IT in the D

What a great show.  It was our extreme honor and pleasure to be joined by Foster Braun, who has a voice that we basically want to either narrate our lives or read us bedtime stories, to talk about the Internet Advisor show turning 20 years old and reminiscing about some of his moments throughout his career in the radio industry.  Then we dove in with Nuspire to chat about managed services, wireless issues, and other fun topics.  Finally, we hopped over to Merit Network to talk about some insanely cool and fascinating stuff they're doing with cybersecurity - totally new concepts in simulations, testing, and training that are absolutely worth checking out. You can find the Internet Advisor show on WJR, the podcast versions on our network, and at https://www.facebook.com/inetadvisor/ Nuspire is at https://www.nuspire.com/ Merit Networks is at https://www.merit.edu/ IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit  

We survived our first comic con of the year, and we do a little recapping of Astronomicon with our buddy Ming Chen of AMC's Comic Book Men, and then dive into some security and startup life outside of Silicon Valley topics with Duo Security, finally wrapping things up with our returning guest from CGS Advisors... Ming can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/mingchencbm/ Duo Security is at: https://duo.com/ CGS Advisors is at: https://www.cgsadvisors.com/ IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit  

We were joined by Michelle from Comcast Xfinity to talk about their expansion into Highland Park, and Caston to talk about the latest fun with security and more... IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

Okay, well not really "hacking for fish", but the name made it all too easy.  We also chatted with Jake from Tome Software about some very cool stuff they've got going on with IoT and bicycles... Tome Software is at: http://www.tomesoftware.com/ Info for the hackathon: http://fishackathon.hackernest.com/ Here are some of the ways to jump on board (pun intended): Participate! You can do so here. What then? You'll need to form a team and connect to mentors. The Fishackathon community connects on the HackerNest Slack leading up to and during the event. It's easy. Get your invite at about.hackernest.com/slack, then join the #fh04mentor and #detroit channels to chat up mentors and participants, form a team, and win at life. P.S. - there's some incredible global grand prizing at stake ;)  Mentor! Mentors are critical as participants are general not "industry" experts. We look for mentors with varying backgrounds, like experts in fisheries management, the environment, IP law, VC's, tech, entrepreneurs, etc. Mentors should be available most of the weekend, on and off, to connect with participants, answer questions, and help guide participants in the right direction. Judge! Judges can be mentors too, but they don't have to be! Judges should be leading experts in their field, and should represent an awray of expertise, much like mentors. Judges should be available Sunday afternoon. Sponsor! Want to sponsor the Detroit event? Fantastic. We've attached the Detroit sponsorship deck here. We're also looking for catering sponsors, prizing sponsors, and in-kind sponsors. Let us know! It's a great way to get your brand out there, and support a worthy initiative.  I've attached some information on sponsorship opportunities. Please note that these aren't "hard" numbers you see there and we have the autonomy to make sponsorship level decisions based on what you are able to provide as a sponsor and the level of engagement you'd like to have with the event. There are basically 3 "tiers" that we are utilizing as a guideline. Silver - this is the 'light-touch' sponsorship for entities that want sponsor a great event; they would love to have global exposure but might not have the capacity to have strong at-event engagement. Gold - this is everything you expect from the 'gold standard' of event sponsorship -- a reasonable figure for strong branding and engagement opportunities at the event Platinum - this is the 'look at me, look at me' sponsorship, equivalent to us rolling out the red carpet and having a private helicopter waiting to take the sponsor to a champagne room where they can rub shoulders with celebrities; i.e. heavy branding and engagement opportunities We would love for IT in the D to get involved in any way you think you can! I would have loved you to Judge but I know you said you have a Con event that weekend. I actually won't be there either because I'll be in Pennsylvania training for my new job haha.  I was thinking a way that you might be able to help is if you have any time to plug the Fishackathon on the podcast the next couple of weeks. Do you have any openings for guests for us to be able to talk about it? Thanks in advance and let's connect on how we could potentially partner if you're still interested!!

