Pod as a Service

Alex Castrounis, author of AI for People and Business, and Skylar Roebuck, Co-Founder of Rocket Wagon, discuss consensus vs collaboration, decision making, and how requirements for consensus, aka design by committee, can kill products. Please subscribe and leave a positive review if you like what you hear. You can also follow Alex Castrounis on Twitter at @innoarchitech, and signup for his newsletter at www.innoarchitech.com.

Alex Castrounis, author of AI for People and Business, and Skylar Roebuck, Co-Founder of Rocket Wagon, discuss lean software development principles and methodologies as they apply to IoT solution design, development, and delivery. Please subscribe and leave a positive review if you like what you hear. You can also follow Alex Castrounis on Twitter at @innoarchitech, and signup for his newsletter at www.innoarchitech.com.

Alex Castrounis, author of AI for People and Business, and Luke Libraro, in the second episode of a two-part series, discuss wireless communication topologies such as those associated with cellular, Wifi, Bluetooth, IoT, automation, and control technologies. Topics discussed include: Wireless communication topologies definition Backhaul definition and types IPV6 over wireless (e.g., bluetooth and zigbee) Gateway definition and role in wireless communications Direct device connection to internet The internet defined, IP addressing, and hops as a distance measure Personal hot spots and cellular to wifi conversion Mesh networking Edge, fog, and cloud computing Please subscribe and leave a positive review if you like what you hear. You can also follow Alex Castrounis on Twitter at @innoarchitech, and signup for his newsletter at www.innoarchitech.com.

Alex Castrounis, author of AI for People and Business, and Luke Libraro, in the first episode of a two-part series, discuss wireless communication protocols such as those associated with cellular, Wifi, Bluetooth, IoT, automation, and control technologies. This is the first episode in a two-part series on wireless communications. Topics discussed include: RF as the basis for all wireless communications Cellular protocols (e.g., LTE, Cat M1, 5G, etc.) LPWA protocols (e.g., Lora, sigfox, symphony link, etc.) Personal area network (PAN) protocols (e.g, Bluetooth, Zigbee) Wifi vs bluetooth Edge computing and devices Protocol concepts such as range, power requirements, bandwidth, frequency, etc. Wireless communication equipment such as antenna towers and networks Please subscribe and leave a positive review if you like what you hear. You can also follow Alex Castrounis on Twitter at @innoarchitech, and signup for his newsletter at www.innoarchitech.com.

Alex Castrounis (author of AI for People and Business), Luke Libraro, and Skylar Roebuck discuss virtual reality, including Alex's first VR experience, games, equipment options, VR innovation, and more! Please subscribe and leave a positive review if you like what you hear. You can also follow Alex Castrounis on Twitter at @innoarchitech, and signup for his newsletter at www.innoarchitech.com.

Alex Castrounis (author of AI for People and Business), Luke Libraro, and Skylar Roebuck discuss data instrumentation, measurement, and considerations in IoT solutions. Topics discussed include: Sensor accuracy and precision, including impact on costs Data sampling rates and tradeoffs with cost, bandwidth, throughput, power requirements, etc. Real-time, offline, on-device, and edge processing and analytics Sensor calibration and offsets Absolute vs relative sensor measurements Proxy/analog data measurements Data depth and processing required for machine learning applications  Please subscribe and leave a positive review if you like what you hear. You can also follow Alex Castrounis on Twitter at @innoarchitech, and signup for his newsletter at www.innoarchitech.com.

Alex Castrounis, author of AI for People and Business, and Kim Harvey, a voice designer at Google, discuss the field of voice design (aka conversation design). Topics discussed include: Current state of the voice design field Speech parsing and the goal of understanding The phrasing of questions and responses Conversation error handling Human assumptions and expectations around machine personas The hype vs reality of assistants The potential impacts of AI on voice design The combination of linguistics and design principles to better understand how conversations work Please subscribe and leave a positive review if you like what you hear. You can also follow Alex Castrounis on Twitter at @innoarchitech, and signup for his newsletter at www.innoarchitech.com.

Alex Castrounis, author of AI for People and Business, and Kim Harvey, a former user researcher and current voice designer at Google, discuss UX design, user research, and usability as these important fields apply to software, hardware, and general object product design. Please subscribe and leave a positive review if you like what you hear. You can also follow Alex Castrounis on Twitter at @innoarchitech, and signup for his newsletter at www.innoarchitech.com.

Alex Castrounis, author of AI for People and Business, and Skylar Roebuck discuss the value of data science and advanced analytics, including how to sell both. Topics discussed include: Selling a process vs a product AI hype vs reality Data science as being non-deterministic Abstraction and automation of AI and machine learning Explainable AI Disclaimer: The story near the end of this episode is a joke, and the city mentioned is not a real city. Alex and Skylar do, however, really like BBQ! Please subscribe and leave a positive review if you like what you hear. You can also follow Alex Castrounis on Twitter at @innoarchitech, and signup for his newsletter at www.innoarchitech.com.

Alex Castrounis, author of AI for People and Business, and Zac Seigel discuss and compare cloud service providers, including service offerings, costs, performance, differentiators, strategies for choosing a provider, developer friendliness, and more! Please subscribe and leave a positive review if you like what you hear. You can also follow Alex Castrounis on Twitter at @innoarchitech, and signup for his newsletter at www.innoarchitech.com.

Alex Castrounis (author of AI for People and Business), Luke Libraro, and Skylar Roebuck discuss creating IoT solution proof of concepts (POC), quality considerations, and the major differences between POCs and commercialized IoT solutions. Please subscribe and leave a positive review if you like what you hear. You can also follow Alex Castrounis on Twitter at @innoarchitech, and signup for his newsletter at www.innoarchitech.com.

Alex Castrounis, author of AI for People and Business, and Skylar Roebuck discuss the design of technology products, including building a design organization. Design topics include UX, UI, usability, and more. Please subscribe and leave a positive review if you like what you hear. You can also follow Alex Castrounis on Twitter at @innoarchitech, and signup for his newsletter at www.innoarchitech.com.

Alex Castrounis, author of AI for People and Business, and Zac Seigel discuss all things containers. Topics and technologies discussed include: Prominent technologies and their benefits, considerations, orchestration and management Docker, Kubernetes, and more. Please subscribe and leave a positive review if you like what you hear. You can also follow Alex Castrounis on Twitter at @innoarchitech, and signup for his newsletter at www.innoarchitech.com.

Alex Castrounis, author of AI for People and Business, and Skylar Roebuck discuss founding a tech company, entrepreneurship, considerations for choosing co-founders, concensus vs collaboration, and more. Please subscribe and leave a positive review if you like what you hear. You can also follow Alex Castrounis on Twitter at @innoarchitech, and signup for his newsletter at www.innoarchitech.com.

Alex Castrounis, author of AI for People and Business, officially launches and introduces the Pod as a Service podcast! Pod as a Service is a podcast on emerging, trending, and state-of-the-art advanced analytics, software, and hardware technologies. The pod also covers entrepreneurship and business topics as they relate to these technologies. New episodes are released seasonally, and feature discussions about artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, data science, IoT, and more. Guest discussions usually run 25-35 minutes and solocasts about 10-20 minutes. Please subscribe and leave a positive review if you like what you hear. You can also follow Alex Castrounis on Twitter at @innoarchitech, and signup for his newsletter at www.innoarchitech.com. Music written and produced by Alex Castrounis.