Eystein Stenberg from Mender.io

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Great discussion with Eystein on updating systems, how Mender has evolved over the last ~10 years, and more:

Eystein has a background in Math and cryptography
Company started as CFEngine
Things people tend to not think about with system update:
- security
- reliability (power loss, does it resume downloads when there are network issues, etc.)
- future products – is the solution general
- scheduling
- updating multiple devices in the system
Mendor milestones
1. OSS release
2. SaS service
3. advanced environments, complex deployments, orchestration, etc
OSS foundation
- open-core model
- product led growth
- is working well
Programming languages
- Switching the Mender client from Go to C++ so the client is more portable.
Platform vs Product
- Product – narrow set of problems, pick what you need, less vendor lock-in
- Platform – wide focus and tends toward locked in
Interesting in the technology space
- Bootloader standardization would help a lot
- ARM System Ready looks interesting.
Advice for young engineers

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