Best Kubernetes Bytes Podcasts (2025)

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#61 Scaling Green Software with Anita Schüttler 49:16

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What does it take to go beyond raising awareness in green software? To avoid checking just boxes? What is required to scale green software practices in a company? To discuss these issues, Gaël Duez welcomes Anita Schüttler on this episode “from the trenches”. Anita is a seasoned software engineer and expert on digital sustainability. She works as H…

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EP 69: Bella Kelada-Khalil from Midnight Marketing 1:21:58

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AI isn’t just showing up in oil and gas, it’s kicking the door down. We hung out with Bella Kelada-Khalil from Midnight Marketing, who’s diving headfirst into petroleum engineering and AI after starting in sales and events. She’s asking the smart, unfiltered questions you wish you could, and we’re here for it. We swap stories on how AI is automatin…

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#60 Why Tech companies should not deprioritize future readiness with Rainer Karcher 49:37

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“Climate activist in a suit”. This is how Rainer Karcher describes himself. It is an endless debate between people advocating for the system to change from the outside and those willing to change it from the inside. In this episode Gaël Duez welcomes a strong advocate of moving the corporate world into the right direction from within? Having spent …

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EP 68: Cameron Snow from Danomics 1:11:38

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Tired of clunky geoscience software that feels like it was built in the '90s? Same. That’s why we brought on Cameron Snow from Danomics to talk about how his team is shaking things up. He’s built a platform that actually makes life easier for geologists and engineers, no more wrestling with legacy tools just to run a few thousand wells. We got into…

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EP 67: Jeff Krimmel from Krimmel Strategy Group 1:13:27

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If you've ever wrestled with messy datasets, legacy code, or trying to get executives to actually *use* data, you’ll get a kick out of this one. We sat down with Jeff Krimmel from Krimmel Strategy Group to talk shop about how he’s helping energy companies turn their mountain of data into real-world strategy. We hit everything from making peace with…

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#59 Debriefing Qcon Sustainability track with Erica Pisani 39:32

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How is sustainability covered in main tech conferences? Sure cybersecurity, DevOps, or anything related to SRE, is covered at length. Not to mention AI… But what room is left for the environmental impact of our job ? And what are the main trends which are filtered out from specialized conferences in Green IT such as Green IO, GreenTech Forum or eco…

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EP 66: Cam Sinclair from SmartChain 1:03:15

2M ago1:03:15

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SmartChain is on a mission to kill off the chaos of clunky contracts in oil and gas—and they might actually be pulling it off. We caught up with their co-founder Cameron Sinclair, who’s turning heads with a platform that automates the mess out of invoicing, closes those dreaded “leakage” gaps, and makes cash flow way less of a guessing game. From a…

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#58b Avoided emissions thanks to Tech: the Vinted use case with Laetitia Bornes - Part 2 39:15

2M ago39:15

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Why is the model of a Nobel prize winner not necessarily good science? What is “good” modelling? Is access to information enough to change a system behavior? This episode is the second part of a long interview with Laetitia Bornes, a Doctor in Human-Computer Interaction, Systems Engineering and Systemic Design who is one of the co-authors of a rese…

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EP 65: Brandon Davis from AFE Leaks 1:04:49

2M ago1:04:49

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We're lifting the curtain on the mysterious world of energy data transparency with the guy who's shaking things up at AFE Leaks. He's on a mission to break open the hidden details around oil and gas costs and operations, think: cracking open dusty old filings and turning them into something everyone can actually use. He chats about the wild ride of…

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#58a Avoided emissions thanks to Tech: the Vinted use case with Laetitia Bornes - Part 1 48:03

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Can a digital company be “carbon negative”? What should we think of these claims of “tons of carbon avoided” coming from 2nd hand platforms such as Vinted or Back Market? Dr Laetita Bornes conducted research on Vinted claims, investigating its data sources and the methodology used with her colleague David Ekchazer. Their findings were surprising, e…

