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Women in B2B Marketing109: Marketers of the Future Own GTM - and Build the Systems to Support It - with Chaenara O'Brien, Product Marketing Leader & Strategist at Thought BakeryIn this episode of "Women in B2B Marketing," host Jane Serra is joined by Chaenara O’Brien - a sharp strategist who splits her time between leading digital GTM at vFunction and consulting with startups via Thought Bakery.Chaenara brings a refreshingly grounded, systems-first lens to modern marketing, shaped by a background in energy trading, operations, and engineering services. The conversation unpacks what it really takes to build future-ready go-to-market teams, avoid burnout, and lead with both curiosity and clarity in a time of constant change.Jane and Chaenara dig into:How her ca...
2025-06-1837 min
The 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 min
Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developersOri Saporta on the Role of the Software ArchitectOri Saporta, co-founder and Systems Architect at vFunction, joins host Jeff Doolittle for a conversation about the role of the software architect. The episode begins with Ori's thoughts on what is typically missed or overlooked regarding this role. The conversation then explores aspects of both hard and soft skills required of software architects. Other topics include the relationship of the software architect to other roles, to design and process, and to quality. The show concludes by addressing the importance of dependency management by software architects. Brought to you by IEEE Software magazine and IEEE Computer Society.
2024-05-1554 minSoftware Engineering Radio - The Podcast for Professional Software DevelopersOri Saporta on the Role of the Software ArchitectOri Saporta, co-founder and Systems Architect at vFunction, joins host Jeff Doolittle for a conversation about the role of the software architect. The episode begins with Ori's thoughts on what is typically missed or overlooked regarding this role. The conversation then explores aspects of both hard and soft skills required of software architects. Other topics include the relationship of the software architect to other roles, to design and process, and to quality. The show concludes by addressing the importance of dependency management by software architects. Brought to you by IEEE Software magazine and IEEE Computer Society.
2024-05-1554 minSoftware Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developersOri Saporta on the Role of the Software ArchitectOri Saporta, co-founder and Systems Architect at vFunction, joins host Jeff Doolittle for a conversation about the role of the software architect. The episode begins with Ori's thoughts on what is typically missed or overlooked regarding this role. The conversation then explores aspects of both hard and soft skills required of software architects. Other topics include the relationship of the software architect to other roles, to design and process, and to quality. The show concludes by addressing the importance of dependency management by software architects. Brought to you by IEEE Software magazine and IEEE Computer Society.
2024-05-1554 min
Venture with GraceAshmeet Sidana: Engineering Capital's Chief Engineer with a Legacy of SuccessAshmeet is the Chief Engineer of Engineering Capital (www.engineeringcapital.com). His experience includes managing venture capital funds, serving on multiple Boards of Directors, and helping build the industry leading products VMware ESX Server and Silicon Graphics WebFORCE. Before this last decade as a venture capitalist Ashmeet was an operating executive with hands-on operating experience as a CEO and Entrepreneur.
Current investments include Prismo Systems, Menlo Security, Kentik, YotaScale, Nexla and vFunction. Previous realized investments include Azure Power (IPO: AZRE), Netsil (acquired by Nutanix), Palerra (acquired by Oracle), Freewheel (acquired by Comcast), InQuira (acquired by Oracle), Altor (acquired by...
2024-03-101h 03
Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech LeadersS8 E30: Moti Rafalin, vFunctionMoti Rafalin was born and raised in Israel. He spent half of his life there, and the rest of his life in the states. He is a father of 3 kids, 2 of which are in college. His family and he lives in the Bay Area, and he likes to play tennis and travel. In fact, he has been to over 65 countries in his life, and has lived in 2 continents.After attending AWS re-invent, Moti left with the knowledge that the amount of innovation happening continued to grow and grow. At the same time, there wasn't a good way...
2023-11-0723 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.
2023-11-0619 min
How The Greats Do ItHow the Greats Do It: Building Platforms and Finding Passion in Sales with Kevin TarbellIn this podcast episode, host Tyler Ewells interviews Kevin Tarbell, head of sales development for vFunction. Kevin shares his sales journey, starting from his first job at IBM to his current role at vFunction. He talks about his experience at various companies, including Bamboo Rose, and QuickBase, where he learned valuable skills in sales and management. He also discusses his time at Vista Equity Partners Portafolio and the impact of COVID-19 on his career. Overall, Kevin expresses his passion for building and his excitement for his current role at vFunction.
