I/O Podcast

e enjte Jan 12, 2006

My Last Days At Sun

Friday is my last day as an employee of Sun Microsystems.

That's not an easy thing to say. It only really starts to hit home when you email friends and colleagues throughout the Sun community and let them know.

My email said that there was "a touch of sadness" about the move. I lied. It's actually a very sad moment, but one that I felt I had to do.

I think that the technology industry, and indeed the whole space around the Internet is hotting up. People are finally getting to grips with the fact that the pace of development on the Net never slowed down after the bubble, and there are some compelling uses of the Internet. I want to be a part of the second phase.

As Jonathan Schwartz said, "the Dot Com Bubble Was Just A Proof Of Concept." I want to be a part of the productization of the Internet.

So, I'm finally a full-time consultant, entrepreneur, and author.

Watch my personal blog for announcements over the next few months. I have some exciting projects I'm just about to embark on.

If you want to say hi, please don't be shy, email me at richard.giles@gmail.com.

Posted at 12:46PD Jan 12, 2006 by rgiles in General | Comments[1] | Permalink

e mërkurë Dhj 07, 2005

I/O Podcast #0010 - Hal Stern

Size: 10.0MB
Running Time: 29:07
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Hal Stern is Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Software at Sun Microsystems. His job is to stay on top of the industry, and discern whether a technology is purely buzz or reality. Hal and I chat about his history before Sun, his 15+ years at the company, and the future of software: open source, freedoms, and web 2.0. He also gives us his reasons for loving OpenSolaris.

You can keep up to date with Hal on his The Morning Snowman: Weblog.

Posted at 09:06MD Dhj 07, 2005 by rgiles in Podcast | Comments[3] | Permalink

e premte Dhj 02, 2005

I/O Podcast #0009 - Claire Giordano

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Running Time: 30:37
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Until earlier this week, Claire managed the OpenSolaris marketing effort and before that managed the engineering effort for OpenSolaris. I had the opportunity to chat with Claire just before she left Sun - we talk a lot about Sun and communities, and how she moved from Engineering to Marketing. There's been a dramatic shift in how Sun works with it's communities, and Claire shares her thoughts our new business world, like blogs, social software, OpenSolaris in del.icio.us, and Open Solaris Enthusiast Flickr group.

The Creative Commons link to Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, and one for Amazon.

You can read more from Claire at Claire's Alternate Version of Reality.

Posted at 11:11MD Dhj 02, 2005 by rgiles in Podcast | Permalink

e hënë Nën 21, 2005

I/O Podcast #0008 - David Yen

Size: 12.7MB
Running Time: 36:58
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I've been wanting to invite David Yen, Sun's Executive Vice President for the Scalable Systems Group, since starting the show. He and his group is responsible for the UltraSPARC T1 (code named Niagara) which was announced the other day. He's an amazing thinker, and we chatted about Sun's CPUs and the future of computing.

We even talked about the recent issues that Intel are facing with the hyperthreading issue.

Posted at 06:10MD Nën 21, 2005 by rgiles in Podcast | Permalink

e enjte Nën 10, 2005

I/O Podcast #0007 - Jonathan Schwartz

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Running Time: 17:24
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Jonathan Schwartz has been instrumental in shaping the way Sun currently operates, and the way in which we think. So, it was a joy for me to have him as a guest on the show. We talk about his history in business, Ozzie and Gates memo to Microsoft, how Sun with monetize its strategy, the acceleration of business through online communities, Sun's grid, and his love for blogs.sun.com (link to 'expert' suggesting blogs are a security risk). I also mentioned some recent podcasts that do an amazing job of explaining Sun's current strategy. Jonathan mentions each post in his blog entry.

Posted at 08:00MD Nën 10, 2005 by rgiles in Podcast | Permalink

e premte Tet 21, 2005

I/O Podcast #0006 - Louis Suarez-Potts

Size: 13.3MB
Running Time: 38:46
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OpenOffice.org announced the release of version 2.0 today. A great milestone and event in office productivity. Not only is OOo free, it also uses the OASIS Open Document Format, which provides greater freedom than just dollar value.

I was lucky enough to have already organized an interview with Louis Suarez-Potts, OOo's Community Development Manager. We chat about his role, OOo's history, the importance of community management, and the future of office productivity suites. It was a fascinating chat.

Thanks Louis for your time.

If you'd like to be involved with OpenOffice.org, then please visit the developers page.

Posted at 07:41PD Tet 21, 2005 by rgiles in Podcast | Permalink

e enjte Sht 29, 2005

I/O Podcast #0005 - Andy Bechtolsheim part 2

Size: 7.9MB
Running Time: 22:52
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This is the second half of last week's interview with Andy. He continues his story, explaining his life at Cisco, Kealia, and his return to Sun. We also discuss the recent announcements of the x2100, x4100, and x4200, and how they came about.

I'd like to thank Andy again for his time. I really enjoyed the chat, and am looking forward to the future announcements when we'll have him back on the show.

Posted at 09:13PD Sht 29, 2005 by rgiles in Open Source | Comments[1] | Permalink

e enjte Sht 22, 2005

I/O Podcast #0004 - Andy Bechtolsheim part 1

Size: 6.7MB
Running Time: 19:34
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Todays podcast was an awesome pleasure. I had the chance to speak with Andy Bechtolsheim, Chief Architect and Senior Vice President, Network Systems organization and is also a member of Sun's executive management team. Not only that, he's the man responsible for Sun Microsystems itself, exemplified by his status as employee number 1, because he created the "Stanford University Network workstation" that eventually became the Sun-1 Workstation.