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#57 Greening Intelligence: Bridging Infrastructure and Governance for a Sustainable AI Future with Pr. PS Lee and Pr. Heng Wang 24:46

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Description “It's always a case of fit for purpose, or what we call a proper engineering.” Some down-to-earth facts and analysis were coined by Pr PS Lee, one of the world's top experts in liquid cooling - and Pr. Heng Wang - a renowned expert in digital governance - while cross-analysing Singapore’s main challenges from an infrastructure and gover…

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EP 64: Joshua Johnston from Capsher Technology 58:05

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AI isn't just a buzzword in oil and gas, it’s changing the game, and we’re breaking it down with someone who’s been in the trenches making it happen. From smarter fracking and streamlined drilling to navigating the chaos of legacy systems, this convo peels back the curtain on what it *really* takes to build tech that actually works in the field. We…

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#56 Building Green Software, the one year anniversary with Sarah Hsu 49:10

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A year ago, Building Green Software was released by O’Reilly. Since Tim Frick’s book “Designing for sustainability” (8 years ago!), O’Reilly didn’t publish anything fully focusing on sustainability. So, it’s a fair statement that this book was long awaited. But a year is an eternity in IT. This is why Sarah Hsu, one of its 3 co-authors as well as t…

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EP 63: Vicki Knott from CruxOCM 1:00:46

4M ago1:00:46

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What happens when a control room engineer gets fed up with clunky old systems and decides to rebuild them from the ground up? You get CruxOCM, a company shaking up pipeline automation with tools like PipeBot and GatherBot that sound like sci-fi but are very real (and very efficient). Vicki Knott shares how she went from pulp and paper mills to lead…

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EP 62: Nick Fornicola from Beusa Energy 1:14:11

4M ago1:14:11

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AI in oil and gas isn't just a buzzword, it's actually solving real problems out in the field. On this episode, we chat with someone who's knee-deep in the data trenches and building tools that make workflows faster, smarter, and way less painful. From using vibration data to predict when gear’s about to break, to training AI to read and summarize …

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#55 Decarbonizing Kubernetes with Flavia Paganelli and Niki Manoledaki 44:41

4M ago44:41

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Did containerisation ship away our environmental responsibility? Containers come with the promise of automation, scalability and reliability. The question is how to add sustainability to the list without breaking its other benefits. To talk about these challenges, Gaël Duez welcomes Flavia Paganelli and Niki Manoledaki, 2 experts in Kubernetes who …

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# 54 Agility and Sustainability with Joanna Masraff and Joanne Stone 48:44

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"We are 100% convinced that IT sustainability matters but we can’t add more non business requirements, we have agile teams." This often heard sentence from product managers or CPOs, led to this dedicated episode on agility and sustainability where host Gaël Duez welcomes 2 seasoned agile coaches: Joanne Stone, the founder of Agilist 4 planet and th…

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Database as a service with Percona Everest 1:02:44

5M ago1:02:44

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In this episode of the Kubernetes Bytes podcast, Ryan and Bhavin sit down with Edith (Edi) Puclla, Technology Evangelist at Percona to talk about Percona Everest. The conversation focuses on Percona's investment in the Open-source ecosystem, and how they keep innovating with Percona Monitoring and Management and Percona Everest. The discussion also…

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#53 Scaling GreenOps at Back Market with Dawn Baker 37:03

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Changing its Cloud provider is never small potatoes, especially when a platform operates up to 40,000 containers and has about 4 million unique visitors a day to its website. Yet Back Market made the move from AWS to Google Cloud Platform motivated primarily by … sustainability concerns! In this episode its CTO, Dawn Backer, chats with Gaël Duez an…

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EP 61: Brock Meyer from Wise Rock 1:03:12

6M ago1:03:12

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Oil and gas engineers drowning in data, meet your new best friend—Wise Rock. We’re talking lightning-fast analytics, effortless communication, and a platform built to make your life easier. Brock Meyer, the brains behind it, joins us to share how his tech is slashing downtime, streamlining workflows, and bringing exception-based surveillance to the…

