Best Dataanalytics Podcasts (2024)

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Ep. 172 - IT Buying Sentiment Stays Positive 22:12

2d ago22:12

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IT buying sentiment has remained positive in the latest edition of the 451 Research Tech Demand Indicator study. It showed a strong start to 2024, but there were other signals buried in the data. Liam Eagle and Malav Parekh, two of the study’s authors, return to the podcast to join host Eric Hanselman to explore the results and their implications. …

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Ep. 171 - Concerns About Fraud Drive AI Investment 22:36

9d ago22:36

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Recent study results are identifying where AI is being put to work and how customers and end users are reacting to its use. Sheryl Kingstone, head of the experiences team, returns to look at the Voice of the Connected User Landscape: Connected Customer, Disruptive Experiences 2024 study with host Eric Hanselman. This longitudinal study tracks chang…

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Partnering for sustainability | Episode 22 22:50

15d ago22:50

22:50

The importance of sustainability has never been greater than it is today. Tune in to this episode of Laborastories, hosted by Guilherme Marques from Siemens Healthineers, for a thought-provoking discussion with experts Lisa Cratty and Paul Moss. Listen as they delve into innovative strategies, evolving challenges, and imperatives for improved susta…

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Ep. 170 - Corporate Language Analysis in Pride Month 23:09

16d ago23:09

23:09

Sentiment analysis is a common use case for large language models in generative AI and we’re kicking off Pride Month with a discussion of a recent study that examined the way firms are talking about LGBTQ+ issues in public statements. Returning guest Emily Jasper and Ilan Attar of Pronto NLP, who led the analysis, join host Eric Hanselman to look a…

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The story of health equity’s little-known nuances | Episode 21 22:53

22d ago22:53

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For nearly a decade, Dr. Dina Greene has striven to advance health equity in areas ranging from women’s and transgender health to sickle cell disease. In this episode of Laborastories, host Dr. Octavia Peck Palmer talks with Dr. Greene about the unexpected insights she’s gained from this work. With special guest: Dr. Dina Greene Hosted by: Dr. Octa…

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Ep. 169 - AI’s Impact on Datacenter Power 28:00

23d ago28:00

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The power required to fuel the wave of generative AI use could be massive, but there are many factors that will determine when the crest of that demand will arrive. Analysts Leika Kawasaki and Dan Thompson join host Eric Hanselman to look at recent research in current demand profiles and discuss where it’s headed. The demand for AI infrastructure i…

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Ep. 168 - AI Data Strategies 27:54

1M ago27:54

27:54

As organizations push to realize the benefits of AI, they are increasingly challenged to deliver the necessary data to fuel their initiatives. While most have data repositories to draw from, the quality and accessibility of that data can be an issue. Shiv Trisal of Databricks and John Schirripa of S&P Global Market Intelligence, join host Eric Hans…

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Bonus Episode: RSA Conference Special Report 16:55

1M ago16:55

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In this special report from the RSA Conference, we hear from seven of the team who were there at the event. It’s a set of quick takes on the latest trends and take aways from the conference in discussions with host Eric Hanselman. Whether it’s AI, cybersecurity or M&A, there was a lot going on and a lot to sort out. Guests:Scott Crawford, Research …

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Ep. 167 - FinOps and Battle for Cloud Costs 25:41

1M ago25:41

25:41

The flexibility and adaptability of cloud-based infrastructure brings great value to enterprises, but most have been wrestling with managing cloud costs. Melanie Posey, Jean Atelsek and William Fellows join host Eric Hanselman to look at FinOps, the cost management initiative that is looking to regain control of infrastructure costs in this new mod…

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Ep. 166 - The NAB Show and the Broadcast Market 24:31

2M ago24:31

24:31

The NAB show, what’s become not only a venue for broadcast innovations, but also the latest in consumer electronics, has just wrapped up. Analysts Justin Nielson and Peter Leitzinger join host Eric Hanselman to discuss their thoughts on the show and perspectives on NextGen TV, AI capabilities and advertising. For over 100 years, the NAB show has se…

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Ep. 165 - RSA Conference preview 30:33

2M ago30:33

30:33

The annual gathering of the business side of the cybersecurity industry, the RSA Conference, will kick off in early May. Scott Crawford and Dan Kennedy return to preview what they’ll be expecting with host Eric Hanselman. The upheaval in the security markets is being mirrored at the conference, with one major vendor deciding not to exhibit and cons…

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The clinical laboratory scientists story | Episode 20 15:23

2M ago15:23

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Clinical laboratory scientists play an essential role in getting patients accurate diagnoses and effective care. In this episode of Laborastories, host Dr. Octavia Peck Palmer talks with Kacy Peterson, chair of ADLM’s Clinical Laboratory Scientists Council, about what the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC) is doing to…

