Category: Podcast

It’s time for you to catch up…

Julian and I have received some great feedback on the last 5 Taking Notes episodes we did with Graham Acres, Alistair Rennie, Mikkel Heisterberg, Ryan Baxter, Nigel Cheshire, Craig Schumann and Alan Lepofsky. Topics included mobile app dav, activity streams, OpenSocial, Lotusphere 2012 and more:

Episode 152 – Mobile AppDev Strategies with Graham Acres

Episode 151 – Teamstudio Unplugged, with Nigel Cheshire and Craig Schumann

Episode 150 – Activity Streams of the Future, with Alan Lepofsky

Episode 149 – Learn about OpenSocial with Ryan Baxter and Mikkel Heisterberg

Episode 148 – Interview with Alistair Rennie IBM General Manager of Collaboration Solutions talking about Lotsuphere 2012 and Social Business

Thank you for listening and for your feedback.

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Podcast: Mobile AppDev Strategies with Graham Acres

On this episode of Taking Notes Julian Robichaux and I talked with Graham Acres, of Brytek Systems, an IBM BP in Canada, about how to develop a strategy around mobilizing your applications in the enterprise.

Graham discussed mobile strategies in general as well as his own personal experiences, including:

  • Deciding which devices to support
  • Working with users and business units
  • Defining how the mobile app will work, and what it will look like
  • Problems with networks, firewalls, and device settings
  • Dealing with “bring your own device” policies
  • Choosing a toolkit
  • And more…

Graham gave a Lotusphere session on this topic, and his slides can be found at the Brytek Systems website. You can also follow him on Twitter at @gacres99.

This episode runs 36:48.

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Podcast: Teamstudio Unplugged, with Nigel Cheshire and Craig Schumann

In Episode 151 Julian Robichaux and I talk with Teamstudio about their Unplugged product which is a tool that helps you mobilize (as in mobile smartphones) your IBM Lotus Domino applications. Nigel Cheshire, president and CEO of Teamstudio, and Craig Schumann, Teamstudio senior developer talk about:

  • The rise of Apple and iOS in the enterprise
  • The rise of XPages in the Lotus developer world
  • Teamstudio’s approach for adding a mobile interface to Domino apps
  • Replicating data to and from a device for offline use
  • Choosing a strategy for mobilizing your apps, to make sure your project is successful
  • And more…

This episode runs 34:00.

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Podcast: Activity Streams of the Future, with Alan Lepofsky

Last Thursday Julian Robichaux and I spoke with Alan Lepofsky, analyst at Constellation Research Group, about the current and future state of Activity Streams in the enterprise. Our discussion included:

  • What’s the difference between streams of information like Facebook and Twitter, and what we’ll see in business in the coming months and years?
  • Considerations about filters, and making sure important information gets seen
  • How does analytics play into all this?
  • Is there truly “one stream to rule them all”, or does certain information need to be siloed?
  • What about my inbox?!?
  • Where will mobile devices fit into this picture?
  • Once this all gets going, what are some of the advantages (obvious or not) with having a stream-friendly enterprise?

For more on what Alan has to say on the subject, also check out his Making Activity Streams More Manageable blog post from last week, and find him on Twitter at @alanlepo.

This show runs 41:14.

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Podcast: Learn about OpenSocial with Ryan Baxter and Mikkel Heisterberg

In this episode of Taking Notes Julian Robichaux and I talk about all things OpenSocial with Ryan Baxter of IBM and Mikkel Heisterberg of IntraVision. We talk about:

  • What is OpenSocial? How did it get started?
  • How is IBM involved? How can I get involved?
  • How is IBM leveraging OpenSocial?
  • What is Apache Shindig and how is it connected to OpenSocial?
  • What are the advantages to building OpenSocial gadgets over existing technologies? Will I be able to leverage XPages?
  • How do I get started building gadgets?
  • What about the community? Is there a community built around OpenSocial, should the ICS community become involved?
  • How can we also leverage the OpenNTF community?
  • Where else can I leverage OpenSocial outside of embedded experiences?
  • What other companies are involved in OpenSocial?
  • What does IBM need from the ICS community when it comes to OpenSocial?

Also, here are some links to a few of the things we discussed in the podcast: the OpenSocial website, the OpenSocial sandbox, and Ryan’s Lotusphere slides.

You can watch the Lotusphere 2012 Social App Throwdown video where you can see OpenSocial in action.

This episode runs 43:12.

