shares insights into Daytona's roadmap, including their open-source and enterprise offerings, and emphasizes the need for a seamless developer experience.
This was a RedMonk video, sponsored by Daytona.2024-12-1031 minThe MonkCastWhy Engineering Orgs Should be Thinking About Mobile SLOs (w Andrew Tunall)In this RedMonk conversation, Andrew Tunall, President and Chief Product Officer at Embrace, chats with Kate Holterhoff, senior analyst at RedMonk, about the importance of mobile service level objectives (SLOs) in enhancing user experience and performance in mobile applications. They explore the challenges of measuring mobile data, the need for user-centered approaches, and the future of SLOs, particularly with the integration of AI and predictive analytics. The discussion emphasizes the shift from traditional observability metrics to a more user-focused perspective, highlighting the critical role of data in understanding and improving user interactions with mobile applications.
This RedMonk...2024-12-0223 minThe MonkCastErin Schnabel on the Commonhaus FoundationIn this RedMonk conversation, Erin Schnabel, distinguished engineer at Red Hat and council chairperson at the Commonhaus Foundation, discusses with Kate Holterhoff, senior analyst at RedMonk, challenges faced by open source projects, the need for new foundations, and how Commonhaus aims to support developers. Erin emphasizes the importance of supporting open source maintainers, while also addressing the legal and funding challenges involved in running a foundation.
Red Hat is a RedMonk client, but this conversation is independent and unsponsored.2024-11-2544 minThe MonkCastE-commerce at the Edge: How Yottaa uses Fastly for Compute, WAF and AnalyticsIn this RedMonk Conversation (filmed at Fastly Xcelerate in NYC), Kelly Fitzpatrick of RedMonk interviews Pete Karytko, Director of Technical Operations at Yottaa, to explore how the company leverages its expertise–and Fastly technologies–to help Yottaa's customers deliver performant and secure experiences in the e-commerce space. With “Cyber Five” (the five days from U.S. Thanksgiving through the following “Cyber Monday”) fast approaching, Kelly and Pete discuss how Yottaa has expanded its partnership with Fastly, how Fastly has helped accelerate (pun intended) Yottaa's migration to Fastly's Compute and WAF products, and what they hope to see from Fastly in 2025....2024-11-2111 minThe MonkCastClaire Vo on LaunchDarkly’s Culture of ExperimentationIn this RedMonk conversation, Claire Vo, Chief Product and Technology Officer at LaunchDarkly, discusses the significance of experimentation in feature management and software development with Kate Holterhoff, senior analyst at RedMonk. They address how LaunchDarkly stands out in the experimentation space, the impact of AI on experimentation, and the evolving role of software engineers in this process. Claire emphasizes the importance of a culture of experimentation and risk mitigation in software releases, encouraging organizations to integrate these practices into their operations.
This RedMonk conversation is sponsored by LaunchDarkly.2024-11-2112 minThe MonkCastLaunchDarkly’s Dan Rogers on AI’s Transformative Impact in Feature ManagementIn this RedMonk conversation, Dan Rogers, CEO of LaunchDarkly, discusses the transformative impact of AI on software development, particularly in the context of feature management and DevOps, with Kate Holterhoff, senior analyst at RedMonk. They explore the evolving role of developers, the challenges and opportunities presented by AI adoption, and the importance of leadership in navigating these changes. The discussion also highlights the need for quality control and risk management in AI-generated code, emphasizing the balance between innovation and safety in the development process.
This RedMonk conversation is sponsored by LaunchDarkly.2024-11-2015 minThe MonkCastHow LaunchDarkly’s Guarded Releases Mitigate Risk with Manish GuptaIn this RedMonk conversation, Manish Gupta, Chief Marketing Officer at LaunchDarkly, speaks with Kate Holterhoff, senior analyst at RedMonk, about the complexities of software development and the challenges of releasing bug-free software. They discuss the recent launch of LaunchDarkly's Guardian Edition, which aims to help companies manage risk by implementing guarded releases. Manish emphasizes the need for a new approach to software releases that balances innovation with risk mitigation, allowing companies to move quickly without compromising user experience. The discussion also touches on the future challenges companies will face in adapting their risk posture in an increasingly complex software...2024-11-1908 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: YouTube for Dev Engagement, How Cloudinary Will Grow From 2M to 5M users.James Governor from RedMonk and Sanjay Sarathy from Cloudinary discuss the company's strategy for developer engagement, focusing on YouTube as a key channel. Cloudinary, founded by three developers, has grown to 2 million users and aims for 5 million. It targets specific ecosystems like JavaScript (Next, Nuxt, Vue, React,) sponsoring third party developers to create engaging, educational content. These efforts have driven registrations up beyond 45,000 monthly. We also discuss Cloudinary's business model and plans for global growth.
