Utilizing Tech - The Podcast Series about New and Emerging Technologies
Episodes
3x17: Why the Heck Even Use Deep Learning?
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Although it’s a powerful tool, deep learning is perhaps over-used in modern applications. In this episode of the Utilizing AI podcast, Rich Harang j...
3x16: Utilizing AI in 2022 with Chris Grundemann and Frederic Van Haren
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
AI is now widespread, and companies are starting to look at the real-world impact of machine learning. In this special episode of the Utilizing AI pod...
3x15: Utilization of Shadow AI with Run: AI
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shadow IT is as old as our profession, so it's no surprise that shadow AI is becoming a major issue. In this episode of Utilizing AI, Ronen Dar and Gi...
3x14: What Scares InfoSec About AI? With Girard Kavelines
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
AI is coming fast to the information security world, both in terms of tools and threats. In this episode, InfoSec professional Girard Kavelines discus...
3x13: AI is a Creativity Maximizer with Ben Taylor of DataRobot
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Many of the tasks we perform on a daily basis are beneath our abilities, and these are the ideal targets for AI. In this episode, Ben Taylor of DataRo...
3x12: Democratizing Unstructured Data at Scale with Edward Cui of Graviti
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Machine learning applications require massive datasets, but it can be challenging to build and store large amounts of unstructured data. In this episo...
3x11: Putting Data Science Into Everyone's Hands with Amanda Kelly of Streamlit
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Data science and machine learning developments can't have an impact if they don't get into everyone's hands. In this episode, Amanda Kelly of Streamli...
3x10: Democratizing Data Infrastructure for ML with Melisa Tokmak of Scale AI
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Data is the most important component of AI implementation, but most companies neglect data infrastructure and focus too much on the ML models. In this...
3x09: Focusing MLOps on the Data Scientist with Adam Probst of ZenML
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Many data scientists and ML engineers have faced the challenge of putting AI models into production, and this is the core of MLOps. In this episode, A...
3X08: The Invisible Workers Behind the AI Algorithms with Alexandrine Royer
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
AI is spreading around the world, both in terms of technology and workforces. Many tasks that support artificial intelligence are being outsourced glo...
3X07: The Trillion-Parameter ML Model with Cerebras Systems
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Demand for AI compute is growing faster than conventional systems architecture can match, so companies like Cerebras Systems are building massive spec...
3x06: Fighting Nightmare Bacteria Using AI with Sriram Chandrasekaran
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It is sometimes hard to see how AI technology benefits society, but applications like drug discovery really bring the power home. Sriram Chandrasekara...
3x05: The Philosophical and Religious Aspects of AI
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we consider the moral and ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence. Leon Adato, host of the Technically Religious podcast, joins...
3x04: How AI and ML are used in Network Management with Tom Hollingsworth of Gestalt IT
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Local and wide-area networks can get complex very quickly, so it's no surprise that AI-powered network management is making a huge impact in the enter...
3x03: Platform Considerations For Deploying AI At Scale with Tony Paikeday of NVIDIA
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Enterprises are working to simplify the process of deploying and managing systems to support AI applications. That's what NVIDIA's DGX architecture is...
3x02: Using AI to Assess Risk with Mike O'Malley of SenecaGlobal
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Machine learning excels at finding needles in haystacks, even unexpected ones, and this helps organizations to assess risks. In this first episode of ...
3x01: A Look Back at Season 2
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another season of Utilizing AI! In this first episode of season 3, we are taking a look at some of the most memorable moments of seaso...
2x31: Taking Artificial Intelligence on the Road with Christophe Couvreur of Cerence
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Most people think AI in vehicles means autonomous driving, but there are a lot of other applications for the technology. Ever since Mercedes-Benz intr...
2x30: Bringing AI to the Executive Suite with Josh Epstein of AtScale
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Businesses have long tried to use data to drive decisions, but over the last few years new big data and AI capabilities have appeared. In this episode...
2x29: How AI Can Help Displaced Workers with Saiph Savage
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Although we usually focus on the ways AI can displace workers, this technology can also create new jobs and help them. In this episode, Saiph Savage j...
2x28: Offloading ML Processing to Storage Devices with NGD Systems
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s storage devices (disks and SSDs) have processors and memory already, and this is the concept of computational storage. If drives can process...
2x27: How the ML Community Has Evolved in 2021 with Demetrios Brinkmann and David Aponte
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The MLOps community has grown dramatically recently, with security, a data-centric approach, ethical implications, and a growing and diverse community...
