The Killing IT Podcast

Hosted ByRyan Morris, Karl W. Palachuk, Dave Sobel

This podcast is a great example of BOGSAT – Bunch of Guys Sitting Around a Table. We all got together one day to talk about working together, figuring out how we could contribute to the broader IT Community . . . and have fun doing it. One of the big take-aways of that day was the Killing IT Podcast.

We are all interesting in broadening the conversation. What the hell does that mean? Well, we realized that we see a lot of “silos of knowledge.” And even more, we see silos of analysis, silos of understanding, and silos of philosophy. Too many people only talk with others in their tiny little worlds.

This is true within the SMB (small and medium business) IT community. It’s also true in the mid-market. And it’s rampant in the enterprise space. But even within each of these, programmers talk to programmers, marketing people talk to marketing people, and support techs talk to support techs.

We also LOVE the emerging world of emerging technology. Humility aside, the three hosts have built some amazing companies, sold some amazing stuff, and help guide the IT industry to where it is today. We love all this nerdy stuff and can’t wait to figure out where it all goes.

We looked for a hole that no one was filling. And we think we found it in a conscious effort to widen the circle. We want o bring in all the people who are working on IoT, LED, Lidar, LI-FI, blockchain, AI, robots, VR/AR, robotics, 3D printing, and so much more. We are constantly looking for the opportunities to integrate all these emerging skill sets.

We are funny, irreverent, intellectual, analytical, entrepreneurial, and excited about where all this stuff is going. We truly live in what Karl calls “The Exponential Century.” With luck, we can help you grab your share of the many gold mines emerging in new technology.

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All Episodes

Episode 179: Reverse Mentoring, Internships during cybersecurity shortages, and Amazon in healthcare

Topic 1: Reverse mentoring in the technology industry increases understanding and opens opportunities for both sides of the mentor relationship Everyone knows a person of “a certain age” who is not as connected to or fluent with a new technology…

Episode 178: Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Gender Equity in Tech, Amazon maps your home

Topic 1: It’s time for cybersecurity to focus on the fundamentals instead of the “glory” case https://www.pcmag.com/news/ex-cisa-chiefs-advice-at-black-hat-make-security-valuable-and-attacks-costly In a world where we are addicted to having…

Episode 177 – Apple & Lamborghini, Women better at driverless cars, and “the Cloud Native” label

Topic 1: Possible Topic (KP) – Apple hires Lamborghini’s chief of chassis development for its Car team Actual topic: Have we lost the distinction between industries? Can anyone get into the car business? After all, Amazon and Google want to get into…

Episode 176 – The Education Market, Knowledge, & the Metaverse

Topic 1: The Education Market  We have all come across a job ad looking to fill an entry level position with a PhD level education. We have also witness countless college drop outs excel in high-skill, high paying positions. So what do…

Episode 176 – The Education Market, Knowledge, & the Metaverse

Topic 1: The Education Market  We have all come across a job ad looking to fill an entry level position with a PhD level education. We have also witness countless college drop outs excel in high-skill, high paying positions. So what do…

Episode 175: Supply Chain, Boost Domestic Semiconductor Production, Tech Journalism Accessibility Problem

Topic 1: An Update Discussion on All Things Supply Chain–Is it getting any better? Ongoing supply chain issues / chip shortages have caused persistent delays in the auto industry … among other impacts. The question after 2 ½ years of disruption…

Episode 174: Considerate AI, Crypto Crashes Once Again, and Domain Names

Topic 1: Sony’s racing AI destroyed its human competitors by being nice (and fast) Etiquette and risk analysis is the secret success! This perhaps suggest that talent and skill are not the only key factor to progress…and maybe not even the…

Episode 173: EU’s Regulation of US Tech Giants, Cybersecurity at Entry Level, and Water Tracking in a Drought

Topic 1: EU Passes DSA & DMA Legislation to Increase Regulation of US Tech Giants New legislation in Europe is designed to address a gap in GDPR that left larger tech companies unregulated by providing specific rules and significant consequences for…

Episode 172 – Paying online mods, The Un-Hackable Russia, and Yandex

Topic 1: Is there value in paying these volunteers, or more value in not paying them? Online moderators’ contributions to open forum platform Reddit are estimated to be worth 3.4 million dollars in a given year. That accounts to roughly 3% of revenue…