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There have been some very high profile hacks in the news lately. Some of these have even been hacks of security vendors themselves, from Microsoft to FireEye, but perhaps one of the most disturbing was the recent SolarWinds hack that we are just starting to come to grips with. If you are not familiar with the details of this attack, you need to be. Today we are going to talk security so buckle in.
Today we are going to talk about two big pandemic concerns, pivots and security, and we have a company taking care of both, Sysdig. Sysdig was founded as an open source troubleshooting tool by Loris Degioanni in 2013. You may know Loris Degioanni as co-creator of the very popular open source network analyzer Wireshark and the container security tool Falco.
Those of you who know me know I like a good turn around story and I have a great one for you today. When the pandemic struck, it hit the events industry particularly hard. Our partner for the eMERGE 2020 Chicago event, Echelon Design felt the impact immediately, seeing a drastic reduction in engagements with no clear end in sight.
Just a quick video to thank all of the folks who helped make the channel go this year. So glad to see 2020 in the rearview mirror, and looking forward to 2021. Have a great and safe holiday and I will see you next year.
I want to tell you about the best webcam you probably already have that you didn’t know was a webcam.
Hey everybody, welcome back to another FUTRtech video. I have been talking about how to improve your video for video conferences, and people are always asking me, how can I make it better without spending much money. I’ve got a solution for you folks. Here it is, your iPhone. We all have enjoyed the great videos we are able to get from this phone, but with ElGato’s EpocCam, you can make it your wireless webcam.
You may have heard of ElGato from their very popular CamLink 4K HDMI converter that lets you use your Mirrorless or DSLR camera as a webcam. EpocCam is a great addition to your setup, and it is incredibly easy to use. All you need is an iPhone and a Windows or MacOS system.
Here is a quick list of 5 things you can do to make your video conferences look and sound better, and they won't cost you anything.
TikTok is a global phenomenon. It isn't just millennials busting out their latest dance moves. There is a wide range of content on there and some really great Science and technology info as well. In this video I showcase my 5 favorites for 202 and throw in a bonus one too.
I know so many sports lovers out there have been struggling through the pandemic with little to no entertainment. Now, being a bit of a geek, I have always liked sports that combine precision, endurance, mental fortitude, and engineering. That is why my personal sport is olympic style archery. Where even fat old men can compete in an olympic sport. I can definitely do fat and old.
But I want to give you a sporting event that may be the most extreme sporting event on the planet. It has strategy, intense physical and psychological challenges, endurance and cutting edge engineering and technology in extreme, life threatening environments. I am talking about the Vendée Globe. This race is like if Mount Everest was 24,000 miles high and there was a marathon to climb it.
These days, everyone is feeling the stress of their jobs and of the industry. With so many people just dreaming of starting over, I always hear, I am going to just quit and go work in the Cannabis industry. It is the modern equivalent of saying I am going to run off and join the circus.
But the reality is more challenging. It is a highly regulated and complex industry, it is illegal on the federal level so you are at the mercy of state regulations and an ever changing political environment. Then you have to be able to produce and sell a fairly technical and complex product that requires a high level of service to the customer. Making money in the business is not as straight forward as you might think.
In 2008, Veritas employees Jaspreet Singh and Milind Borate got together to create the data protection company Druva. Fun Fact: In Sanskrit, "Druva" translates to "North Star".
For years they built the business around endpoint data protection, but the product evolved over into a more enterprise focused cloud data management company. Last year they completed a series E for $130M with a valuation north of a billion dollars.
Hi everybody, welcome back to another FUTRtech video podcast. The audio version of the podcast is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most of the others or you can find it at FUTR.buzzsprout.com.
Cohesity started out as a disrupter in the data protection market, but quickly expanded their vision to become a leader in the hyper converged secondary storage space, and now in the data management market.
So, I have a question for you.
There is a study from 1967 that indicated that 93% of communication is non-verbal. Now there are some caveats to that study, but If up to 93% of Communication is non-verbal, why are you still having low quality voice calls with your customers?
This is one of the reasons that email and text have been such challenging communications mediums. Email is great for memorializing a conversation, but not a great way to have one.
Today we are going to talk about an important topic that doesn’t always get enough attention in IT and that is the AIOPs space. In my previous life on the business side, I know how valuable tools like this can be and leadership doesn’t always sufficiently understand the value they can provide to the business.
There is an interesting group of very successful entrepreneurs who spin out of Cisco, create some compelling tech which is then acquired by Cisco and integrated into their product portfolio. We are lucky enough to have one of those serial entrepreneurs with us today.
Tips for keeping your family from interrupting your video calls, plus a quick unboxing and some ways to maximize you productivity.
In 2012, Isilon veterans, Neal Fachan, Peter Godman, and Aaron Passey set out to create a new vision for storage. After extensive market research and development, they released the file-based storage platform Qumulo in 2014. Most recently, they finished a substantial funding round with a valuation over a billion dollars. They have built a software defined storage product that is built to run in the data center or in the cloud, focusing on performance and simplicity and looking to rewrite the storage playbook. And, I can tell you that they are popping up in deals all over the place. Today we have with us Molly Presley who runs global product marketing for Qumulo to tell us the story of Qumulo and where they are headed.