2024-11-1423 minThe MonkCastWesley Faulkner on the Developer Relations FoundationIn this RedMonk conversation, Wesley Faulkner, developer relations professional, discusses the newly formed Developer Relations Foundation with Kate Holterhoff, senior analyst at RedMonk. Wesley emphasizes the need to elevate the professional practice of developer relations that the Developer Relations Foundation, part of the nonprofit Linux Foundation, aims to meet. The conversation touches on the challenges of defining Developer Relations, the importance of global perspectives, and the challenges inherent in any attempts to formalize this profession.2024-11-1143 minThe MonkCastWhy Dr. Scott Stephenson is Building Voice AIIn this RedMonk Conversation, Dr. Scott Stephenson, co-founder and CEO at Deepgram, discusses AI and audio with Kate Holterhoff, senior analyst at RedMonk. They chat about the history of speech recognition as well as current advancements and their potential impact on culture and industry. Kate and Scott speak about voice's emotional resonance, the future of AI voice agents, and the role synthetic data and active learning will play in training models to understand a range of speech differences and languages.2024-11-0440 minThe MonkCastAndy Stanford-Clark and Clemens Vasters on a History and Evolution of MessagingIn this RedMonk conversation, Andy Stanford-Clark, Distinguished Engineer and Innovation Leader in IBM Research, and Clemens Vasters, Principal Architect at Microsoft, chat with Kate Holterhoff, senior analyst at RedMonk, about the history and evolution of messaging technology. They trace messaging to its roots from early telco technologies to modern events and streaming systems. The conversation highlights the significance of message queues, the role of IBM and Microsoft in advancing message-oriented middleware, and the evolution of open protocols like MQTT, AMQP, and CloudEvents.2024-10-2852 minThe MonkCastObservability 2.0, Dev Tools, and Debugging with Tom JohnsonIn this RedMonk conversation, Kelly Fitzpatrick, senior analyst at RedMonk, talks with Tom Johnson, co-founder & CTO of Multiplayer about the evolution of observability into what some folks have termed “Observability 2.0”. They explore how Observability 2.0 is better positioned to address the specific needs of developers, particularly in debugging and system transparency. The discussion highlights the importance of open standards like OpenTelemetry, the need for better developer tools, and the impact of improved observability on developer experience and productivity. Tom shares insights on how these advancements can lead to more efficient workflows and ultimately foster innovation within development teams.
This...2024-10-2418 minThe MonkCastSystem Design is a Team Sport with Tom JohnsonIn this RedMonk conversation, Tom Johnson, co-founder & CTO of Multiplayer, discusses the evolving landscape of system design with Kelly Fitzpatrick, senior analyst at RedMonk. Tom emphasizes the collaborative nature of system design, and the necessity for all team members to understand the architecture of software systems. They explore the importance of documentation, the role of system design in job readiness, and the artistry involved in backend development. The discussion also highlights resources for learning system design and the significance of cost-conscious and secure software design.
This RedMonk conversation is sponsored by Multiplayer.2024-10-2322 minThe MonkCastStop Diagramming, Start Designing with Tom JohnsonIn this RedMonk conversation, Kelly Fitzpatrick, senior analyst at RedMonk, and Tom Johnson, co-founder & CTO of Multiplayer, discuss the evolution of software development and the importance of collaboration and documentation in enhancing developer experience. Tom shares insights on the challenges developers face today, the need for dynamic tools that auto-update documentation, and the distinction between system diagramming and system design. The conversation emphasizes the necessity of adopting new tools to improve productivity and developer happiness. This RedMonk conversation is sponsored by Multiplayer.2024-10-2216 minThe MonkCastKelly Shortridge Talks Security at FastlyKelly Shortridge (Senior Director, Security Product Line at Fastly) joins RedMonk's Kelly Fitzpatrick to talk security. The Kellys cover isolation and modularity (with a few nature metaphors from Kelly S.), bridging the gap between security and development teams, and secure by design thinking (this time with an ice cream cone metaphor). Kelly S. also covers how her security philosophy translates to Fastly through her work with both the Security product line and the Security Research Team.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on October 17, 2024.2024-10-1720 minThe MonkCastDan Moore on Newsletters, Authenticity, and Sweating the AssetsIn this RedMonk conversation, Dan Moore, principal product engineer at FusionAuth, join James Governor, principal analyst and co-founder of RedMonk, and Kate Holterhoff, senior analyst at RedMonk, to discuss the resurgence of newsletters as a tool for authentic expression and community engagement. They explore the importance of optimizing existing content, the power of voice, and best practices for creating effective newsletters. The discussion highlights the evolving landscape of digital communication and the role newsletters play in fostering relationships and sharing knowledge.2024-10-1436 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Natalia Venditto and Igor Minar on the Future of Frontend WorkloadsIn this conversation about the evolving landscape of front-end development, Natalia Venditto, principal owner of JavaScript developer experience for Azure and Code extensions at Microsoft, and Igor Minar, senior director of engineering at Cloudflare, chat with Kate Holterhoff, senior analyst at RedMonk. In addition to discussing the future of JavaScript, the significance of server-side rendering, and the potential of WebAssembly, they speak about the challenges of migrating from client-side to server-side architectures, the role of micro frontends in managing organizational complexity, and the importance of open source foundations like the OpenJS Foundation in ensuring sustainable development practices. The views...2024-10-0740 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: The Role of Observability in Day Zero OperationsIn this conversation, James Governor of RedMonk talks to Adrian Phillips and Angela Kelly of Dynatrace about the growing importance of Observability, earlier and earlier in the software development lifecycle. Observability isn't something you need to think after production deployment, but rather it need to be a consideration from the earliest phases of development, right through to production and onto the next iteration. This video discusses the factors shaping this change, as companies strive to ship software faster, safely, with ever tighter feedback loops.
