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  • Genuitec Update with Wayne Parrott

    While at EclipseCon, I had the chance to talk with Genuitec's Wayne Parrott. I wanted to use the time to get a full overview and update of the various Eclipse-based products and projects that Genuitec puts out and is involved in, and we sure did that. We start out with an overview and history of Genuitec, but then quickly get to the product lines that Genuitec has been building on-top of Eclipse for some years now: the MyEclipse line, MyEclipse [...]

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  • Swordfish Update with Oliver Wolf – EclipseCon 2009

    When I was at EclipseCon this year, I sat down with Oliver Wolf from Sopera.de to talk about the newly announced Swordfish, SOA project. Having talked about Swordfish before in RedMonkTV, I ask Oliver to quickly catch us up since last we talked. They've announced their release date (which has occurred since this was filmed), including all the compliance and IP cleaning. Oliver then gives us a very quick overview of Swordfish: a runtime for implementing SOAs. I then ask [...]

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  • Get Rich quick II

    The second installment of Rich Lechner’s monthly appearance on GreenMonk TV – this time we are discussing Smart Buildings. Formats available:MPEG-4 Video (.m4v), MP3 Audio (.mp3), Flash Video (.flv) Tags: smart buildings, greenmonktv, greenmonk, ibm, rich lechner, leed

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  • Equinox Update with Jeff McAffer – EclipseCon 2009

    In this interview from EclipseCon, I talk with multi-RedMonkTV guest Jeff McAffer, one of the leads on the Equinox project. Having spoken with him about Equinox many times before, I start by asking him to give us an update on what's been going on in Equinox-land of late. In doing so, we speak about how Equinox is related to the OSGi Enterprise and other specifications. Also, Jeff mentions the p2 and other sub and related projects. Since there's always great [...]

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  • Data in the cloud – Patric McElroy on Databases and Data Services in Azure – MIX09

    While at MIX09 this year, I had the chance to talk with Microsoft's Patric McElroy. We start out talking about how Microsoft data services map into cloud computing. While we discuss how existing technologies and techniques are migrated to Microsoft Azure, we also talk about the new functionality that comes with being hosted in the cloud: e.g., self-service provisioning, High Availability, Disaster Recovery, and scaling data up (performance wise) to meet high data demands. I then ask Patric if there's [...]

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  • Cloud Computing and Linux

    A recorded rehersal of a talk on Cloud Computing and it’s potential effects (good and bad) on Linux. The final version of this talk was given at the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit on April 9th, 2009. For a write-up of the talk, see my entry over at PeopleOverprocess.com. Formats available:Quicktime (.mov), MPEG-4 Video (.m4v), Flash Video (.flv), MP3 Audio (.mp3)

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  • Prashant Ketkar on Microsoft Azure – MIX09

    While at MIX09 accompanied by a rockin' sound-track from the Rock Band mega-stage down the hallway, I talked with Prashant Ketkar about Microsoft's cloud platform, Azure. After nailing down the proper pronunciation of "Azure," I ask Prashant to give us an overview of Azure. We then get into a discussion of the PaaS aspects of Azure and the overall ecosystem that may develop including partner opportunities and roles. I ask Prashant what the developer experience is like: that is, getting [...]

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  • Steven Martin on MIX09 Announcements – Web Platform, App Gallery, Silverlight 3, and Azure

    While at MIX09 this year, I had the chance to film three different interviews with Microsoft folks. The first of these interviews is with Microsoft's Steven Martin wherein we go over the bevy of announcements this year: Expression Blend, Silverlight 3, Media Server and Video, Web Platform, Web App Gallery, cloud computing with the Azure Services platform, just to name a few. Our discussion starts around the Web Platform and the installers that were released at MIX09. We talk about [...]

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  • David Lockie on LowerCarbonEconomy.com

    LowerCarbonEconomy.com are a go-to site for information about all things Green. I was interested in knowing more about who was behind it and what their business model is so I talked to David Lockie from LowerCarbonEconomy.com and he filled in the blanks! Formats available:MPEG-4 Video (.m4v), MP3 Audio (.mp3), Flash Video (.flv), MPEG-4 Video (.m4v) Tags: lowercarboneconomy, david, lockie, greenmonk, tom, raftery

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