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Cloud and Clear

272 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 45 ratings

The Cloud and Clear podcast explores the journey of SADA at the tip of the spear in helping organizations transform the way their people work, and the way their industry goes to market in the context of Google Cloud. It features experts from SADA, partners, and our customers discussing and debating what digital transformation means in the real world.

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Ep 92 / INDUSTRY CREDIBILITY IS SADA'S KEY TO SUCCESS FOR GOOGLE CLOUD TRANSFORMATIONS

March 30, 2021 04:25 - 52 minutes - 60.3 MB

Cloud N Clear sees out Women’s History Month with one last special installment featuring women leaders around SADA. In this episode, hosted by Tony Safoian, CEO at SADA, we welcome Catherine Adou Abdallah, National Partner Leader, Telecom Media & Entertainment, Gaming (TMEG) at Google Cloud. Also joining them is Andy Wright, Client Partner Executive at SADA. In this 3-way conversation, we learn about Catherine’s history at Google and Andy’s SADA journey. The discussion also covers Google’s a...

Ep 91 / INTRODUCING SADA’S NEW CHIEF OF STAFF, MICHELLE AMBROSE

March 23, 2021 05:06 - 35 minutes - 48.7 MB

Continuing the celebration of Women’s History Month, we introduce SADA’s first ever Chief of Staff, Michelle Ambrose, on this week’s Cloud N Clear. Michelle has held numerous Chief of Staff positions throughout her career and previously spent ten years working at Google. She joins to explain her move to SADA and how it strengthens the alignment with Google. The addition of Michelle is not only a logistical asset but a cultural asset as well, helping people feel the importance of their work w...

Ep 90 / SADA WOMEN LEADERS FOCUS ON TALENT DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING WITH CULTURE AND SERVICE IN MIND

March 16, 2021 03:04 - 16 minutes - 37.5 MB

We continue to celebrate Women’s History Month with another special edition of Cloud N Clear, hosted by Orkideh Shahidi, VP of People Operations. Joining Orkideh are other SADA women leaders: Annette Davidson, Head of Talent and Development, and Meredith Mitnick, Training and Development Consultant. In this episode, we hear how they have helped SADA take great strides in the areas of training and development, diversity equity and inclusion (DEI); AND how they intend to “kick it up a notch". ...

Ep 89 / INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: CELEBRATING LEADING WOMEN IN TECH AT SADA / SADA Women Leaders

March 08, 2021 23:44 - 39 minutes - 63.2 MB

Narine Galstian, CMO at SADA, hosts this special edition of Cloud N Clear to celebrate Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. Women technical leaders at SADA join the podcast to share their experience of working in male-dominated high tech, and how they have navigated it. They share their varying journeys and stop on important moments that helped them become inspiring women tech leaders in the SADA family; like the importance of early mentorship and networking, and how culture ...

Ep 88 / THE VALUE OF VISUAL THINKING / Priyanka Vergadia

March 01, 2021 22:05 - 33 minutes - 60.8 MB

Priyanka Vergadia, Senior Developer Advocate at Google Cloud, has a profound passion for helping people learn cloud computing through visualization and art. In this episode she reveals the value of visual thinking and how she found the perfect balance of art, design and technology at Google. Hear how she uses visualizations to help make tough business decisions, drive real value and create true understandings of cloud concepts. Host: Miles Ward Guest: Priyanka Vergadia Connect on Twitter...

Ep 87 / REFRAMING GRATITUDE, CULTURE AND LEADERSHIP IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD / Chris Schembra

February 22, 2021 23:48 - 43 minutes - 60.5 MB

Chris Schembra is the bestselling author of "Gratitude and Pasta: The Secret Sauce for Human Connection", chronicling his adventures as one of the most sought-after dinner hosts in the World. He’s also the Founder and Chief Question Asker of 7:47, an advisory firm which helps companies give the gift of community and belonging to their VIP clients and partners. Chris joins to discuss how the pandemic has driven him to hyper-focus on the human connection in order to help transform leadership f...

