MovingFast Tech Podcast #10: What’s working in DevOps and the latest tools and trends? Guest – Martin Prokes, VP Engineering at profiq.com Martin Prokes, VP Engineering at profiq.com - a premiere software services company clients including Forge Rock, Divvy, Avast, and others - shares his experience with what’s working in DevOps and the latest tools and trends that are being used by small startups and large companies alike to help developers set up, develop, quality control, update and deliver software faster and more efficiently.

Evan Harris, CTO at TermScout, gives us a reality check on what’s happening with machine learning and AI. Many companies are talking about developing ML and AI - but what is the reality? What do tech leaders need to know to integrate AI and machine learning into workflows and software products - and what are the strengths - and the limitations of this technology today?  Evan’s background implementing AI and machine learning as a CTO informs his perspective and provides listeners with interesting insights.

How do you create an effective, data-driven organization? Should startups start tracking engineering metrics early while the company is small? How do engineers respond to tracking metrics? What are the key metrics to monitor? To answer these questions and more, we spoke with Dan Lines. Dan is the former vice president of engineering and current co-founder and COO of Linear B, a platform focused on making engineering teams more productive. Dan is also the host of a great podcast and community called Dev Interrupted. Dan’s first-hand experience helps us fully understand the issues at hand when we are discussing efficiency and productivity in engineering. MovingFast Tech Podcasts are brought to you by profiq.com. Listen Now!

Typically the CEO leads investor relations, but what is the CTOs role during a funding exercise? How can they best be prepared for their role in meetings and during due diligence? To delve into this important matter, we had the opportunity to speak with Natty Zola. Natty is a partner in Matchstick Ventures - an early-stage technology investor. Natty was the Managing Director for 6 Techstars Accelerators, has invested in over 80 companies and has mentorship experience with over 200 companies. Natty was also a startup founder who sold his company to AOL. His vast experience provides a very interesting perspective for our podcast discussion on how CTOs can best prepare and contribute to investor meetings. These MovingFast Tech Podcasts are brought to you by profiq.com. Listen now!

This MovingFast Tech episode features Chris Driscol, VP of Engineering at Commercial Tribe, delving into a topic that impacts everyone working in software development: tech debt. Mr. Driscol, a computer scientist with a background in full-stack development, has been leading product development teams for the past 6 years. He explains the specifics of technical debt, using financial debt as a jumping-off point to help explain the concept of technical debt. He also covers the 4 types of tech debt, innovative practices when it comes to developing features vs. dealing with tech debt, navigating difficult tech debt conversations effectively with management, and more. MovingFast Tech Podcasts, Meetups, and Round Tables are powered by profiq.com

What improves development velocity for engineering teams - and why is this an important factor to consider? Velocity is the speed of something in a given direction - and development velocity is the speed of development in the direction of creating something of value. In this Moving Fast Tech Podcast, we sat down with serial entrepreneur and technology leader Rob Pinna, VP of Product and Engineering at Serenity App, Inc., to understand how to boost velocity for product and development teams. Listen now! MovingFast Tech Podcasts, Meetups, and Round Tables are powered by profiq.com

This episode features Kathy Keating, CTO of TextUs, one of the fastest growing business communications and texting companies, worldwide. Ms. Keating, an experienced CTO and previous startup founder, discusses the challenges of starting up, scaling a technology platform, and staying focused on your IP. She also talks about the benefits of texting in business communications, how TextUs built their platform for text deliverability, how to leverage products for efficient DevOps processes, COVID-19's impact on business transactions, working well with a remote team, and more. Listen Now! MovingFast Tech Podcasts, Meetups, and Round Tables are powered by profiq.com

In this podcast, we sat down with Greg Larson, the Senior VP of Engineering at Divvy Pay, the leading spend and expense management platform for business. Mr. Larson discussed how fast-moving technology affects his business, including scalability, cloud computing, the best programming languages, and how to be technologically progressive without alienating people. Listen now! MovingFast Tech Podcasts, Meetups, and Round Tables are powered by profiq.com

In this podcast, we had the opportunity to speak with Sha Ma, Vice President of Engineering at GitHub, the world's leading software development platform. Ms. Ma delves into today's fast-moving,  cutting-edge technology, including serverless computing, DevOps, and operations at scale - and how to prepare for these new developments.  Listen now! MovingFast Tech Podcasts, Meetups, and Round Tables are powered by profiq.com

In this podcast, we interview Lasse Andresen and talk about fast-moving technology. Lasse is the former CTO of ForgeRock, the fastest-growing digital identity management provider in the world. ForgeRock is an industry innovator at the forefront of technology that’s moving fast. Listen now! MovingFast Tech Podcasts, Meetups, and Round Tables are powered by profiq.com