Roaring Elephant

Mar 03 2025 443 ep. 39 mins 463
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A weekly community podcast about Big Technology with a focus on Open Source, Advanced Analytics and other modern magic. Visit us: http://www.roaringelephant.org/

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Episode 443 – Quantum Computing Debunk p1

Mar 03 2025 23 mins  
Quantum Computing is slowly becoming the next hype train and in recent weeks, all the major players have gaily jumped on board... Spreading more disinformation than actual useful facts. And it is now up to the Roaring Elephant to make sense of it all for you! Inspiration for this episode was found at: * https://research.google/pubs/quantum-supremacy-using-a-prog

Episode 442 – Asahi Linux: Burnout & Transition

Feb 24 2025 26 mins  
The Asahi Linux project was a huge success, but with great success comes a big spotlight and this can have big consequences. Unfortunately, the pressure proved to big for the project leader who has now stepped down. What can we learn from this? Inspiration for this episode was found at: * https://marcan.st/2025/02/resigning-as-asahi-linux-project-lead/ * htt

Episode 441 – Smells Like Open Source Spirit!

Feb 17 2025 29 mins  
Ah, the age-old question about Open Source culture and Open Source licenses. When will we ever be done talking about it? Well, as long as Open Source people keep doing weird and wonderful things, we'll keep talking about it! Inspiration for this episode was found at https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/08/why-the-spirit-of-open-source-means-much-more-than-a-license/

Episode 440- Deep Seek Changed AI Forever!

Feb 10 2025 32 mins  
The Chinese Deep Seek model came out of nowhere and definitely changed our AI realities. However, the changes are likely not as profound as you may think, and maybe way lager than you might expect! Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

Episode 439 – How to Win at Lifelong Learning

Feb 03 2025 40 mins  
Going back to school, after you have just started your career, or much later in life, is a huge undertaking. In this follow-on episode, we go a bit deeper on the things you can do to make it work. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

Episode 438 – Our Lifelong Learning Experience

Jan 27 2025 26 mins  
Going back to school, after you have just started your career, or much later in life, is a huge undertaking. As both of your co-hosts have some experience in this, Dave early in his career, and Jhon right now, we though it would make some interesting content to discuss how we started on this path. Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to

Episode 437 – Know How To Secure with PCI DSS V4.0.

Jan 20 2025 35 mins  
Join security veteran Ken Foster and Sotero CEO Purandar DAS for a discussion on the new PCI DSS V4.0 certification. In this second part, we go deeper on the actual practical side of getting this standard up and running in your environment! Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics

Episode 436 – Are You Ready for PCI DSS V4.0?

Jan 13 2025 31 mins  
Join security veteran Ken Foster and Sotero CEO Purandar DAS for a discussion on the new PCI DSS V4.0 certification. Who should be implementing it, when should it be up and running and, most importantly, why do you really want to do that? This first part of our interview with Purandar and Ken has (almost) all the answers! The rest is coming your way next week! P

Episode 435 – The New-Year Prediction Show!

Jan 06 2025 31 mins  
It's the start of the new year, so let's finish up with the predictions we did not get to in the old year! Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.

Episode 434 – The Old-Year Prediction Show!

Dec 30 2024 29 mins  
It's the end of the year, and it's been a while since we did one of these, so let's do some predictions! Please use the Contact Form on this blog or our twitter feed to send us your questions, or to suggest future episode topics you would like us to cover.