428: Interview with Sherard Griffin of Red Hat

video: https://youtu.be/AQcthnOPHlA In this episode of Destination Linux, we interview Sherard Griffin, the Head of Engineering for OpenShift AI at Red Hat. Sherard joins us to reveal how his team is scaling machine-learning across hybrid clouds and containers. He breaks down the Open Data Hub reference architecture and shows how it and other Open Source platforms democratize access to powerful AI tooling. Griffin also explains why transparent model lineage and cost efficient runtimes are non-negotiable for trustworthy enterprise AI deployments, and he shares candid insights on using open infrastructure at scale to unlock the next wave of generative AI innovation. Sponsored by Sandfly Security: the revolutionary agentless platform designed for Linux. Visit https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly to experience security that's not just effective but gives you peace of mind. No agents. No downtime. Just cutting-edge protection. Forum Discussion Thread (https://destinationlinux.net/forum) Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/32f28071-0b08-4ea1-afcc-37af75bd83d6/f85e89d2-cd81-467b-8bba-50909f627ead.mp3) Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net (https://dasgeek.net) Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com (https://jilllinuxgirl.com) Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com (https://michaeltunnell.com) Links: https://www.redhat.com/ (https://www.redhat.com/) https://sherard.ai/ (https://sherard.ai/) https://opendatahub.io/ (https://opendatahub.io/) https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/cloud-computing/openshift/openshift-data-science (https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/cloud-computing/openshift/openshift-data-science) Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:29 Sherard Griffin: OpenShift AI Meets Destination Linux 00:03:00 What Sparked the Tech Passion? 00:10:25 How Open Source Proved Its Power to Sherard 00:17:03 Red Hat Had Data to Crunch—and Sherard Was In 00:19:51 From Skepticism to Scale: Championing Kubernetes 00:26:47 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] 00:28:52 AI for Everyone: Red Hat’s Plan to Keep It Open 00:34:38 Is AI Replacing Us? 00:36:34 Beyond the Hype: Making AI Work Where It Matters 00:47:06 Inside the Big Projects Sherard’s Leading Today 00:53:47 Why Linux Is Built for the Future of AI 00:59:44 Landing a Job in Open Source: Sherard’s Advice 01:04:40 Guiding the Next Generation into Software Careers 01:10:18 Lightning Round 01:12:50 Final Thoughts and a Big Thank You to Sherard 01:14:10 Support the Show 01:16:15 Outro

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