James Governor highlights the complexity of modern deployments and thus the...2024-10-0227 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: CRMs and Codifying Business Processes with Steve BusseySteve Bussey, co-founder and CTO of Supered, talks all-things CRMs with RedMonk senior analyst Kate Holterhoff. They discuss the complexities of onboarding and user-friendliness in CRMs, the role of professional help in setting up and maintaining CRMs, the potential of AI in automating certain CRM processes, and the importance of privacy in CRM data. Steve also shares his journey from software engineer to co-founder and offers advice on finding mentors and fostering relationships.2024-09-3051 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Andrew Boyagi talks Atlassian's 2024 State of Developer Experience ReportHear RedMonk's Kelly Fitzpatrick chat with Andrew Boyagi, head of DevOps evangelism at Atlassian, about the critical topic of developer experience. They discuss findings from Atlassian's 2024 State of Developer Experience Report, highlighting the importance of understanding developer satisfaction, productivity, and the misalignment between developers and their leaders. Andrew emphasizes the need for open communication and the role of AI in enhancing developer productivity. The conversation also touches on the concept of 'Developer Joy' as a key objective for organizations to improve developer satisfaction and overall productivity.
This episode of the MonkCast is sponsored by Atlassian2024-09-2315 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Luis Villa on the AI Compliance Dumpster Fire and Doing the Right ThingIn this RedMonk Conversation, Kate Holterhoff, senior analyst at RedMonk, speaks with Luis Villa, co-founder and general counsel at Tidelift, about new challenges in security and privacy in the AI era. The conversation focuses on the legal and compliance implications of AI which Luis highlighted in a spicy LinkedIn post that inspired this episode. Villa discusses the tension between in-house counsel's responsibility to protect the company and the desire of workers to embrace new technologies. He highlights the disconnect between Silicon Valley's enthusiasm for AI and the concerns of the general public. The conversation also touches on the ethical...2024-09-1642 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Jay Miller on the Satanic Panic of Developer Relations and the AI ChainsawJay Miller, staff developer advocate at Aiven and founder of Black Python Devs, joins Kate Holterhoff, senior analyst at RedMonk, for this RedMonk Conversation. Jay discusses what his military service taught him about the importance of real-world problem-solving. He shares his thoughts on the connection between Python and AI, highlighting the importance of responsible AI usage and critical thinking. Jay talks about the state of developer relations and developer advocacy as a profession. He also speaks about Black Python Devs, an organization extending the ecosystem of Python communities to black and colo(u)red communities around the world through...2024-09-0956 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: How Fastly is Keeping Open Source Sustainable in the Age of the Licensing Rug PullIn this conversation, James Governor of RedMonk and Simon Wistow, co-founder of Fastly, discuss the challenges and future of open source in the tech industry. James highlights a crisis in open source due to a trend of companies switching to source-available licenses, which he refers to as a "rug pull." This shift, often driven by investor pressure, threatens the sustainability of open source projects. Simon, who has a long history with open source, explains how Fastly supports various open source projects, emphasizing the importance of sustainability and non-reliance on short-term funding. He notes that Fastly's business model benefits from...2024-08-2912 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: You Don't Need to be Afraid of the Bleeding Edge (in Tech Adoption)In this RedMonk Conversation, James Governor of RedMonk interviews David Annez, VP of Product at loveholidays, to explore the company's approach to adopting absolute cutting-edge technology while managing risk. The company relies heavily on Fastly's edge network services to build its scalable, high-performance platform, supporting its rapid expansion and growing customer base, processing a booking every 40 seconds across the UK, Ireland and Germany.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on August 27, 2024.2024-08-2714 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Adam Rackis on Web Development and Red-Eye FlightsAdam Rackis, senior web engineer at Spotify, joins RedMonk's Kate Holterhoff to discuss upskilling, frontend development, and conference travel. They chat about Adam's service in the United States Air Force, his work experience in the software industry, and his thoughts about developer certifications. They also speak about the state of JavaScript frameworks, and the finer points of red-eye flights.2024-08-1925 minThe MonkCastGenerative AI is Changing How Developers Work (with Adam Seligman)In this RedMonk Conversation Adam Seligman, VP of developer experience at AWS, chats with Kate Holterhoff, senior analyst at RedMonk, about the continuing importance of developer relations, the impact of developer certification programs, and the changing landscape of software engineering with the advent of generative AI. Adam shares AWS's strategy around AI and highlights the importance of community engagement and education to this new era.2024-08-1228 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Using Jamstack with Cloudflare (With Nevi Shah)Rachel Stephens (Sr. Analyst, RedMonk) and Nevi Shah (Product Manager, Cloudflare) discuss the Jamstack application development model and how to build with Jamstack on Cloudflare Pages.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on March 31, 2022.2024-08-0118 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Local First, Cryptographic Proofs, and Data Anywhere with J Chris AndersonRedMonk analyst Kate Holterhoff and J Chris Anderson, cofounder of Couchbase and CEO of Fireproof, discuss trends in the data space including the history and importance of Apache CouchDB, the evolution of client-side technologies, and the local-first movement. Chris highlights the use of cryptography for data integrity and identity verification, as well as the future of data management in the AI era. He also shares Fireproof's go-to-market strategy, open source philosophy, and approach to community engagement.2024-07-1531 minThe MonkCastThe New Builders: AI - Built on Open Source (With Julia Ferraioli)As AI continues to reshape our industry, it's important to understand how it intersects with open source. AI is dependent on and composed of open source software, for one, and it's also triggering new questions on how to define open source in the context of AI. To explore these and other questions, Julia Ferraioli of AWS joined Stephen O'Grady of RedMonk for a lively discussion of all things AI and open source.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on July 9, 2024.2024-07-1010 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Sean McQuaid - from Waffle Fries to TypeScriptJoin RedMonk analyst Kate Holterhoff and Sean McQuaid, Lead Software Engineer at Chick-fil-A, as they chat about the Atlanta conference scene, software engineering at Chick-fil-A, and some hot takes on the state of Frontend frameworks, micro-frontends, TypeScript, and leveraging AI code assistants.2024-07-0945 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: AI and Training Data - What You Need to Know (With Jason Warner)As AI continues to reshape the technology industry, it's important to understand its foundations. In this RedMonk Conversation, Stephen O'Grady and Poolside CEO Jason Warner get together to discuss training data. Covering questions that range from ownership and licensing to accessibility and inspection, anyone interested in better understanding the roots of AI and the vital importance of training data will find this conversation of interest.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on June 26, 2024.2024-06-2712 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Useable Security is the Best Security (with Avi Douglen)"Security at the expense of usability comes at the expense of security."