2x26: The Global Imbalance of AI Investment with Sofia Trejo
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Look at a list of the top companies in the world, and most are focused in the United States, China, and Europe, and this causes an imbalance of invest...
2x25: AI Is Going to Be Everywhere and in Everything With David Klee
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
AI is everywhere these days, powering applications from the enterprise to industrial, medical, education, and mobility. In this episode, David Klee jo...
2x24: MLOps Is About Quality Not Technology with Steph Locke
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
MLOps is similar to DevOps but focused on ML, and focuses on improving quality of delivery for artificial intelligence applications. In this episode, ...
2x23: Overcoming the Obstacles of AI Application Development with Snorkel AI
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Developers of AI applications face many obstacles, but the chief challenge is simply that these are different from traditional software development pr...
2x22: Microsoft is Democratizing AI with Steph Locke
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft plays a large role in enterprise IT applications, from the desktop to the datacenter to the Azure cloud, and the company is active in the wo...
2x21: The Intersection of 5G and AI with EdgeQ
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You might think that 5G and AI are completely unrelated, but these new technologies support each other. Both are expressions of information theory, an...
2x20: Expanding ML Models Beyond Current Limits with Groq
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Machine learning models have grown tremendously in recent years, with some having hundreds of billions of data points, and we wonder how big they can ...
2x19: Running AI Everywhere and In Everything with Intel
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
AI processing is appearing everywhere, running on just about any kind of infrastructure, from the cloud to the edge to end-user devices. Although we m...
2x18: Taking Machine Learning on the Road with IBM and B-Plus
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Development of autonomous vehicles is an excellent example of machine learning applied to industrial IoT. In this episode, Alexander Noack of b-plus a...
2x17: How AI Drives the Need for Next-Generation Infrastructure Architectures with Liqid
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are on the cusp of a totally new architecture for enterprise IT, and this change toward composability is being driven by applications like AI. Inst...
2x16: Optimizing ML at the Edge for Industrial IoT with Sastry Malladi of FogHorn
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Industrial cameras and sensors are generating more data than ever, and companies are increasingly moving machine learning to the edge to meet it. This...
2x15: Enabling AI Applications through Datacenter Connectivity with Nvidia
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
AI applications typically require massive volumes of data and multiple devices within the datacenter. Nvidia acquired Mellanox to bring them industry-...
2x14: Using ML to Optimize ML with Luis Ceze of OctoML
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Training and optimizing a machine learning model takes a lot of compute resources, but what if we used ML to optimize ML? Luis Ceze created Apache Ten...
2x13: AI Needs Non-Traditional Storage Solutions with James Coomer of DDN
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
AI applications have large data volumes with lots of clients and conventional storage systems aren’t a good fit. In this episode, James Coomer from ...
2x12: Balancing Data Security and Data Processing with Arti Raman of Titaniam
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
AI and analytics needs access to massive volumes of data, but we are constantly reminded of the importance of securing data. How can data be protected...
2x11: Using AI to Assess Unstructured Data with Concentric
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Most organizations have a vast amount of so-called unstructured data, and this poses a major risk for operations. But what if there was an AI-powered ...
2x10: AI and Analytics Are Driving a New Kind of Storage with Brad King of Scality
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Big data really wasn't all that big until modern analytics and machine learning applications appeared, but now storage solutions have to scale capacit...
2x09: Building Transparency and Fighting Bias in AI with Ayodele Odubela
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to AI, it's garbage in, garbage out: A model is only as good as the data used. In this episode of Utilizing AI, Ayodele Odubela joins Ch...
2x08: Algorithmic Bias and Subjective Decision Making with Alf Rehn
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Biases can creep into any data set, and these can cause trouble when this data is used to train an AI model. Alf Rehn, Professor of Innovation, Design...
2x07: Improving AI with Transfer Learning Featuring Frederic Van Haren
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Productive use of AI requires the application of existing models to new applications through a process called transfer learning. In this episode, High...
2x06: Moving AI To the Edge with BrainChip
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
BrainChip is developing a novel ultra low power “neuromorphic” AI processor that can be embedded in literally any electronic device, rather than c...
2x05: How AI Can Save IT Operations From Drowning in Data with Josh Atwell from Splunk
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
AI is impacting IT operations more quickly than expected, and companies like Splunk are leveraging it to augment staff capabilities. Josh Atwell joins...
2x04: Talking To Business People About AI with Ken Grohe of Weka
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ken Grohe of Weka discusses various business use cases for AI-enabled applications with Chris Grundemann and Stephen Foskett. AI is coming into practi...