2023-10-2747 min
Tech Field Day News RundownISS Cleveland and the Current Market | Gestalt IT Rundown: October 25, 2023We are at the 21st annual Information Security Summit in Cleveland today, and it's been an interesting event for us. Not only is this close to home in Northeast Ohio, the long-running ISS event attracts a wide range of attendees and presenters across the information security space. Ransomware and AI are high on the agenda of course, but we're also hearing about budgets and employment in the industry.
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0:00 - Welcome to the Rundown
1:45 - Prosimo Cloud Cost 360
3:43 - StorPool Tightens Data Protection in StorPool v21
7:08 - New Architectural Observability Manager from...
2023-10-2530 min
Refactor This7 Myths of Monoliths - Bob QuillinIn this episode, we discuss:Myth #1: Monolith Modernization is a Lost Cause (2:39) Myth #2: Migrating Monoliths to the Cloud = Modernization (9:15) Myth #3: Building an Accurate App Modernization Business Case is Impossible (13:19) Myth #4: All Monoliths are Created Equal (18:39) Myth #5: Monoliths Are an On-Premises Problem (24:17) Myth #6: Monolith Dependencies are Impossible to Untangle (28:00) Myth #7: Monolith Modernization Takes Forever (33:46)
2023-04-1337 minTech Field Day News RundownAmazon Opens Sidewalk to Developers | Gestalt IT Rundown: April 5, 2023If you're ready to start building out IoT networks and you want access to the largest one around Amazon is ready for you. Amazon Sidewalk is now open for developers to start testing. Sidewalk is Amazon's IoT-focused solution for edge devices that utilizes both Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and 900 MHz wireless networks to provide coverage. Sidewalk is generated from Amazon's Ring cameras and Echo speakers and has 90% coverage across the US according to reports. Tom, what's Amazon hoping to accomplish with this rollout? This and more on this week's Rundown.
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0:00 | Welcome to the Rundown
1:05 | Quantum Announces Myriad...
2023-04-0531 minRefactor ThisDiving into Refactoring with a Hands-on Architect - Mark RichardsIn this episode, we discuss:What does it mean to refactor an architecture? (4:00)What is exactly the difference between code refactoring and architectural refactoring? (7:00)How do you manage and control architectural refactoring? (11:50)Examples of real-world architecture stories (19:05)For more information, check out these resources:Mark Richards O’Reilly books on Amazon7 R’s of Cloud MigrationMichael Nygard: https://www.michaelnygard.com/Mark’s Website: Developer to ArchitectLesson 112: Architecture Characteristics WorksheetLesson 106: Architectural StoriesFollow Mark on Twitter and LinkedIn:https://twitter.com/markrichardssahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/markrichards3/
2023-03-2334 min
Always an EngineerEp. 22: The power of a technical insight with Ashmeet SidanaIn today's episode, Asim sits down with Ashmeet Sidana, the Founder and Chief Engineer at Engineering Capital. His experience includes managing venture capital funds, serving on multiple Boards of Directors, and helping build industry-leading products such as VMware ESX Server and WebFORCE. Before becoming a venture capitalist, Ashmeet was an executive with hands-on operating experience as a CEO and Entrepreneur. They discuss the incredible power of technical insights in engineering and how business opportunities form the core of engineering excellence.
[00:00] Introduction
[01:35] Ashmeet's Journey to Engineering
[02:57] What are Technical Insights in Engineering?
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2023-03-1431 minRefactor ThisThe Cloud as a Strategic Enabler - Lee FausIn this episode, we discuss:How companies are adopting the cloud today (1:40)How enterprises refactor and architect their applications to stay competitive (14:26)How the current economic climate is going to fuel the need for refactoring projects (18:56)For more information, check out these resources:Lee frequently presents at All Things Open conferenceLee’s Presentation at AWS ReInvent: Building an onboarding COE for AWS: Going beyond automationFollow Lee on Twitter and LinkedIn:https://twitter.com/leefaushttps://www.linkedin.com/in/leefaus/
2023-03-0923 minRefactor ThisWhy Application Modernization is Now a Top Priority for CIOs - Ashmeet SidanaIn this episode we discuss:The difference between technical risk and market risk is that market riskThe qualities of successful early-stage startupsAshmeet's relationship with vFunction co-Founder and CEO Moti RafalinA renewed focus on application modernization for legacy monoliths
2023-02-2316 minRefactor ThisZombie Code: Why It’s Bad, And Why Your Legacy Systems Probably Have It - Amir RapsonIn this episode, we discuss:What is ‘zombie code’, aka “dead code” (1:07)Why is zombie code hard to find? (3:00)Why can’t we just ignore zombie code? (4:45)How does zombie code accumulate? (7:16)Zombie code gets even more complex…(8:31)Is zombie code a security threat? (11:30)Can you find zombie code manually, or is AI needed? (14:09)What does it look like to manually search for zombie code? (17:11)Best practices to handling zombie code (21:30)For more information, check out these resources:vFunction Assessment Hub - start assessing your technical debt nowWhitepaper: Technical Debt – A Guide for Frustrated Software Architects and CIOsAnalys...
