Roaring Elephant

Three centuries of Roaring Elephant podcasts! Well, in number of episodes then... We don't actually believe the universe would be able to survive actual 300 years of our content! :) Why don't you join us on this relaxing episode where we take a slow meandering walk down memory lane... Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

Following on form last weeks discussion about career choices, we now discuss why, in our opinion at least, fear of change is rarely necessary and more often than not a cause for career stagnation! Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

As we have been active in the amazing world of IT for a while now and both of us are involved with the process of hiring people, Dave as a hiring manager and Jhon as a mentor and frequent candidate interviewer, we are going to try to share some of our experience and (let's be brave) maybe even some wisdom! Unrelated to this episode, you may have caught a glimpse of Dave in the wild recently when he talked about The key tennents of successful presales leadership at demofest. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

As a conclusion to our continuing series about misunderstandings that (still) surround Open Source, today we are covering the misconception that Open Source vendors are just the same as regular vendors of proprietary software. This may come as a bit of a shock to some, but since good OSS vendors are well embedded in the open source community and culture, should it really come as a surprise that this also influences the interactions and sales cycles? Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

In our continuing series about misunderstandings that (still) surround Open Source, today we are covering the misconception that it does not matter if your enterprise open source vendor is part of, and contributing a healthy amount, to the open source community. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

In our continuing series about misunderstandings that (still) surround Open Source, today we are covering the misconception that Open Source is hopelessly fragmented and therefore impossible to use in an Enterprise setting. While we'll agree to a part of it, we would suggest it's actually one of pen Source's many strengths and nothing to be afraid of! For this episode, we found inspiration at the following web page: https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2022/2/4-common-misunderstandings-about-enterprise-open-source-software Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

In our continuing series about misunderstandings that (still) surround Open Source, today we are covering the misconception that the only reason you should look at open source is because it's cheap. While it may be so that there is a lesser or absent license cost, there are both reasons why the total cost of ownership may well be higher than proprietary software, but the benefits can also far outweigh that... For this episode, we found inspiration at the following web page: https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2022/2/4-common-misunderstandings-about-enterprise-open-source-software Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

In a new series about misunderstandings that (still) surround Open Source, today we are covering the misconception that DYI is just more expensive. And while that may be true in pure monetary terms, switching to Open Source also brings a number of great advantages that, while hard to express in hard currency, are definitely worth having! For this episode, we found inspiration at the following web page: https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2022/2/4-common-misunderstandings-about-enterprise-open-source-software Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

In a new series about misunderstandings that (still) surround Open Source, today we are covering the misconception that security is "their" problem. That's simply not the case. When you leverage the awesome power that is Open Source, it is definitely your responsibility to make sure you have done everything you could to make sure your product or service is secure! For this episode, we found inspiration at the following web page: https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2022/2/4-common-misunderstandings-about-enterprise-open-source-software Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

Out with the old, in with the new... snake-oil? Apparently the industry has not learned from the mistakes that were made with Digital Transformation projects, but never fear: the solution to all your ailments is here with the bright new marketing hype of Digital Adoption Platforms! Or are we just too cynically? You be the judge! For this episode, we got our inspiration from the following web sources: https://www.toolbox.com/tech/innovation/guest-article/the-enterprise-kingmaker-digital-adoption-platforms/ https://www.c-bstatesman.com/live-updates-digital-adoption-platform-dap-software-market-2022-development-stat-walkme-applearn-useriq-appcues-whatfix/  Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

We are under constant threat! And by "we", we mean our Tech environment, of course. Malware is rampant and software isn't always the best prepared to fight of the endless onslaught. So who do we blame? The CISO, the Cert team, that security person? Well, maybe we need to look a little closer to home... Inspiration for this episode was found here: (But we really only used the title of that frist link, to be honest, cause the article itself is rather "meh"....) Who should own cybersecurity in your organization? - TechBullionhttps://risk3sixty.com/2020/09/14/how-to-design-a-security-program-organizational-structure-that-supports-your-business-goals-part-2/https://www.dayblink.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Structuring-the-InfoSec-Org_vFINAL_04.pdf Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