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Ep. 164 - Semiconductor supply chains 31:11

2M ago31:11

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Semiconductors are back in the spotlight with the shortage of GPU’s in the generative AI explosion. But the supply chain that produces them is complex and is not a simple thing to accelerate or scale up. This episode brings Next in Tech together with the Economics and Country Risk podcast, hosted by Kristen Hallam. Chris Rogers and John Abbott join…

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Ep. 163 - Enterprise Security Concerns 22:58

2M ago22:58

22:58

Effectively managing information security for any enterprise can be a challenge, but airlines have to deal with the compounding effects of regulations in multiple domains, life safety issues and much more. Air New Zealand CISO, Phil Ross, joins host Eric Hanselman to discuss prioritizing cybersecurity efforts, the practical aspects of zero trust an…

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Ep. 162 - The cloud native journey 25:44

2M ago25:44

25:44

While getting to a cloud native development pattern is a goal for most organizations, it can be a significant journey to transform both infrastructure and processes. Analyst Carl Lehmann joins host Eric Hanselman to explore the paths that can move enterprises forward. DevOps approaches can speed development, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) can c…

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Ep. 161 - Payment technology in automotive 24:17

3M ago24:17

24:17

The integration of payment technologies in the automotive realm offers interesting potential, but it has to be done with care to ensure customer experience meets expectations. FinTech’s move into the EV software ecosystem is a first step and analysts Beatriz Minamy and Sophia Furber join host Eric Hanselman to explore automotive as the latest softw…

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The Data Science Fairness Story | Episode 19 22:35

3M ago22:35

22:35

Healthcare professionals currently don’t have the ability to monitor whether medical artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms are fair or not — a serious gap that could lead to AI exacerbating existing disparities and harming the most vulnerable patient populations. In this episode of Laborastories, host Dr. Octavia Peck Palmer talks with Dr. Mark Z…

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Ep. 160 - AI use cases 31:58

3M ago31:58

31:58

While there is no end of generative AI discussion, it’s not often clear how it’s being used. Nick Patience and Alex Johnston return to explore the results of a recent study that digs into AI use cases with host Eric Hanselman. Projects are charging forward and concerns around data dominate. Getting access to data remains challenging, but, as use ma…

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Ep. 159 - KubeCon Preview 32:14

3M ago32:14

32:14

The spring edition of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s KubeCon/CloudNativeCon is about to get underway and Jean Atelsek and William Fellows return to discuss what will be playing out in the sessions and on the exhibit floor with host Eric Hanselman. The next stage of licensing pull back from a number of open source providers is on display, a…

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Ep. 158 - Mobile World Congress Review 36:54

3M ago36:54

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The curtain has come down on Mobile World Congress for 2024, but the repercussions are just beginning to settle out. Brian Patridge and Rich Karpinski join host Eric Hanselman to look at what happened at the Congress and how the implications are panning out. 5G advanced and 6G were being soft pedaled as operators look to monetize the investments th…

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Ep. 157 - AI Investing 26:23

4M ago26:23

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The world of gen AI is complex, but the web of investments in both cash and infrastructure that are supporting the many AI companies is wildly intertwined. Analyst Melissa Incera returns to look at what these interrelationships mean with host Eric Hanselman. Typical investment priorities have been contorted with strategic investors, in many cases c…

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The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Story | Episode 18 19:41

4M ago19:41

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Why are diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives critical to laboratory medicine and the achievement of health equity? Tune into this episode of Laborastories to find out, as host Dr. Octavia Peck Palmer talks with Dr. Christina Pierre about what the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC) is doing to align the a…

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Ep. 156 - Connecting with Customers 24:28

4M ago24:28

24:28

Digital customer interactions are critical to business success. The effect on customer satisfaction can be dramatic, but the technology behind those interactions is often hidden. Raul Castañon Martinez joins host Eric Hanselman to look at Communications Platform and Contact Center as a Service (CPaaS and CCaaS) technologies and how they’re evolving…

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Ep. 155 - Mobile World Congress Preview 30:51

4M ago30:51

30:51

What has been the premier telecom conference has expanded to be a technology showcase for everything from IoT to AR/VR. Lynnette Luna, Julber Osio and Mohammed Hamza, part of the analyst team braving the 100,000 or so attendees converging on Barcelona, join host Eric Hanselman to discuss what they’ll be looking for. Will satellite have an impact on…

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Ep. 154 - Supply chain is back 30:41

4M ago30:41

30:41

Many thought that supply chain woes faded with pandemic concerns, but they’re back and with new dimensions. Analyst Mark Fontecchio returns to explore its cyclic nature and the challenges technological approaches are facing with host Eric Hanselman. Shippers and logistics firms are refocusing on digitizing core processes and data handling. ROI just…

