Kashif Manzoor
OPEN Tech Talks: AI worth Talking| Artificial Intelligence |Tools & Tips
"Open conversations. Real technology. AI for growth."Open Tech Talks is your weekly sandbox for technology: Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Machine Learning, Large Language Models (LLMs) insights, experimentation, and inspiration. Hosted by Kashif Manzoor, AI Evangelist, Cloud Expert, and Enterprise Architect, this Podcast combines technology products, artificial intelligence, machine learning overviews, how-tos, best practices, tips & tricks, and troubleshooting techniques. Whether you're a CIO, IT manager, developer, or just curious about AI, Open Tech Talks is for you, covering a wi...
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Jul 5, 2026
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AI, Authenticity, and Marketing: A Deep Dive with Emanuel Rose 22.10.2023 32:38
In today's digital age, every swipe, click, and search is monitored, analyzed, and even predicted by Artificial Intelligence (AI), although we are all going through the Generative AI era; in other words, the ChatGPT era. However, AI has been here for a long time, and one example is being used at the core for marketing products, including in social media channels. As the algorithms get more innovat...
Tech Advisor Insights: Making the Right Calls for Your Startup with Brian Childress 15.10.2023 33:13
In today's rapidly-evolving tech landscape, the right technical decisions can make or break a business. Startups and established enterprises alike face unique challenges in technology, which is where technical advisors come in. These unsung heroes shape the world with every new idea, guiding organizations through the ever-changing tech world. With so much pressure on CEOs and CTOs to innovate and...
Decoding Sustainable Growth for E-commerce & SaaS with Johan Chan 08.10.2023 29:39
In the ever-evolving world of e-commerce and SaaS, sustainable growth remains the challenge for whoever is starting a new business or already establishing his business. How do we truly define the growth? What is required for the company? Is it just about numbers, or is there a deeper layer where creativity meets strategy, resonating with audiences like never before? As businesses grapple with the...
ChatGPT Unscripted: Crafting the Perfect Prompt with Ali Abassi 01.10.2023 24:32
With the dawn of ChatGPT, to be more accurate, the Large Language Models (LLMs) have given a new way to interact with everything, from content to writing code to design/drawing a picture. These models, sophisticated as they are, rely on one critical component: the prompt. As AI technology matures, crafting the perfect prompt, termed "prompt engineering," has become a high-demand skill set. This b...
Balancing Work and Study: Tips for the Working Professional Pursuing a Degree with Christie Carmelle Lopez 24.09.2023 29:02
In an increasingly competitive and fast-paced world, the traditional trajectory of education followed by a lifetime of work is evolving, and it is getting more common to see many working professionals returning to universities. Welcome to the era where working professionals are headed back to the classroom, juggling Excel sheets by day and academic journals by night. As the demand for upskilled em...
Harnessing First-Party Data: Leveraging Data and AI for a Competitive Edge 10.09.2023 36:58
In the evolving financial sector landscape, harnessing First-Party Data and leveraging AI for a competitive edge has become more than just a trend; it's a necessity, without any doubt. Every successful institution today stands on a bedrock of data-driven decisions and how quickly they are getting these decisions done is vital, how they are enabling the executives to make informed decisions. All l...
113 - Father-Son Duo Dive into ChatGPT: A Unique Bonding Over Tech & Life Skills 03.09.2023 28:35
In today's fast-paced digital age, bonding moments come in various forms - playing a new video game or watching the latest viral video. Yet, Sam Keller and his 12-year-old son, Kaz Keller, have taken this bonding to an entirely new level. They're navigating the rough waters of artificial intelligence, particularly with OpenAI's ChatGPT. But what's more fascinating is how this tech journey reshapes...
112 - How CTOs Choose the Right Technology 19.08.2023 34:44
The big question is, How do CTOs, CIOs, IT Managers, and IT Directors choose the right technology software, applications, and tools for their organizations? Navigating the ever-evolving world of technology can be daunting, especially when someone is at the helm of a company's IT decisions. The landscape is riddled with established technology solutions, from packaged applications (ERPs) to SaaS, Pa...
111 - Writing in the Age of AI: A Deep Dive with a 300-Book Author 13.08.2023 35:26
Writing in the Age of AI has become crucial and a skill that requires a mindset to be grasped. Writing a book is a long-standing item on my to-do list, and today, I have got an exceptional expert on the show to learn from him about writing books and how to write books with the support of Artificial Intelligence. I have been writing blogs for the last 12 years; I wrote my first blog in the year 201...
110 - Navigating the AI Frontier: Insights from a Thought Leader 06.08.2023 32:36
In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, the term "AI Frontier" is more than just a buzzword; it represents the uncharted territories of innovation and possibilities that AI promises. As organizations worldwide stand on the cusp of integrating AI into their core operations, the quest for knowledge on navigating this frontier becomes paramount not only for the organizations but for an i...
109 - The art of storytelling - An insight from Master Video 29.07.2023 33:11
Storytelling is crucial for both individuals and businesses worldwide. Regardless of your position, storytelling is fundamental to everything you do. In this session, we have the opportunity to learn from a true master in the field of storytelling. He is currently teaching media and has dedicated his entire career to producing media for television. Storytelling has become an essential skill for pr...
