DataCentric

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DataCentric

Welcome to the DataCentric podcast, where we delve into the latest developments in information technology, offering insights into its intricate workings and broader implications. Hosted by Steve McDowell, Senior Analyst at NAND Research, our podcast explores new technologies, influential trends, and provides expert commentary on the forward trajectory of the technology industry. Join us as we navigate the complex landscape of IT. Whether you're an industry professional or simply curious about the future of technology, DataCentric is your trusted source for informed discourse and forward-thinking analysis.

  1. 02/23/2023

    Keeping your Data Center Cool with 2-Phase Immersion Cooling

    Increasing datacenter density while managing HVAC and electrical costs is a hard problem, especially as processor and GPU vendors continue to push solutions that run hotter and consume more energy than ever before. This has pushed us into the age of liquid cooling. While Direct-2-Chip liquid cooling has become an acceptable alternative to the traditional air-cooled datacenter, cooling technology has evolved. The state-of-the-art is now 2-Phase Immersion Cooling, where servers are housed in an enclosure full of a dialelectric fluid that removes the heat, all without fans or heatsinks. It's a remarkable technology. In this episode, hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell talk to the Mears Group, a Quanta Services company, about its approach to 2-Phase Immersion Cooling which is just coming to market. Joining the podcast are Todd Richard, senior vice president at Mears, and Trent Edwards, executive vice president of Mears. The group talk about what 2-Phase Immersion Cooling is, how it has benefits both within the datacenter at the edge, and what differentiates Mears. Special Guest: Matt Kimball.

    39 min

  2. 02/16/2023

    Taming Digital Transformation: A Conversation with Persistent Systems' Dominique Bastos

    Digital Transformation is full of promise, and full of challenges. One of the biggest challenges is around cloud – when to use, and to what extent. This week’s podcast has hosts Matt Kimball & Steve McDowell speaking with Dominique Bastos, Senior Vice President at Persistent Systems. In this episode, Dominique talks about what she sees with enterprise customers undergoing digital transformation, and how to find an on-prem/off-prem balance that drives best results for the business. Equally interesting is Dominique’s perspective as a woman’s journey through the tech ranks – from engineer to executive. Tune in for what may be our most interesting podcast yet! Dominique’s profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominiquebastos/ Persistent Systems: https://www.persistent.com/ Special Guests: Dominique Bastos and Matt Kimball.

    45 min

  3. 01/26/2023

    Taming the MultiCloud Problem, with Nutanix's Lee Caswell

    There aren't many solutions that can tame the multi-cloud management problem, but Nutanix is one of them. In this episode, hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell have a wide-ranging conversation with Nutanix's Lee Caswell about the challenges that face IT administrators and architects in 2023. Special Guests: Lee Caswell and Matt Kimball.

    32 min

  4. 01/05/2023

    HPE and Nutanix Expand the Potential of Greenlake & as-a-service offerings

    Hosts Steve McDowell and Matt Kimball, principal analysts at Moor Insights & Strategy, kick off the new year with a conversation with both Nutanix and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Joining the podcast is HPE's Mark Maguire and Nutanix's Aaron Delp. Nutanix and HPE are at forefront of IT modernization & digital transformation, helping customers globally deliver business critical apps in more efficient and cost-effective way with certified solutions that come with freedom of choice (flexibility of deployment and choice of consumption model). The guys talk about how to solve real world customer problems, where traditional infratructure is too costly, time consuming and complex; public cloud is not the panacea. Nutanix and HPE deliver a new way to operate and pay for infrastructure: delivering on the promise of the cloud, not the cost of the cloud, across key workloads and regulated industries: Special Guests: Aaron Delp, Mark Maguire, and Matt Kimball.

    38 min

  5. 10/30/2022

    Inside MySQL Heatwave: A Conversation with Oracle's Nipun Agarwal

    MySQL is the most popular open source database in the world. Oracle's new MySQL Heatwave makes MySQL the only cloud service with a built-in, high performance, in-memory query accelerator—HeatWave. In this episode, hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell, principal analysts at Moor Insights & Strategy, catch up with Oracle's Nipun Agarwal, Oracle's SVP of MySQL and Heatwave, at the recent Oracle OpenWorld event to about what it all means. This is wide-ranging conversation about the history of MySQL, where it plays well, and how Oracle MySQL HeatWave brings added value to the MySQL ecosystem. Special Guests: Matt Kimball and Nipun Agarwal.

