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PODCAST

The Reconfigured Podcast

The Reconfigured Podcast is a show that explores the intersection of technology, culture, and society which is hosted by Mohamad Kalaaji (technolaaji). We bring professionals to talk about their extended experience or discuss about a topic that might be interesting. All of our episodes are available for free to the general public at no additional cost

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#10 - Luciano Mammino: Senior Architect, CTO, Writer,...

The Reconfigured Podcast ·

2022/07/05

Today’s episode is with Luciano Mammino, Senior Architect at fourTheorem and co-author of the well known book “Nodejs Design Patterns” that is published by Packt. In this episode we have discussed the following: What fourTheorem offers (and why they chose AWS as cloud provider of choice) Transitioning from just writing code to adopting the cloud Challenges being a CTO The challenges of co-writing a book Microsoft’s Most Valuable Professional (MVP) program And much more Video version of the

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03:26:24

#9 - Jackson Gabbard: CTO, Facebook, Refactorer, and...

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2022/06/24

Today’s episode is with Jackson Gabbard, CTO at Cord and ex-Facebook employee who started the engineering team for Facebook in the UK. In this episode we have discussed the follow: What Cord offers Requirements for someone to be qualified as a CTO Challenges coordinating a team of developers Refactoring code and real life examples of refactoring in production Hiring process of developers from high profile companies Facebook’s timeline implementation Facebook’s data capturing

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00:48:32

#8 - Rawad Assaf: Founder, CTO, Mentor, and Clojure |...

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2022/06/13

Today’s episode is with Rawad Assaf, Founding Partner at RAMS services and CTO of UK Tech Hub Lebanon. In this episode we have discussed the following topics: What RAMS offers When it is time to start your own business Picking the right partners for your startup Why RAMS chose Clojure as programming language of choice Common issues startups faced when starting out when he was a CTO at UK Tech Hub Finding suitable candidates to hire for your company/startup Requirements for becoming a

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01:32:53

#7 - William Collins: Cloud Architect, Multi Cloud,...

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2022/06/07

Today’s episode is with William Collins, Principal Cloud Architect at Alkira. In this episode we have discussed the following: His role at Alkira Multi Cloud connections and how Alkira provides a reliable solution Multi Cloud in companies that adopt a one cloud provider When to use a monolith and when to use micro services Hybrid Cloud and how it operates (through his experience in Humana) Automating cloud resources with Terraform Certifications And much more Video version:

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01:09:20

#6 - Sean Falconer: Developer Relation, CTO, Founder,...

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2022/05/14

Today’s episode is with Sean Falconer, head of developer relations at Skyflow. In this episode we have discussed the following: His role as Head of Developer at Skyflow What Skyflow offers and how it can impact businesses on a large scale His adventures at Google The benefits Google provides to its employees His position being a CTO and founder to a startup His experience being a Postdoc at Stanford And much more Video version of the episode: https://youtu.be/58TnzeeHgW8

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01:10:51

#5 - Startups in Lebanon with Maysaa Ajjan

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2022/05/04

Today’s episode is with Maysaa Ajjan, a journalist at Arab News. We have discussed the following topics: Her contributions to Al Annahar on the “Startup City” segment How Arabnet had the ability to track some startups in details Funding mechanism for startups from BDL (circular 331), bootcamps, competitions, and angel investing Lebanese startups conditions before the 2019 economic crisis (failed, operating, exited, migrated) Lebanese startups conditions after the 2019 economic crisis

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02:03:01

#4 - Advocating on AWS with Faz

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2022/04/19

Today's podcast episode is with Faz, a Senior Developer Advocate at AWS. We have discussed some interesting topics ranging from: - how AWS supports developers to adopt the cloud - his experience being a Senior Solution Architect at AWS - the challenges he faced when iterating and optimizing software at Randstad (a 24.5 billion dollar scale company that has multiple high scaled clients and offices all over the world) - his shift from corporate to independent consulting on his own then back to the

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01:23:22

#3 - Startups on AWS with Nicolas David

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2022/04/12

This is my interview with Nicolas David, Senior Startup Solutions Architect Middle East at Amazon Web Services. We have discussed some interesting topics ranging from: How startups receive guidance and support from AWS His role on the Cloud Innovation Centers (CIC) program: a program provides opportunities for non profits, education institutions, and government agencies to collaborate with other public sectors utilizing AWS His adventures on being a Technical Trainer for AWS His shift from

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00:19:47

#2 - Fear

The Reconfigured Podcast ·

2022/04/07

We fear from a lot of things in our lives and that is something we will constantly face in our lives, in this episode Mohamad tries to deconstruct fear and recommend using a method called "Fear Setting" which is created by Tim Ferris that utilizes the Stoic's premeditatio malorum—the premeditation of the evils and troubles that might lie ahead

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01:06:23

#1 - Web3: The Good, The Scams, and The Hype

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2022/03/21

This episode we will dive deep into web3 in various aspects. We are going to talk about the advantages, the disadvantages, as well as the scams and hype around certain aspects of web3 even though the technology behind of it is pretty interesting. We will also talk about why do people buy some of those scams and how it is related to the metaverse in a certain way. I have decided to talk about web3 because it is the most hyped topic on the internet and I have received multiple messages and offers to

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00:03:29

Introduction to the podcast

The Reconfigured Podcast ·

2022/03/03

Hello there! I'm Mohamad Kalaaji and I am an AWS Community Builder and Software Engineer. I've decided to launch my podcast "The Reconfigured Podcast" as a way to spread zero cost information to the general public through sharing my experience as a software engineer ever since I entered the field at the age of 17 years old. The podcast will also host guests where they will share their knowledge and wisdom as well! I would be grateful if you subscribed to the podcast to stay up-to-date for upcoming

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