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Episode 70 – Founder and CEO of Jemurai, Matt Konda

Published 6 years ago in Amazon , Cisco , ConRes , JASP , Jemurai , Matt Konda , OWASP

Matt is an extremely technical CEO. We discuss the pros and cons of that skill as a leader.

The security space is so vast. Perhaps an underserved area is the cloud development space. Matt Konda Founded JEMURAI at http://www.jemurai.com . Their SaaS solution, JASP, will not only find issues on your AWS cloud deployments, but also provide a functional dashboard for devops & CISOs alike.

Also learn all about how ConRes at http://www.conres.com . Learn how ConRes can help your enterprise.

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Episode 69 – Meet the Co-Founder of ONUG and our Guest Host, Ernest Lefner

Published 6 years ago in Amazon , Apple , ONUG , Space

The Tech Fugitives interview Ernest Lefner. Ernest is the Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Open Network User Group AND… Our good Friend. He will be guest hosting with us for a few weeks…. He is in FACT a Tech Fugitive.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/11/06/mysterious-oumuamua-object-space-alien-probe-harvard/1900213002/

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/06/microsoft-has-a-version-of-its-new-campus-in-minecraft.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/05/amazon-will-reportedly-create-two-new-headquarters-instead-of-one.html

The update follows a pair of weekend reports naming Crystal City, Va., and other cities as front runners in the tightening race for Amazon’s second headquarters.
The New York Times on Monday reported that the Long Island City neighborhood of New York City is nearing an agreement with the tech giant
It’s been more than a year since the company issued a call for proposals.
Amazon originally said it would invest $5 billion and employ 50,000 workers in the winning area.

Mid-Show – ConRes

Apple Stock article

https://www.fool.com/amp/investing/2018/11/06/apple-stock-time-to-buy.aspx

Down 9% at close Monday

Avoiding an apple correction

https://seekingalpha.com/amp/article/4218604-apple-can-avoid-major-correction

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Episode 62 – RedHat crushes it on revenue…Gets Stock crushed anyway.

Published 6 years ago in AI , Amazon , Disney , Google Chrome , MIT , Red Hat , SalesForce , Star Wars

RedHat has incredible numbers…. Not all Pundits are happy. Not all Pundits know what they’re talking about!

We also discuss:

When you make Billions, but just can’t make people happy

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/19/red-hat-earnings-q2-2019.html

Tony Hawk’s a genius

https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephenlaconte/tony-hawk-recognized-twitter

I fear this type of thing

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/21/twitter_api_bug/

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/13/mit-students-use-ai-to-make-pizza.html

Slow down to not Suck!

https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/20/17882574/disney-ceo-bob-iger-star-wars-franchise-slowdown

MacOS – Mojave

https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/24/17896252/mac-os-mojave-review-updates-dark-mode-new-features

Is it just me, or do banks around the west of the world go down… a LOT?

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/24/treasury_committee_rbs_barclays_letter_meltdown/

Why we can’t have nice things….This is BS

https://www.wired.com/story/mirai-botnet-creators-fbi-sentencing/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/09/mirai-botnet-authors-avoid-jail-time/

Follow up

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/20/amazon-just-showed-how-serious-it-is-about-owning-the-smart-home–and-put-apples-last-product-event-to-shame.html

Amazon launched at least 15 new hardware products during a special launch event on Thursday.
The event showed how serious Amazon is about owning the smart home space.

The Feds are just here to help on 5G

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/22/city_fury_fcc_5g_plan/

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/24/google-chrome-69-automatic-login.html

The latest update to Google’s Chrome browser automatically signs users in if they use any other Google services.
Although users still have to consent to have their Chrome data sent back to Google, privacy advocates see this as a breach of user trust.
Ultimately, this change more explicitly frames Google Chrome as another Google service, rather than as a neutral platform to surf the web.

Apple Siri & SalesForce for Enterprise

https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/24/17895794/apple-salesforce-partnership-ios-siri-enterprise-trailhead

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/18/fedex-cmo-dismisses-amazons-new-delivery-service.html

FedEx’s executive VP Rajesh Subramaniam said Amazon’s new delivery service “should not be confused as competition with FedEx” during the company’s most recent earnings call on Monday.
This isn’t the first time FedEx downplayed Amazon’s logistics threat.
Amazon continues to expand its own delivery network, and launched a new program called Delivery Service Partners that lets entrepreneurs run their own local delivery networks of up to 40 vans.