Ep 86 / THE METHODOLOGY BEHIND SADA’S BEST-IN-CLASS PMO ORGANIZATION / Sharif Naqib, SADA

February 16, 2021 01:28 - 41 minutes - 66.6 MB

Part of SADA’s ‘secret sauce’ is our PM team. This week’s Cloud N Clear SADA’s Head of PMO Sharif Naqib walks us through what makes our PMO organization not only unique, but best in class. Tune in to hear his methodology for building the PMO organization at SADA and getting customers to the market as fast as possible.   Host: Dana Berg Guest: Sharif Naqib   Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitter.com/DanaJasonBerg   Con...

Ep 85 / DRIVING EFFICIENCY AND MAXIMIZING RETURNS WITH GOOGLE CLOUD’S AI & ML / Lak Lakshmanan, Google Cloud

February 09, 2021 00:17 - 34 minutes - 62.5 MB

Lak Lakshmanan, Director for Data Analytics and AI Solutions at Google Cloud, joins this episode to talk about his experiences leading a team that specializes in building revolutionary software solutions for businesses using Google Cloud's data analytics and machine learning product. Tune in to hear how data science is getting increasingly easier and faster in the cloud and how companies can drive real business value from these advancements.   Host: Miles Ward Guest: Lak Lakshmanan  ...

Ep 84 / REINVENTING CUSTOMER SUCCESS IN AN EVOLVING TECH LANDSCAPE / John Campbell, SADA

February 02, 2021 04:29 - 39 minutes - 63.1 MB

John Campbell joined SADA last year in a newly created role as the VP of Customer Success & Innovation to drive greater alignment in key SADA services that drive high customer satisfaction, retention and growth. What comes after the sale defines you as an organization, and in this episode, John does a deep dive on how he is reinventing SADA’s Customer Success team in order to keep pace with the constantly evolving needs of companies from SMB to enterprise. Tune in to hear more about his hist...

Ep 83 / HOW GOOGLE CLOUD PROVIDES REVOLUTIONARY RELIEF IN HEALTHCARE AMIDST A PANDEMIC / Chris Sakalosky & Michael Ames

January 26, 2021 04:07 - 43 minutes - 59.2 MB

There have been drastic changes in the healthcare industry over the past year as the world deals with immense challenges caused by the global pandemic. Healthcare industry experts Chris Sakalosky, Managing Director of Healthcare & Life Sciences at Google Cloud, and Michael Ames, Senior Director of Healthcare and Life Sciences at SADA join this episode for a deep dive into Google Cloud’s pandemic response, how it’s helping to transform healthcare across the industry, and what those changes me...

Ep 82 / ACCELERATING GROWTH THROUGH SADA'S SAAS ALLIANCE PROGRAM / Nikki Harley, SADA

January 19, 2021 01:53 - 26 minutes - 49.1 MB

Nikki Harley, Director of Strategic Alliances at SADA, joins this episode just one week after the launch of the SaaS Alliance Partner Program to discuss how the program helps to better cater to ISVs and SaaS companies to help them scale and drive GCP consumption. Nikki reveals how she went about creating the program and her journey talking to partners and customers in order to better understand how SADA can fill in the gaps.   Host: Narine Galstian Guest: Nikki Harley   Connect on ...

Ep 81 / BEING A CHANGE LEADER AND ENABLING GROWTH AS A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE / Lilah Jones, Google Cloud

January 12, 2021 01:46 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MB

Lilah Jones is a technology leader, focused on helping organizations advance their digital agendas by making smart data decisions through transformative technological implementations. Now the Head of Corporate Sales for North Central US at Google Cloud, Lilah joins this episode to discuss enabling growth through change and thought leadership, and how both give a competitive advantage. Lilah also dives into the behaviors, habits and advancements that are at the core of what she stands for, as...

Ep 80 / EMPOWERING SREs TO “FIGHT FOR THE USER” / Steve McGhee, Google Cloud

January 05, 2021 01:46 - 50 minutes - 57.6 MB

Steve McGhee, Cloud Solutions Architect at Google Cloud, is one of the original greats in the SRE (Site Reliability Engineer) space and has been managing SRE teams at Google Cloud for over a decade. In this episode, Steve will explain how he helps businesses understand and apply SRE practices as well as empower their SRE teams. He also dives into how he rethinks “reliability as a problem set” and not the solution in order to define a truly reliable site (and why GCP is the best platform to d...

