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The Modern Digital Enterprise (formerly Device Squad)

65 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 9 ratings

Hosted by Anexinet Sr. Mobile Strategists Steven Brykman and Glenn Gruber, this podcast covers all aspects of Digital Transformation, including strategy, mobility, security, development, design, testing and more.

Anexinet is a leading technology consultancy and reseller, focused on technology-enabled business transformation strategies and solutions. Anexinet (www.anexinet.com) customers benefit from our holistic approach—from engaging front-end interactions to dependable back-end solutions, all informed by data-driven insights. Because truly great digital experiences rely on the smooth operation of all interconnected elements: beautiful front-end applications, modern distributed architecture, private/public cloud, Dev/Ops and Agile/SAFE processes, and data-driven insights. Some companies focus on application design. Others handle your infrastructure. And then there’s Anexinet.

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Episodes

Contact Center and Customer Experience with Five9

January 07, 2022 15:37 - 38 minutes - 16.7 MB

Show Notes Modern Digital Enterprise Podcast Episode: Contact Center and Customer Experience with Five9 Chris is joined by Dan Peterson (VP, NE Sales) and Orin Wentworth (Channel director from Five9, to discuss the evolving experience of Contact Center. As technology has improved (and our world has been shaken by COVID), the very definition of a satisfactory Customer Experience has evolved. Labor shortages and a geographically-evolving workforce are discussed, as well as the Contact Cent...

Call Centers and Modern Customer Experience with NICE

December 13, 2021 19:04 - 42 minutes - 16 MB

Show Notes The Modern Digital Enterprise Podcast Episode: Call Centers and Modern Customer Experience with NICE Chris is joined by Robby Paul from Anexinet, and Ray Hicken of NICE, to discuss the Customer Experience around Call Center. Modern Call Center software such as NICE’s CXOne platform are much more than a phone call service. Today’s customers expect a lot more around engagement, including asynchronous communications with chatbots and social media, as well as rapid problem sol...

Dial “1” for an Optimized Contact Center

October 12, 2021 15:00 - 33 minutes - 12.6 MB

Show Notes The Modern Digital Enterprise Podcast Episode: Dial “1” for an Optimized Contact Center In today’s Modern Digital Enterprise, the digital transformation podcast from Anexinet, Glenn is joined by Robby Paul, EVP of Contact Center at Collaboration at Anexinet to talk about the need for enterprises to up their Contact Center game. They discuss common challenges that customers experience with contact centers and how, if done right, the Contact Center can be an element of digital...

NFTs: Speculation or Status Symbol? With Andy Ofiesh

April 02, 2021 20:16 - 1 hour - 98.1 MB

In today's Modern Digital Enterprise, the digital transformation podcast from Anexinet, Steve and Glenn discuss NFTs with Andy Ofiesh, former Software Engineer for Bitcoin Armory. Are they a speculative investment or a status symbol? Proof of ownership or proof of fandom? What are the risks? What are the benefits? Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT)s are cryptographic assets the ownership of which is tracked on a blockchain via unique identification codes and metadata that distinguish them from each...

The SolarWinds Hack & Your CyberSecurity Strategy

February 17, 2021 20:54 - 49 minutes - 46.4 MB

In today's Modern Digital Enterprise, the digital transformation podcast from Anexinet, Steve and Glenn discuss the SolarWinds Hack and what steps your organization should take to ensure the success of its CyberSecurity Strategy with Enterprise Architect, David Mahoney.  This episode also answers the following: What is the SolarWinds Hack and how does it work? How could the hack have gone undetected for so long? Why are passwords no longer a valid security mechanism? How is data exfiltr...

Infrastructure Automation

December 29, 2020 15:23 - 1 hour - 62.9 MB

In today's Modern Digital Enterprise, the digital transformation podcast from Anexinet, Steve discusses Infrastructure Automation  with George Carter, Director of Automation Services, and IT Automation Developer, Thomas Breslin.  This episode also answers the following questions: What differentiates RPA from Infrastructure Automation? For clients who don’t fully understand what automation can do for them, what kinds of things is it possible to automate today? What areas can be automated t...

