Education
How to use ChatGPT
You may have already heard about this artificial intelligence writing readable text. This will have a profound effect on the need for knowledge...
The Cloud
Over the Air (OTA) Updates for IoT Devices using AWS
Over-the-air (OTA) updates are a critical feature for Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
The Cloud
What does Metal Toad do?
Welcome to Metal Toad! So you’ve been hired at this cool tech company cal
machine learning
Image & Natural Language Processing (NLP) using AWS Machine Learning
Machine learning has revolutionized the way we think about technology and its capabilities.
The Cloud
Cloud Readiness Assessment
If you are being asked to assess whether you company is ready to migrate to the Cloud, you're not alone. As of 2022, 94% of companies use cloud...
The Cloud
What is Amazon S3?
Amazon S3 is short for Amazon Simple Storage Service, and it is the storage in the cloud.
The Cloud
What is Deep Learning?
Deep learning is a category of artificial intelligence (AI) used to find patterns within various types of complex datasets which can include textual,...
machine learning
Top 5 things to know about machine learning content moderation
If you are in charge of moderating user generated content, whether video, image or text based, you may be wondering how you can take advantage of...
Artificial Intelligence
The Cybersecurity threat from Russia
On Thursday, February 24, 2022, Russia invaded the sovereign nation of Ukraine. Immediately after, in a speech, President Biden said the following:
machine learning
The top 5 things to know about facial recognition
When Forbes quoted me in their article 12 Things You Need To Know About Facial Recognition Technology, I made the following contribution...
machine learning
Amazon SageMaker
What is Amazon SageMaker? If you are new to the machine learning development world you not know what you need to know about Amazon SageMaker
Education
Is the AWS Machine Learning Certification worth it?
How does AWS Machine Learning Certification Compare to the Competition? Machine Learning is hot, and AWS machine learning is at the very top of the...
The Cloud
Big Takeaways from AWS re:Invent 2021
While normally I consider myself a consistent writer, since this summer it's been difficult for me to muster to will to research and share the...
machine learning
Brazil’s Best: Metal Toad Wins 2021 Clutch Award for Top IT Outsourcing Company
From Los Angeles to Brazil Headquartered in sunny Los Angeles, California, Metal Toad is an award-winning
The Cloud
Understanding Cloud Media Workloads: Content Creation, Media Supply Chain & Content Distribution
The impact of the Cloud on Media & Entertainment is profound. Gain a holistic executive viewpoint of key insights into the M&E industry, end-to-end...
The Cloud
Digital Rights Management and the Cloud
As the CEO of BuyDRM, Christopher provides key insight and management to staff based around the world, as part of BuyDRM’s mission to deliver the...
The Cloud
Ecommerce trends 2021
I recently bought a t-shirt online. Printed on the shirt is a hilarious mash-up of a cartoon from the 80s (He-Man) and a modern-day meme ("do you...
The Cloud
Media Orchestration + Cloud
With over 23 years in the industry, Art Raymond has been involved in media and advertising for the totality of his career. From the very beginning,...
Media & Entertainment
Back to work
For the first time in 12 months, I am exploring options for an actual office space outside of my home. As many of you know, Metal Toad went...
Media & Entertainment
How to host a virtual conference
This article first appeared in the Metal Toad newsletter.
The Cloud
How to make a website
22 years ago, I worked at a company called LACityWeb.com. The company failed in the year 2000, but back in 1999 we were selling websites. The sales...
Media & Entertainment
How to work remotely
Get our top 5 tips to doing remote work right. We've been working remotely since 2019 and learned a number of things the hard way.
Media & Entertainment
What is wallstreetbets Reddit?
It's likely been impossible for you to miss all the talk about GameStop stock. This upside is due to a corner of the internet called Reddit. More...
Media & Entertainment
What is Clubhouse?
By now you've probably heard about Clubhouse, the hot new social app. While I'm sure many of you are already on the inside, perhaps even hosting your...
Media & Entertainment
Work from home forever
In March of 2020, as a joke on my Instagram I posted a photo of my dog saying he hoped nobody ever went back to work. Now almost 11 months later, it...