IT Visionaries
519 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago - ★★★★★ - 168 ratingsGain unparalleled access to the minds of industry-leading CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs. Enjoy weekly episodes filled with expert insights, inspiring stories, and trend analysis, all brought to you by the people shaping the future of technology. Whether you're an IT professional, aspiring tech leader, or general tech enthusiast, IT Visionaries has something for everyone. Don't miss out on the chance to learn from the best – subscribe now!
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The New Way of Buying and Selling Your Home with Opendoor’s CTO Ian Wong
July 28, 2020 07:00 - 53 minutes - 49.5 MBThe process of buying and selling a home is one of the most strenuous and frustrating out there. Imagine this: You find a home and make an offer, but that home already has multiple bids so, after a long bidding war, you finally get the home of your dreams. But now after a clean inspection, the appraisal falls through and you ask yourself, ‘Why is this so frustrating? Ian Wong and Opendoor asked that same question. And on this episode of IT Visionaries, Ian discusses how his team built one of...
How the Cloud is Empowering Fluidized Workflows
July 23, 2020 07:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBThe role of the CTO is one of the most important positions within any organization. It’s also one of the most rapidly-evolving jobs in the C-suite. On this episode of IT Visionaries, Kalyan Kumar, the CTO and Corporate Vice President of HCL Technologies, discusses the way he’s seen the role of the CTO change. Plus he explains why companies are now shifting their focus to how technology can create opportunities and the importance of a streamlined workflow. 3 Key Takeaways Collaboration te...
The Cloud: Why it’s Not A One-Size-Fits-All Solution For Everyone
July 21, 2020 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBWe take hundreds of thousands of pictures a year. On our phone, on our tablets, and on our cameras. And while those moments in time are often meaningful parts of our past, rarely do we feel a need to back those memories up. Why is that? Danny Allan is the CTO of Veeam and for years, he’s been asking that same question. On this episode of IT Visionaries, Danny discusses why it is time to take backup solutions more seriously and why the cloud is not actually a one-size-fits-all solution. 3 Ke...
How ParkMobile is Revolutionizing Parking and the Smart City
July 16, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBWe’ve all been there before. We hop in our cars to head downtown for the big show, but there’s a problem. We’re running late, and along with thousands of other people, we are hunting for the perfect spot. You know... the one that’s close enough to walk, but not too far and still safe. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just reserve a spot and not think twice about the hassle? Luckily, Jon Ziglar, the CEO of ParkMobile, is here to solve that vexing issue. And on this episode of IT Visionaries, J...
Why It’s Time to Take the Fear Out of Programming
July 14, 2020 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBThere’s an adage that goes “the bigger the risk, the greater the reward.” But there is also an idea that taking risks can backfire and prevent people or companies from achieving their greatest success. For Leo Budin, the CIO of Cascade Financial Services, the risk-reward relationship has always fueled his passions. On this episode of IT Visionaries, Leo discusses how he implements lessons he learned during his days on Wall Street into his current job in the mortgage industry. Plus he explain...
How To (and How Not To) Research A.I. with Intel’s Casimir Wierzynski
July 09, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MBMuch like a child experiencing the wonder of life for the first time, there is still so much to discover when it comes to artificial intelligence. The technology is still in its infancy and those in the industry are trying to work out constraints to allow A.I. to constantly learn and gather information but give it boundaries or rules to keep it honest. Casimir Wierzynski is the Senior Director of A.I. Products for Intel and on this episode of IT Visionaries, he discusses some of the ways com...
Empowering and Defending the Defenseless with Jen Miller-Osborn, the Deputy Director of Threat Intelligence for Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks
July 07, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBFor as long as Jen Miller-Osborn can remember, she’s been infatuated with puzzles. The thought-process behind mining for an isolated piece and finding its greater purpose has always been fuel for her ambition. For Jen, she connects her love of puzzling to her responsibilities as the Deputy Director of Threat Intelligence for Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks. With the company, she is tasked with identifying, preventing and addressing some of the internet's most dangerous attackers. On this episo...
How To Rewire Your Company For a Digital Transformation
July 02, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBWe’ve all heard the term digital transformation. But do any of us really know what it means? According to Tony Saldanha, the President of Transformant, most people within the IT universe don’t, and the confusion is causing a major issue for companies looking to embark on the process. Tony joined IT Visionaries to help bring clarity to the situation. He also discusses his book, Why Digital Transformations Fail, and the five-step process your company should follow when it embarks on its digita...
How Your Company Can Emulate a Silicon Valley Start-Up
June 30, 2020 07:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBMark Settle is a seven-time CIO and one of the most respected and experienced IT leaders in the industry. He is also the author of the book From the Valley: A Practical Primer on the Future of IT Management. On this episode of IT Visionaries, Mark sits down to discuss his latest book and identifies some of the key characteristics that separate Silicon Valley start-ups from their peers. 3 Key Takeaways Brand management will become important from an IT recruiting point of view Business ...