Ep 79 / A LOOK BACK ON 2020 / SADA Executive Management Team

December 29, 2020 04:44 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

Wrapping up a challenging and unexpected year, SADA’s Executive Management Team joins this special year-end episode to look back on 2020 and dive into some of the biggest challenges from going fully remote. They’ll discuss leadership during a pandemic and talk through some of the highlights from the year. The team also shares company goals for the upcoming year as well as what they’re looking forward to in 2021. Host: Tony Safoian Guests: Dana Berg, Miles Ward, Narine Galstian, Orkideh Sha...

Ep 78 / PRINCIPLES THAT GUIDE GREAT PARTNERSHIPS / Vince Menzione, Ultimate Partnerships LLC

December 21, 2020 23:30 - 47 minutes - 64.7 MB

In the midst of all the transformation that the world is currently going through, partnerships are more critical to success now than ever before. Vince Menzione, Founder of Ultimate Partnerships LLC, has made it his life’s work to build successful partnerships to transform businesses in the tech industry. In this episode, Vince discusses the importance of having the right mindset towards partnerships during these times of transformations and sheds light on some guiding principles on partneri...

Ep 77 / DEVELOPING THE WORLD’S LARGEST NETWORK WITH GOOGLE CLOUD / Lakshmi Sharma, Google Cloud

December 14, 2020 21:30 - 44 minutes - 60.5 MB

With decades of expertise in driving digital transformation and Cloud Adoption, Lakshmi Sharma is now Director of Product Management, Network Experience, Performance, Reliability & Solutions at Google Cloud. She joins this episode to talk about developing the world’s largest network with Google Cloud. Lakshmi shares what’s changing in Google Cloud in terms of hybrid networking, including a new rollout that helps mission critical applications. They also discuss leading by example and the impo...

Ep 76 / UNLOCKING NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR TELCO, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT WITH GOOGLE CLOUD / Teena Piccione, Google Cloud

December 07, 2020 23:07 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MB

Teena Piccione has spent over 18 years helping enterprises innovate by strategically determining better ways of working through Agile or DevOps environments and finding new monetization opportunities with data. Now the Managing Director for Telco, Media & Entertainment at Google Cloud, Teena joins this episode to discuss how Google Cloud is unlocking new possibilities in the TMEG (Telco, Media & Entertainment, Gaming) industry by helping customers better utilize data in order to remain compe...

Episode 75: Mario Ciabarra, CEO & Founder, Quantum Metric

November 30, 2020 22:00 - 48 minutes - 66.7 MB

In 2015, Mario Ciabarra founded Quantum Metric, a platform for Continuous Product Design, which is a fundamentally new approach that helps organizations deliver digital products with greater impact, speed and confidence. In this episode, Mario explains how Quantum Metric solves for customer experience problems and why Google Cloud is unique in their success. He also dives into empowering teams from a leadership perspective and attributes that are critical for team culture. Host: Tony Safoi...

Ep 75 / DIGITAL OPTIMIZATION SUCCESS BUILT ON CULTURE OF 'FANTASTICALLY DELIGHTFUL' CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE / Mario Ciabarra, Quantum Metric

November 30, 2020 22:00 - 48 minutes - 66.7 MB

In 2015, Mario Ciabarra founded Quantum Metric, a platform for Continuous Product Design, which is a fundamentally new approach that helps organizations deliver digital products with greater impact, speed and confidence. In this episode, Mario explains how Quantum Metric solves for customer experience problems and why Google Cloud is unique in their success. He also dives into empowering teams from a leadership perspective and attributes that are critical for team culture. Host: Tony Safoi...

Episode 74: Stacy Trackey Meagher, Managing Director, North Central Region, Google Cloud

November 23, 2020 22:30 - 49 minutes - 56.9 MB

With 25 years experience of modernizing traditional enterprises, Stacy Trackey Meagher, Managing Director for North Central Region at Google Cloud, discusses how new technologies such as AI & ML are transforming companies like never before. She also dives into her strategy for building out new markets and territories, and why cultivating partner relationships plays such a huge role in their development. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Stacy Trackey Meagher Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.c...