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#52 Sustainability at WordPress: an update with Csaba Varszegi, Nahuai Badiola, and Nora Ferreiros 47:46

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“Today I learned that we have a sustainability team.Thank you for your effort in this area, looking at results of the team so far, and the ROI of time invested, it's probably a good time to officially dissolve the team entirely”. In 3 sentences, almost 3 years of work from the WordPress Sustainability Group vanished and their Slack channel archived…

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#51 Exploring the digital revolution paradox from a UN perspective with Paz Pena and Pablo José Gamez Cersosimo 56:41

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It’s a 252 pages report with the foreword of António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, talking about digitalization and sustainability. And, for once, it’s not another report from the UN stating “let’s digitize everything to boost sustainability”. Quite the contrary as it states a “unequal ecological exchange between developed …

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KubeCon NA 2024 News Recap 58:24

8M ago58:24

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Join Bhavin Shah and Ryan Wallner for a recap of announcements and news from KubeCon North America 2024. Check out our website at https://kubernetesbytes.com/ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241119538933/en/Spectro-Cloud-Closes-75m-Series-C-Led-by-Growth-Equity-at-Goldman-Sachs-Alternatives https://northflank.com/blog/northflank-raises-22m…

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EP 60: Onega Ulanova from QMS2GO 1:12:14

8M ago1:12:14

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From Kazakhstan to Louisiana and now shaking up the oil and gas industry, Onega Ulanova’s story is as bold as her startup, QMS2GO. This AI-powered tool is turning the grind of quality management into a smooth operation—automating audits, crafting training materials, and capturing wisdom from seasoned machinists. Inspired by her own experience as a …

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Increasing AI adoption using Kubernetes 52:03

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In this episode of the Kubernetes Bytes podcast, Ryan and Bhavin talk to Tobi Knaup, VP and General Manager of Cloud Native at Nutanix about all things Kubernetes and AI. The discussion focuses on how Kubernetes has evolved since the early days, and why it's architecture is a perfect fit for accelerating adoption of AI workloads inside organization…

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EP 59: Jacob Matson from MotherDuck 1:24:47

8M ago1:24:47

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What happens when a lightning-fast database meets a quirky name like MotherDuck? You get DuckDB—an embeddable powerhouse shaking up the data warehouse world. It’s fast, it’s sleek, and it’s turning traditional multi-node setups into yesterday’s news. Jacob Matson from MotherDuck spills the beans on how they’re turbocharging DuckDB for the cloud, ma…

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#50 Is Eroom's law the future of Moore's law? with Tristan Nitot 44:27

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Moore’s law is dead! Long live Eroom’s law! This provocative statement from Tristan Nitot highlights the pivotal role of software engineers in our journey as an industry toward a sustainable and more frugal digital world. The majority of our old devices, from smartphones to desktop, still work. How come that we waste such a massive gathering of pre…

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#49 How to actually do Green Software in my company? with Annie Freeman 36:25

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Have you ever heard “The complaint of the lonely sustainability champion”? Its IT sector version? Here it is “I listen to the Green IO podcast and others as well, I read newsletters and articles from CAT, GWF, Boavizta, Greenit.fr, GSF, etc. But I’m isolated as a green software champion. I have the feeling that I cannot achieve much by myself. How …

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EP 58: Jon Brewton from data² 1:10:25

8M ago1:10:25

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AI and energy might sound like an odd couple, but data² is making it a match made in industrial heaven. With their GraphRAG tech hitting 99% accuracy, they’re tackling billion-dollar challenges like well abandonment and lease block acquisition while rethinking how the energy sector uses AI. Led by John Brewton, who’s blended big-league experience f…

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EP 57: EZ Ops and Detechtion 1:13:58

9M ago1:13:58

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Get ready for a deep dive into field data capture with Brandon Ambrose, the mastermind behind EZ Ops, and Ruchita Rosario, data science whiz from Detechtion. They’re breaking down how they’re making life easier for the folks on the ground in oil and gas by bringing AI and smarter data to field operations. Instead of drowning in raw data, operators …