I've split this podcast in two, because Andy had so much to say. I've kept each part to about 20 minutes. Part two will be released in a few days.

In this installment Andy talks about the start and early days of Sun, all the way through to today with AMD--even elluding to some future projects. He also gives us his thoughts on the difference between Sun now and at its beginning.

Posted at 05:26PD Sht 22, 2005 by rgiles in Podcast | Permalink

e martë Sht 13, 2005

Be Angry.

Here is some marketing that's inline with Bryan Cantrill's comment, from the I/O Podcast 0003, that innovation stems from anger.

Sun Censored but Not Silent.

Posted at 09:22MD Sht 13, 2005 by rgiles in Open Source | Permalink

e premte Sht 09, 2005

I/O Podcast #0003 - Bryan Cantrill

Size: 10.2MB
Running Time: 29:37
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This week was a special one from Bryan Cantrill. He was awarded one of MIT's Technology Review 35. An award that claims, "Their work is a road map to what's hot in emerging technology--and their achievements will shape the world we live in for decades to come." Which is an awesome achievement. Fortunately I managed to get some time with him to chat about the award and DTrace, the innovation that won him the prize.

In the interview, Bryan mentions a post to comp.unix.solaris that inspired him to email Sun. Here is a reference to the post by Jeff Bonwick.

Here is the article about Developer aims for Dtrace on FreeBSD.
If you want to be involved with OpenSolaris, there is a dedicated DTrace community. More on DTrace can be found here.

Thanks again to Stingray for the intro music (Meet Me In The Middle).

Posted at 04:28PD Sht 09, 2005 by rgiles in Podcast | Permalink

e martë Sht 06, 2005

I/O Podcast #0002 - Jim Grisanzio and Ben Rockwood

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Running Time: 42:11
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Last night I chatted with Jim Grisanzio, the Community Manager for OpenSolaris, and Ben Rockwood one of the community members. It was an awesome opportunity for me to get first hand information about what's happening with OpenSolaris at the moment. For us mere mortals that don't dig into the code it's sometimes hard to get a handle on what's happening today. So Jim and Ben fill us in.

If you want to get involved in the OpenSolaris community, then pay a visit to the OpenSolaris Community Portal, everything you need to start is found there.

Thanks guys, it was a great chat, which we'll have to do again soon!

By the way. I mention Ben's kilt in the show, and thanks to Simon we get a first hand look :).

Thanks to Stingray for the intro music (Meet Me In The Middle).

Posted at 07:41MD Sht 06, 2005 by rgiles in Podcast | Comments[1] | Permalink

e diel Gsh 28, 2005

I/O Podcast - Now In iTunes

I/O Podcast is now available in the iTunes Music Store. Simply click here to launch iTunes and subscribe to the feed.

Posted at 02:57PD Gsh 28, 2005 by rgiles in Podcast | Comments[1] | Permalink

e enjte Gsh 25, 2005

I/O Podcast #0001 - Simon Phipps

Size: 12.93MB
Running Time: 37:40
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In this first I/O Podcast I talk with Sun's Chief Open Source Officer, Simon Phipps. Simon's just started the Sun Open Source Office and Open Source Ombudsman with the aim of facilitating the many OS initiatives that Sun is now involved in. We chat about what he does, how he started it by bursting in to Jonathan's office, GPL, CDDL, and his obsession with surfing the Internet from every corner of his home.

Thanks to Stingray for the intro music (Meet Me In The Middle).

Posted at 06:12PD Gsh 25, 2005 by rgiles in Podcast | Comments[1] | Permalink

I/O Podcast - The Aim

Today I start a new podcast. I already run another one, which is a bit of a hobby, called The Gadget Show. Although the name suggests a focus on gadgets, it's actually biased toward chatting with some of the more intelligent people around the technology industry. If your interested in getting to know me a little better, or you want to hear people's technology opinions outside of Sun, then check out the blog and podcast.

The main focus of the I/O Podcast is being a sort of citizen journalist. The plan is to interview some key people inside Sun about a range of different technologies. I certainly don't want the show to be a brochure or marketing vehicle, so please make sure you provide feedback to keep me honest. I'd much rather make this a down to earth show driven by people outside of Sun. I'm hoping that I'll ask the questions you'd rather know, and not ram any of the normal corporate credo down your broadband pipe.

I'm eager for suggested topics, so send me an email at richard.giles@sun.com for any suggestions on what you want to hear about, or people you'd like on the show. It's all about providing useful content.

On with the show ...

Posted at 05:00PD Gsh 25, 2005 by rgiles in Open Source | Comments[2] | Permalink

e shtunë Dhj 04, 2004

Schwartz On The Gillmor Gang.

Jonathan Schwartz is on the Gillmor Gang from November 25. You can get it as a stream, MP3 or AAC file, or subscribe to the RSS and never miss it as a Podcast. It's a great listen because it sums up his recent entries on his blog.

It sounds like he had a whale of a time!

After an overview of the week's IT news, Jonathan updates us on the progress on open-source Solaris and the future of that product. Then The Gang digs into many of the issues surrounding new architectures: What's happening with utility computing on-demand processing? What about composite applications and the shift to services? How do these changes affect the role of the CIO? And what have we learned about the business models associated with the commoditization of computing?

The great news is that we'll be releasing the internal shows from Schwartz and McNealy in MP3 format. Effectively Podcasting our internal conversations. It's about time. Instead of tying the listener to a desktop for an audio stream, we now get to carry the shows on our MP3 players.

Posted at 05:53PD Dhj 04, 2004 by rgiles in General | Permalink

Podcasting the inside of Sun Microsystems, for those on the outside. I/O Podcast