Ep 74 / ENABLING SPEED & AGILITY IN TRADITIONAL ENTERPRISES & NEW REGIONS WITH GOOGLE'S INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS / Stacy Trackey Meagher, Google Cloud

November 23, 2020 22:30 - 49 minutes - 56.9 MB

With 25 years experience of modernizing traditional enterprises, Stacy Trackey Meagher, Managing Director for North Central Region at Google Cloud, discusses how new technologies such as AI & ML are transforming companies like never before. She also dives into her strategy for building out new markets and territories, and why cultivating partner relationships plays such a huge role in their development. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Stacy Trackey Meagher Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.c...

Ep 73 / THE BENEFITS OF REAL TIME DATA ACQUISITION AND APPLICATION WITH GOOGLE CLOUD / Manish Sood, Reltio

November 17, 2020 01:58 - 44 minutes - 61.4 MB

Manish Sood, Chief Technology Officer, Founder and Chairman at Reltio joins to explain why bringing data management to the cloud was critical to the enterprise clients’ performance and customer experience. He also touches on how they built an API-first platform to leverage the power of cloud. Sood discusses Reltio’s unique customer problem-solving methodologies, the effects of the democratization of data, and gaining speed and agility from a microservices architecture.   Host: Tony Safoi...

Episode 73: Manish Sood, Chief Technology Officer, Founder and Chairman, Reltio

November 17, 2020 01:58 - 44 minutes - 61.4 MB

Manish Sood, Chief Technology Officer, Founder and Chairman at Reltio joins to explain why bringing data management to the cloud was critical to the enterprise clients’ performance and customer experience. He also touches on how they built an API-first platform to leverage the power of cloud. Sood discusses Reltio’s unique customer problem-solving methodologies, the effects of the democratization of data, and gaining speed and agility from a microservices architecture.   Host: Tony Safoi...

Ep 72 / XMATTERS REDUCES FRICTION AND BOOSTS SUCCESS WITH GOOGLE CLOUD / Troy McAlpin, xMatters

November 09, 2020 22:58 - 37 minutes - 59.7 MB

CEO of xMatters, Troy McAlpin, joins this episode to discuss xMatters’ transition onto GCP, what uniquely differentiates them from other competitors, and how GCP enables them in such a way that no other Cloud Provider can. McAlpin also touches on his customer experience philosophy and how earning and exceeding customer satisfaction, day in and day out, should be the top priority for any SaaS company. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Troy McAlpin Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnc...

Episode 72: Troy McAlpin, CEO, xMatters

November 09, 2020 22:58 - 37 minutes - 59.7 MB

CEO of xMatters, Troy McAlpin, joins this episode to discuss xMatters’ transition onto GCP, what uniquely differentiates them from other competitors, and how GCP enables them in such a way that no other Cloud Provider can. McAlpin also touches on his customer experience philosophy and how earning and exceeding customer satisfaction, day in and day out, should be the top priority for any SaaS company. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Troy McAlpin Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnc...

Ep 71 / THE EXISTENTIAL NECESSITY OF LONG-TERM ENTERPRISE CUSTOMER SUCCESS / Nick Mehta, Gainsight

November 03, 2020 01:52 - 36 minutes - 66.4 MB

Nick Mehta, CEO at Gainsight, joins this episode to discuss the current and future state of the cloud and the impact these trends have on customers. Mehta also describes how his leadership style and the culture at Gainsight has evolved during these uncertain times.   Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Nick Mehta   Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitter.com/Safoian https://twitter.com/nrmehta Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.l...

Episode 71: Nick Mehta, CEO, Gainsight

November 03, 2020 01:52 - 36 minutes - 66.4 MB

Nick Mehta, CEO at Gainsight, joins this episode to discuss the current and future state of the cloud and the impact these trends have on customers. Mehta also describes how his leadership style and the culture at Gainsight has evolved during these uncertain times.   Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Nick Mehta   Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitter.com/Safoian https://twitter.com/nrmehta Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.l...

