Breakthroughs in compute and data scale have brought AI firmly into the forefront of many (if not most) conversations about enterprise technology. And, as you would expect, these conversations have spilled into the world of IT, typically under the moniker of “AIOps.” This is great! But it is not without its caveats. AI is hard, IT Ops is hard, and merging the two comes with many potential pitfalls. The key to successfully leveraging AIOps is an “eyes wide open” and fully informed approach. Don’t take any vendor’s marketing as fact — AI, ML, and NNs are not a one-size-fits-all magic wand. Do remember that the point is to make operations easier for humans by providing helpful alerts and context — and the way to do that is to use the right algorithms in the right places at the right times. So, be sure to ask your vendors the hard questions about how they are approaching AIOps with this understanding in mind…
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I count my time working with Chris among my most rewarding professional experiences. Chris is someone with a voracious appetite for knowledge and a desire to understand the world around him. While these traits make him an incredible thought partner that excels at introducing new concepts and riffing off the ideas of others…it also makes him a multiplier, someone that helps others sharpen their own thinking by forcing them to be more introspective, to be more curious about what’s possible, and to think critically and objectively about the reality of a situation.
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I’ve never met anyone who worked as hard as he did at learning and absorbing new skills and technologies and then applying them to his work. He’s a very fast learner and an asset to anyone who has the fortune to work with him.
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Chris is extremely knowledgeable and, more importantly, readily shares that knowledge with his peers to promote better overall understanding and improvement.
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Chris has the talent to completely embrace and encompass a technology and from that drive results. It is obvious that Chris enjoys sharing his knowledge base and ideas with others. It was a pleasure working with Chris.
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Chris is technically creative, hard working, and extraordinarily effective at working with both internal and external technical expert communities. A pleasure to have had on the team at CableLabs. I fully expect him to significantly move his organization and the industry.
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Chris Grundemann was among the most energetic and competent members of our Council throughout his time as an elected member. I found(find) Chris a most thoughtful man who brought insight and experience to the role, but was also always a genuine and professional member exerting leadership with tact and good humor. I think highly of Chris both as a technical professional and community leader, but also as a trusted friend.