Security consultant and OWASP board member Avi Douglen joins RedMonk's Rachel Stephens to explore how to build meaningful security practices into our applications.
Is the OWASP Top 10 a useful standard? (Hint: nope!)
What's the best tool for threat modeling? (Hint: a whiteboard!)
Come listen as Avi explains practical approaches to security.2024-06-2023 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Responsible AI - Part 2 (With Diya Winn)Rachel Stephens (RedMonk) and Diya Wynn (Senior Practice Manager, AWS) continue their conversation about responsible AI (more context about how Diya approaches responsible AI as a technologist can be found in our first conversation.) This conversation dives more into data bias and the holistic approach needed to drive responsible AI practices throughout an engineering team.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on May 9, 2022.2024-06-1811 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Responsible AI - Part 1 (With Diya Winn)Rachel Stephens (RedMonk) and Diya Wynn (Senior Practice Manager, AWS) discuss why responsible AI practices matter.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on May 9, 2022.2024-06-1309 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Why You Should Come to Fastly Xcelerate London 2024 (With Simon Wistow)Join James Governor and Simon Wistow, Co-Founder at Fastly, in a short discussion on why you should come to the Fastly Xcelerate event in London on June 18. London has evolved into a thriving tech hub, attracting investment and fostering innovation in deep tech and finance, as exemplified by companies like DeepMind. The Fastly Xcelerate event in Shoreditch highlights this dynamic environment by focusing on enhancing the developer experience and democratizing access to powerful technological tools, aiming to spur diverse creativity and innovation.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on May 31, 2024.2024-06-0606 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: The Intersection of Open Source and AI (With Matt Hicks and Ruchir Puri)As open source did decades ago, AI is now taking the technology industry by storm. This has led to questions of how open source applies to AI, and how open source can be used to improve the results businesses can expect from their investments in AI. To explore these and other questions, we sat down with Matt Hicks, the CEO of Red Hat, and Ruchir Puri, Chief Scientist for IBM Research.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on May 29, 2024.2024-05-2914 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Serverless WebSockets and the Serverless Stack (With Matthew O'Riordan)Another RedMonk Conversation, this time between RedMonk co-founder James Governor and Ably CEO Matthew O'Riordan. They talk about the rise of real time, the power of WebSockets, the value of product led business models, serverless, and of course, the really big question - why are applications so terrible at handling the apostrophes in Irish names? So what's in a serverless stack anyway? Compute, cache, database etc. What's missing? The problem Ably is working on is a great developer experience for creating a stateful connection back to the client, so you can create a live connection. It's about doing one...2024-05-2230 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Generative AI for Application Modernization on System z (With Keri Olson)In this RedMonk Conversation with Keri Olson, IBM VP of AI for code, we discuss IBM's approach to generative AI, focusing on domain specific use cases, such as AI-driven application modernization for IBM's Z Mainframe platform with IBM watsonx Code Assistant for Z. IBM is training dedicated models for these use cases, to give customers something they won't find with competitors' models. For example COBOL to Java conversion, with models trained to support all of IBM's mainframe subsystems such as CICS. Olson explains why IBM will allow customers to use AI for specific use cases while maintaining data privacy...2024-05-0818 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Private AI (With Himanshu Singh, VMware by Broadcom)AI-based solutions are cropping up in every portion of the tech stack and at every stage in the SDLC. From chips to applications, from the instantiation of code to running it in production; when new AI solutions are available across the board, how can enterprises consider where to place their investments in this new and evolving space? Join RedMonk's Rachel Stephens as she discusses these questions with Himanshu Singh, who runs AI Product Marketing at VMware by Broadcom. VMware created their Private AI solution to help address these enterprise AI concerns. Join Stephens and Singh as they discuss how...2024-04-2227 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: LLMs and Secrets Management (With Eric Fourrier, CEO of GitGuardian)Join RedMonk's James Governor and GitGuardian CEO Eric Fourrier for a discussion on the role of large language models (LLMs) in secrets management. DevOps processes and microservice architectures continue to drive application development towards a landscape that is more complex, distributed, and fragmented. This increases the prevalence of secrets such as database credentials, API keys, and tokens--which are used to connect all these pieces together--and increases the chance that such secrets may be inadvertently leaked, especially through code. This is where GitGuardian comes in, specializing in helping developers and their organizations with secrets detection and remediation at scale. This...2024-04-1021 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Do You Need to Care About Edge? (With Rita Kozlov)Beginning in the 1990's, the term “edge computing” was used to describe a variety of compute services that were placed geographically closer to end users. In the ensuing decades, the term came to describe an ever broader array of compute services, and the services at the edge became much more robust. In this video, RedMonk and Cloudflare explore what “edge” means today, and how the evolution of edge services is forcing users to rethink what's possible at the edge.