Open Source at IBM: Community, Data and AI | Ali LeClerc

How does a company as big as IBM invest in open source, and how does that pay off for customers? Ali LeClerc, who leads open source strategy at IBM, talks with host Erin Moody about Presto, Velox and the data projects her team contributes to.

Ali covers IBM's approach to open source, the move from the startup Ahana to IBM, how her leadership style changed, and why open source matters for AI and avoiding vendor lock-in. Henry Clavo joins as a special guest.

Chapters

0:00 Welcome and introduction

1:39 Ali's path: a decade in open source, from Ahana to IBM

3:35 Presto, Velox and the projects she works on

5:00 What her team does upstream in open source

5:37 How IBM's approach to open source differs

10:30 How IBM makes money while investing in open source

11:58 From a startup to IBM: what changed

15:02 How her leadership style evolved

16:35 Open source, AI and avoiding vendor lock-in

18:28 Where companies should invest in open source now

21:56 Where to find Ali

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Ali LeClerc on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alidodson/

Hosted by Erin Moody for Orlando Insight Group. Henry Clavo, Founder & CEO: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henryorlandoclavo/

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