
Open||Source||Data
What can we learn from ai-native development through stimulating conversations with developers, regulators, academics and people like you that drive forward development, seek to understand impact, and are working to mitigate risk in this new world?
Join Charna Parkey and the community shaping the future of open source data, open source software, data in AI, and much more.
Latest episodes

Dec 23, 2020 • 31min
From DBA to SRE: 2021 Predictions for Data on Kubernetes
With data comes DBAs and with Kubernetes comes SREs. Listen in as Patrick McFadin and Sam discuss what’s in store in 2021 for Data on Kubernetes, how experienced DBA roles can evolve into very effective SREs, and why today is THE day to learn Kubernetes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 10, 2020 • 24min
Open Source’s Impact in Academia with Open@RIT's Stephen Jacobs
From a 10-page white paper to creating one of the first University OSPOs - Stephen Jacobs will take us through the 12 years of work it took him to launch a program like Open@RIT. Join Stephen and Sam as they discuss the impact an OSPO has on students' futures, as well as a University's surrounding communities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 25, 2020 • 27min
Data Meshes: Big Data Architecture Becoming Distributed, Declarative and Domain Oriented
Beyond The Data Lake was Director of Emerging Technologies at ThoughtWorks, Zhamak Dehghani's 2017 paper that was a guiding light for Sam Ramji at another point in his career. Listen to how a Data Mesh allows composition of multi-model data across an organization and beyond.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 12, 2020 • 28min
Data on Kubernetes: Platform, Resource, and Ecosystem tooling with Microsoft Azure’s Lachlan Evenson
How do we create free and open data sets that are trustworthy? Microsoft Azure’s Principal Program Manager Lachlan Evenson and Sam Ramji discuss standards for accessing data, and the magic that can happen with data on Kubernetes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 29, 2020 • 31min
Data, Kubernetes, and Our Best Selves with Google’s Kelsey Hightower
Inspire, collaborate, and solve together. Google Cloud Principal Engineer, Kelsey Hightower joins Sam Ramji to discuss the future of Data and Kubernetes, and what it means to participate in a welcoming developer community, while igniting positive growth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 15, 2020 • 34min
Culture and Cognition in DevOps with Alchemist Accelerator’s Rachel Chalmers
Sam invites Rachel Chalmers, an investor, advisor, and technology industry analyst for over 20 years, for a candid conversation about the DevOps culture of shared purpose and blamelessness. Sam and Rachel explore how process, trust, and care for each other creates more innovation and gives us the opportunity to change and grow as human beings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 1, 2020 • 37min
Open Source Sustainability with AWS Exec + Tech Columnist Matt Asay
Matt Asay shares his journey through open source and behind-the-scenes stories on what gives these communities their strength: its people and their voices.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 15, 2020 • 37min
Storytelling in Product Development with Google’s Patricia Boswell
Behind every great product is a great story. Sam invites Google Staff Technical Writer Patricia Boswell to discuss her role of technical writing in software and the importance of using narrative as a North Star when designing a product.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 3, 2020 • 58sec
Introducing Open||Source||Data with Sam Ramji
What can we learn from cloud-native development and how can we share that with developers, engineers, product owners, and product managers of the new world? Join DataStax Chief Strategy Officer and 25-year open source veteran, Sam Ramji, as he interviews innovators who are shaping the future of open source data, open source software, data on Kubernetes, data in DevOps, data in AI, and much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.