The Future of Media with Machine Learning with Amit Pande

In this week’s episode Mark and Francesc are joined by Amit Pande, Product Management Leader for Google Cloud to discuss how machine learning can automate the media and entertainment industry.

About Amit Pande

Amit Pande is a Product Management Leader for Google Cloud. In this role, Amit is responsible for working closely with leaders across Media and Entertainment Industry to help them envision and transform their business with Google Cloud, Big Data and Machine Learning. Amit is a veteran product manager with 6 years of experience leading several successful products across Google Search, Ads and Google Play product areas. Prior to joining Google, Amit worked in various product and engineering leadership roles at Microsoft for 8 years including on Xbox Video and Music. Amit holds a masters degree in Computer Science from University of Southern California. He lives in San Francisco with his wife.

Cool things of the week

• Cloud Speech API improves longform audio recognition and adds 30 new language variants blog
• Guide to common Cloud Dataflow use-case patterns part 1 part 2
• How to build a conversational app using Cloud Machine Learning APIs part 1 part 2

Interview

• Cloud Media solutions
• Cloud CDN site docs
• Cloud AI products
• Tensorflow site
• Cloud Machine Learning Engine site docs
• Cloud Natural Language API site docs
• Cloud Speech API site docs
• Cloud Video Intelligence API site docs
• IBC 2017 in Amsterdam - Sept 14th - 18th, 2017
• MACHINE INTELLIGENCE COMES TO CONTENT CREATION - Organized by ETC in LA on Sept 27, 2017

Question of the week

We have a new answer to the question from last week!

Is there a way to access and administer Kubernetes from my phone? Thanks to Dylan Graham for a great answer!

• Cabin github iOS

Where can you find us next?

Francesc will be presenting at Google Cloud Summit in Sydney in September, Velocity London in October, dotGo in Paris and Gophercon Brazil, in November.

Mark is will be presenting at Pax Dev and then attending Pax West right after. He’ll then be speaking at Gameacon and Austin Game Conference and attending Strangeloop once he’s done with all that.