Hiring junior employees and training them to become productive members of the team has gotten "out of style" due to the perceived or real problems with longer term employee retention. In this episode, we take a deeper look at this "sticky" topic. For this episode, we found inspiration in the following web resource: How to get reskilled employees to stick around - Protocol Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

In recent time it has become more and more obvious that the security of Open Source software is something to be taken seriously. For this reason, the Linux foundation, under the banner of the OpenSSF, is experimenting with a new project, prosaically names the Alpha & Omega Project. The Alpha & Omega project was recently introduced to the world on a webinar that is currently available here. And the project is looking for community members: Get involved in OpenSSF Working GroupsSecuring Critical ProjectsIdentifying critical open source projects (feed into Alpha & Omega)Best Practices for OSS DevelopersBuilding high quality “leave behind” material for maintainers when we engageVulnerability DisclosuresImprove the vulnerability disclosure processJoin Alpha-Omega announcements mailing listSlack channel: #alpha_omega at slack.openssf.orgFill out the interest form Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topi

Some Cloud updates today where apparently AWS is no longer lagging behind and also, should AI influence business operations, or the other way around? There's something to be said for both opinions, and we don't hold back! This episode was inspired by the following online resources: It’s time for a new cloud price warhttps://www.protocol.com/newsletters/protocol-enterprise/aws-price-war-microsoft-google?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1  Do Companies Have To Adjust To AI Or Vice Versa?https://www.forbes.com/sites/naveenjoshi/2022/02/24/do-companies-have-to-adjust-to-ai-or-vice-versa/?sh=409cfd742e6a Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

It's not a secret that Open Source is widely used in organizations everywhere. At least, for our listeners this should definitely be no secret! In this episode, we discuss a couple of stats that Dave found on the internet and we're not quite agreeing with them... Shocker! I know! In this episode, we used the following online resource as inspiration: Open source is more important than ever, say developers. Here's what's driving adoptionhttps://www.zdnet.com/article/open-source-is-more-important-than-ever-say-developers-heres-why/ Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

Cloud statistics apparently cause insomnia, or at least the internet claims that to be true... As true defenders of a good night's sleep, your co-hosts will get to the bottom of this for you and see if we can keep the night terrors at bay! In this final part, we look at budget and costs and why it's never as rosy as you might have predicted! The following website was the inspiration for this episode: https://www.thesslstore.com/blog/19-cloud-computing-statistics-that-will-keep-you-awake-at-night/ Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

Cloud statistics apparently cause insomnia, or at least the internet claims that to be true... As true defenders of a good night's sleep, your co-hosts will get to the bottom of this for you and see if we can keep the night terrors at bay! In this second part, we concentrate on the topic of Cloud Security, or lack thereof! The following website was the inspiration for this episode: https://www.thesslstore.com/blog/19-cloud-computing-statistics-that-will-keep-you-awake-at-night/ Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

Cloud statistics apparently cause insomnia, or at least the internet claims that to be true... As true defenders of a good night's sleep, your co-hosts will get to the bottom of this for you and see if we can keep the night terrors at bay! In this first part, we concentrate on the topic of Cloud Adoption. The following website was the inspiration for this episode: https://www.thesslstore.com/blog/19-cloud-computing-statistics-that-will-keep-you-awake-at-night/ Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

In todays episode, we started talking about the trends towards no-code and low-code, got a bit side tracked towards commoditized A.I. and ended up talking mostly about the apparent voluntary atrophy of internal I.T. knowledge due to outsourcing knowledge to applications. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

Open Source is definitely making a lot of head way in the corporate world and today the Roaring Elephant takes a look at how far this adoption of the new reality has actually progressed. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.