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on April 2, 2024.2024-04-0410 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Software Delivery Into Heterogeneous Environments at Scale (With Marc Campbell)The industry has centered around Kubernetes as the abstraction layer that promises portability. Helm charts are great for packaging, but are they enough? Senior RedMonk Analyst Rachel Stephens talks with Replicated co-founder and CTO Marc Campbell about the challenges of shipping software into heterogeneous environments.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on March 29, 2024.2024-04-0120 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Engaging with Developers on Hacker News (With Dan Moore)Join RedMonk analysts James Governor and Kate Holterhoff as they chat with Dan Moore about Hacker News, the social news website for developers. This conversation digs into significant questions concerning this network that include not only what makes it unique, but also the special sauce that makes developers flock there. Moore suggests strategies for vendors hoping to successfully engage this community, and more general best practices for becoming involved.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on March 28, 2024.2024-03-2830 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: The Intersection of App Development and Databases in 2021 (With Ed Anuff)Join Stephen O'Grady of RedMonk and Ed Anuff (Chief Product Officer, DataStax) in a conversation about application development and databases in 2021.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on January 27, 2021.2024-03-2612 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation with Developer Certification Enthusiast Justin WheelerIn this RedMonk Conversation Kate Holterhoff, senior industry analyst with RedMonk, talks all-things developer certifications with Justin Wheeler, AWS Community Builder, Senior Software Developer at Bravo LT, and developer certification expert. In addition to passing every AWS certification, Justin is also a CNCF Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate; Google Cloud Certified Cloud Digital Leader; and Oracle Certified Associate. Justin talks about his experience and enthusiasm for certifications, explaining the benefits and pitfalls of these tools for furthering both general tech education and career advancement. Justin weighs in of what study materials and exam prep makes a vendor's education portfolio...2024-03-2138 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: What’s Up with Cloud Optionality? (With Betty Junod, Senior Director of Multi-Cloud Solutions at VMware)What's VMware up to with multicloud? Find out in this interview with Betty Junod. She's pretty awesome. "Did multicloud eat hybrid cloud? What's happening with the customer?"
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on September 7, 2021.2024-03-0518 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: A Frontend Optimized Database Stack (With Carl Sverre)Kate Holterhoff, analyst with Redmonk, and Carl Sverre, creator of SQLSync and founder of orbitinghail, discuss database management for frontend engineers: an issue that has never been more pressing. Carl expands on the subject of client versus server side data caching, explaining how SQLSync uniquely addresses the data management problem on the frontend. He explains the importance of “offline-first,” meaning that applications are intended to function offline, and lays out his optimism about the future of WebAssembly (Wasm).
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on February 29, 2024.2024-02-2940 minThe MonkCastA Quick(ish) Take On Fast Cars: RedMonk Talks AWS Technology in F1™In October 2023, Amazon Web Services (AWS) invited RedMonk analysts Kelly Fitzpatrick, Kate Holterhoff, and Rachel Stephens to Austin, TX, so that they could report on AWS technology in action at relevant Formula 1™ events (AWS has an existing partnership with Formula 1™). In this the analysts discuss their initial impressions, the technology they saw in play, and their overall takeaways from the events.
This Quick Take was originally published in video form on February 26, 2024.2024-02-2623 minThe MonkCastA Quick(ish) Take On Fast Cars: RedMonk Talks AWS Technology in F1™In October 2023, Amazon Web Services (AWS) invited RedMonk analysts Kelly Fitzpatrick, Kate Holterhoff, and Rachel Stephens to Austin, TX, so that they could report on AWS technology in action at relevant Formula 1™ events (AWS has an existing partnership with Formula 1™). In this the analysts discuss their initial impressions, the technology they saw in play, and their overall takeaways from the events.
This Quick Take was originally published in video form on February 26, 2024.2024-02-2600 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Transactions at Scale, Bonkers Numbers (With Boris Bialek)In this RedMonk conversation James Governor catches up with Boris Bialek, Field CTO at MongoDB on industry solutions and scalability. Given the story of the company includes one of the most well known memes in database history - “MongoDB is web scale” we felt it might be time to take another look. Bialek has been working on database scale for decades, including work on IBM's venerable relational database DB2, so he's seen it all. He's enjoying life at MongoDB working on customer problems at scale with MongoDB, and that's what the show is about.
