#56 - MSS with Mehdi Belmekki

In this episode of GeeksBlabla, we invited Mehdi Belmekki who is the currently Services Sales Rep in GitHub in EMEA region. Guests Mehdi Belmekki Notes 0:02 - Introduction and welcome=ing 0:02 - Who is Mehdi Belmekki ? 0:04 - Academic background, where is the guest born, education until baccalauréat and higher education studies 0:11 - Something you advise for moroccan students in engineering 0:17 - How do you evaluate the certification system along with studies, and what are the pros of INSEAD Certification? 0:20 - First contact with technology in general and computer science in particular 0:24 - Can you tell us more about GitHub student pack? 0:26 - You worked almost 6 years at Alfresco, How was the experience ? 0:35 - You started as Technical Consultant, then promoted to Principal, then Architect and finally Engagement Manager. First can you tell us more about Engagement manager role ? 0:42 - What pushed you to make the move ? 0:49 - In 2018 you Joined Github, How did you get to Github for the first time ? 0:54 - You started as a Solution engineer and then switched to Sales rep. First what is Solution engineering at Github ? 0:56 - How was the switch to Sales Rep, specially in the EMEA region 1:00 - What changed in Github after joining Microsoft ? Are there any cool projects for the future, especially in the CI area. 1:06 - What are the issues you had while switching from Technical to Engagement manager? 1:09 - Are there any future plans of Github with Morocco ? 1:12 - Do you have any special advice for people that want to get into Github? 1:18 - We know Github.com, and not GitHub services. Can you tell us more about it 1:20 - What is your opinion about how computer science is teached in moroccan universities ? Is it good ? Does it lack anything important ? Does it produce competent people ? 1:28 - Does GitHub have any expansion plans in african coutries? 1:29 - Does GitHub have any guidelines on AI and wants to invest in that field? 1:30 - What is the difference between DevSecOps and Pentesting ? 1:33 - When GitHub sponsors will launch in Africa? 1:38 - Wrap up and goodbye. Prepared and Presented by Mohammed Aboullaite Meriem Zaid Hamza Makraz