How to Win Your First 100 Days as CIO
June 25, 2020 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBThe first 100 days for any executive are a whirlwind. You’re learning a new job and wrapping your head around your new responsibilities. Now, imagine those first three months when you’re the CIO of Wipro, a company with a net worth of $8.5 billion and more than 180,000 employees. The urgency hits a little quicker. That’s Rohit Adlakha’s story and on this episode of IT Visionaries, Rohit details what those early days as CIO were like and the protocols his team put in place to be successful. ...
How Blackbaud is Driving Innovation and Change with CTO Mary Beth Westmoreland
June 23, 2020 07:00 - 42 minutes - 39.5 MBMary Beth Westmoreland always knew she’d land a job in technology— her love for math and science inspired her too much for her not to end up in the field. What she didn’t know is that she’d become one of the most influential and passionate leaders in the technology space. Mary Beth is the CTO Blackbaud and she joined IT Visionaries to discuss how she is helping to drive change and innovation in the technology space and why working with social good organizations to provide them with the prope...
Engineering Change: How Cai GoGwilt and Ironclad are Driving Change in the Legal World
June 18, 2020 07:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBFor years, technology developers have focused on streamlining best practices for sales and marketing departments across the country, but the same cannot be said about their legal counterparts. After all, no two contracts are the same, right? On this episode of IT Visionaries hosted by producer Hilary Giorgi, Cai GoGwilt, the Co-founder and CTO of Ironclad talks about how his company is helping legal departments across the country operate more cohesively with their business brethren, why he ...
Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone with Sanjay Poonen
June 16, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutes - 29.5 MBFor as long as Sanjay Poonen can remember, he’s been infatuated with teams. Whether it was the late Koby Bryant and his Los Angeles Lakers or Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, the idea of team success has consistently guided him from one point in life to the next. Today, Sanjay serves as the Chief Operating Officer of VMware, a company that employs more than 30,000 employees and is helping people unlock new opportunities through technology. On this episode of IT Visionaries, he discusses...
Eliminating the Back Row: How James Kenigsberg and Technology are Changing the Education System
June 11, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBEliminating the back row in education is not just a metaphor for James Kenigsberg, it's his personal mission. When James, the founding CTO of 2U inc., immigrated to America from the Soviet Union, he discovered technology could not only be a pathway to a career, but it could also be a conduit to scale anything that piqued his interests. On this episode of IT Visionaries, James discusses the journey that led him to 2U and the challenges of changing the online learning experience. 3 Key Takeaw...
The Future of Work with Ravi Kumar, President at Infosys
June 09, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBThe Pace of Change has never been this fast, yet it will never be this slow again. As technology continues its meteoric rise in the workplace, the workforce around it must adapt and embrace it. On this episode of IT Visionaries, Ravi Kumar, President of Infosys, discusses the importance of how we can reshape our education system by adopting life-long learning techniques and how the hiring process will shift in the future. 3 Key Takeaways The future of work is moving from private human ca...
The Future of Work with Ravi Kumar, President and Deputy Chief Operating Officer at Infosys
June 02, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MBThe Pace of Change has never been this fast, yet it will never be this slow again. As technology continues its meteoric rise in the workplace, the workforce around it must adapt and embrace it. On this episode of IT Visionaries, Ravi Kumar, President and Deputy Chief Operating Officer of Infosys, discusses the importance of how we can reshape our education system by adopting life-long learning techniques and how the hiring process will shift in the future. 3 Key Takeaways The future of wo...
Entrusting Zero Trust with John Davis
May 28, 2020 07:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBOver the last few years, how we see and use storage has gone through a major transformation. We no longer carry around bulky hard drives and we’re less concerned about running out of space. Instead, we simply upload everything to the cloud. It’s an invisible, broad infrastructure that feels neverending and sometimes appears too good to be true. It’s a dream come true … for most people. But for someone like John Davis, the Vice President of Public Sector at Palo Alto Networks, the cloud isn’t...
Modernizing and Humanizing the Digital Workforce with Ram Palaniappan
May 26, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBHey Google, can you tell me the last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series?... Digital assistants, we’ve all used them for varying things. Maybe it was scheduling an alarm or checking the weather, the uses of these assistants continue to evolve. And while they reside on our desktops, within our phones, and in the speaker that sits on our countertops and as this digital workforce sits ready in the wings, why are consumers refusing to adopt it at the rate of other technologies? Luckily, R...
Adapting to the New Normal with Cognizant’s Allen Shaheen
May 21, 2020 07:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBFor much of his life, Allen Shaheen had no desire for a career in the technology industry. But as time passed — and thanks to some helpful nudges from his parents — much like peanut butter and jelly, Allen and technology naturally gravitated toward one another. Today Allen serves as the Executive Vice President of Digital Engineering at Cognizant, a company he has been with for almost 15 years. On this episode of IT Visionaries, Allen talks about his evolving relationship with technology, ho...
