In the lead-up to the Women in IT Europe Summit, Leslie Hawthorn, vertical community strategy manager at Red Hat, and Cali Dolfi, data scientist at Red Hat, spoke to Information Age about digital transformation trends in open source, and promoting workplace DEI.
During the upcoming Women in IT Europe summit, taking place on the 14th September 2021 from 10:00am CET, Leslie Hawthorn, vertical community strategy manager, and Cali Dolfi, data scientist, both at event premium sponsor Red Hat, will be delivering a presentation on the topic of ‘Creating Growth with Data Analytics’. The presentation will cover the work that Red Hat is doing to help open source communities use data to empower themselves, and shape their engagement. To register for this virtual event, please click here.
In the lead-up to the summit, Leslie and Cali spoke to Information Age about how open source has prominently facilitated digital transformation, their respective journeys in tech, and the importance of promoting DEI in the workplace.
What have been the most valuable examples of digital transformation initiatives involving open source technologies that you’ve seen over the past 18 months or so?
Cali: One thing that my mind constantly goes towards is the data-powered research being done at hospitals right now, including studies being carried out around Covid-19. The past 18 months have seen the pandemic dominate our lives, so research is being done that’s powered by AI, data science and open source. For example, the Open Data Hub project is creating a blueprint on how to set up AI and data science initiatives, using open source technology.
Continue reading: https://www.information-age.com/wit-summit-europe-qa-digital-transformation-open-source-123496815/
During the upcoming Women in IT Europe summit, taking place on the 14th September 2021 from 10:00am CET, Leslie Hawthorn, vertical community strategy manager, and Cali Dolfi, data scientist, both at event premium sponsor Red Hat, will be delivering a presentation on the topic of ‘Creating Growth with Data Analytics’. The presentation will cover the work that Red Hat is doing to help open source communities use data to empower themselves, and shape their engagement. To register for this virtual event, please click here.
In the lead-up to the summit, Leslie and Cali spoke to Information Age about how open source has prominently facilitated digital transformation, their respective journeys in tech, and the importance of promoting DEI in the workplace.
What have been the most valuable examples of digital transformation initiatives involving open source technologies that you’ve seen over the past 18 months or so?
Cali: One thing that my mind constantly goes towards is the data-powered research being done at hospitals right now, including studies being carried out around Covid-19. The past 18 months have seen the pandemic dominate our lives, so research is being done that’s powered by AI, data science and open source. For example, the Open Data Hub project is creating a blueprint on how to set up AI and data science initiatives, using open source technology.
Continue reading: https://www.information-age.com/wit-summit-europe-qa-digital-transformation-open-source-123496815/