Why Centers of Excellence Are Still a Thing — A Strategists Forum

November 03, 2020 17:50 - 48 minutes - 45.9 MB

In today's Modern Digital Enterprise, the digital transformation podcast from Anexinet, Steve and Glenn discuss Centers of Excellence (COE) with Sr. Strategist Nitin Bhatia and Digital Solutions VP Stephen Tranchida.  This episode also answers the following questions: What are the 4 types of COEs? How does Anexinet work with each one? How did the concept of a COE originate? Who determines a COE's direction? How have COE's evolved over time? What additional services & technologies does...

Event-Driven Flow and the Path to Production

September 30, 2020 14:43 - 1 hour - 71.9 MB

In today's Modern Digital Enterprise, the digital transformation podcast from Anexinet, Steve and Glenn discuss how the concepts of "flow" and "path to production" represent the future of event-driven systems with VMware CTO, James Urquhart. This episode also answers the following questions: How do backyard chickens represent an event-driven system? Why is the evolution from request-response interfaces to event-driven interfaces so valuable? What does James mean by “path to production”...

Trends in Modern Enterprise Architecture

August 20, 2020 20:27 - 29 minutes - 28 MB

In today’s Modern Digital Enterprise, the digital transformation podcast from Anexinet, GM & Executive VP of Digital, Al Sporer speaks with Digital Transformation SVP, Steve Tranchida and Sr Enterprise Architect, David Lavin on the topic of trends in Modern Enterprise Architecture. The episode defines what makes up a modern enterprise architecture and explains how trends toward agility and real-time data necessitate a new microservices approach that lets organizations adapt easily to achieve...

Social Media Analysis: COVID-19's impact on the Grocery Industry

July 20, 2020 14:23 - 16 minutes - 16.5 MB

In today’s Modern Digital Enterprise, the digital transformation podcast from Anexinet, GM & Executive VP of Digital, Al Sporer speaks with Anne Erickson, Real-Time Intelligence Manager and Senior Analyst, and Ariana Patrick, Manager and Lead Analyst on how we leverage Social Analytics for our clients and the impact the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic has had on the grocery industry, along with the public’s general attitudes and concerns around shopping for groceries—based on the findings from...

Creating a Digital Strategy in a Virtual World

June 30, 2020 20:55 - 23 minutes - 22.9 MB

Our strategy kickstarts are bite-sized engagements with banquet results—to help launch your digital initiatives quickly, easily and without risk. Our proven ideation process takes you from ideation to action-plan in as little as two weeks. Naturally, we’ve had to adapt this highly collaborative face-to-face process in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic. In today’s Modern Digital Enterprise, the digital transformation podcast from Anexinet, GM & Executive VP of Digital, Al Sporer speaks w...

Connected Customer Experiences

June 02, 2020 19:41 - 20 minutes - 22.6 MB

In today’s Modern Digital Enterprise, the digital transformation podcast from Anexinet, GM & Executive VP of Digital, Al Sporer speaks with SVP of Digital Transformation, Steve Tranchida on the topic of connected customer experiences: why they’re so important, and how to ensure your organization is providing a great one. “61% of customers are unable to easily switch from one channel to another when interacting with customer service. 91% say they should be able to pick up where they left of...

Zoom's Big Boom (despite the Zoombombings)

April 29, 2020 18:47 - 38 minutes - 38.6 MB

In today's Modern Digital Enterprise, the digital transformation podcast from Anexinet, the strategists discuss the dominance of Zoom as a video conferencing platform during the Coronavirus pandemic. One company made it big while all others fizzled. What was it about Zoom that enabled such massive success? What lessons can be gleaned by their success regarding the importance of increasing security as you scale, and thinking-through the advantages and pitfalls of scaling at the onset.  We a...