Ep 70 / HOW CREATIVITY AND SPEED DEFINE KEY PLAYERS IN TODAY’S MARKET / Val Wright, Val Wright Consulting

October 27, 2020 04:01 - 35 minutes - 64.3 MB

Val Wright, Author & President of Val Wright Consulting, joins this episode to uncover best practices for quick decision-making and explains why being nimble is critical to survive as a business in today’s market. Wright also discusses how to lead your team through uncertain times with realistic optimism and the role empathy plays on recovering globally from the current crisis. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Val Wright Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/S...

Episode 70: Val Wright, Author & President of Val Wright Consulting

October 27, 2020 04:01 - 35 minutes - 64.3 MB

Val Wright, Author & President of Val Wright Consulting, joins this episode to uncover best practices for quick decision-making and explains why being nimble is critical to survive as a business in today’s market. Wright also discusses how to lead your team through uncertain times with realistic optimism and the role empathy plays on recovering globally from the current crisis. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Val Wright Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/S...

Episode 69: Margaret Molloy, CMO & Matthias Mencke, Group Creative Director, Siegel+Gale

October 20, 2020 06:09 - 41 minutes - 66.7 MB

Just one week after the launch of SADA’s rebrand, Margaret Molloy, CMO and Matthias Mencke, Group Creative Director, from Siegel+Gale join us to discuss the process of creating a new brand for a “forever” company. They reveal their views on branding in this new world and best practices for activating a new brand. From their first impression of SADA to the rebrand launch, Molloy and Mencke walk through the creative process and explain how they created visuals to reflect the spirit of SADA. ...

Ep 69 / REDEFINING AND REINVENTING BRAND IDENTITY WITH ‘FOREVER’ COMPANY VISION / Margaret Molloy & Matthias Mencke, Siegel+Gale

October 20, 2020 06:09 - 41 minutes - 66.7 MB

Just one week after the launch of SADA’s rebrand, Margaret Molloy, CMO and Matthias Mencke, Group Creative Director, from Siegel+Gale join us to discuss the process of creating a new brand for a “forever” company. They reveal their views on branding in this new world and best practices for activating a new brand. From their first impression of SADA to the rebrand launch, Molloy and Mencke walk through the creative process and explain how they created visuals to reflect the spirit of SADA. ...

Episode 68: Partha Panda, CEO, Cysiv

October 06, 2020 01:25 - 38 minutes - 52.2 MB

If you look around at all of the transformations happening, whether it’s digital or cloud, cybersecurity has played an important role in enabling those transformations. Partha Panda, CEO at Cysiv, a Digital Native SaaS company that makes a SOC-as-a Service platform for MSPs and end users, joins this week’s episode to discuss the next generation of the security incident and events management platform that helps customers stay ahead of the cybersecurity threats.    Host: Tony Safoian Gue...

Ep 68 / CYBERSECURITY’S ROLE IN ENABLING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION / Partha Panda, Cysiv

October 06, 2020 01:25 - 38 minutes - 52.2 MB

If you look around at all of the transformations happening, whether it’s digital or cloud, cybersecurity has played an important role in enabling those transformations. Partha Panda, CEO at Cysiv, a Digital Native SaaS company that makes a SOC-as-a Service platform for MSPs and end users, joins this week’s episode to discuss the next generation of the security incident and events management platform that helps customers stay ahead of the cybersecurity threats.    Host: Tony Safoian Gue...

Ep 67 / BREAKING THE MOLD IN THE TECH INDUSTRY / Courtney Graham, SADA

September 29, 2020 00:44 - 41 minutes - 66.2 MB

Courtney Graham, SADA’s Director of Sales, Central and Southeast joins Cloud N’ Clear to discuss her history in the tech industry, and how she broke every boundary and expectation set around how one is “supposed to” move up the promotional ladder, and consequently advancing faster than anyone else. Graham tackles topics such as leading the DEI initiative for Google Cloud’s central region and inspiring the next generation of young women in STEM.   Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Courtney Grah...