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Ep. 153 - Smart cities 24:37

5M ago24:37

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While visions of smart cities might conjure up flying cars and robot delivery, the reality is that many are leveraging digitization today with significant impacts on a smaller scale. Analyst Zoë Roth looks at what’s going on today and the potential for the future with host Eric Hanselman. Digital infrastructure is a key foundation, but effective da…

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The Value of Lab Medicine Story | Episode 17 21:43

5M ago21:43

21:43

The clinical lab’s insights are crucial to improving patient outcomes. However, demonstrating this to providers, payers, other healthcare stakeholders, and the general public has proven to be a challenge. Join Laborastories host Dr. Octavia Peck Palmer as she talks with Dr. David Grenache about what the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medi…

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Ep. 152 - Cyber Insurance 31:07

5M ago31:07

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The intersection of technology and financial markets in security is creating interesting dynamics. Analysts Thomas Mason, Dan Kennedy and Scott Crawford join host Eric Hanselman to dig into the complexities of cyber insurance and the technologies surrounding it. Insurers have struggled in the rapidly evolving information security market. Insurance …

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Ep. 151 - Network Security in Cloud 25:20

5M ago25:20

25:20

Security in cloud-based infrastructure has different possibilities, but enterprises don’t always leverage cloud’s potential to improve security footing, particularly in networking. Quint Van Deman, senior principal within the office of the CISO at Amazon Web Services joins host Eric Hanselman to look at what can be done better to improve cloud secu…

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Ep. 150 - Technology in media production 32:02

5M ago32:02

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Technology’s impacts are felt in many areas, including podcasts! We pull back the curtain a little with producers Darren Rose and Kyle Cangialosi joining host Eric Hanselman to look at the transformations that are driving media production. Concerns about deep fakes are all the rage, but the realities of the technical capabilities are still progress…

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Ep. 149 - Metaverse and Gen AI Collide 29:36

5M ago29:36

29:36

It might seem like generative AI has eclipsed the metaverse as a buzzy tech topic, but the two are intersecting in ways that are impacting autonomous vehicles and wealth of pursuits beyond gaming. Ian Hughes returns to the podcast to explore what this interaction is creating today and where it’s headed. The complexities of the real world are diffic…

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Ep. 148 - Media deals in the Premier League and NWSL 26:04

6M ago26:04

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A set of significant deals in sports media rights have just closed and Richard Berndes returns to explore their impacts with host Eric Hanselman. There’s a shifting mix of free-to-air, pay TV and streaming providers competing for the rights to air games. The English Premier League just settled a four year deal with a record total valuation and the …

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Ep. 147 - Chilling at the OCP 25:06

6M ago25:06

25:06

Increasing power densities in the devices that are populating datacenters are pushing their cooling capabilities to new technologies. Perkins Liu returns to dig into liquid cooling and progress at the Open Compute Summit with host Eric Hanselman. The OCP is working on extending its ecosystem efforts to liquid cooling as generative AI and other high…

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Ep. 146 - Chiplets tackle semiconductor barriers 28:14

6M ago28:14

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As semiconductor vendors wrestle with building more capable devices, they’re turning to innovations to manage cost, improve yields and get to market faster. Chiplets let them pull together the best capabilities from different processes and geometries and build better parts. John Abbott returns to discuss the benefits and where chiplets are being pu…

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The Data Analytics and AI Story | Episode 16 22:57

6M ago22:57

22:57

Data analytics and artificial intelligence have the potential to transform, not just laboratory medicine, but healthcare around the globe. So what do lab medicine professionals need to know to start using these powerful tools? Join Laborastories host Dr. Octavia Peck Palmer as she talks with Dr. Dustin Bunch about key ethical, educational, and inst…

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Ep. 145 - The Big Picture on AI, water and datacenters 22:57

7M ago22:57

22:57

Many aspects of technology are interlinked with energy, but there are even more complex interactions that are in play. Our annual Big Picture reports are out and Veronica Retamales Burford and Nick Patience join host Eric Hanselman to explore the connections between water, both its use in datacenters and the issues caused by flooding and drought, e…

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Ep. 144 - The Technology Demand Indicator 30:04

7M ago30:04

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Vectors have an important property - they have both scale and direction. A new research product, the Technology Demand Indicator, offers this perspective in evaluating tech trends. Research Director Liam Eagle and Analyst Malav Parekh join host Eric Hanselman to discuss how it was developed and where it can be used. The panels, built from the 451 A…

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Ep. 143 - AI security approaches 28:28