2x03: Deploying AI in the Business with Per Nyberg of Stradigi AI
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Per Nyberg of Stradigi AI discusses "blue collar" AI applications with Stephen Foskett. What problems can businesses solve with AI technology? M...
2x02: The Last Mile - Connecting AI to Enterprise Applications with Monte Zweben
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There are many “last mile” items on the enterprise checklist, and companies are struggling to connect everything together. In this episode, Monte ...
2x01: AI-Driven Information Security with Steve Salinas
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
AI will be part of everything we do in the future, not replacing us but augmenting our work, and this is especially true in information security. In t...
01x18: Merging Data Science and AI with Mel Greer of Intel
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Just as data analytics transformed business intelligence so is artificial intelligence transforming data science. In this episode, Mel Greer of Intel ...
01x17: Building a Hybrid Cloud Platform To Support AI Projects with Red Hat OpenShift
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we ask Red Hat about the platform requirements for AI applications in production. What makes AI applications special and how does thi...
01x16: As AI is Transforming Our Tools, It’s Also Transforming Us with Chris Grundemann
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Stephen Foskett and Chris Grundemann discuss the impact of AI on the future of work. How will our everyday lives be transformed by th...
01x15: Applying the Lessons of Data Science to Artificial Intelligence with Yves Mulkers
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We begin by taking a look at the world of data and analytics in the enterprise. Data architects like Yves have been involved in enterprise IT applicat...
01x14: Three Reasons AI is Getting Real with Bob Friday, CTO of Mist
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
AI, machine learning, and neural networks are not new ideas. So what changed now? Over the last 5-6 years, advances in software, hardware, and scale h...
01x13: Will NVIDIA Dominate the Market for AI Hardware with Matt Bryson of Wedbush Securities
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Bryson of Wedbush Securities joins Stephen Foskett for a discussion of AI hardware companies, focusing on the biggest player, Nvidia. Stephen and...
01x12: Why Do Most Enterprise AI Projects Fail? with Roey Mechrez of BeyondMinds
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Most enterprise IT projects fail, and it has been this way for decades, and this discussion with Roey Mechrez of BeyondMinds considers why this is the...
01x11: Is Kubeflow the Real Deal? Featuring David Aponte and Demetrios Brinkmann
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
David Aponte and Demetrios Brinkmann discuss the future of Kubeflow with Stephen Foskett and Andy Thurai. Kubeflow is getting a lot of attention, but ...
01x10: Bringing DevOps Principles to MLOps with Gaetan Castelein
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Foskett and Andy Thurai discuss the parallels between DevOps and MLOps with Gaetan Castelein of Tecton. We are in the middle of a shift in ana...
01x09: Deploying AI Models in the Enterprise with Manasi Vartak of Verta
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Foskett discusses the practicalities involved in packaging, deploying, and operating AI models with Manasi Vartak of Verta. Deploying an AI mo...
01x08: What Does AI Mean For the Future of Networking with Chris Grundemann
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Foskett and Andy Thurai are joined by Chris Grundemann to discuss how AI is used in enterprise networking, and how it is changing the industry...
01x07: The Seductive Appeal of AI with Josh Fidel
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Foskett is joined by Josh Fidel, a technologist and futurist who has been inspired by applications for AI. Starting with a discussion of GPT-3...
01x06: Ethics and Bias in AI with Karen Lopez
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Foskett is joined by Karen Lopez, an expert and speaker on data management, data quality, and data analysis. Karen focuses on the quality of t...
01x05: Building AI and Machine Learning Infrastructure with Gina Rosenthal
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Foskett is joined by Gina Rosenthal, an expert on enterprise IT infrastructure and operations. Gina has made her career in enterprise IT infra...
01x04: Is Enterprise IT Operations Really Ready for AI with Ray Lucchesi
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Foskett is joined by Ray Lucchesi, an expert on enterprise IT infrastructure and operations. Ray has seen many technologies come and go, but h...
01x03: How is Machine Learning Affecting IT Operations with ML Ops Community
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Foskett discusses practical aspects of enterprise AI with David Aponte and Demetrios Brinkmann. AI offers promise to help IT operations depart...
01x02: Ethical and Moral AI with Andy Thurai
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Foskett and Andy Thurai discuss the ethics and morality of AI. Taking a cue from an article written by Andy for AI Trends, we focus on the var...
01x01: AI is Getting Real with Andy Thurai
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this pilot episode of Utilizing AI, Stephen Foskett and Andy Thurai discuss the reason for the podcast and consider where we go from here.AI is get...