Friday's Last Word: Compose.io CEO Kurt Mackey
Find out who Compose.io CEO Kurt Mackey is outside of the office in this slideshow.
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To find out who Compose.io CEO Kurt Mackey is outside of the office, please click through the slideshow.
Mackey: Eddie the Eagle
Talkin' Cloud's Spin: The film, released in 2016, is based on the true story of Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, a British skier and ski jumper who in 1988 became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping.
Mackey: Something with rye
Talkin' Cloud's Spin: This Canadian girl loves rye. Pictured is a Sazerac which is a New Orleans specialty and features Absinthe, Rye whiskey and Peychaud's Bitters.
Mackey: Does comedy count? Oddball Comedy Fest.
Talkin' Cloud's Spin: Of course comedy counts. There are no rules here.
Mackey: Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong
Talkin' Cloud's Spin: Sounds like a compelling novel to us. From the book jacket: "Nightmarish villains with superhuman enhancements
An all-seeing social network that tracks our every move
Mysterious Smooth-talking power players who lurk behind the scenes
A young girl from the trailer park
and
Her very smelly cat
Together, they will decide the future of mankind."
Mackey: 1974 MGB GT
Talkin' Cloud's Spin: The car in the picture is from 1965, the first run of MGB GTs. Production continued until 1980, but export to the US ceased in 1974.
Mackey: Stressed Out by 21 Pilots
Talkin' Cloud's Spin: The duo, formed in 2009, hails from Columbus, Ohio. Rolling Stone has a good profile on them here if you want to learn more about the band.
Mackey: Las Vegas (with no gambling)
Talkin' Cloud: Even if you don't gamble, there's no shortage of things to do in Vegas. Why not go on a gondola ride?
Mackey: Silicon Valley
Talkin' Cloud's Spin: HBO's Silicon Valley is basically a prerequisite if you work in the tech industry. The show is spot-on and hilarious.
Mackey: SmartThings Motion Sensor
Talkin' Cloud's Spin: Samsung's SmartThings Motion Sensor sends you push or text notifications when movement is detected in a certain area whether you're at home or away.
Mackey: MLS Soccer
Talkin' Cloud's Spin: MLS recently redesigned their app which lets you keep track of breaking news, your favorite teams and stream games (or is it matches?)
Mackey: MLS Soccer
Talkin' Cloud's Spin: MLS recently redesigned their app which lets you keep track of breaking news, your favorite teams and stream games (or is it matches?)
Friday's Last Word: Kurt Mackey CEO of Compose
Kurt Mackey is the CEO of Compose. Prior to joining Compose (formerly, MongoHQ), Mackey was the technical director for Ars Technica at Conde Nast, and before that, he was the director of research and development at ServerCentral. He received his education from the University of Oklahoma, Norman Campus.
What are your plans for Compose.io in 2016?
Compose currently supports seven databases and hopes to eventually double that number. A big focus this year is Compose Enterprise, a new option that allows customers to make use of Compose within their own cloud clusters. We hope to make Compose Enterprise available not only on Amazon Web Services and IBM Cloud, but on additional platforms and in more data centers.
What is "Friday's Last Word"?
Friday's Last Word welcomes cloud-centric CEOs who are willing to answer some fun questions so we can get to know them a little better. Click on each photo to learn more about the CEO you're viewing — it's that simple.
Want to get involved? Send an email to Talkin' Cloud Editor in Chief Nicole Henderson at nicole.henderson[at]penton.com.
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