The DroidDevCast

On today's episode of The DroidDevCast, Esper Platform Evangelist Rin Oliver is joined by Esper COO Shiv Sundar, Esper CEO Yadhu Gopalan, Esper VP of Customer Success Chris Stirrat, Esper Director of Cybersecurity Jasmine Henry, and Esper VP of Technical Sales Keith Szot. Together, these members of the Esper team discuss some of the trends we've seen this year in terms of Android devices and Android software development and the Android ecosystem, AOSP, and trends they saw in 2020.

On this episode of The DroidDevCast podcast, Esper Platform Evangelist Rin Oliver spoke with Deployed Principal Software Developer and Manning Publications author of Blazor in Action Chris Sainty to learn more about Blazor, a C# based front-end framework created by the ASP.NET development team at Microsoft. Blazor blends HTML markup and C# components for use in front end web development, giving developers the the ability to also run C# in the browser.In this Episode of The DroidDevCast: 00:55 - How did you get started with Blazor?04:43 - What are some of the key benefits to working with Blazor for developers?08:39 - What are ways that Android developers can benefit from using the Blazor framework?10:46 - How can developers build and work with APIs using Blazor?11:55 - What are some of the other ways that Blazor helps developers leverage the power of API-based solutions?14:03 - What's your favorite thing you've built with Blazor? 16:48 - What's a piece of advice that you would give to someone that was interested in getting started with Blazor?

On this episode of The DroidDevCast podcast, Esper Platform Evangelist Rin Oliver spoke with Conn Byrne, Senior Vice President of Sales, North America and Europe at Worldnet Payments. Throughout the conversation, they touched on WorldNet's history in the payment industry, the evolution of contactless payment solutions, and what solutions businesses can put in place to ensure that their own kiosk and retail offerings are leveraging the full capabilities and security of contactless payment solutions.

On this episode of The DroidDevCast podcast, Esper Platform Evangelist Rin Oliver sat down with Alex Canter, CEO at Ordermark, and Esper COO Shiv Sundar to discuss the evolution of the restaurant industry, ghost kitchens, and bringing new technology and logistics into the restaurant ordering and management experience. As a fourth-generation owner of the famous Jewish Canter's Deli in Los Angeles, Canter focused his energies on not only incorporating new technology into the restaurant, but in revolutionizing the order experience via third-party delivery options such as Uber Eats, GrubHub, and Doordash. It was through using these systems, which were designed independently, that spawned the idea for what is now known as Ordermark, a unified, single source of truth that manages all incoming orders to a restaurant kitchen, regardless of the third-party delivery system the order originated from.In this Episode of The DroidDevCast: 00:40 - Ordermark's journey over the last few years03:18 - The inspiration for creating Ordermark05:27 - What are the food delivery and restaurant trends that will continue even after the Covid-19 pandemic?08:12 - What was the message that resonated with restaurant owners?13:01 - What are the benefits of having a ghost kitchen, and what are they?16:37 - Words of advice for our listeners that may be in the restaurant industry as to why they should check out Ordermark

On this episode of The DroidDevCast podcast, Esper Platform Evangelist Rin Oliver sat down with Adam Schoenfeld, VP of Strategy at Drift. Adam is well known for his role as the Co-Founder & CEO of the B2B Marketing startup Siftrock, a bootstrapped email and marketing service that Schoenfeld later sold to Drift. As a three-time founder, Schoenfeld is no stranger to both success and failure. He currently leads Drift's strategy and product development roadmaps, in addition to leading the company's efforts to develop new product lines. In addition to his role at Drift, Adam also is the Host and creator of the, ‘Built in Seattle' podcast, which features guest speakers from the startup community within Seattle, Washington. Throughout the episode, Schoenfeld highlights not only his expertise in the startup ecosystem, but offers advice to other entrepreneurs, starting with a need to focus on solving problems for the customer.

