The Reconfigured Podcast

The Reconfigured Podcast is a show that explores the intersection of technology, culture, and society which is hosted by Mohamad Kalaaji (technolaaji). We bring professionals to talk about their extended experience or discuss about a topic that might be interesting. All of our episodes are available for free to the general public at no additional cost

The Reconfigured Podcast is a technology podcast hosted by technolaaji, with 31 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

technolaaji hosts The Reconfigured Podcast, a technology show with 31 episodes published.

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  Episode #29

  #29 - Don MacKinnon: Reinventing search in the new era

  Oct 24, 202543 minS1

  <p>Today's episode is with Don MacKinnon, co-founder and CTO at Searchcraft. We have covered several topics from how Searchcraft started to transitioning from agency work to startup and managing teams</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters:</p><p>00:00 Introduction and what is Searchcraft</p><p>02:55 Searchcraft being closed source but downloadable and their cloud offering</p><p>04:26 Licensing mechanism of Searchcraft and difference between their cloud offering and on-premise</p><p>07:00 AI reshaping search and where Searchcraft fits</p><p>09:48 Prioritizing developer experience first</p><p>11:27 Picking the right tool for the right job</p><p>13:58 Searchcraft getting angel...

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  Episode #28

  #28 - Michael Dowden: Start Small, Scale Galactic

  Oct 10, 20251h 31mS1

  <p>Today's episode is with Michael Dowden, Founder and CEO at Andromeda Galactic Solutions. We have covered several topics related to starting your own business, hiring the right people, when it is the right time to take the leap, and much more</p><p>Chapters:</p><p>00:00 Introduction and Background</p><p>01:43 Michael choosing to become a consultant with its benefits</p><p>04:48 Hiring the right people, generalists vs specialists</p><p>10:43 When it is the right time to start your own thing</p><p>15:07 What you wish you would be prepared for before becoming independent + planing a strategy </p><...

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  #27 - Yan Cui: Serverless on AWS

  Apr 12, 20241h 40mS0

  <p>Today's episode is with Yan Cui, Principle consultant at TheBurningMonk Limited. We have covered several topics related to serverless in terms of adoption, architecture, security, tooling and frameworks, testing and monitoring, and much more</p> <p><br></p> <p>Chapters:</p> <p>00:00 Introduction and Background</p> <p>02:54 Running a Consultancy Company</p> <p>07:59 Self-Publishing vs. Working with a Publishing Company</p> <p>11:25 The Value of Workshops and Courses</p> <p>22:02 Working in different settings</p> <p>25:43 Adopting serverless</p> <p>39:13 Typical Serverless Architecture</p> <p>44:37 Serverless Frameworks</p> <p>57:28 Security Considerations in Serverless Architectures</p> <p>01:00:28 Challenges and Limitations...

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  Episode #26

  #26 - Christophe Zoghbi: AI Education in MENA

  Mar 22, 20241h 4mS1

  Today's episode is with Christophe Zoghbi, founder at Zaka AI and Beirut AI. We have covered several topics related to AI from its impact on daily activities, trends, challenges and bias regarding AI, and much more 00:00 Intro 00:23 Christophe's intro 00:57 Christophe's journey into the world of AI 06:32 Challenges educating in the AI space 12:00 Significant ways AI is impacting society and culture 14:53 Using AI as a buzzword in business proposals 18:20 Decision between in-house AI or externally hosted AI 24:52 Data privacy around AI 28:05 Bias in AI 32:38 Social challenges in AI 34:43 Emerging trends in AI 39:15 Is academia preparing students for the market or is...

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  Episode #25

  #25 - Patrick Samy: Reaching your peak performance

  Mar 1, 20241h 37mS1

  <p>Today's episode is with Patrick Samy. Patrick is currently working on Peak (https://www.joinpeak.co/), co-founder and CEO of Span (acquired by Eight Sleep). We have talked about several topics from working in big corps, starting your own company, providing market fit, and much more 00:00 Intro 00:23 Patrick Intro 01:08 Peak 09:57 Span (from start till Eight Sleep acquisition) 23:16 Providing market fit 24:48 Perspective on entrepreneurship and product development after acquisition 26:53 Intersection of modern technology on fitness and wellness industry (Artificial Intelligence) 35:45 The influence of Patrick's technical expertise on his approach towards product development 42:02 Working in a big corp (Microsoft) 45:09 The 30 year...

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