Techstrong.tv Podcast

Designing Data Centers with sustainability in mind is a top priority for Luke Kipfer, vice president, data center development and construction for American Real Estate Partners and Powerhouse Data Centers. Luke shares strategies, challenges and recent achievements in sustainable data center design, construction, and optimization with sustainability and climate contributor Bonnie Schneider.

Winter driving can be challenging even for the most experienced motorists. But new science and technology innovations are making it easier to navigate this season’s harshest weather conditions. Sustainability and climate contributor Bonnie Schneider speaks with Dr. Heather Reeves, a research scientist at the University of Oklahoma who is working collaboratively with the National Weather Service on these innovations.

Chen Burshan, CEO of Skyhawk Security joins Mike Rothman to discuss the state of cloud security, SkyHawk's spinout from Radware, and why it's important to look at more than cloud logs to understand cloud security posture. They also talk about SkyHawk's free CSPM offering.

Mike Rothman talks to Tom Tovar, CEO of AppDome, about a recent survey they did gauging consumer expectations regarding mobile security. Suffice to say, app developers risk significant brand damage by not paying attention to security. They also discuss AppDome's approach to allowing developers to easily integrate mobile app security into their code.

Courtney Nash discusses recent incidents across a variety of systems, what may have caused them, and what the solutions could be, based off of her research. These incidents include Ticketmaster outages, and the recent FAA issues. What could these organizations implement to make these systmes more robust and ensure that problems that customers, and flyers, are experiencing do not occur again.

A recent survey commissioned by Apptio’s Technology Business Management (TBM) Council found that business IT leaders are hungry for greater transparency to support both day-to-day and long-term business management plans. The annual “State of TBM Report” explores spending priorities and concerns among these tech leaders, illuminating the delicate balance between innovation and cost control amid today’s turbulent economic environment. TBM Council General Manager Eileen Wade sheds light on the State of TBM Report, what they reveal about the state of IT management and how the TBM framework can instill greater organization and transparency in tech management decisions.

Yulia Gontar, strategic growth executive for Super Protocol, explains how an open source project will enable confidential computing to be applied to decentralized blockchain environments in the Web3 era to better secure data.

Jerry Caponera, GM of Risk Quantification at ThreatConnect, explains what's required to successfully navigate cyber insurance now that underwriters of these policies are putting more stringent requirements in place to reduce losses stemming from cybersecurity attacks.

How can we weather the strains our changing climate places on the infrastructure of our global food supply chain? The innovative technologies behind modular farming offer new solutions. Rick Vanzura, CEO of Freight Farms, joins Sustainability and Climate Contributor Bonnie Schneider to discuss the world's largest network of IoT-connected farms spanning 49 U.S. states and 33 countries.

Danielle Cook, CMO of Fairwinds joins Mike Rothman to discuss Kubernetes in 2023. They highlight findings from an upcoming PulseMeter and list the critical success factors for K8s to mature in 2023, covering security, manageability and operations, auditing, and containing cost.