Remote-Workforce Scaling in the face of Coronavirus COVID-19

March 13, 2020 20:07 - 21 minutes - 23.4 MB

In today's Modern Digital Enterprise, the digital transformation podcast from Anexinet, Steve talks with Anexinet VP, Ryan Benner about ramping-up your enterprise remote workforce as a strategy for dealing the Coronavirus. Is your organization flexible enough to accommodate the surge in your remote workforce necessary to keep the business running and employees safe? Is your IT ready to scale a broad work-from-home capability?  The continued spread of COVID-19 presents significant uncertain...

Tech Prescriptions for 2020: an Emerging Technology Council Roundtable

January 29, 2020 21:49 - 1 hour - 79.7 MB

Today's Modern Digital Enterprise, the digital transformation podcast from Anexinet, features our annual Tech Prescriptions for 2020 roundtable from the Emerging Technology Council. Remember, these are “prescriptions” (pragmatic, actionable things you should be doing in the coming year), not “Predictions” (which are almost sure to be wrong!). The group has plenty to talk about this year! Enjoy the following session topics: Using AI And Analytics to Improve Customer Experiences — James ...

Robotic Process Automation with Jeet Shome, VP of Citizens Bank

January 17, 2020 17:35 - 48 minutes - 48.1 MB

In today's Modern Digital Enterprise, the digital transformation podcast from Anexinet, Steve and Glenn talk with Citizens Bank VP, Jeet Shome on the ins and outs of Robotic Process Automation (RPA).  This episode also answers the following questions: What is Robotic Process Automation (RPA)? What is attended versus unattended RPA? What use cases are a good fit for RPA, including front-office and back-office use cases? Which RPA platforms are better at back-office RPA versus desktop R...

Robotic Process Automation with Jeet Shome, Citizens Bank VP

December 26, 2019 17:54 - 48 minutes - 48.1 MB

In today's Modern Digital Enterprise, the digital transformation podcast from Anexinet, Steve and Glenn talk with Citizens Bank VP, Jeet Shome on the ins and outs of Robotic Process Automation (RPA).  This episode also answers the following questions: What is Robotic Process Automation (RPA)? What is attended versus unattended RPA? What use cases are a good fit for RPA, including front-office and back-office use cases? Which RPA platforms are better at back-office RPA versus deskto...

Security Matters with Data Security Risk Advisor Jason Marchant

November 27, 2019 17:03 - 1 hour - 65.2 MB

In today's Modern Digital Enterprise, the digital transformation podcast from Anexinet, Steve and Glenn talk with Takeda Data Security Risk Advisor, Jason Marchant on the most-pressing security issues today's organizations face.   This episode also answers the following questions: What are the largest internal security issues facing today's teams? How do we create a Security Scorecard as a path to remediation? How does Anexinet's Policy Characteristics Matrix compare with Scenario-Ba...

Cyber Security & Privileged Access Management with Thycotic

October 22, 2019 21:23 - 1 hour - 57.4 MB

In today's Device Squad, the digital transformation podcast from Anexinet, Steve, Chris Hayner & George Contino talk with Katie McCroskey & Larry Mogil of PAM Cloud Leader, Thycotic on the state of Cyber Security & Privileged Access Management (PAM).   This episode also answers the following questions: How will Anexinet's partnership with Thycotic supplement Anexinet's offerings? What is Secret Server? What is "Secrets Management"? What's the difference between DevOps Secrets Vault...

WWDC Wrap-up - Emerging Technology Council Roundtable

July 22, 2019 19:19 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MB

In today's Device Squad, the digital transformation podcast from Anexinet, Glenn Gruber and Maribel Lopez host the Emerging Technology Council's latest Roundtable discussion which provides a wrap-up from WWDC19 and a review of the announcements large and small that impact the enterprise. Lastly, name our new Podcast & win a prize!

Facial Recognition with John Hershey, Machine Learning Researcher

June 17, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 72.5 MB

In today's Device Squad, the digital transformation podcast from Anexinet, Steve and Glenn talk with John Hershey, Machine Learning Researcher at Google about the state of Facial Recognition (aka Face Surveillance) Technology, about AI bias, and about San Francisco's recent "ban" on the technology for government use. Is Facial Recognition a valuable public-safety tool or is it an infringement of our civil liberties? Also, name our new Podcast & win a prize! This episode also answers the ...