2023-02-0822 minRefactor ThisMicroservices, Monoliths, and Tech Debt - Oh My! - Mike AmundsenIn this episode, we discuss:Microservices basics and what is driving the need for them (2:30)Monoliths: how to prioritize and find value (8:00)How remote work is impacting the shift to microservices (10:16)Balancing between speed and risk with a microservices architecture (13:32)How bloated microservices can be worse than monoliths (26:04)For more information, check out these resources:Mike’s books:"Design and Build Great APIs" (2020) for Pragmatic Programmers Publishing"Continuous API Management" (2020, 2018). "RESTful Web Clients" (February 2017)"Microservice Architecture" (June 2016).Follow Mike on Twitter and LinkedIn:https://twitter.com/mamund...
2023-01-2632 minRefactor ThisLeveraging the Strength of Communities to Modernize - Heather VanCuraIn this episode, we discuss:Connecting communities, both internally and externally, during the pandemic (4:14) How does the Java Community Process work to promote continuous modernization (11:45)Balancing “it just works” with adopting cutting-edge technologies (23:27) Boosting your career with community participation (32:45)For more information, check out these resources:Get to know the Java Community Process and get involved with the community either as an individual, through your employer or as part of a Java User Group: https://jcp.org/en/participation/overviewRead the news about the Java 19 release (JSR 394) https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/oracle-releases-java-19-2022-09-20...
2023-01-1234 minRefactor ThisModernization and Authentication with, or without, Microservices - Matt RaibleIn this episode, we discuss:Advocating getting it right with authentication and session cookies (5:05)What microservices means for your team organization (9:00)What’s hard about modernizing aging applications (11:21)If you’re doing serverless, you probably need caching (17:43)How Matt thinks about Technical Debt (23:04)For more information, check out these resources:OIDC the easy way: developer.auth0.com Full Stack for all: www.jhipster.techMatt’s website: https://raibledesigns.comFollow Matt on Twitter and LinkedIn:https://twitter.com/mraiblehttps://linkedin.com/in/mraibleA few fun VW bus posts...
2022-12-1534 minRefactor ThisShifting Modernization Paradigms with an Event-Driven Architecture - Tim BerglundIn this episode, we discuss:Why an Event-Driven architecture makes sense for modernization (6:44)Where technical debt creeps in during modernization initiatives (14:00)What is Apache Pinot and what does StarTree do? (19:26)Can you use the Strangler Fig Pattern at the data layer? (29:46)For more information, check out these resources:Introducing StarTree Community Slack: https://www.startree.ai/blog/introducing-startree-community-slackCheck out Tim’s Twitter and LinkedIn profileshttps://twitter.com/tlberglundhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tlberglund/
2022-12-0137 min
Software Engineering DailyModernizing the Monolith with Moti Rafalin and Amir RapsonJava Applications became the go-to preference of most developers because of the write-once-run-anywhere advantage it gave over other languages. And it didn't take much time for Java to become the language for the enterprise. Consequently, most enterprises are still running legacy Java Monoliths on their infrastructure.Breaking up a monolith is not an easy process–nor is it something that every company should do just because they have a monolith. In some cases, a monolith is just fine. But sometimes, you do need to decompose a monolith as the complexity of the monolith grows and leads to lo...
2022-11-2954 min
Oil and Gas Digital DoersMoving from Helplessness to Hope by Reducing your “Technical Debt”. Ep075Do you know what percentage of your IT investment dollar goes to maintenance versus actually enabling innovation? Do you know how to reduce time needed to add new functionality to existing applications and onboard new developers? Moti Rafalin, CEO, Chairman and Founder from vFunction answers these questions and many more as he talks with our host, JoAnn Meyer. Moti describes how vFunction helps clients modernize their complex, “spaghetti bowl” of legacy applications by using machine learning to transform them into a modern architecture of microservices.