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Podcast: Interview with Alistair Rennie IBM General Manager of Collaboration Solutions

Julian Robichaux and I had the pleasure of interviewing IBM Collaboration Solutions General Manager Alistair Rennie (Twitter), where we talked about:

  • Lotusphere! Specifically, the evolution of Lotus/IBM products we saw demonstrated there last week.
  • What’s driving improvements in the Notes/Domino platform for 2012.
  • Why is “social” so important to businesses right now? What has changed in the past few years to make it relevant?
  • Are traditional desktop applications going away, in favor of mobile and web initiatives?
  • What kind of feedback and takeaways did Alistair get from Lotusphere?
  • And more…

The podcast runs 24:06 and is best listened to while eating one or more pretzel cookies.

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Podcast: Lotusphere Hashtags, Tweetups, Scavenger Hunts, and More!

Earlier this week Julian Robichaux and I spoke with Joyce Davis and Colleen Burns from IBM about the upcoming Lotusphere 2012 and Connect events being held in beautiful sunny Orlando, Florida NEXT week!

We would like to thank Ken “MacOSKen” Ray for the new Taking Notes intro that he graciously produced for us. Ken produces three outstanding Apple focussed podcasts including:

You can also hear Ken on MacBreak Weekly with Leo Laporte on occasion.

We also suggest you follow Ken on Twitter at @macosken.

Topics included:

See you all at Lotusphere in a few days. Oh, and we will be recording several live shows from Orlando.

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Podcast: Developing a Collaboration Strategy with Michael Sampson

On episode 146 of Taking Notes Julian Robichaux and I spoke with Michael Sampson about his new book “Collaboration Roadmap – You’ve got the technology now what?” We talked about:

  • Why do companies need to develop a collaboration strategy
  • Are there any special “tricks” to making collaboration happen?
  • ROADMAP and what it means
  • Does the book apply to any specific technology/product?
  • Are there differences in the way groups and teams need to collaborate?
  • Is there one platform that can “do it all”?
  • Are successful collaboration efforts based on grass root efforts?
  • Michael’s take on “Social Business”
  • What’s the future of collaboration
  • What role does video conferencing play with collaboration
  • What has made collaboration a topic of late
  • What do you get when you buy Michael’s book
  • Michael attending Lotusphere 2012
  • and much more…

This show runs 38:13. Oh, and be sure and go order Michael’s book now.

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What is IBM Connect 2012 and why you need to pay attention to this event

On Episode 145 of the Taking Notes podcast Julian Robichaux and I spoke with three members of the IBM Collaboration Solutions (ICS) division about the brand new IBM Connect 2012 event being held in parallel with Lotusphere 2012. Our guests were Susan Collins, Marketing Manager, IBM Collaboration Solutions and Social Business, Dan Hauenstein, Manager, Social Business Marketing Strategy and Michelle Tuttle, Market Segment Manager, IBM Collaboration Solutions.

We talked about:

  • What is Connect?
  • Where and when it is.
  • Why you need to go to Connect.
  • Who also should attend Connect.
  • What kind of sessions there will be.
  • Who the Connect OGS speaker will be (Awesome choice).
  • Surprises people may see/hear about at Connect.
  • How attendees will be “transformed” by attending this event.
  • We ask about the Lotusphere OGS speaker and get an answer.
  • What attendees do at IBM Connect.
  • and more…

Keep up with the latest on the IBM Connect conference by following the IBM Social Insights Blog or the Twitter hashtags #IBMConnect and #IBMSocialBiz.

The show runs just under 27 minutes and is a great listen while wrapping your holiday gifts, trimming the Christmas tree or working on your P90X.

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Podcast: Are You Ready For Lotusphere? With Andy, Paul, and Stuart.

With only 46 days until Lotusphere 2012 we thought we would pull together a show with community luminaries Andy Donaldson, Paul Mooney and Stuart McIntyre.

Topics included:

  • Will this be the year of the “big change” (It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine)
  • Tips for Lotusphere newbites
  • Why we go to Lotusphere
  • Who the OGS speaker will be
  • Where to socialize at Lotusphere
  • The quality of breakout sessions
  • Expect demos, demos and more demos
  • What does “social” mean at a conference like Lotusphere?
  • IBM Connect
  • Paul wins the “social” bingo game
  • Will Lotusphere go back to being a purely technical conference?
  • What are Andy, Paul and Stuart excited about being at Lotusphere?
  • and much more….

The show runs approximately 46 minutes.

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