The conv...2024-02-2222 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: AI and Custom Silicon at Annapurna Labs (with Chetan Kapoor, AWS)As generative AI drives demand for training and inference workloads, the tech industry has turned to innovations in chip, board and server design to provide the infrastructure and compute power to meet these demands. Annapurna Labs, which Amazon acquired in 2015, plays a key role in AWS's ability to innovate in this area, having developed the Nitro, Graviton, Inferentia, and Trainium families of processors. As a follow-up to RedMonk's tour of Annapurna Labs in Austin, TX, Senior Analyst Kelly Fitzpatrick sits down with Chetan Kapoor (Director of Product Management for the Amazon EC2 Accelerated Computing Portfolio) to discuss how the...2024-02-2032 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: AI and Developer Productivity (Task, Team, Time) with Emilio Salvador, GitLabSoftware quality and engineering metrics is a big topic in the industry right now, as companies seek to become more effective and competitive, and better understand how their engineering teams are performing. In this conversation Emilio Salvador, VP of Development at GitLab, and James Governor from RedMonk talk about the impact on generative AI on these topics, and take a look at GitLab's own framework for better understanding productivity - focusing on Task, Team, and Time dynamics. What is developer productivity, after all? What is team productivity? What does writing code 25% faster actually mean? What if you save an...2024-02-0921 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: AI and Trust (Transparency and Security) with David DeSanto, GitLabAI is changing how software is written so it's no surprise that GitLab is investing accordingly. In this conversation with chief product officer David DeSanto we examine the company's strategies and approach to large language models (LLMs) and AI, with a particular focus on trust, security and transparency. GitLab sells to many regulated industry customers, which put a premium on responsible governance. The company's journey began with ModelOps to build, train, deploy, and version AI models alongside software. More recently GitLab has moved into the generative AI space by launching GitLab Duo, an AI platform, which touches all different...2024-02-0625 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: CNCF’s Environmental Sustainability TAG (With Niki Manoledaki)Rachel Stephens interviews Niki Manoledaki (Software Engineer at Grafana Labs) on her work on the CNCF's Environmental Sustainability TAG. They discuss the Kepler project, the SCI standard, and other efforts to help engineering teams understand the carbon intensity of their cloud workloads.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on January 24, 2024.2024-01-2920 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Frontend & Prototyping at IBM (With Stephane Rodet)Kate Holterhoff, industry analyst at RedMonk discusses Frontend & Prototyping with Stephane Rodet, UX Engineering Manager at IBM. Rodet shares his experience working with the frontend, design, and UX teams at IBM. We discuss trends in this domain in terms of career opportunities, team roles, testing, and tooling. The landscape of frontend and prototyping is shifting fast, and Rodet explains how IBM fosters creativity and innovation in this space.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on July 26, 2022.2024-01-2321 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: GraphQL, towards a declarative model for a web of next gen APIs (With Anant Jhingran)In this conversation we caught up Anant Jhingran, CEO and co-founder of StepZen, a GraphQL platform. His experiences make for strong, well justified opinions about the role of GraphQL, its present and future.
He's worked in core database technology, he worked at Apigee during the original API Economy wave, he worked at Google after the acquisition. What should the GraphQL experience be like, and how are folks going to take advantage of it?
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on May 17, 2022.2024-01-1927 minThe MonkCastA Redmonk Conversation: Shifting Cost Optimisation Left: Spotify Backstage Cost Insights (With Saunak "Jai" Chakrabarti, Meera Srinivasan, and Tim Hansen)An in-depth conversation between RedMonk analyst James Governor and Spotify engineering leaders including Saunak "Jai" Chakrabarti, Meera Srinivasan, and Tim Hansen about Spotify, cloud infrastructure cost management, FinOps, and empowering engineering teams to optimise infrastructure spend by shifting decisions left.
This RedMonk Conversation was published in video form on April 28, 2021.2024-01-1625 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Misconceptions about Observability, Errors Matter in APM (With David Cramer)In which James Governor, co-founder of RedMonk discusses Observability with David Cramer Co-founder and CTO at Sentry. David brings an opinionated view on what he sees as some misconceptions about the market for management tooling. We discuss developer experience, what it actually means in practice. How to build tools for developers and why that matters. David wants to cut through the hype about Observability, with a focused view on content, debugging, and dealing with errors in software.
This RedMonk Conversation was published in video form on June 15, 2022.2024-01-0931 minThe MonkCastThe Docs are In: An Examined Life in DevX Engineering with Dr. Ryan FeigenbaumIn this Docs are In episode, RedMonk analyst Kate Holterhoff speaks with Dr. Ryan Feigenbaum, Developer Experience Engineer at Ghost. They discuss the state of DevX in 2023; transitioning to the software industry after a career in academia; and documentation best practices. Dr. Feigenbaum draws parallels between his university work in a philosophy department with the research, communication, and pedagogical aspects of his role as a developer.
This RedMonk Conversation was published in video form on January 3, 2024.2024-01-0341 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Industry’s Tardy Response to the AI Prompt Injection Vulnerability (With Simon Willison)Kate Holterhoff, analyst with Redmonk, and Simon Willison, founder of Dattasette, co-creator of Django, and expert in AI technologies, speak about the AI prompt injection vulnerability. Simon lays out what prompt injection is and why it is so difficult to mitigate. They also cover major industry players (OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic, Google), and the common mistake of confusing moderation, in the sense of not letting the model say bad things, with security, not letting an attack trigger the model into performing an action that leaks private data or triggers tools in the wrong way. Prompt injection is a security issue...2023-12-2133 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Open Source and Security (With Vincent Danen)Stephen O'Grady of RedMonk and Vincent Danen (Vice President, Red Hat Product Security) discuss security, open source and the intersection of the two. How should customers be thinking about security and open source in a world of seemingly endless incidents? What can and should they expect from their commercial suppliers with respect to security? And how do vendors think about their responsibilities with respect to securing the open source they provide and rely on?
This RedMonk Conversation was published in video form on December 20, 2021.2023-12-1914 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: An Enterprise’s Journey to Building a Platform (With Johan Marais, Discovery Limited)The term “platform engineering” is all the rage right now, but for many organizations the road to building their platform capabilities is years in the making. Join Rachel Stephens as she interviews Johan Marais, the Senior Platform Service Manager of Discovery Limited. Hear about Discovery's path from moving from a traditional IT org to building their own platform to finding their way to VMware Tanzu. The discussion of both the tools and culture changes required is informative to anyone trying to build out platform capacity in their company.