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Episode 61 – Oracle’s Cloudy outlook. Sky’s Dim.

Published 6 years ago in Adobe , Amazon , Elon , ESports , Oracle , SpaceX

Oracles numbers seem “OK”….but are they half-baked or fully cooked?

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/18/clouds_q1_2018/

Revenues of $9.19bn were up just one per cent from last year’s total of $9.1bn.
Net income of $2.27bn was up eight per cent from Q1 FY2019.
Earnings per share of $0.71 were up 10 per cent from $0.61 last year.
Cloud services and license support, the branch that accounts for 72 per cent of Oracle’s total income, reported $6.6bn in revenues, up three per cent from $6.41bn in the year-ago quarter.
Cloud and on-premises licensing revenues, nine per cent of Oracle’s total haul, saw revenues of $867m, a three per cent decline compared to Q1 a year ago.
Hardware similarly took a hit, as revenues of $904m were down four per cent from last year.
Services revenues of $813m were a decline of five per cent from last year.

We also Cover:

https://www.gamebyte.com/ninja-becomes-the-first-esports-gamer-to-take-the-cover-of-espn/

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/14/jeff-bezos-says-he-doesnt-think-about-amazons-stock-price.html?recirc=taboolainternal

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/18/spacex-japan-billionaire-yusaku-maezawa-first-tourist-to-fly-to-moon.html

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa put down a significant deposit with SpaceX to become the first ever private tourist to fly around the moon on the company’s Big Falcon Rocket (BFR)
Maezawa wants to take six to eight artists from around the world on the nearly week-long trip.
The mission is expected to launch in 2023.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/17/amazon-planning-8-new-alexa-devices-microwave-amplifier.html

Amazon plans to release at least 8 new Alexa-powered devices before the end of the year.
The new devices include a microwave oven, amplifier, receiver, subwoofer, and an in-car gadget.
It reflects Amazon’s ambition to make its Alexa voice assistant ubiquitous, especially in areas where people spend most of their time, like the home and car.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/14/adobe-ceo-adobe-is-using-ai-to-make-a-brand-new-category-in-crm.html

Together with Microsoft, Adobe is leveraging artificial intelligence to push deeper into customer relationship management and create a “brand-new category and industry,” Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen says.
Microsoft’s cloud platform Azure enables businesses to “process the data at the pace they want” and Adobe’s enterprise solutions allow businesses to “attract customers to the platform and engage it,” he says.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/17/amazon-should-split-its-retail-and-cloud-computing-businesses-citi.html

Citi Research reiterates its buy rating for Amazon shares, saying a company split up would increase shareholder value.
“By separating the retail and AWS businesses, Amazon could minimize or avoid the risk of increased regulatory pressure,” analyst Mark May says.

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Episode 57 – Kubernetes Gets kicked out of the Nest

Published 6 years ago in AI , Amazon , Bitcoin , Cybercrime , FireEye , Kubernetes , Learning

Kubernetes gets 9 meeelion dollars and the right to screw it up on their own?

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/30/google_kubernetes_project/

We also discuss:

BitFi drops the dumbness

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/31/bitfi_reluctantly_drops_unhackable_claim/

Make AI dumb again

https://www.newsweek.com/scientists-hope-artificial-stupidity-humans-ai-man-versus-machine-1091925

FireEye nabs the goods

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/23/fireeye-up-8-percent-on-news-of-facebook-google-findings.html

Titan Key… Goodness, or Trojan Horse?

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/30/google-titan-made-by-chinese-company-feitian.html

The 5 hour rule….some good advice!

https://medium.com/@michaeldsimmons/bill-gates-warren-buffett-and-oprah-all-use-the-5-hour-rule-308f528b6363

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Episode 56 – Let’s Make Some Rules for Facial Recognition

Published 6 years ago in AI , Amazon , AWS , China , Cloud , Cloudera , Dell , Facebook , Google , Government , HPE , Igel , Storage

Industry experts discuss the ethics of facial recognition in the public Sector

https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/29/17792976/facial-recognition-regulation-rules

We also Discuss

Sony unveiled the Xperia XZ3 at the IFA consumer electronics show.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/30/sony-xperia-xz3-launch.html

Dissed by Dell?