Enterprise Mobile Help & Support with Monica Avina, Tech Support Lead

March 29, 2019 15:23 - 1 hour - 95.4 MB

In today’s Device Squad, the podcast for the mobile enterprise from Anexinet, Steve and the Propelics Team (James Hoshor, Todd Chusid, and Nitin Bhatia) discuss the challenges and complexities of Enterprise Mobile App Help and Support with Anexinet Tech Support Lead, Monica Avina. Topics include the following: How the advent of mobile technology has changed the enterprise help desk How to assess your readiness to support mobile The key support components every organization needs Best ...

Canopy Health Project Retrospective with Cathy Farmer & Noori Dhillon

February 25, 2019 17:01 - 52 minutes - 72.5 MB

In today’s Device Squad, the podcast for the mobile enterprise from Propelics, Steve and the Propelics Team (David Enarson, Cesar Cavazos, and Andres Reaza) discuss the complexities and successes of the Canopy Health Project with Cathy Farmer (Mobile/Web Delivery Director at BayHealth Development) and Noori Dhillon (Product Strategy Director at BayHealth Development). Project goals including helping the health care startup design and build a new web-based provider/service directory, online m...

Cloud Computing with Krishnan Subramanian, Rishidot Research

January 30, 2019 20:51 - 55 minutes - 76.4 MB

In today's Device Squad, the podcast for the mobile enterprise from Propelics, Steve and Glenn talk with Krishnan Subramanian, Founder and Chief Research Advisor at Rishidot Research about the state of Enterprise Cloud Computing, including AWS,Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, along with Serverless and Kubernetes. This episode also answers the following questions: What are today's big trends in cloud computing? What about Serverless? What is Kubernetes? And why is it so important? AWS and...

IOT in the Insurance Industry with Roman Dumiak, Allstate Dir. of Tech Innovation

December 21, 2018 17:00 - 59 minutes - 82 MB

In today’s Device Squad, the podcast for the mobile enterprise from Propelics, Steve and Glenn talk with Roman Dumiak, Director of Technology Innovation at Allstate Insurance about the use of Internet of Things (IOT) devices, AI and Machine Learning in the insurance industry. This episode also discusses: What life was like being an Allstate Sr IT Architect in 1976 What better engagement buys insurance companies? The gamification of insurance Allstate’s Drivewise app Why employers ...

Shut off the Internet! with Jim Forrest, Creative Innovation Dir @Intrepid—an Accenture Studio

November 28, 2018 19:17 - 49 minutes - 67.7 MB

In today's Device Squad, the podcast for the mobile enterprise from Propelics, Steve talks with Jim Forrest, Creative Innovation Director at Intrepid - an Accenture studio. A super-talented designer/musician, and all-around brilliant human, Jim recently moved his family from Somerville, MA to Copenhagen, Denmark to pursue a career with Accenture—and quickly discovered a better way of life. He also has this crazy-genius idea about shutting off the internet. Find out why he feels this way, a...

AI Update with Dr. David Bray, Exec. Dir. People-Centered Internet Coalition

October 22, 2018 13:05 - 1 hour - 124 MB

Today's Device Squad, the podcast for the mobile enterprise from Propelics, is a real treat. Glenn Gruber of the Emerging Technology Council speaks with Dr. David Bray, Executive Director, People-Centered Internet coalition and former CIO of the FCC. They cover a number of AI topics around privacy and security, including the organizational and human impacts of introducing AI into the enterprise. In 2016, Business Insider named David one of the top "24 Americans Who Are Changing the World."...

Digital Accessibility Principles with Sean Bradley, AudioEye CTO

October 02, 2018 15:33 - 1 hour - 88.7 MB

  Today on Device Squad, the podcast for the mobile enterprise from Propelics, Steve speaks with Sean Bradley Co-Founder & CTO at AudioEye about how AudioEye enhances the user experience to help make digital content more accessible for those with disabilities. This episode answers the following questions, and many more: What is accessibility and what are its principles? When did accessibility first become recognized as a need to be addressed? What were some of the early attempts at ...