This RedMonk Conversation was published in video form on Dece...2023-12-1427 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Attracting Developers and Keeping Top Talent (With Chris Wright, Red Hat)As we've made our way through the Great Resignation to what some have labeled the “Great Reshuffle,” competition for top tech talent has remained fierce. Retaining such talent can be even trickier, especially in the tech industry, where promotion by job hopping is a common strategy. Under such conditions, how do organizations find and keep exceptional developers and other technical practitioners? How does leadership balance the needs and priorities of technical talent with those of customers, products, and even open source communities? What part might non-managerial leadership opportunities play in keeping developers happy? In this video Chris Wright, CTO and...2023-12-1221 minThe MonkCastA Redmonk Conversation: Modern Java runtimes - No Regrets energy efficiency with Quarkus and GraalVM (With Holly Cummins)In this episode we talk to Red Hat's Holly Cummins about modern Java runtimes and how they can make your software and systems more efficient. Small, lightweight Java runtimes and and frameworks like Quarkus and GraalVM can be a game changer in right-sizing your applications and indeed your cloud instance choices and Cummins has brought the data to prove it. Java can be faster, cheaper and more energy efficient.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on December 15, 2022.2023-12-0427 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Sustainable Software and Systems - Lightswitch Ops for the Triple Win (With Holly Cummins)In this episode RedMonk talks to Red Hat's Holly Cummins about sustainability, the imperatives for greener software, and how to achieve it with modern Java architectures. What is the relationship between workload and hosting choice - is the cloud always greener, and will all workloads move there? Red Hat is doing some engineering to make it easier to run Java workloads more sustainably, and in this conversation we outline why and how.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on December 15, 2022.2023-12-0419 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: SBOMs (With Josh Bressers from Anchore)It's not all that often that specific technologies are standards are called out by the White House, but that's exactly what happened with SBOMs. But while there's a lot of chatter on SBOMs, many people still have questions about what they are, what they're for and how to use them. Josh Bressers of Anchore joined us to answer just that question.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on November 30, 2022.2023-12-0411 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Why Distributed Storage? (With Anthony Dutra and Morgan Littlewood)While centralized storage systems have been an industry standard for years, decentralized storage options are beginning to emerge. To answer the question of “why distributed storage?” we spoke to two Storj Customers, Anthony Dutra of Zerto and Morgan Littlewood of IX Systems about their experiences.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on January 18, 2023.2023-12-0409 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: The Developer Experience Gap (With Zenhub’s Aaron Upright)As organizations look to improve their operational velocity, one of the things they're increasingly looking at is their developer experience. To understand how that can be improved, however, you have to understand what makes developers happy, and what makes them unhappy. Zenhub explored just this question in a recent survey and founder Aaron Upright joined us to talk about developer likes and dislikes, and where that intersects with the developer experience gap.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on January 25, 2023.2023-12-0410 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Low Code to Full Stack: it's about the apps (With Matthias Steiner)In which James Governor discusses low code use cases and platform requirements with Matthias Steiner, Chief Product Officer of Neptune Software, a low code platform that emerged out of the SAP ecosystem. Matthias wants to break down some misconceptions about low code, and that's what he does here.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on May 25, 2022.2023-11-2729 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Site Reliability Engineering at Red Hat (With Narayanan Raghavan)Join Rachel Stephens (Senior Analyst at RedMonk) and Narayanan Raghavan (Senior Director, Red Hat Site Reliability Engineering) for a discussion of the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) discipline at Red Hat.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on April 18, 2022.2023-11-2714 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Cloud Development Environments (With Ketan Gangatirkar)In which Stephen O'Grady, co-founder of RedMonk discusses Cloud Development Environments with Ketan Gangatirkar, Vice President Of Engineering and Product at Coder. Ketan has strong opinions on the future of development environments - specifically that they're in the cloud. We discuss the rise of cloud based services, developer preferences for and reliance on local IDEs and where those two things intersect. And we ask the question: is your next workstation in the cloud?
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on June 29, 2022.2023-11-2712 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: What is the DevOps Experience Gap? (With Divanny Lamas)As the number of services, APIs and projects used within the average enterprise grows, the challenge for the developer and operational staffs of managing all of the above increases right along with it. How should enterprise SREs and DevOps staff tackle the problem of the DevOps experience gap?
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on February 8, 2023.2023-11-0708 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: IBM Sustainability Accelerator (With Michael Jacobs)Rachel Stephens, Senior Analyst at RedMonk speaks with Michael Jacobs, Sustainability & Social Innovation Leader at IBM. In this talk Mike provides an introduction to the IBM Sustainability Accelerator. Learn about how IBM partners with NGOs and governmental agencies to further water management projects.
