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Ólafur Guðmundsson's path: From Iceland's shores to Internet's core

Presented by: Ólafur Guðmundsson, João Tomé
Originally aired on December 24 @ 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM EST

Ólafur Guðmundsson, born in Iceland, boasts a decades-long career in technology, including nearly 10 years at Cloudflare as a DNS wizard and VP of Engineering. Host João Tomé explores Ólafur's remarkable path just before his retirement, from his tech interests in Reykjavík and academic pursuits, to life in the US, coaching kids' soccer, and leading Cloudflare's DNSSEC and DNS product implementations.

The second part of this conversation, available in a separate episode , focuses on DNS standardization and Ólafur's role in advocating for new techniques and systems. He also discusses his efforts to address the challenges in DNS operations and DNSSEC practices, including his position as a Trusted Community Representative, a key officer for the DNS root key, and a member of the ICANN RSTEP panel.

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