When Sharing Isn't Caring - A Strategists Forum

August 31, 2018 18:34 - 54 minutes - 74.8 MB

In this episode of Device Squad, the podcast for the Mobile Enterprise from Propelics, Steve hosts a Strategists Forum with Propelics Mobile Strategists Glenn Gruber, James Hoshor, and David Enarson, along with Anexinet Cloud Solutions Director, Ned Bellavance, to discuss a new incarnation of some old mobile technologies, and to take a look at the reasons why the new sharing model (ride sharing, bike sharing, and scooter sharing) isn't quite as caring as it seems, and what—if anything—can be...

What's Up With Flagging Cell Phone Sales? A Strategists Forum

August 08, 2018 21:31 - 57 minutes - 78.6 MB

In this episode of Device Squad, the podcast for the Mobile Enterprise from Propelics, Steve hosts a Strategists Forum with Propelics Sr. Mobile Strategist Glenn Gruber, and Anexinet Cloud Solutions Director, Ned Bellavance and asks the following questions: What is going on with cellphone sales? Are they flagging? Are they not? And if not, why is there so much discussion around this in the news? Lastly, how long before our phones are replaced by a new and better technology? Articles cited ...

Live @ AI World Conference & Expo

May 23, 2018 17:33 - 1 hour - 76.5 MB

Today's Device Squad, the podcast for the mobile enterprise from Propelics, comes to you live from the AI World Conference & Expo in Boston (https://aiworld.com/) where the word of the day is Data Labeling. Join Steve on his quest to figure out why companies need to create their own discrete labelled data set rather than everyone working towards creating a single, universal labelled data set that encompasses all knowledge. Plus, learn all about the Achilles heel of Machine Learning (i.e. the...

AI in the Enterprise w/Machine Learning Lead Michael Golub & Strategist James Hoshor

April 25, 2018 15:44 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MB

Today on Device Squad, the podcast for the mobile enterprise from Propelics, Steve speaks with fellow Sr. Strategist James Hoshor and Michael Golub, Head of Machine Learning Task Force at Anexinet about the state of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning in the enterprise. This episode covers the following topics: The evolution of AI from personal to professional use Current top players in AI & Machine Learning Machine Learning basics  The problem of bias Enterprise AI ...

Propelics Acquired by Anexinet: A very special Device Squad/Anexipod Episode

March 27, 2018 19:24 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MB

It's 2 great podcasts in 1! In this fun crossover episode of Device Squad, the podcast for the Mobile Enterprise from Propelics, Steve sits down with Ned Belavance, host of Anexinet's AnexiPod podcast to discuss Anexinet's recent acquisition of Propelics (and much more).

The State of Retail Mobility - A Strategists Forum

January 29, 2018 15:51 - 1 hour - 60.3 MB

In this episode of Device Squad, the podcast for the Mobile Enterprise from Propelics, Steve discusses the state of retail mobility with fellow Propelics Mobile Strategists James Hoshor, Glenn Gruber, Spurti Gurram, and Alani Setalsingh. Mobile technology boosts productivity for field sales, builds better relationships, ensures security, identifies trends and allows instant access to data—all while simplifying business processes to help make everyone's life a little easier. Join us for The...

Digital Tools for Autism Spectrum Disorder & Asperger's Syndrome - a panel discussion

December 18, 2017 17:00 - 1 hour - 69.3 MB

Today on Device Squad, the podcast for the mobile enterprise from Propelics, Steve speaks with Dr. Alexander Cohen, MD PhD, Child Neurologist at Boston Children’s Hospital, Michael McWatters, UX Architect at TED Conferences, and Cathy Farmer, Board of Directors Member for the Organization for Autism Research. Today's topic strays a bit from our usual Enterprise Mobility focus. Instead, we're featuring a panel discussion all about digital tools for Asperger's Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Di...