    27 min

  6. 09/06/2022

    Exploring Edge Computing, with Stratus's Jason Andersen.

    It's all about Edge Computing as hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell, principal analysts at Moor Insights & Strategy, welcome Jason Andersen, VP of Strategy and Product Management at Stratus. Jason brings Matt & Steve up-to-speed on what’s happening in the world of edge computing in a wide-ranging conversation about standards (or the lack of), the evolution of edge architectures, the fragmented edge market, the colliding worlds of IT & OT, and how Stratus helps its customers navigate through this confusing world. There is a whole lot packed into this hour-long discussion, but it's invaluable for anyone working in edge today. 00:00 Kick-it Off 01:25 Catching up with Strategy: Product updates, SGH Acquisition 03:57 Pivoting from Fault-Tolerance to the Edge 08:48 It’s all about Resilience! 11:00 How edge is evolving 13:00 Fragmentation at the edge 16:21 Containerization & Cloud-Native at the edge 20:48 Simplifying the edge control-plane while delivering QoS 23:20 Revisiting 2 Different Worlds as IT & OT Converge 30:10 Security at the Edge 37:22 General attitudes impacting edge deployments 41:14 Where’s Stratus focused in the near-term? 45:14 Importance of the overall solution stack 50:11 Wrapping-Up 50:26 Done Special Guest: Jason Andersen.

    50 min

  7. 07/14/2022

    Smart Buildings are a Big Data Problem, with Embue CTO Larry Genovesi

    Buildings are becoming intelligent in ways that aren't always obvious, but that can make a huge difference to both tenants and property managers alike. Intelligent buildings are the epitome of the modern edge-to-cloud story, blending together process control, SaaS, and big data analytics to solve very practical problems. Nobody knows this space better than this week's guest, CTO and co-founder of Embue, Larry Genovesi. Larry, who has a long 20+ year history with hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell, has spent his career solving interesting but non-obvious problems. Embue is Larry's latest venture, bringing bottom-line impacting intelligence into multi-tenent real-estate via its air ducts (quite literally). This episode talks about the real-world implications and challenges of solving practical problems at the edge. 00:00 Spiffy Theme Song & Intro 03:00 Who is Embue? 10:53 What's interesting about smart buildings and HVAC systems? 18:47 Edge is an operational problem, not a data problem. 26:00 Special considerations for making buildings smart. 28:22 Not your normal tech market: selling technology into the facilities management space. 31:14 Challenges of recruiting tech talent into a specialized engineering segment. 37:13 Intersection of Edge, SaaS, and IT: how do you create a new kind of environment? 40:41 What's next in this space, and for Embue? 45:59 Spiffy Outro Music. Special Guest: Larry Genovesi.

    46 min

  8. 06/03/2022

    Cyber-Security at the Edge

    Nowhere is cybersecurity more critical than at an enterprise's edge, yet that's also an area with multiple owners and different approaches to the problem. It's a complicated environment. Gary Cohen, senior editor at CFE Media, joins hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell to give us his perspective. CFE Media focuses heavily on tracking the trends influencing the edge. This is a wide-ranging conversation that touches on IT vs OT, cybersecurity, and even a little baseball & Morrissey. Tune in! 00:00 Kick Off 01:02 Gary's history with the Chicago Cubs 05:00 Who is CFE Media? 07:00 The complexities of Edge: IT and OT 12:39 Cyber-Security at the Edge 20:23 Supply Chain Concerns 24:07 How does CFE Media engage with edge-focused audiences? 27:40 Cyber-Security Commonalities between IT & OT 29:25 A Conversation about Morrissey 31:08 Wrapping up. 32:44 The end. Special Guest: Gary Cohen.

    33 min
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About

Welcome to the DataCentric podcast, where we delve into the latest developments in information technology, offering insights into its intricate workings and broader implications. Hosted by Steve McDowell, Senior Analyst at NAND Research, our podcast explores new technologies, influential trends, and provides expert commentary on the forward trajectory of the technology industry. Join us as we navigate the complex landscape of IT. Whether you're an industry professional or simply curious about the future of technology, DataCentric is your trusted source for informed discourse and forward-thinking analysis.

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  • Creator
    NAND Research
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2023
  • Episodes
    103
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 NAND Research LLC
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    DataCentric

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