Log4j vulnerabilities have been the talk of the town since the end of 2021. What can you do to protect your organization? In this episode of Cloud Talk, Rackspace Technology cybersecurity leaders share advice on how to defend against the Log4j exploit. Special Guests: Brandon Jaster and John Moran.
Welcome to Cloud Talk Live, Episode 93: Zero Trust Everywhere. Before we dive into the conversation, all of the resources for this episode can be found at https://www.rackspace.com/solve/93. As your business decides where employees will work in the future, your security controls must meet them where they are. In this LIVE session, our host, Jeff DeVerter, is joined by #Racker, Gary Alterson, Vice President, Security Services, and John Engates, Field Chief Technology Officer at Cloudflare, to hel...
Welcome to Cloud Talk Live, Episode 92: Demystifying Containers in the Cloud. Before we dive into the conversation, all of the resources for this episode can be found at https://www.rackspace.com/solve/92. Our live stream guru and host, Jeff DeVerter, is joined by Niketu Parekh, Principal Product Manager, to help simplify the idea of containers in the cloud. They'll share the benefits and ways to run containers in the cloud by running build or batch jobs and running apps. Bring your questions an...
Welcome to Cloud Talk Live, Episode 91: Data Literacy. All of the resources for this episode can be found at https://www.rackspace.com/solve/91. Join our host, Jeff DeVerter, as he and Nirmal Ranganathan, Senior Principal Architect, discuss data literacy and the impact it can have on every aspect of your business. Special Guest: Nirmal Ranganathan.
Welcome to Cloud Talk Live, Episode 89: Women in Tech Tuesday. Before we dive into the conversation, all of the resources for this episode can be found at https://www.rackspace.com/solve/89. Now let's get onto the first installment of "Women in Tech Tuesday," happening on the first Tuesday of each month. Today we chat with a highly successful #tech executive and #Racker, Jackie Campbell, Director, Product Operations, Strategy & Support. #WomenInTech #WomenLeaders Special Guest: Jackie Campbell.
Sirish Raghuram’s entire career has revolved around bringing creative technological solutions that solve the biggest challenges in organizations. In this episode, he shares stories about how he helped create technology solutions that have advanced the capabilities of some of the biggest companies — from BMW to VMware. Special Guest: Sirish Raghuram.
Welcome to Cloud Talk Live, Episode 87: Story-Telling in 2022. Before we dive into the conversation, all of the resources for this episode can be found at https://www.rackspace.com/solve/87. Host, Jeff DeVerter, is joined by John Eitel, Global Vice President of Sales & Success at Canva, to discuss communication and how they tell their stories in 2022. Special Guest: John Eitel.
The focus of your FinOps program should be ensuring every dollar you spend in the cloud gives you benefits. Join in the conversation with Jeff DeVerter and his guest, Ben de Mora, as they unpack the secrets, misconceptions, and goals of FinOps. Special Guest: Ben de Mora.
If you've ever been curious about all things cloud native security, you're in luck because our host, Jeff DeVerter, and his guest, Mark Miller, from JupiterOne expand on the adventures of this exact subject. Special Guest: Mark Miller.
Join host Jeff DeVerter as he divulges his insights across 5 technology predictions for 2022.
Cybersecurity Research: In this episode of Cloud Talk, we discuss how overconfidence in your own capabilities can leave you vulnerable to breaches. And as you’ll see from our research, overconfidence is not uncommon. Special Guests: Laura Faulkner and Mindy Schlueter.
Our host, Jeff DeVerter, joined Racker, Nirmal Ranganathan, to discuss proven methods that can take applications or even entire companies to cloud-native. Find all the show notes here: https://www.rackspace.com/solve/82-ctl Special Guest: Nirmal Ranganathan.
Our host, Jeff DeVerter, joined Racker, Edward Kerr, Senior Product Manager, to discuss what "cloudiness" is, how "cloudy" outcomes can be achieved outside of the hyperscalers and ways to manage complexity brought on by executing a true hybridcloud strategy. Special Guest: Edward Kerr.
Join host, Jeff DeVerter and guest, David Lindner as they announce big changes for Cloud Talk for 2022. Special Guest: David Lindner.
Unstructured data is infinite in growth and opportunities to innovate, and yet many organizations have not considered its potential impact. In this episode of Cloud Talk, Dell Technologies CTO of Unstructured Data Solutions shares how the future is bright for data as it evolves to be a first-class citizen. Special Guest: Joe Steiner.