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2022-11-2200 minRefactor ThisModernization and Optimization with Java Runtimes and JDKs - Simon RitterIn this episode, we discuss:Migration (lift and shift) vs Modernization (refactoring) (4:36)Coordination and Orchestration in the multiverse of microservices (7:46)Technical Debt considerations, Reactive Systems, and Architectures (16:15) Thoughts on tools, IDEs, and Azul’s Java runtime (24:34)For more information, check out these resources:JDK 19 and What Java Users Should Know About Ithttps://www.azul.com/blog/jdk-19-and-what-java-users-should-know-about-it/Gartner Report: Which Java Runtime is for you?https://www.azul.com/report/gartner/Check out Simon’s Twitter and LinkedIn profileshttps://twitter.com/speakjavahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/s...
2022-11-1734 minRefactor ThisWhen People, Processes, Politics, and Patterns Matter - Grace JansenIn this episode, we discuss:Finding the right match with the Code and the Coders (8:25)Development, politics, and finance in the modernization journey (21:01)The Strangler Fig Pattern in the natural world, applied to IT systems (31:07)Operationalizing things with Open Liberty (35:48)For more information, check out these resources:Take a look at IBM Open Liberty:https://openliberty.io/guides/IBM Garage Modernization Playbook:https://ibm-cloud-architecture.github.io/modernization-playbook/Article on how to apply the Strangler Fig Pattern:https://developer.ibm.com/articles/cl-strangler-application-pattern-microservices-apps-trs/ Article...
2022-11-1044 minRefactor ThisThe Value of Human-Centered System Design for App Modernization - Holly Cummins, Ph.DIn this episode, we discuss:Holly’s discovery of “human-centered” design, and the value of design thinking (4:26)When moving fast without solving problems takes its toll (12:52)Don’t forget about your Integration Layer (21:38)Thoughts on the business case for modernization (32:46)For more information, check out these resources:Seven Ways to Fail at Microservices: https://www.infoq.com/articles/microservices-seven-fail/Why you're missing out if you're not making Quarkus extensions:https://hollycummins.com/why-youre-missing-out-quarkus-extensions/Holly’s personal website: https://hollycummins.com Holly’s Twitter and LinkedIn...
2022-10-2734 minRefactor ThisWhy Modernization Should Be An Architectural Requirement - Markus EiseleIn this episode, we discuss:What does a Developer Adoption Lead do? (2:35)Markus’s first taste of modernizing an application built in Java 1.2, powered by pizza and beer (8:45)The continuous evolution of choices in Java, and what that means (15:57) How to refactor aging applications when the original developers retire? (22:42)For more information, check out these resources:Download Markus’s latest O’Reilly book: https://developers.redhat.com/e-books/modernizing-enterprise-javaThe Konveyor community and post featuring vFunction: https://www.konveyor.io/blog/measure-manage-technical-debt/How vFunct...
2022-10-1347 min
Omdia Digital Leaders PodcastS2 Ep 20 Why do you still have technical debtThe moment you start writing code you start accumulating technical debt! Technical debt continues to plague businesses and prevents them from reaping the full benefits of their cloud and digital investments. In this episode we are joined by Moti Rafalin, CEO and co-founder of vFunction, as we break down common myths about technical debt and provide advice on how to address it effectively.
2022-10-1033 minRefactor ThisIf You Modernize, Complexity Becomes Manageable - James WardIn this episode, we discuss:Can “move fast and break things” work in a large enterprise when people’s jobs are at stake? (3:35)Why your build pipeline is one of the first places to start when it comes to modernization (9:27)Developer happiness, productivity, Testcontainers, CI/CD and more (14:55) Why functional programming with languages like Scala and Kotlin has made James a better programmer and advocate (18:34)Technical debt issues, and how to think about it (27:48)For more information, check out these resources:Listen to James’s podcast with co-host Bruce Eckel: https://anchor.fm/happypathprogrammingTechCrunch covers Kotlin at Googl...
2022-09-2735 min
DevOps ParadoxHow to Modernize Legacy Applications#177: Imagine this. What if you could magically turn your 20 year old Java and .NET applications into modern, containerized applications without having to spend years doing it? Also, what if you could do this with the help of AI? Seems too good to be true? In this episode, we speak with Bob Quillin, Chief Ecosystem Officer at vFunction, about the classical and painful ways we've tried to do application modernization in the past and how AI is helping to reduce a lot of those pain points in 2022. Bob's contact information: Tw...