Interested participants should visit https://www.ibm.com/impact/initiatives/ibm-sustainability-accelerator.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on March 10, 2023.2023-11-0721 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Haptics, Hallucinations, Retrieval-Augmentation and the multi-model LLM future (With Malte Pietsch)OpenAI will be a winner, but not the only one. A concept you'll be hearing a lot more about is Retrieval Augmentation – in terms of improving models. Again we cover that in the conversation. So dive in! In the meantime I will leave you with a story from deepset about a gentleman in his 80s that runs a legal publishing firm in Germany. He called deepset just before Christmas last year to insist on a meeting before the end of the year to discuss ChatGPT's potential implications on his business, and how he could do something similar but without gi...2023-11-0723 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Developer Led Adoption and Oracle Database 23c Free (With Gerald Venzl)James Governor, co-founder of RedMonk talks to Gerald Venzl about Oracle Database 23c Free. RedMonk is all about developers. As industry analysts we occasionally provide a quote for a press release and for the launch of 23c Free I described it as a “radical departure”. This video is about why. The influence of developers on technology decision making is greater than it ever was. So we moved from a model which was the historical top down purchasing led adoption of technology into one where the engineers were the practitioners, much more influential in those choices. Oracle 23c Free is a ra...2023-11-0724 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Spicy Takes, Platform Engineering, and Dynamic Configuration Management (With Drew Oetzel)When it comes to highly opinionated marketing, driving the outrage button, we can't think of a more resonant recent campaign than Humanitec's DevOps is dead, long live Platform Engineering! In this video though we come to discuss platform orchestration and dynamic configuration management. So - a conversation between James Governor, co-founder of RedMonk, and Drew Oetzel, senior customer success engineer at Humanitec. What's the interplay between platform orchestration and platform engineering? Why should platform engineering care about this? What even is wrong with the current state of the art in configuration management? The truth is everybody does some platform...2023-11-0720 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: What's the role of generative AI in production ops? (With Anurag Gupta)In this RedMonk Conversation between Stephen O'Grady and Anurag Gupta, founder and CEO of Shoreline, the focus is on the potential impact of generative AI on infrastructure. "It's gonna be a game changer." They highlight the challenges faced by those responsible for maintaining operational stability and incident response, such as the lack of reliable and up-to-date information available on platforms like Stack Overflow and Confluence wikis. They also discuss how generative AI can address these challenges by synthesizing data into short, accurate answers, and enabling follow-up questions. The conversation also emphasizes the risk of hallucinations or incorrect responses, while...2023-11-0607 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: Shifting Architecture Left (With Amir Rapson)In a world where it is increasingly important for organizations to have well-built software, why is it that the industry tends to look down on the traditional role of the software architect? Amir Rapson, co-founder and CTO of vFunction, joins Rachel Stephens to talk about the future of software architecture, how we can make the architecture role more relevant and grounded in reality, and how we can help organizations make more sound architecture decisions.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on July 10, 2023.2023-11-0621 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: The Burden of Shifting Left (With John Amaral)In this RedMonk Conversation between Stephen O'Grady and John Amaral, CEO and co-founder of Slim.AI, the two discuss the idea of “shifting left,” or moving security tasks earlier in application development workflows. In particular, they examine not just the perceived benefits, but the costs to “shifting left” and what to do about it.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on July 12, 2023.2023-11-0609 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: The State of Mobile Experience (With Andrew Tunall and Virna Sekuj)In this conversation, RedMonk analyst Kate Holterhoff discusses Embrace's State of Mobile Experience Engineering Report with Andrew Tunall, VP and Head of Product at Embrace.io, and Virna Sekuj, Product Marketing Manager at Embrace.io. They review Embrace's research detailing mobile end users' and builders' perspectives of performance issues and app experiences.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on July 26, 2023.2023-11-0625 minThe MonkCastA RedMonk Conversation: The JavaScript Ecosystem and Developer Relations (With Tracy Lee)In this RedMonk Conversation, analyst Kate Holterhoff speaks with Tracy Lee, CEO at This Dot Labs, about trends in the frontend space. They discuss the JavaScript Ecosystem, focusing on frameworks and runtimes, as well as the future of Developer Relations, including an overview of This Dot Lab's DevRel City.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on November 6, 2023.2023-11-0622 minThe MonkCastLeadership Challenges with Infrastructure Automation (With Rob Hirschfeld)In this conversation, RedMonk senior analyst Kelly Fitzpatrick and Rob Hirschfeld (CEO/Founder of RackN) discuss their top takeaways from a recent NYC technology roundtable on the challenges tech leaders face with infrastructure automation. Some challenges discussed: making automation repeatable/reusable; dealing with increasing complexity (and how this can be a cultural as well as technological challenge), and the ongoing battle with organizational silos. Also of interest: why some organizations who have moved workloads to the cloud are moving them back to bare metal.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on August 3, 2023. 2023-11-0319 minThe MonkCastOrganizing Tech Conferences and Java Users Groups (With Vincent Mayers)In this RedMonk Conversation, analyst Kate Holterhoff chats with Vincent Mayers, who works in Community, DevRel, and Productivity Engineering at Gradle. They discuss the challenges and opportunities afforded by arranging tech events, focusing particularly on Vincent's experiences organizing the Devnexus and Connect.tech conferences, as well as the Atlanta Java Users Group (AJUG).
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on September 26, 2023.2023-11-0326 minThe MonkCastFeature platforms - the data foundation for production ML applications (With Gaetan Castelein)There is so much hype around Generative AI right now, but what does that mean for Predictive ML? Senior RedMonk Analyst Rachel Stephens talks with Tecton VP of Marketing Gaetan Castelein about the challenges of getting ML models into product, the role of feature stores vs. feature platforms, and the overlaps and distinctions between Generative AI and Predictive AI.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on September 11, 2023.2023-10-3027 minThe MonkCastAI and Observability (With Elastic's Gagan Singh)With so much buzz (and noise) in both the observability and generative AI spaces, how should SRE and Ops teams navigate emerging standards and promises of potentially transformative tooling? Join RedMonk's Kelly Fitzpatrick and Elastic's Gagan Singh (VP of Marketing) as they talk about the present state and potential future of AI and observability amidst increasingly complex systems.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on September 19, 2023.2023-10-3018 minThe MonkCastAI and IT Automation (With Kaete Piccirilli, Ansible)Kaete Piccirilli (Director of Product Marketing, Red Hat Ansible) joins RedMonk's Kelly Fitzpatrick for a conversation on Red Hat Ansible's domain-specific approach to generative AI. Also of interest: the concerns Kaete and Kelly are hearing from customers around generative AI; an overview of Ansible Lightspeed--a generative AI tool accessed from within VS Code that helps accelerate the creation of automation content such as playbooks; and a discussion of what the intersection of generative AI and IT automation might mean for technical practitioners and their teams.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on October 23, 2023.2023-10-2425 min