Lunch with Tech Leaders

The Great Lakes Tech Leaders discuss serverless data stores in this episode, exploring their definitions, advantages, and real-world use cases. They highlight the cost-effectiveness, scalability, and flexibility of serverless data stores like DynamoDB and emphasize the importance of considering team expertise and workload patterns when choosing between serverless and traditional relational databases.

This week, we have Sanjay Padhi, Ph.D., former Head of AWS Research, as our guest. Sanjay shares some exciting stuff about using AI in personalized medicine and how it can improve diagnoses by integrating clinical and genomic data. We also discuss the challenges of data privacy, fairness, and ethics in AI.

Join us for the latest episode, where we dive into the fascinating world of AI and game development with Nathan Hanish, Lead Developer at Stardock. In this episode, we explore the incorporation of AI into game design, specifically focusing on the use of AI in creating civilizations in games like Gal Civ. We discuss emerging technologies for 3D and animated 2D, the impact of generative AI on game design, and the potential of AI to accelerate content creation and facilitate collaboration.

This week, we discuss the growing debate surrounding the regulation of AI. Our experts will delve into recent developments, including the proposed AI Bill of Rights from the White House and policy recommendations. We will also explore concerns about the potential dangers of AI and the need for regulatory measures to prevent bias and ensure accountability.

Discover the best serverless computing option for your next project. Find out how Lambda handles event-driven processing and low to moderate compute workloads while Fargate runs containerized workloads at scale, such as web applications, batch processing, and machine learning with specialized hardware or GPU resources. Learn about the unique advantages of each service and which one is ideal for your use case.

Knowing how to identify burnout in yourself and others is particularly important during this work-from-home era. Tech industry managers discuss some indicators to look out for, strategies for maintaining a healthy work-life balance, managing stress, and finding joy in the midst of the hustle.

Experts from the Great Lakes Tech Leaders community discuss the latest innovations in sustainability and how technology can help reduce carbon emissions, promote renewable energy, and create a more sustainable future for all.

Great Lakes Tech Leaders Adam and Tom dive into the world of AI technologies and how they're currently impacting various business sectors, and process optimizations, especially when it comes to automation.

In this week's episode, the Great Lakes Tech Leaders community explores serverless computing architecture, its evolution over the years, benefits, challenges, and optimization techniques for building and maintaining large-scale serverless applications.

The technology industry's hiring and retention practices have entirely evolved since the introduction of remote work. In this week's episode, industry leaders examine the pros and cons of remote work and discuss their best practices for onboarding remotely, how they maintain company culture without an office, and what they expect for the future of remote work in engineering.