The Relationship Between Open Source and Cloud Native with Randy Abernethy

The Business of Open Source

Randy Abernethy, Managing Director at RX-M, joins me for a chat about the relationship between open source and cloud native.

In this episode, Randy and I discuss how the clients he works with at RX-M are looking to cloud-native as part of their forward-thinking strategies. Tune into this episode to learn how Randy sees the C-Suite viewing open source, how he sees clients evaluate risk in open-source projects, and his views on the relationship between open source and cloud native.

Highlights:

• Randy introduces himself and his company, RX-M (00:46)
• Why do companies come to RX-M for help when evaluating and implementing cloud native? (03:44)
• How do RX-M clients approach open source? (9:35)
• What are the C-Suite’s views open source (16:19)
• How Randy’s clients evaluate risk in open-source projects (23:34)
• The role CNCF plays in how companies evaluate and implement cloud-native solutions (30:31)
• Randy’s view on the relationship between open source and cloud native (32:39)

Links:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randyabernethy/
• Twitter: @randyabernethy
• Company: www.rx-m.com