In this episode of Cloud Talk, learn how the sudden explosion of public cloud didn’t force Armor to fold up shop. They leaned into their strengths and thrived. Special Guest: Ryan Smith.
Cybersecurity: In this episode of Cloud Talk, we discuss the evolution of cybercrime with 20+ year veterans of IT security. From early-90s IRC battles to today’s nation-state backed hacker industry, we discuss how companies can make small changes to combat these forces. Special Guests: Gary Alterson and Vinnie Liu.
Today’s organizations face an ever-increasing number of cyberthreats. This means they must deploy a number of increasingly effective cyber defense tools — including cyber testing. Effective testing requires a number of steps from having a clear plan to getting buy-in to acting on the results. Special Guests: Brandon Jaster, Karen O'Reilly-Smith, and Thomas Dowling.
The cyber world has grown risker in the past five to 10 years. To combat the threats, organizations need multiple layers of defense. Microsoft Senior Security Architect, Matt Soseman, shares his view of the new world of cybersecurity — from the basics to advanced solutions. Special Guest: Matt Soseman.
Rackspace Technology cybersecurity experts discuss the Biden administration’s executive order on improving the nation’s cybersecurity — including the good, the bad and the ugly. They provide their opinions on improving the EO’s 11 provisions, from providing more funding to scheduling more time to implement the order’s goals. Special Guests: Brad Schulteis and Gary Alterson.
Creating diverse teams to solve customers’ challenges is vital to global financial services firm, Aon, which has a 50,000-strong workforce in 120 countries. This episode of Cloud Talk explores IT issues with the CTO, from building the right teams to surviving the pandemic to keeping an eye on the future of technology. Special Guest: Rajeev Khanna.
To “win the day” is not only his daily mantra, but also how PCA Technology Solutions CEO, Ted Clouser leads with purpose. In this episode of Cloud Talk, Ted reveals how a faith-centered approach shapes the vision, mission, core values and daily decisions at PCA Technology Solutions. Special Guest: Ted Clouser.
The technology industry strives to innovate to a better future — but getting there requires building on the industry’s past. In this episode of Cloud Talk, Scott Strickland, EVP & Chief Information Officer at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, discusses key lessons learned during 30 years in the industry and explains how they can be applied to modern companies wanting to best position themselves for the future. Special Guest: Scott Strickland.
For Ulta Beauty®, the cloud makes it possible to meet guests where they are — whether in the store using IoT and edge technology, or online with augmented reality app features. In this episode of Cloud Talk, Ulta Beauty VP of Infrastructure and Operations shares how the cloud helps them delight customers, wherever they are. Special Guest: Jeff Whittemore.
Data security is not about ticking boxes. In some ways, it’s not even about technology. In this episode of Cloud Talk, GoodData CISO Tomas Honzak explores the human side of his work. He outlines how success stems from communication, buy-in and fostering a culture of involvement — rather than being exclusionary and prescriptive, risking staff working around security and confidential data appearing where it shouldn’t. Special Guest: Tomas Honzak.
You learn more from your failures than you do from your successes. That’s why assuming failure and practicing worst-case scenarios is best practice in cybersecurity. In the latest episode of Cloud Talk, podcast host Jeff DeVerter is joined by security experts from Rackspace Technology to discuss cybersecurity strategy. Special Guest: Gary Alterson.
In this episode of Cloud Talk, we debut a new series, “Inside the Innovator’s Mind,” where we ask C-level executives how they help transform their organizations, what they learn, how they communicate to teams and boards and how they inspire. To kick things off, Kurtosys CTO Stephen Zucknovich provides vital insight into the nature of teams, the importance of communication and why innovation fails when people cannot show a path to value.
IoT security: There are billions of devices with many potential hardware and software vulnerabilities. In this episode of Cloud Talk, we sit down with two security experts who explain how to get started with securing your IoT solution. The episode also examines the importance of implementing identity management, building threat models and testing communication paths. Special Guest: Gary Alterson.
Drew Taylor, Senior Solutions Architect at Rackspace Technology, helps companies keep their systems and data safe from the most sophisticated cyberattacks, including today’s hackers who are launching attacks from Ransomware as a Service applications. Join Cloud Talk for a discussion about how the new ransomware attacks operate and how to defend your systems and data.
A cloud native approach accelerates software development but what does this look like in practice and how can you get started with adopting it. This episode of Cloud Talk goes in-depth with three Rackspace Technology employees to explore the benefits of a cloud native approach. Special Guest: Chris O' Malley.