7M ago28:28

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There are significant concerns about the security of the various publicly accessible generative AI tools that are available. Many organizations have enacted outright bans on their use for fear of exposing sensitive data. There’s a path to access the benefits of these tools while managing the risk and Steve Riley, field CTO for Netskope, joins host …

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Ep. 142 - Customer experience shopping extravaganza 27:57

7M ago27:57

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As the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear, customer experience becomes an even more critical part of retail. Sheryl Kingstone returns to discuss data from recent studies with host Eric Hanselman. Customers are expecting better integration of their online and in-person experiences and effective blending of digital capabilities is needed to…

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The Laboratory Developed Test Story | Episode 15 24:01

7M ago24:01

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Access to laboratory developed tests can literally mean the difference between life and death for patients, but a new proposed FDA rule could prevent labs from performing these essential tests. To get our listeners up to speed on this development, Laborastories host Dr. Octavia Peck Palmer talks with Dr. Dennis Dietzen about why this proposed rule …

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Ep. 141 - Fintech trends, futures and Money 20/20 25:26

8M ago25:26

25:26

There’s been rapid expansion in financial technologies and its adoption. Research director Jordan McKee joins host Eric Hanselman to look at trends and highlights from the Money 20/20 conference. Where cryptocurrencies played an outsized role in previous years, practical uses of blockchain capabilities have taken their place. Concerns about generat…

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Ep. 140 - The Great Data Migration 29:27

8M ago29:27

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With the ebb and flow of workloads to and from cloud, data doesn’t get the attention it should as a critical resource. Research director Henry Baltazar joins host Eric Hanselman to discuss the need for better data intelligence and results from the recent Voice of the Enterprise study. Gaps between data and storage infrastructure and the application…

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Ep. 139 - 5G in IoT 29:26

8M ago29:26

29:26

The excitement for 5G has waned after its initial rollout, but there is great promise that many of its capabilities will be put to work in Internet of Things applications. Rich Karpinski joins host Eric Hanselman to explore insights from the 5G Americas conference and look at impacts in the 5G and IoT markets. There’s a lot of 4G inertia to overcom…

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The Story of Health Equity | Episode 14 25:49

8M ago25:49

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How can laboratory experts play a role in reducing health disparities? Join Laborastories host Dr. Octavia Peck Palmer as she talks with Dr. Tiffany Gary-Webb about efforts to eliminate care gaps for medically underserved communities, and how the clinical lab can serve as a key partner in these initiatives. With special guest: Dr. Tiffany Gary-Webb…

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Ep. 138 - Technology in depth 21:53

8M ago21:53

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So many of our perspectives on technology are driven by end user studies and numbers can be informative, but there can be much more to the story. The in-depth interviews that are part of much of the study work we do can offer nuance and Amy Hedrick, who manages this process, discusses the insights with host Eric Hanselman. The real world thoughts o…

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Ep. 137 - Impressions of AI in Society 25:55

8M ago25:55

25:55

While the surge of interest in the last few months around generative AI might make this all seem new, we’ve been tracking attitudes about AI for a number of years and see interesting transitions in thoughts and perceptions of respondents. Sheryl Kingstone and Alex Johnston return to the podcast to explore trends in attitudes about AI with host Eric…

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Ep. 136 - AI and datacenter challenges at HCTS 29:02

9M ago29:02

29:02

Generative AI is creating many challenges in the infrastructure that supports it. Nick Patience and Dan Thompson return to discuss these impacts and what they’ll be talking about at the Hosting and Cloud Transformation Summit with host Eric Hanselman. Significant increases in power demand are creating a “Virginia Paradox” with local grid impacts. T…

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Ep. 135 - Hosting and Cloud Transformation Summit is back! 23:42

9M ago23:42

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For over 15 years, the Hosting and Cloud Transformation Summit has been a forum for sorting out the complexities of digital infrastructure and this year it’s back in person and in New York City on October 10th. Brian Partridge and Kelly Morgan join host Eric Hanselman to talk about the latest in edge computing and M&A activity in the datacenter wor…

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An Academy Story | Episode 13 16:32

9M ago16:32

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Have you ever wondered what the Academy of Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine does? In this episode, Dr. Octavia Peck Palmer speaks with Dr. Allison Chambliss, the President of the Academy, to hear how the Academy’s work influences health policy and drives clinical guidelines and test strategy around the globe. With special guest: Dr. Allison Cham…

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Ep. 134 - Observability and new operational models 25:24

9M ago25:24

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Managing complex application environments successfully requires not only insights into both application behavior and the infrastructure that’s supporting them but also the ability to correlate all of that data. Analyst Mike Fratto returns to the podcast to explore observability, an approach to effectively managing new application patterns that step…

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