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#48 - Greening the video game industry with Ben Abraham and Maria Wagner 53:23

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3 billion gamers worldwide, billions of devices, terabytes of data streamed, the gaming industry comes with pretty big numbers starting with its $455 billion sales in 2023. Is its environmental footprint as big? (Not) fun fact, not a single executive in this sector could answer the question. A new non-profit initiative, the Sustainable Gaming Allia…

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EP 56: Spotfire: The Ultimate Guide for Data Scientists 1:18:16

9M ago1:18:16

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Atheer Al-Attar and Jose Leviaguirre, AI experts from Spotfire, join hosts Bobby and John on this episode of Energy Bytes to reveal how Spotfire is transforming data analysis in the oil and gas sector. They delve into Spotfire's AI-powered co-pilot that enhances decision-making through advanced data visualization and real-time insights, helping com…

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Monolith to Microservices using Kubernetes at Guidewire 1:06:28

9M ago1:06:28

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In this episode of the Kubernetes Bytes podcast, Ryan and Bhavin sit down with Diego Devalle and Anoop Gopalakrishnan from Guidewire to talk about how they went through an application modernization journey and adopted Kubernetes and cloud over the last 5 years. Diego and Anoop share their experiences around how they drove this modernization inside …

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EP 55: Hatem Nasr from Softserve 1:15:37

9M ago1:15:37

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Hatem Nasr, Global Director of Digital Energy O&G at SoftServe, joins John on the Energy Bytes Podcast to discuss the transformative impact of AI and data science on the oil and gas sector. With over 15 years dedicated to the digital oilfield, Hatem shares his vision for integrating smart systems and generative AI to tackle the industry's knowledge…

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#47b - The Microsoft Azure dilemma with Holly and William Alpine - When enabled emissions “offset” sustainability claims 38:14

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They both went to this job interview to hone their skills, and got a dream job at Microsoft! In its fast-growing and AI-pioneered Azure division. With a romance on top of it… Yet several years later, they decided to both resign. Why? On sustainability ground, and more specifically for the lack of support on “enabled emissions” issues. Holly and Wil…

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EP 54: Special Episode - PetroPapers with Yoshi Pradhan 59:51

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Yogashri Pradhan, Lead Production Engineer at Chevron, explores John's journey from hands-on fieldwork in wind energy and oil to becoming a key figure at Digital Wildcatters. The conversation emphasizes the importance of field experience and adaptability in the fast-changing oil and gas industry. John discusses his transition from mechanical engine…

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Inference in Action: Scaling Al Smarter with Inferless 55:17

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In this episode, we sit down with Nilesh Agarwal, co-founder of Inferless, a platform designed to streamline serverless GPU inference. We’ll cover the evolving landscape of model deployment, explore open-source tools like KServe and Knative, and discuss how Inferless solves common bottlenecks, such as cold starts and scaling issues. We also take a …

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#47a - The Microsoft Azure dilemma with Holly and William Alpine - Learnings from a 10K employee grassroots sustainability initiative 42:03

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They both went to this job interview to hone their skills, and got a dream job at Microsoft! In its fast-growing and AI-pioneered Azure division and with a romance on top of it… 💕 Yet several years later, Holly and Will Alpine decided to both resign. Why? On sustainability ground, and more specifically for the lack of support on the “enabled emissi…

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EP 53: Meet Ionian Labs' Game-Changing Tools 57:42

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Texas A&M engineering graduates Yazan and Eugen are leveraging AI and advanced technology to modernize outdated processes, particularly in land acquisition and title work within the energy industry. Their career paths took unexpected turns, shifting from premed and engineering to founding Ionian Labs, where they tackle the industry's reliance on ol…

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#C1 Special Green IO London 2024 32:56

10M ago32:56

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Today, we don’t have 1 or 2 guests but 12! In partnership with the YouTube channel Architect Tomorrow, we are glad to share with you snippets and interviews of the speakers who made the latest Green IO Conference in London a huge success last month. I have no idea if you have some appetite for this kind of content so feel free to come back to me at…