On this episode of The DroidDevCast podcast, Esper Platform Evangelist Rin Oliver spoke with POSBANK Senior Global Project Manager Steve Kwon to discuss Android-based kiosk solutions, the evolution of contactless payment solutions and kiosks during the Covid-19 pandemic, and touched on Esper and POSBANK's partnership which helped a US-based retail chain to bring BIGPOS kiosks into their stores.In this Episode of The DroidDevCast: 00:34 - What is POSBANK?01:27 - What are some of the Android hardware trends that you've been seeing lately?02:48 - How has the Covid-19 pandemic impacted the kiosk and point-of-sale market?05:23 - Exploring POSBANK's manufacturing quality assurance standards07:39 - Rin Oliver: How Esper and POSBANK teamed up to help an award-winning convenience store in the Southeastern US deploy BIGPOS kiosks08:56 - What are some of the unique benefits of POSBANK's partnership with companies like Parker's and other customer-facing businesses?09:38 - What do customer-facing businesses need to know before they deploy self-service kiosks?11:10 - Steve's final thoughts on POSBANK's solutionsWatch on YouTubeRead the blog post

On this episode of The DroidDevCast podcast, Esper Platform Evangelist Rin Oliver spoke with DataXoom founder & CEO Chris Hill on mobile-first enterprise solutions, the finer details of 5G in the enterprise, and attempted to cut through the fog of what 5G will and won't be bringing to the telecommunications industry in the future. Later in the episode, they explore the benefits of using a platform such as DataXoom in the enterprise, and the benefits that telecommunications providers and businesses both can get from embracing purpose-built devices, and understanding the thresholds of not only today's technology, but tomorrow's.In this Episode of The DroidDevCast: 0:40 - What is DataXoom?05:35 - What are some of the key benefits to utilizing single-purpose devices in the enterprise?10:24 - What do you do differently that makes DataXoom unique?17:31 - How do you see DataXoom positioning itself to meet the increased needs of those businesses (getting into 5G)?24:15 - How do you see 5G impacting the industry?28:13 - Where do you see the future of telecommunications going, and what do you think the world's going to look like in 10 to 15 years?

The DroidDevCast is a weekly podcast brought to you by the team at Esper, where we explore all things Android, DevOps, and open source software development. In this episode, Esper Platform Evangelist Rin Oliver spoke with Siyata Mobile, Inc. VP of Sales Jason DePue to learn more about the variety of Android devices available in the public sector brought to North American markets by Siyata, and the intersections of the logistics industry and Android.On this Episode of The DroidDevCast: 02:03 - What makes the UV350 device unique? 03:23 - Exploring the software applications available on the UV35005:07- An introduction to FirstNet07:38 - How 5G technology will impact the public sector10:16 - What role does application management play in the public sector13:09 - Is the public sector still focused on on-premise solutions, or are they moving to the cloud15:02 - The steps public sector operations can take to transition to the cloud

On today's episode of The DroidDevCast, Esper Platform Evangelist Rin Oliver is joined by Esper Vice President of Customer Success Chris Stirrat. They set out to answer the overall question, “What does it mean to be customer-obsessed?” Throughout the show, they also touch on cloud-based alerting, monitoring, Esper's approach to customer obsession, and customer success strategies for sales and marketing teams in the technology industry.In this Episode of The DroidDevCast: 00:55 - What would you define as the ideal customer experience in the Android and MDM space?01:37 - What are some things that sales and marketing teams can do to ensure that they're focusing on not only acquiring customers, but nurturing their relationships with their existing customer base that they have already?03:12 - What do you think makes it really special for customers when they're interacting with a business, especially in the cloud-based services?05:58 - How Esper handles cloud-based alerts11:52 - How are we analyzing customer data here at Esper?14:37 - What are some key takeaways you'd like to offer our listeners who might be hoping for some tips on how to approach customer obsession from a marketing and sales standpoint

On today's episode of The DroidDevCast, Esper Platform Evangelist Rin Oliver is joined by Esper VP of Technical Sales Keith Szot to talk about Esper's new device lab located in our Bellevue, WA office. Later in the episode, we touch on the philosophy behind the device lab, what makes it unique, and what projects the team is working on in the device lab.Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kWWLBZKe11ULearn more about Esper at: https://esper.io/  