What's the deal with Bitcoin? w/Andy Ofiesh, Bitcoin Armory Software Engineer

November 27, 2017 17:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MB

A lot has happened since the last time Steve spoke with his friend Andy Ofiesh, comedian and former Software Engineer at Bitcoin Armory (his brother's company). In fact, a lot has happened since they recorded this episode only two weeks ago. Namely that the price of Bitcoin has skyrocketed from $2,600 to $10K! This time, the conversation is all about Bitcoin—and about the November 17th "crash" that occurred after the cancellation of the SegWit2x hard fork. You'll learn what caused the dip ...

Augmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR) with Strategists Glenn Gruber & Spurti Gurram

October 26, 2017 18:51 - 1 hour - 60.7 MB

In this episode of Device Squad—the podcast for the Mobile Enterprise from Propelics—Steve talks about Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) with fellow strategists Glenn Gruber and Spurti Gurram.  Tune into this episode to learn about where Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR) came from, where they're at and where we think they're going! We discuss the impact and experience of Microsoft's HoloLens and Google Glass along with Apple's recent ARKit, Google's ARCore, and much more. Links in t...

Mobile Tech & Global Health with MPH Nikhil Patil

October 02, 2017 16:30 - 1 hour - 66.5 MB

In this episode of Device Squad—the podcast for the Mobile Enterprise from Propelics—Steve talks about the state of mobile technology in global health with his friend, Nikhil Patil, MPH, Environmental Health PhD candidate, and all-around super-fascinating dude.  Nikhil has been immersed in global health for the past ten years. He worked as a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo, West Africa, spent a year in Kenya studying the effects of water sanitation, hygiene and nutrition on child health-care...

Mobile Testing with Sr. Strategist James Hoshor

August 28, 2017 16:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MB

In this episode of Device Squad—the podcast for the Mobile Enterprise from Propelics—Steve talks about mastering the art of mobile testing with his colleague, Propelics Sr. Mobile Strategist James Hoshor.  Tune into this episode to learn: Why it’s so important for testers to understand the mobile environment Key testing methods for the mobile enterprise How to determine your ideal testing tools and resources  Why adopting a mobile testing strategy is so important    Enterprise Mo...

Amazon Lambda with Justin Yurasits of Fidelity

July 24, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MB

In this episode of Device Squad—the podcast for the Mobile Enterprise from Propelics—Steve talks about Amazon (AWS) Lambda with his good friend Justin Yurasits, head of software operations for Fidelity's Customer Contact platform. We discuss AWS Lambda's Serverless Computing and how it enables organizations big and small to "run code without thinking about servers" and pay only for the compute time they consume without provisioning or managing servers. AWS Lambda lets you run code for virt...

Backstage @ ET6 Enterprise Transformation Conference w/Maribel Lopez of Lopez Research

June 19, 2017 19:42 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MB

Enjoy this live, behind-the scenes chat with participants and presenters from the 2017 ET6 Exchange - May 21-23, Chandler, AZ The conference is chaired by Maribel Lopez of Lopez Research. Now in its seventh year, ET6 Exchange (formerly M6 Mobility Exchange) is the longest running hosted* enterprise mobility and digital transformation conference focused exclusively on bringing an intimate end user audience together with industry experts and solution providers to discuss strategy, policy,...

Blockchain w/Andy Ofiesh, fmr Bitcoin Armory Software Engineer

May 30, 2017 14:13 - 1 hour - 73.7 MB

You'll finally understand what the deal is with Blockchain and Bitcoin once you listen to this interview with Andy Ofiesh, comedian and former Software Engineer at Bitcoin Armory (his brother's company).  We discuss how Bitcoin utilizes Blockchain as a distributed ledger to provide a trustable peer-to-peer currency that requires no central authority. Further, Andy explains the Byzantine General's Problem, what "hashing" is all about, how Bitcoin was created and by whom, how Bitcoin's value...

Gamification in the Enterprise w/Nick Bogovich, fmr GSN Games Mobile Exec. Dir.

April 24, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 62.8 MB

Get your game on! In this episode of Device Squad, the podcast for the Mobile Enterprise from Propelics, Steve discusses Gamification Strategies with Nick Bogovich, former Mobile Executive Director of GSN Games and CoFounder of Causemo and mStyle.  We discuss the role gamification already plays in our everyday lives (though you might not even know it), the future of gamification (think AR), and how gamification can be leveraged to help motivate, titillate, and reinvigorate employees and us...