Well, here it is - our cryptocurrency deep dive episode.  We were joined by three people who have done quite well for themselves in this hazy world that not too many of us fully understand, but there's a lot of great information in here to walk you through the basics of understanding what it is and getting started all the way out through what's next.  The guests on tonight show are not financial advisors and are not presenting their opinions and experiences as financial advice. Individuals seeking to make investments should do their own research. IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

Captain Soundboard was left alone, and so recruited trusty associates Randy "I do the twitters" and Jeremiah "Dr Hook...I mean, Daily Detroit guy" to be in-studio for this week's conversations covering news, events, items that caught our eyes, as well as local news like the auto show... IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

Artificial intelligence.  Machine learning.  Big data.  Analytical, data-driven decisions.  Infrastructure security.  Behavior based analytics. Yeah, it's a regular buzzword bingo card on tonight's episode as we dive in with Soothsayer Analytics and CBI to chat through a whole host of fascinating topics that we can never get enough of... Soothsayer Analytics is at: http://soothsayeranalytics.com/ CBI is at: https://cbisecure.com/ Some of Soothsayer's initiatives... Soothsayer Analytics - 6 Day AI & Deep Learning Course (Technical) Soothsayer Analytics - 1 Day AI & Deep Learning Leadership Seminar IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

You can register to get in on the ItzLit beta and try things out at: https://itzlit.io/ Daily Detroit is at: https://www.facebook.com/TheDailyDetroit/ Don't forget to check those credit scores by hitting https://www.creditkarma.com/   IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

No, we couldn't wait.  We got the band back together to dive in on Star Wars, Episode 8: The Last Jedi after last week's preview discussion.  Our opening segment is "safe" - just the usual news, events, and bantering that you've come to expect, and then in segment two the spoilers start to fly... IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

Of course we had to dedicate an episode and deep-dive into Star Wars ahead of the episode 8 premiere this week.  So listen in as we chat with the guys from Booking Pop Culture and Dave Santia about the past, present, and our expectations of the future with the Star Wars universe... Dave Santia is at: http://www.davesantia.com/ Booking Pop Culture is at: https://www.facebook.com/bpcpodcast/ IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

For episode 225, we had some old friends return from waaaaay back in episode 68 as we talked reclaimed wood and expanding business operations with Woodward Throwbacks, and then talked startup life, Wordpress, Joomla, and more with the twins from CorePHP... Woodward Throwbacks is at: https://www.woodwardthrowbacks.com/ CorePHP is at: https://www.corephp.com/ IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

A rather fun episode as we were joined by Justin Ku from Lawrence Technological University to talk about data analytics, and Black Sands to talk a new and interesting approach to security inside your networks... Lawrence Tech is at http://www.LTU.edu Black Sands is at http://www.blacksandsinc.com/ IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

What's going on with coworking downtown?  What was the Integr8 conference and why were we there?  These questions and more answered in episode 223... IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit

It was our extreme pleasure to be joined by Ken Daniels, TV voice of the Detroit Red Wings for more than 20 years.  We had an amazing chat, filled with stories of hockey, Red Wings history, and more.  We also had IgniteCast in-studio to talk through a very cool new way of doing training and knowledge retention.  Give it a listen... IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit  

Let's talk security, breaches, tech updates, what's going on at Comcast and more for episode 221 as we're joined by Caston from Interworks and Michelle from Comcast Xfinity... Interworks is at: https://iworkstech.com/ Comcast is at: https://www.xfinity.com/ LinkedIn Learning is at: http://linkedin.com/detroit AppRiver is at: http://appriver.com/it Eero is at: https://eero.com/ IT in the D On the web: http://www.ITinTheD.com On Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/ITintheD/ On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/IT-in-D-91763 On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ITintheD On Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ITintheD Podcast Detroit is at: On the web: http://www.podcastdetroit.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastDetroit On Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDetroit On Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit