The Taking Notes Podcast

   

November 2011

Taking Notes Episode 144: 2011.11.30 - Are You Ready For Lotusphere? With Andy, Paul, and Stuart. 11.30.2011
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 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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Taking Notes Episode 143: 2011.11.28 - IBM’s SmartCamp Program for Entrepreneurs with Mike Riegel 11.28.2011
On Episode 143 of Taking Notes we interview IBM's Mike Riegel (@mikeriegel, LinkedIn, Blog), Vice President - ISVs, Startups, Developers, and Academic Programs. We talked about IBM's SmartCamp program and what it's all about. Topics included:
  • When people think about Big Blue, start up companies isn't something that comes to mind. So when I heard about your SmartCamp program and some of the other things you are doing around the world for entrepreneurs I was a little surprised. Tell us what exactly is IBM doing with StartUps and Entrepreneurs?
  • Why are entrepreneurs and start ups important to IBM?
  • What is a SmartCamp?
  • Is it working? How successful are previous participants?
  • Are you looking for companies that are doing work in collaboration and social business?
  • How does a startup company qualify for SmartCamps?
  • What should our listeners do if they want to participate in 2012?
  • I heard the World Finals is coming up. What do you expect to see from the companies taking part?
  • and much more...
The show runs 25:25.



Taking Notes Episode 142: 2011.11.17 - A View Into the World of NoSQL, with Mark Myers 11.17.2011
Today we talked with Mark Myers from the London Developer Co-op about all things NoSQL.

Topics include:
  • The four different types of NoSQL databases
  • Why the need for NoSQL
  • Why NoSQL has become some popular over the last few years
  • How the NSF has provided NoSQL type functionality for a long time
  • Some discussion about CouchDB, MongoDB and other NoSQL offerings
  • The role of Javascript in NoSQL
  • Mark's blog entry about how to improve the NSF
  • How and why Mark thinks XPages are much easier to use for development than other technologies he has used
  • How the IBM XWork Server is well positioned to become a database server
  • Who will be buying the first round of drinks at Lotusphere 2012
  • and much more....
The podcast runs about 40 minutes and is chock full of great NoSQL goodness.