Episode 67: Courtney Graham, Director of Sales, Central and Southwest, SADA

September 29, 2020 00:44 - 41 minutes - 66.2 MB

Courtney Graham, SADA’s Director of Sales, Central and Southeast joins Cloud N’ Clear to discuss her history in the tech industry, and how she broke every boundary and expectation set around how one is “supposed to” move up the promotional ladder, and consequently advancing faster than anyone else. Graham tackles topics such as leading the DEI initiative for Google Cloud’s central region and inspiring the next generation of young women in STEM.   Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Courtney Grah...

Ep 66 / THE INFINITE POSSIBILITIES FOR DATA WITH LOOKER AND GOOGLE CLOUD / Daniel Mintz, Looker, part of Google Cloud

September 22, 2020 00:58 - 43 minutes - 59.2 MB

Chief Data Evangelist at Looker, a part of Google Cloud, Daniel Mintz joins this episode to discuss the importance of data and what can be done with it via Looker and Google Cloud. Mintz also dives into how Looker’s capabilities impact customers, trends he’s seeing in multi-cloud, and culture change within people in order to embrace new technology. Host: Miles Ward Guest: Daniel Mintz Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitter.com/m...

Episode 66: Daniel Mintz, Chief Data Evangelist, Looker, part of Google Cloud

September 22, 2020 00:58 - 43 minutes - 59.2 MB

Chief Data Evangelist at Looker, a part of Google Cloud, Daniel Mintz joins this episode to discuss the importance of data and what can be done with it via Looker and Google Cloud. Mintz also dives into how Looker’s capabilities impact customers, trends he’s seeing in multi-cloud, and culture change within people in order to embrace new technology.   Host: Miles Ward Guest: Daniel Mintz   Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitt...

Ep 65 / HOW A 214-YEAR-OLD CONSUMERS GOODS COMPANY IS TRANSFORMING TODAY / Patty Vollmar, Colgate-Palmolive Company

September 15, 2020 01:46 - 35 minutes - 49 MB

Colgate-Palmolive’s WorldWide Director of Global Collaboration and Workplace services, Patty Vollmar, joins to discuss how a 214-year-old company is transforming amidst a global pandemic and how leveraging cloud tools has boosted collaboration and communication.   Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Patty Vollmar   Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitter.com/Safoian Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sada/ ht...

Episode 65: Patty Vollmar, WorldWide Director, Global IT Workplace & Collaboration Services, Colgate-Palmolive Company

September 15, 2020 01:46 - 35 minutes - 49 MB

Colgate-Palmolive’s WorldWide Director of Global Collaboration and Workplace services, Patty Vollmar, joins to discuss how a 214-year-old company is transforming amidst a global pandemic and how leveraging cloud tools has boosted collaboration and communication.   Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Patty Vollmar   Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitter.com/Safoian Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sada/ ht...

Episode 65: Patty Vollmar, WorldWide Director, Global IT Workplace & Collaboration Services, Colgate-Palmolive Company

September 15, 2020 01:46 - 35 minutes - 49 MB

Colgate-Palmolive’s WorldWide Director of Global Collaboration and Workplace services, Patty Vollmar, joins to discuss how a 214-year-old company is transforming amidst a global pandemic and how leveraging cloud tools has boosted collaboration and communication.   Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Patty Vollmar   Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitter.com/Safoian Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sada/ ht...

Episode 64: Wendy M. Pfeiffer, CIO, Nutanix

September 08, 2020 02:41 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MB

CIO of Nutanix and SADA Board Member, Wendy M Pfeiffer, joins this week’s episode to discuss how she’s creating more diversity in her organization, especially during these radical times. Pfeiffer also shares her leadership style and challenges she’s faced with remote work during the pandemic. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Wendy M. Pfeiffer Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitter.com/Safoian https://twitter.com/WendyMPfeiffer Connect ...

Ep 64 / CULTIVATING DIVERSITY IN NUTANIX DURING RADICAL TIMES / Wendy M. Pfeiffer, Nutanix

September 08, 2020 02:41 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MB

CIO of Nutanix and SADA Board Member, Wendy M Pfeiffer, joins this week’s episode to discuss how she’s creating more diversity in her organization, especially during these radical times. Pfeiffer also shares her leadership style and challenges she’s faced with remote work during the pandemic. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Wendy M. Pfeiffer Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitter.com/Safoian https://twitter.com/WendyMPfeiffer Connect ...