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/30/igel_mgm_resorts_lawsuit/

HPE Storage Sales…Meh…

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/29/lacklustre_hpe_storage_sales_to_rebound/

China cries alligator tears…

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/30/huawei_fcc_competition_intervention/

https://www.csis.org/analysis/how-much-have-chinese-actually-taken

http://www.prosperousamerica.org/top_ten_cases_of_chinese_ip_theft

UBS launches new fulfillment platform

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/28/ups-launches-ware2go-a-platform-aimed-at-helping-small–and-medium-sized-businesses-expand.html

Cloudera flexes

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/29/cloudera_launches_data_warehouse_as_a_service/

FireEye Finding

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/23/fireeye-up-8-percent-on-news-of-facebook-google-findings.html

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Episode 52 – Defcon…Feel the Fear and Log in Anyway

Published 6 years ago in Amazon , Apple , AWS , Bitcoin , Defcon , Google , Oracle , Security

Reading about hacks at Defcon is starting to feel a bit like watching Jaws trailers. It’s fascinating, but you’re pretty sure someone’s getting eaten….whole. The Tech Fugitives cover some of the more interesting hacks.

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-research/def-con-2018-26-ten-biggest-hacks/

We also discuss:

Employee burnout…suck it up, cupcake!

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/14/5-ways-workers-can-avoid-employee-burnout.html

How Google maps rebrands neighborhoods.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/05/new-york-times-digital-rebranding-by-google-maps-hits-home.html

Dropbox disses Linux users

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/14/dropbox_encrypted_linux_support/

Oracle Foul Plan?

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/13/oracle_sued_cloud_numbers/

Headline dolts misrepresentin’

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/13/charts-point-to-trouble-for-nvidia-on-earnings-this-week.html

….And here’s why we know they’re wrong…

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/14/nvidia-shares-rise-after-chipmaker-announces-utterly-awesome-new-tu.html

Amazon signs longer term deals

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/01/amazons-cloud-business-now-sits-on-16-billion-of-unrecognized-revenu.html

What does an IPO mean if you’re communist China

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/13/nio-chinese-electric-car-ipo-filing.html

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Episode 51 – Oracle, I don’t Like Your Stupid Cloud ANYWAY!

Published 6 years ago in AI , Amazon , Bitcoin , China , Hack , Microsoft , Storage , Virtual Reality

Amazon will Spend 60 Million dollars this year with Oracle. But that won’t stop Ellison from dissing the Hyper Juggernaut. Amazon can’t do without Oracle, he claims.

Nonetheless, Ellison will sit at the Kids table and he will like it.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/02/oracle_amazon_shift_from_database_2020/

We also discuss:

Never…ever taunt the hackers….ever.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/01/unhackable_bitfi_wallet/

Microsoft fiddles with the storage bits.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/01/onedrive_storage/

Solid state heaven for Netapp & Pure:

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/07/27/gartner_solid_state_array_magic_quadrant_2018/

Gaming…VR Gaming….YES!

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/6/6/17434432/dave-busters-arcade-virtual-reality-htc-vive

We cover China Ban list… Yes, The Tech Fugitives are on it.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/1/17638480/google-china-search-engine-censored-report

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Websites_blocked_in_mainland_China

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Episode 50 – AI Breakdowns and Red Mercury…mmmmmm.

Published 6 years ago in Amazon , Bitcoin , China , Cybercrime , Hack , Microsoft , Oracle , Virtual Reality

Artificial Intelligence is obviously getting better, smarter, faster. But there are some … uh… glitches.

Amazon Rekognition “accidentally” matched 28 lawmakers to mugshots…Heh! AND……Watson also given a black eye by the haters. Watson AI fed bad data….C’mon people!!

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/07/amazons-rekognition-messes-up-matches-28-lawmakers-to-mugshots/

https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/26/17619382/ibms-watson-cancer-ai-healthcare-science

We also discuss:

Amazon rolls out LOTR spinoff…. We can’t WAIT!

https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/28/amazon-lord-of-the-rings-show-writers/

Python’s awesome…blah, blah, blah

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2018/07/26/python-is-becoming-the-worlds-most-popular-coding-language

https://www.wired.com/story/china-blocks-qualcomms-attempt-to-buy-a-dutch-chipmaker

More Kickass ways that Crypto fails

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/07/hackers-find-creative-way-to-steal-7-7-million-without-being-detected/

This just in…The Russians may not be our friends

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/16/extradition-has-been-tough-for-accused-russian-hackers.html