Chris Pflum

OpenAI and Microsoft Bankroll New A.I. Training for Teachers

The American Federation of Teachers, the second-largest U.S. teachers’ union, announced plans today to open an AI training hub in NYC, thanks to $23 million in funding from Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/t...

IBM just took a 'significant' step toward useful quantum computing IBM said it is building the world’s first large-scale quantum computer capable of operating without errors.

I’m skeptical about the timeframe, but this is going to be the next big thing finance.yahoo.com/news/ibm-jus...

NYC now outpaces San Francisco as the most active hub for innovation in the U.S.

New Yorkers Are Bullish on Tech — Tech:NYC Blog A new citywide survey confirms what many in the industry have long understood: New Yorkers are bullish on technology driving the future of our city and deeply understand the need to build new infrastr...

New Yorkers are bullish on the future of tech in their city www.blog.technyc.org/news/new-yor...

Growing Pains - Enterprise Networking in the Cloud - Chris Pflum Enterprise networking challenges are common, lets explore some of the cloud challenges enterprises face using AWS.

If you work in an enterprise cloud environment, you’ve probably faced one of these challenges thechrispflum.com/growing-pain...

Tampa ranked 3rd best city to start a career in by Wallethub wallethub.com/edu/best-wor...

the Toyota Production System (TPS) The Toyota Production System (TPS) revolutionized automotive production inspiring global movements like Lean and Agile

What IT operations can learn from the Toyota Production System thechrispflum.com/what-it-oper...

Professors Staffed a Fake Company Entirely With AI Agents, and You'll Never Guess What Happened If you've been worried about the AI singularity taking over every job and leaving you out on street, you can now breathe a sigh of relief, because AI isn't coming for your career anytime soon. Not bec...

A company fully staffed by AI agents? The results may surprise www.yahoo.com/tech/ai/arti...

I think you tagged the wrong Chris. But happy to chime in on my thoughts on the dumpster fires the NY football teams are, lol.

Observability Tools for Amazon EKS The accelerated use of containers in our environment, mostly relies on a standardized set of Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) clusters in AWS.

Observability is a key part of running any application in the cloud. So how do you meet this need when you’re running kubernetes? thechrispflum.com/observabilit...

Infosec 716 May Virtual Meetup, Wed, May 21, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup Our speaker for this month will be announced just as soon as someone signs up.

Stumbled upon a meetup hosted by infosec716 tonight, and I wasn’t disappointed. Great exchange of information on a wide variety of cybersecurity topics. You might want to check them out too Join me at Infosec 716 May Virtual Meetup www.meetup.com/infosec-716/...

Observability Tools for Amazon EKS The accelerated use of containers in our environment, mostly relies on a standardized set of Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) clusters in AWS.

How to do observability in EKS #aws #kubernetes thechrispflum.com/observabilit...

Enjoying a quiet coffee on the patio before I start my day

Is ai coming for your Job? Artificial intelligence (AI) has long been portrayed as both a revolutionary force, and a potential threat to the job market.

It’s not is AI coming for your job, it’s how can you use AI to do your job better thechrispflum.com/is-ai-coming...

Yikes

AWS Redshift vs RDS- which is the right one for your use case TikTok video by Chris Pflum

#AWS Redshift vs RDS- which is right for your use case? www.tiktok.com/t/ZP82Uy1M4/

In S3 simplicity is table stakes From simple object storage to sophisticated table management, builders have always shaped S3's evolution. Andy Warfield discusses why making complex systems simple remains our north star at AWS.

On #PiDay (Amazon S3's 19th birthday), Andy Warfield takes us through S3's evolution from simple object store to sophisticated data platform. A fascinating look at how customer feedback shapes our services and how we maintain simplicity at massive scale. www.allthingsdistributed.com/2025/03/in-s...

The Impact of Compute and Storage Advances on Generative AI - Chris Pflum Over the past two decades, the fields of big data, machine learning (ML), and generative AI have evolved at a breathtaking pace

I recently watched Ex Machina, and it got me thinking- thechrispflum.com/the-impact-o...

If the earth was flat cats would've pushed everything off of it by now.

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What does the GPT in ChatGPT mean? #ai #llm TikTok video by Chris Pflum

What does the GPT in ChatGPT stand for? www.tiktok.com/t/ZP82eWUyH/

The New York City Subway Is Using Google Pixels to Listen for Track Defects New York City's transit authority is one of a few US systems experimenting with using sensors and AI to improve track inspections.

How cool is this! #cloud www.wired.com/story/the-ne...

One of my favorite habits is a quiet coffee on the patio to start the day.

Not all Generative AI is the Same - Chris Pflum The Generative AI Scoping Matrix serves as a framework for understanding the different levels of ownership and complexities

With the rapid growth of Gen AI, it’s important to understand the diffences across the categories #aws #genai #ai thechrispflum.com/not-all-gene...

Not all Generative AI is the Same - Chris Pflum The Generative AI Scoping Matrix serves as a framework for understanding the different levels of ownership and complexities

With the rapid growth of Gen AI, it’s important to understand the diffences across the categories #aws #genai #ai thechrispflum.com/not-all-gene...

AWS Kinesis and MSK for data streaming- there’s a lot in common aws TikTok video by Chris Pflum

AWS Kinesis vs MSK for data streaming- there’s a lot in common #aws www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8YtGdmE/

What is Infrastructure as Code, or IaC? #terraform #cloudformation #iac TikTok video by Chris Pflum

What is IaC? www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8YbXmEv/

Managing AWS Account Access : Challenges and Best Practices As enterprises increasingly migrate their infrastructure to the cloud, managing AWS account access to cloud resources is a critical concern

One of my biggest challenges I’m working on this year #aws- thechrispflum.com/managing-aws...

Scientists on path to solve major EV issue with revolutionary new material: 'This is the first time in the world' Cold weather means more energy consumption and faster-draining batteries.

Potentially game-changing technology for EV’s in cold weather www.yahoo.com/tech/scienti...

Morning coffee on the patio, followed by #aws Identity Center IDP updates. That’s how I roll.

What is AWS Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow (MWAA). #aws #airflow #mwaa TikTok video by Chris Pflum

Looking for a tool to help manage a data pipeline in #aws? www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Yj9jaL/