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EP 52: Robert Brook from RBAC, Inc. 1:23:32

10M ago1:23:32

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With over 40 years of experience in natural gas markets, Dr. Brooks offers valuable insights into the challenges and benefits of integrating hydrogen into the energy mix. He discusses how RBAC’s cutting-edge software enables companies to forecast market trends and navigate the evolving energy landscape. Key topics include hydrogen’s environmental a…

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Container security with Wiz 1:02:33

10M ago1:02:33

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In this episode of the Kubernetes Bytes podcast, Ryan and Bhavin talk to Ofir Cohen, CTO of Container Security at Wiz. The discussion focuses on the challenges with the cloud native security ecosystem, how organizations can improve their security posture, how developers can do less with more, and how Wiz helps organizations avoid security incidents…

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EP 51: Robert Stover from Enverus 1:24:15

10M ago1:24:15

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Robert shares insights into how data analysis is revolutionizing the industry, emphasizing the critical role of efficient data queries and the tools that manage large volumes of information. He discusses the transition from relying on spreadsheets to adopting more organized and structured data systems. Tools like Snowflake and DBT are driving this …

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#46 - Green SEO with Natalie Arney and Stuart Davies 58:12

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🔎 Green SEO? Not the most widespread concept in the sustainability field. Still, seasoned web designers and developers know it well: folks in charge of SEO often have the final say when it comes to content, design and even sometimes technical choices. And on top of this influence, SEO practices also carry their own environmental footprint being ver…

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EP 50: Britany Devlin from Energy Ogre 1:16:18

10M ago1:16:18

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Energy Ogre's CTO, Britany Devlin, shares her expert advice on reducing electricity costs and navigating the complexities of the energy market. Drawing from her extensive experience in trading floors and risk management, Britany explains how fluctuations in natural gas and electricity prices affect consumers and how Energy Ogre helps clients optimi…

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Dagger.io Deep Dive with Co-Founder Sam Alba 1:06:24

10M ago1:06:24

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In this episode, we dive into the challenges of modern CI systems and why they often hinder productivity. We explore Dagger, a programmable CI/CD pipeline engine, with insights from Sam, a former Docker engineer. Learn how Dagger addresses CI complexity, speeds up workflows, and enhances portability between local environments and CI. Show Links Dag…

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EP 49: AI Driller's Wild Journey on Energy Bytes 1:11:32

11M ago1:11:32

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AI is revolutionizing traditional practices, streamlining complex processes, and enhancing operational efficiency. The discussion addresses the industry's initial skepticism toward AI and how AI Driller is overcoming these challenges through real-time data analysis and decision-making tools. Listeners will hear the unique story behind AI Driller an…

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#45 - Assessing digital sustainability’s maturity with Aiste Rugeviciute and Rob Price 1:01:32

11M ago1:01:32

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In the early 2020s, companies started facing a big question: how could they be more responsible in the digital world? Could something similar to CSR exist for this virtual and yet highly materialized world? Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR) was coined to offer some much-needed guidance. 🎙️ To explore its ramification, Gaël DUEZ chats with two …

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EP 48: William Fox from Corva.ai 1:02:11

11M ago1:02:11

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William Fox, General Manager for Drilling at Corva.ai, shares his insights on the transformative role of AI in the oil and gas industry. He explains how AI is revolutionizing drilling operations by optimizing performance and driving innovation, while also addressing common uncertainties and misconceptions about AI in industrial markets. Key points …

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EP 47: Kurt Rucker from Verdad Resources 1:15:34

11M ago1:15:34

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Applied Science Manager at Verdad Resources, joins hosts Bobby and John to tackle the pressing issue of cybersecurity in the oil and gas industry. With his deep expertise, Kurt delves into the costly mistakes companies are making, such as ransomware attacks like those on Halliburton, which have exposed vulnerabilities across the sector. He discusse…