2022-09-2142 min
Refactor ThisA New Hope…For Monolithic Applications - Bruno BorgesIn this episode, we discuss:One of Bruno’s most memorable modernization projects from 2010–which was still underway 5 years later (3:12) The value of upgrading JDKs and frameworks at much as possible as a path towards preparing for modernization (11:12)The differences and similarities between the concepts of Migration vs Modernization (15:00)How to choose the right piece of a monolithic system to consider modernizing (27:01)For more information, check out these resources:Read Bruno’s posts on the Microsoft blog: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/java/author/brborges/Microsoft’s Java Refactoring Service, featuring the vFunction Platform: https://vfunction.com/newsroom...
2022-09-1538 min
The Partner Channel PodcastTips for a Thriving Partner Program in an Economic DownturnJoin host Tori Barlow, VP of Marketing at Allbound, as she talks with Samantha Cartwright, VP of Strategic Alliances at vFunction. They discuss the impacts of the economic downturn on channel and how to scale a program and make the most of what you have.
2022-08-2911 min
Talking Dataפרק 7 - סביבת העבודה של מדען הנתונים-האם לכתוב ב
Python, R או Matlab?
או אולי כדאי לבחור ב-
Rstudio, Pycharm או VScode?
סביבת עבודה נכונה היא בעלת השפעה אדירה על ההספק והסיפוק של מדען הנתונים
בפרק זה נארח את גיורא שמחוני בשביל לדון בכלים מומלצים ולא מומלצים שיהיו בסביבת העבודה שלנו
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vFunction
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2022-06-2556 min
One Thing Today in TechHasura raises $100 mln, becomes unicorn; Vymo raises $22 mln; Wipro backs vFunction; UMG launches Def Jam IndiaHasura raises $100 million to expand SaaS product, becomes a unicorn
Hasura, which provides software for developers to connect disparate sources of data, has secured $100 million in funding in a round led by Greenoaks with participation from existing investors Nexus Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Vertex Ventures, the company said in a press release.
The Series C round brings the total capital raised by Hasura to $136.5 million and the company’s valuation to $1 billion. Hasura plans to use the funding to accelerate research and development and expand go-to-market activities globally for the company’s GraphQL Engi...
2022-02-2304 min
Cloud Unfilteredep119 - Going from monolithic to cloud native with Moti Rafalin of vFunctionIn this episode we discuss the challenges of moving your applications from a monolithic type workload to a cloud native workload. Moti Rafalin who is the CEO of vFunction discusses how his solution significantly helps and speeds up this transition. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloudunfiltered.substack.com
2021-08-1337 min
She-VC by Gayatri SarkarRise of Solo GP with Ashmeet SidhanaMore about Ashimee:
Ashmeet is the Chief Engineer of Engineering Capital (www.engineeringcapital.com). His experience includes managing venture capital funds, serving on multiple Boards of Directors, and helping build the industry leading products VMware ESX Server and Silicon Graphics WebFORCE. Before this last decade as a venture capitalist Ashmeet was an operating executive with hands-on operating experience as a CEO and Entrepreneur.
Current investments include Prismo Systems, Menlo Security, Kentik, YotaScale, Nexla and vFunction. Previous realized investments include Azure Power (IPO: AZRE), Netsil (acquired by Nutanix), Palerra (acquired by Oracle), Freewheel (acquired by...
2021-07-1342 min
Duke's Corner#389: Tech Predictions for 2021 Javed Mohammed talks with Serial Entrepreneur Bob Quillin. Predicting the future isn't everyone's cup of tea. In the absence of having a magical crystal ball, it requires amongst other things, experience, vision, creativity, good judgement, recognizing patterns beyond the obvious and a track record. When I think of making predictions, or forecasting the future, I am thinking of people who can determine inflection points. This is not an easy task, and there are some people like serial entrepreneurs who do it better than others. It doesn't mean they get it right all the time or in all...
2021-01-1944 min
The Neon ShowAshmeet Sidana, Engineering Capital on Technical insights and building a fund for EngineersAshmeet started his career at HP in 1989. He founded Sidana Systems in 1995 (later sold to Doclinx in 1999).He started his stint as a VC at Foundation Capital in 2004. Eventually, he founded Engineering Capital in 2015, which focuses on investing in Tech startups, based on Technical insights. He is one of the few VCs to have been to the base of Mount Everest. In this podcast, he also shares his experience of climbing mountains, one step at a time.Engineering Capital is based in the US and majorly in the San Fransico Bay area, some of its notable portfolio companies are Robust...
2020-08-1647 min