Ep 63 / HELPING CUSTOMERS TRANSFORM ON THE EDGE OF TECHNOLOGY WITH GOOGLE CLOUD / Janet Kennedy, Google Cloud

August 31, 2020 21:00 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MB

Janet Kennedy, VP, North America Regions, Google Cloud joins this episode to discuss how Google is helping customers transform on the edge of technology, being a female leader and cultivating a culture of diversity in tech, and the new Next OnAir digital format. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Janet Kennedy Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitter.com/Safoian Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sada/ https://www.linkedin....

Episode 63: Janet Kennedy, VP, North America Regions, Google Cloud

August 31, 2020 21:00 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MB

Janet Kennedy, VP, North America Regions, Google Cloud joins this episode to discuss how Google is helping customers transform on the edge of technology, being a female leader and cultivating a culture of diversity in tech, and the new Next OnAir digital format. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Janet Kennedy Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitter.com/Safoian Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sada/ https://www.linkedin....

Ep 62 / HOW PAPA JOHN’S LEVERAGED GOOGLE CLOUD TO BUILD THEIR CUSTOMER COMMUNITY / Justin Falciola, Papa John’s International

August 25, 2020 02:04 - 37 minutes - 59.5 MB

Justin Falciola, Chief Insights & Technology Officer for Papa John’s International joins this week’s episode to discuss how Papa John’s has leveraged Google Cloud and Google Maps over the past two years to build their customer community, how Papa John’s strategy and business model has shifted during the pandemic, and what he’s looking forward to in the future. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Justin Falciola Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA http...

Episode 62: Justin Falciola, Chief Insights & Technology Officer, Papa John’s International

August 25, 2020 02:04 - 37 minutes - 59.5 MB

Justin Falciola, Chief Insights & Technology Officer for Papa John’s International joins this week’s episode to discuss how Papa John’s has leveraged Google Cloud and Google Maps over the past two years to build their customer community, how Papa John’s strategy and business model has shifted during the pandemic, and what he’s looking forward to in the future. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Justin Falciola Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA http...

Episode 61: Heather Sheston, Client Partner Executive - Public Sector, SADA

August 18, 2020 03:20 - 30 minutes - 56.2 MB

Tony talks to SADA Client Partner Executive - Public Sector, Heather Sheston, on how COVID-19 has forced the government to quickly shift from an onsite, fairly low-tech industry to one that provides work from home options with high tech solutions (specifically Google products) while still remaining responsive to constituents.  Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Heather Sheston Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitter.com/Safoian Connect ...

Ep 61 / EMBRACING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE REMOTE WORK WITHIN THE PUBLIC SECTOR / Heather Sheston, SADA

August 18, 2020 03:20 - 30 minutes - 56.2 MB

Tony talks to SADA Client Partner Executive - Public Sector, Heather Sheston, on how COVID-19 has forced the government to quickly shift from an onsite, fairly low-tech industry to one that provides work from home options with high tech solutions (specifically Google products) while still remaining responsive to constituents.  Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Heather Sheston Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitter.com/Safoian Connect ...

Episode 61: Heather Sheston, Client Partner Executive - Public Sector, SADA

August 18, 2020 03:20 - 30 minutes - 56.2 MB

Tony talks to SADA Client Partner Executive - Public Sector, Heather Sheston, on how COVID-19 has forced the government to quickly shift from an onsite, fairly low-tech industry to one that provides work from home options with high tech solutions (specifically Google products) while still remaining responsive to constituents.  Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Heather Sheston Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitter.com/Safoian Connect ...

Episode 60: Tony Safoian, CEO, SADA

August 11, 2020 03:43 - 37 minutes - 86.8 MB

In celebration of SADA’s 20 year anniversary, CEO Tony Safoian reflects on SADA’s history and shares his vision for the future. Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitter.com/Safoian Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sada/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/safoian/ To learn more, visit SADA.com.

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