108 - Understanding AI for business and how to develop AI strategy Video 23.07.2023 30:29
Understanding AI for business and how to develop AI strategy for your organization is vital for everyone. Navigating the complex world of AI for business can be a daunting task, and with so much hype, it is now a daunting task for everyone. However, understanding the Artificial Intelligence potential and integrating it into your organization's strategy can unlock new opportunities for growth and e...
107- Open Talk on Aligning AI & Data Analytics Strategies 10.06.2023 33:09
Wondering if your business is ready for the AI revolution and if you are already aligned with AI strategy? You are not going to join the race of AI/ML just for the sake of AI/ML. These are the common questions that come to nowadays in everyone's mind that I need to get on the bus of AI/ML and my organization or the business should not be left behind. Whereas some fundamentals need to be looked int...
106: The Journey of a Working Professional Pursuing a Degree in AI 30.05.2023 21:10
In today's rapidly evolving corporate landscape, continual learning and upskilling have become crucial for career advancement. Various educational options are available to professionals, each offering unique benefits, from corporate organizations to opting for MOOCs or having formal degree programs. The debate between colleagues and friends often refers to two main paths: a formal degree versus ha...
105 - Multi-cloud benefits, challenges and adoption 07.08.2022 31:01
The journey started from the cloud to arriving on the multi-cloud. Nowadays, every IT department in an organization is heading towards the multi-cloud era. Let's first get our heads clear, What is multi-cloud? What is a hybrid cloud? As we are hearing, these two terms are sometimes interchangeable. So multi-cloud is where an organization uses the cloud services from two or more cloud providers,...
104-Open Talk on Open Source Dataset Format for AI 10.06.2022 37:53
An open talk on the challenges of having a data pipeline for the images, audio and videos, The Hub enables to have several famous machine learning datasets with just a single command, like CIFAR-10, MNIST or Fashion-MNIST, Google Objection, ImageNet, COCO, and many others. As I came from a Relational Database management system (RDBS) background, this talk gives me a new perspective and helps to th...
103-Open Talk on How to detect and stop ransomware 31.05.2022 41:18
Every day, we are reading reports on cyberattacks and massive data breaches worldwide, resulting in substantial financial losses, disruption, and downtime. The most important thing to notice is that every day cybercriminals adopt new attacks to avoid traditional security measures and bring new approaches to achieve the target. There is a concept of having layered security, with this approach of la...
102 - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning services on Oracle Cloud 12.05.2022 38:34
An overview of Oracle's different Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, and data science solutions available on Oracle Cloud. If you are new to this website, it is a learning and sharing platform where we will learn publicly. Before I cover today's show schedule, let me admit that procrastination is sometimes very dangerous, as I could not record/host the podcast for the last 4 months. It was...
101 - Open Talk on AI-Powered Project Management 30.01.2022 40:26
Project management is changing how emerging technologies are becoming on-board, and complex business transformations are happening in different industries. All this requires new approaches and methodologies. In this podcast, I discussed the role of artificial intelligence in project management, how we can get ready with the future of project management, and what it looks like. What are the traits...
100 - Cloud Adoption Framework from Different Cloud Vendors 20.11.2021 34:03
The cloud adoption framework of several cloud vendors helps cloud architects, IT professionals, and decision-makers have a set of protocols, best practices, and tools for the journey to the cloud. Each cloud vendor has divided the adoption framework into different phases, and in this session, I will walk you through the high-level stages of each cloud adoption framework. The first session on this...
99- Cloud Adoption Framework 15.09.2021 28:51
Cloud Adoption Framework is a set of best practices, tools, and guides that most public cloud vendors publish. The idea behind these cloud adoption frameworks is to assist organizations to embrace public cloud securely, efficiently and faster. The cloud adoption framework comprises each phase of cloud acceptance, from planning to living in the cloud. It provides a very well-tested checklist and st...
98 - Open Talk - How to detect deepfake 06.09.2021 37:17
A deepfake refers to a specific kind of media or photo where a person in an image or video is transacted with another person however it will look like the original person in an image or video. To make a deep fake video, a creator swaps one person's face and replaces it with another, using a deep learning algorithm generative adversarial networks (GAN) . A formal definition as per Wikipedia: Deepfa...
97 - What are the leading cloud migration challenges? 30.08.2021 42:48
Cloud migration is challenging, cumbersome, and risky for traditional organizations relying on in-house custom-built systems to support achieving revenue from years on years. Today I will be discussing a wide variety of challenges organizations are facing while planning for cloud migration. These typical challenges are talks of every board room and the agenda of the meetings. However, there is no...
96 - Cloud Security with CIS Benchmarks Part 2 22.08.2021 16:49
It is 2nd part of the session on CIS Benchmarks and controls for Cloud. The Center for Internet Security is a nonprofit organization with the mission to 'identify, develop, validate, promote, and sustain best practice solutions for cyber defense.' Experts and IT professionals from different governments, institutes, and businesses across the globe are participating and finalizing the controls base...
95- Cloud Security with CIS Benchmarks 17.08.2021 35:03
The Center for Internet Security is a nonprofit organization with the mission to 'identify, develop, validate, promote, and sustain best practice solutions for cyber defense.' Experts and IT professionals from different governments, institutes, and businesses across the globe are participating and finalizing the controls based on the consensus decision-making model. Now let us link this to why i...
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