The Health of Health Care Mobility - A Strategists Forum

April 04, 2017 16:13 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

In this episode of Device Squad, the podcast for the Mobile Enterprise from Propelics, Steve discusses Health Care Mobility Strategies with Ivo Janssen, Solution Engineering Director with Kinvey, and fellow Propelics Mobile Strategists David Enarson and Todd Chusid. Get your Mobile Checkup! Join us for The Health of Health Care Mobility - a Strategists Forum covering today's most pressing shortcomings and most exciting advancements in Health Care Mobility.

One Very, Very Fun & Informative Talk w/Lisa Handalian, Uber Sr. Design Researcher

February 27, 2017 16:38 - 1 hour - 73.4 MB

In this episode of Device Squad, the podcast for the Mobile Enterprise from Propelics, Steve discusses UX Design Research Strategies and methods with his old friend, Lisa Renery Handalian, now Sr. Design Researcher at Uber.  We discuss Testing Strategies, User Research vs. Design Research, the benefits of Uber's internal Day in the Life program, and Lisa's particular focus: driver ratings and compliments. Further, we get into the very cool concept of Strategic Ethnography as Lisa recounts ...

Neural Networks, Deep Clusters w/John Hershey, MERL Sr. Principal Research Scientist

January 23, 2017 17:00 - 1 hour - 73.4 MB

In this episode of Device Squad, the podcast for the Mobile Enterprise from Propelics, Steve gets futuristic with MERL Senior Principal Research Scientist, John Hershey. The conversation centers around the current state of Neural Networks and artificial intelligence as John brings us the news from the recent NIPS (Neural Information Processing) conference in Barcelona.  We discuss voice recognition and replication strategies and what role they'll play in our everyday lives—along with John'...

Autonomous Cars w/ Anand Rao, Google Lead Counsel on the Self-Driving Car Project

November 28, 2016 20:39 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MB

In this episode of Device Squad, Steve interviews his old friend, Anand Rao, Lead Counsel at Google on the Self-Driving Car Project. We talk about the different levels of 'autonomousness' and the technological differences between cars developed by Tesla, Uber, and Google—as well as their respective marketing approaches. We also get into the impact that autonomous car technology will have on the world once it's finally perfected (hint: it's bigger than you think). And lastly, we discuss the...

IoT, MDM & more w/ James Plouffe, MobileIron Lead Solutions Architect

October 31, 2016 16:00 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MB

To fans of the USA Network hit show Mr. Robot, the name James Plouffe may seem strangely familiar. But who is the real-world James Plouffe?? Stay tuned and find out! In this episode of Device Squad, Steve and Glenn interview James Plouffe, Lead Solutions Architect, ServiceConnect Ecosystem at MobileIron. We talk about the present state of the IoT (and where we should be heading), common challenges around MDM (and how quotations from our favorite comedians fit into all this). Plus a bit abo...

Managing Mobility w/Mobile Strategist James Hoshor

October 03, 2016 16:00 - 45 minutes - 52.5 MB

This week, Propelics Mobile Strategist James Hoshor talks with us about best practices in Mobile Device Management and Mobile Application Management.  Do you have the right solution? This podcast also covers: Challenges of enterprise mobility today and tomorrow The differences between Mobile Device & Mobile App Management Best practices in delivering and supporting enterprise apps Choosing the best mobile app delivery option for your business A checklist to ensure the security o...

Going Mobile with Russ Johnson at Cintas

September 12, 2016 21:40 - 45 minutes - 52.7 MB

In this episode of Device Squad, Steve interviews Russell Johnson, Enterprise Architect at Cintas. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cintas Corporation provides highly specialized products and services to over 900,000 customers. They talk about why the company sought out Propelics in the first place and how the Propelics ideation process helped them quickly identify and solve their biggest problems.   The two also explore how the recent release of RouteBook—an Enterprise Mobile App deve...

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