The MonkCast
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Join the developer-focused industry analysts at RedMonk as they discuss news and trends in the software space with leaders and practicioners in cloud, AI, IaC, security, DevOps, developer relations, observability, data, and more.
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Meet RedMonk's Analysts
James Governor, Principal Analyst & Co-founder
@monkchips, LinkedIn, Blog
Stephen O'Grady, Principal Analyst & Co-founder
@sogrady, LinkedIn, Blog
Rachel Stephens, Senior Industry Analyst
@rstephensme, LinkedIn, Blog
Kate Holterhoff, Senior Industry Analyst
@KateHolterhoff, LinkedIn, Blog
Can't get enough of the Monks? Visit the RedMonk YouTube channel or check out our research at RedMonk.com.
You can also follow RedMonk on Bluesky, Twitter (X), and LinkedIn.
Meet RedMonk's Analysts
James Governor, Principal Analyst & Co-founder
@monkchips, LinkedIn, Blog
Stephen O'Grady, Principal Analyst & Co-founder
@sogrady, LinkedIn, Blog
Rachel Stephens, Senior Industry Analyst
@rstephensme, LinkedIn, Blog
Kate Holterhoff, Senior Industry Analyst
@KateHolterhoff, LinkedIn, Blog
Episodes
Mentioned books
Feb 20, 2025 • 20min
How GitHub Education Aspires to Reach 1 Billion Developers (with Avni Khatri Fein)
In this RedMonk conversation, Avni Khatri Fein, Senior Director of Education at GitHub, chats with Kelly Fitzpatrick, senior analyst at RedMonk, about GitHub Education's mission to make coding accessible to everyone. They discuss the importance of bridging the gap between coding education and tech careers, the evolving nature of computer science, and how AI can enhance learning experiences. Avni shares insights from her experiences at hackathons and emphasizes the need to lower barriers to entry in technology.
This RedMonk conversation is sponsored by GitHub.
Feb 13, 2025 • 23min
Making Container Isolation a Reality with Alex Zenla
In this RedMonk conversation, Alex Zenla, founder & CTO at Edera, chats container security and virtualization with Rachel Stephens, research director at RedMonk. Alex shares her unique journey from Minecraft to the tech industry. She emphasizes the importance of security in computing, particularly in the context of IoT and legacy systems. The conversation also explores the differences between eBPF and secure design principles, as well as the potential of WebAssembly in the tech landscape and a proactive approach to security in technology.
Feb 12, 2025 • 16min
What is an Agentic App and How to Build One (w/ Jeff Morris, Couchbase)
As the industry increasingly talks about AI “agents” and “agentic” apps, that leaves some important questions to answer: what are they? What do those terms mean? In this RedMonk conversation, analyst Steve O'Grady is joined by Couchbase's Jeff Morris to discuss agentic apps, examples of them in practice, and the role of the database in building them.
TThis RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on February 12, 2025.
Feb 10, 2025 • 1h 14min
A RedMonk Conversation with Derek Collison, "the Forrest Gump of Messaging"
In this RedMonk conversation, Derek Collison, founder and CEO of Synadia and creator of NATS.io, discusses the evolution and importance of messaging systems with Kate Holterhoff, senior analyst at RedMonk. In this wide-ranging interview, Derek shares insights from his time at TIBCO building Rendezvous, Google co-founding AJAX APIs, VMware co-founding Cloud Foundry, and now Synadia maintaining NATS. Derek not only talks about the history of the tech industry and how it has evolved since the 90s, but also his current views on AI, streaming, open source foundations, edge computing, distributed systems, and the rise of enterprise application integration (EAI).
Feb 3, 2025 • 26min
Cassidy Williams Talks Companionable Coding & GitHub Copilot
In this RedMonk conversation, Cassidy Williams, Senior Director of Developer Advocacy at GitHub, discusses GitHub Copilot's role as a coding companion with Kate Holterhoff, senior analyst at RedMonk. Cassidy addresses Copilot's evolution and newest features, its business value, adoption trends, and the importance of context. In addition to tackling skepticism about AI coding assistants among developers and engineering leadership, Cassidy underscores GitHub's commitment to the open source community and the accessibility of Copilot for all developers.
This RedMonk conversation is sponsored by GitHub.
Jan 27, 2025 • 18min
Zack Chapple on Zephyr Cloud, Micro Frontends, and Module Federation
In this RedMonk conversation, Zack Chapple, Co-Founder and CEO of Zephyr Cloud, discusses how micro frontends and module federation are empowering developers to work more efficiently. Zack shares insights from Zephyr Cloud's recent Acceleration Week, the importance of open source, the role of AI in development, and how Zephyr Cloud is positioning itself to meet the challenges of the evolving tech landscape.
This RedMonk conversation is sponsored by Zephyr Cloud.
Jan 21, 2025 • 24min
GitLab Duo, Agentic AI, and the SDLC in 2025 (with Emilio Salvador)
Emilio Salvador, VP of DevRel & Strategy at GitLab, joins RedMonk's Rachel Stephens to discuss current trends around agentic AI: how do agents differ from code assistants; how can AI come into play in the larger software development lifecycle (beyond writing code); where is the “human in the loop” in all of this. Emilo and Rachel also recap some important announcements from GitLab in 2024--including the GitLab Duo Enterprise and AWS Q announced at re:Invent 2024--and discuss what we might expect to see from GitLab in 2024.
This RedMonk Conversation was originally published in video form on January 21, 2025.
Jan 15, 2025 • 33min
JJ Tang on Incident Management, Cold Emailing CEOs, and the Origins of Rootly
In this RedMonk conversation, JJ Tang, CEO of Rootly, chats with senior analyst Kelly Fitzpatrick about the evolving landscape of incident management, the significance of consistency over speed, and the impact of AI on business operations. Tang shares his career journey, from landing a job at IBM (involving cold emailing the CEO) to building incident management tools at Instacart, to starting Rootly with cofounder Quentin Rousseau. He focuses on the importance of technical skills, networking, and understanding customer needs. Tang also reflects on the challenges of running a startup during economic shifts and offers valuable advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Dec 16, 2024 • 32min
Ryan Dahl on the Deno v Oracle Petition
In this RedMonk conversation, Ryan Dahl, creator of Node.js and Co-Founder and CEO of Deno, chats with Kate Holterhoff about the recent petition filed by Deno to cancel Oracle's JavaScript trademark. They discuss the historical context of the trademark, Deno's case against Oracle, the legal implications of the cancellation process, and the potential future of JavaScript as a generic term for the entire JavaScript community.
Oracle is a RedMonk client, Deno is not a RedMonk client, and this MonkCast interview is an unpaid and independent piece of content.
https://deno.com/blog/deno-v-oracle
Dec 10, 2024 • 31min
How Daytona is Simplifying Development Environments (with Ivan Burazin)
In this RedMonk conversation, Ivan Burazin, Co-Founder and CEO of Daytona, chats with Kate Holterhoff, senior analyst at RedMonk, about the challenges developers face in managing their environments and how Daytona aims to solve these issues. They discuss the importance of developer experience, security in development environments, and the role of AI in transforming the developer landscape. Ivan shares insights into Daytona's roadmap, including their open-source and enterprise offerings, and emphasizes the need for a seamless developer experience.
This was a RedMonk video, sponsored by Daytona.