In this episode, Esper Platform Evangelist and podcast host Rin Oliver is joined by Shawn Withrow, a Business Analyst at Common Spirit who works with Cerner ProVision Document Imaging (CPDI) to discuss Android telehealth, healthcare in a pandemic, and how the role of Android mobility has changed during COVID-19. In This Episode of the DroidDev Cast00:51 - Withrow's thoughts on how the role of telehealth has evolved during COVID-19. 01:53 - How patient access to health records has changed. 03:20 - How telehealth has had a positive impact on patient healthcare access. 04:08 - Why Android devices impact provider telehealth adoption

The DroidDevCast is a weekly podcast brought to you by the team at Esper, where we explore all things Android, mobile #DevOps, and open source software development. On this episode, Esper Content Marketing Manager and podcast host Rin Oliver is joined by Esper COO and Co-Founder Shiv Sundar to discuss best practices business owners and decision makers need to consider when shopping for purpose built #Android devices. Watch and Subscribe onYouTube: Learn more about Esper's custom Android solutions: https://bit.ly/37eM9jE

On this episode of The DroidDevCast, Esper Content Marketing Manager Rin Oliver is joined by Buzzfeed Staff Software Engineer Liz Frost, Sysdig Chief Open Source Officer Kris Nova, Zillow Engineering Manager Joe Engel, and Esper Enterprise Account Executive Oscar Leon to discuss National Coming Out Day, how today's businesses can support their LGBTQIAP+ employees, and much more.Please note, the experiences and viewpoints shared in this video are individual perspectives, and they may not be representative of the panelist's employers. Read the blog post: https://blog.esper.io/national-coming-out-day

Several weeks ago, Esper launched the DroidDevCast, a weekly podcast where we explore all things Android, DevOps, open source, and COSU. In our fourth installment, Esper Content Marketing Manager and podcast host Rin Oliver interviewed Soren Hamby, A11y Project Maintainer and previous Design Advocate at InVision, about accessible design. Hamby and Rin discussed why accessibility matters and how to make sure your designs enable others.In this Episode of The DroidDevCast:00:55 - Why accessible design is universal design. 03:45 - The basic steps toward accessible design06:35 - How one major digital brand is embracing accessibility after a misstep. 09:08 - Soren's career journey to accessible design advocate. 23:30 - How to jumpstart your accessible career journey at work. You can access the full transcript of this podcast on Simplecast. Stay tuned, because next week Rin will host a tech industry panel discussion for National Coming Out Day, October 11th.

On this episode of The DroidDevCast, Esper Content Marketing Manager and podcast host Rin Oliver is joined by Upbound Senior Software Engineer Daniel Magnum, who works full-time on Upbound's Kubernetes infrastructure management software, Crossplane.io. Together, the two discuss all things rapid prototyping, what makes for a usable and efficient low-fidelity prototype, explore best practices for startups hoping to scale, and how individual contributors can make an impact in open source. On this Episode of The DroidDevCast: 1:18 - How Magnum approaches rapid prototyping03:34 - Approaching rapid prototyping from a software architecture space05:30 - Addressing how front-end and back-end developers approach production-ready code versus the overall quality of code09:08 - Advice for getting code into production for startups12:23 - Valuing the skillsets of all code contributors to a project18:10 - Discussing Magnum's career journey23:44 - What Magnum would like to learn in the next year

This week, Content Marketing Manager and host Rin Oliver was joined by Karthik Gaekwad, who is Head of Cloud Native Engineering at Verica and a devopsdays organizer. This podcast episode explores Karthik's journey to extreme testing, continuous verification, QA best practices, and some stellar resources.

The DroidDevCast is a new podcast brought to you by the team at Esper, where we'll explore all things Android, mobile DevOps, and open source software development. On our first episode, Esper Content Marketing Manager and de facto podcast host Rin Oliver is joined by Esper CEO Yadhu Gopalan to learn more about why Esper is uniquely positioned for Android DevOps, and also touch on why DevOps matters for those Android developers working with single-purpose devices.You can view a transcript of this podcast on RevWatch on YouTubeFollow Esper on TwitterRead the Esper Blog