Navigating Through The Fog in a Cloud-Based Database
May 19, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 42.2 MBFor Yugabyte CEO and Co-founder, Karthik Ranganathan, his love for technology started like most: with a video game. Those days of sitting in front of a device button-mashing ignited a fire within him that only grew until he asked himself an obvious question: How do these things work? That question and an innate curiosity around technology carried him to stops at Microsoft and Facebook, ultimately leading him to Yugabyte Db. On today’s episode of IT Visionaries, Karthik speaks about the evolu...
Surviving the Tech Clash with Accenture’s Michael Biltz
May 14, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 43.1 MBThe intersection of technology and consumers is more prevalent today than it has ever been before. And while many of us continue to utilize the benefits of predictive technology, we’re still slightly uncomfortable with how seeps into our lives. This growing dichotomy often leaves us asking one important question: Can I trust this technology? Luckily, Michael Biltz, the Managing Director at Accenture Labs, is here to answer that question and ease some of our concerns. On this episode of IT Vi...
The Birth and Growth of Bluewolf, with Co-Founder, Eric Berridge
May 12, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBIn an industry filled with computer science and engineering degrees, Eric Berridge is a believer that those with an arts and humanities focus can succeed. He’s an entrepreneur, a techy and literary believer all wrapped in one. In December of 2000, Eric helped start and build a consultancy firm known as Bluewolf. Today, that same company has been acquired by IBM and is a leading consultancy firm, known for producing its yearly report, The State of Salesforce. On this episode of IT Visionaries...
Leading Revolutionary Companies with Norm Fjeldheim, SVP, CIO and Head of Global Facilities at Illumina
May 07, 2020 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBWhen you spend more than 20 years at a company, you get to see all the ways things change over the years. You may even play a part in revolutionizing a company and sometimes an entire industry. That was the experience Norm Fjeldheim had while he was working at Qualcomm, and today he’s helping to bring about a new kind of revolution. Currently, Norm is the Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer and Head of Global Facilities at Illumina, a leading developer, manufacturer, and markete...
Steps To Become More Sustainable
May 05, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBThere are countless ways that we can make an impact when it comes to addressing the climate crisis. Some of the steps we can take are small, but others have the potential to really make a dent in the goals set by climate leaders. On this episode of IT Visionaries, we wanted to dive into some of those large-scale, hugely impactful projects, so we brought back Patrick Flynn, the Vice President of Sustainability at Salesforce, and welcomed Scott Tew, the Executive Director at the Center for Ene...
Creating A Digital Experience For Every Kind of Person with Scott Strickland of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
April 30, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MBThere are countless ways that humans and technology interact. And those interactions are becoming more and more prevalent in every aspect of daily life. But not everyone likes to use technology in the same way. So when you’re dealing with every single type of person imaginable, like Scott Strickland does as the EVP & Chief Information Officer at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, you have to really understand and offer every kind of digital experience. It’s a massive job, which takes creativity, coor...
What Does Sustainability Mean Today?
April 28, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutes - 45 MBThroughout the years, the idea of sustainability has changed and the metrics by which we measure how sustainable we are have shifted. So where are we on the sustainability timeline? And what should we be focusing on to become more sustainable in business and in life? To answer those questions is Science journalist Wade Roush, and Patrick Flynn, the Vice President of Sustainability at Salesforce. On this episode of IT Visionaries, they discuss the current state of the sustainability efforts, ...
Differentiating A.I. from I.T. with Dan Faggella, CEO Emerj A.I. Research
April 23, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBAs artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent in businesses, leaders in the C-suite are trying to figure out when and how to deploy the technology. Many questions will come up within organizations when they are focusing on A.I. deployment, and, luckily, Daniel Faggella is here to help answer them. Daniel is the CEO and Head of Research at Emerj Artificial Intelligence Research, where he and his team map the capabilities of A.I. and hone in on where to deploy A.I.to get the greatest ROI. ...
Felix Finkbeiner and the Impact Partnerships and Technology Can Have on the Climate Crisis
April 21, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBWhen you were in fourth grade, how'd you pass the time? Maybe playing with Legos, building forts, or playing tag. What you probably weren't doing is developing the foundation of an organization that would make a global impact. And that brings us to Felix Finkbeiner, the thoughtful kid who was doing just that. Today, Felix is the founder of Plant for the Planet, and on this episode of IT Visionaries, he explains his mission, how technology is helping to connect organizations all over the wo...
Bridging the Gap between R&D and the Client with James Watters
April 16, 2020 07:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBJames Watters is currently the CTO of Modern Application Platforms at VMware, but he has truly done it all. Whether it was working with large corporate companies or helping startups establish themselves in the private sector, James has been there. On this episode of IT Visionaries, James sits down to discuss some of the things he’s learned along the way, including why he believes it’s imperative for research and development teams to work side-by-side with clients, what forced some of the cha...
Creating a Lasting and Meaningful Impact with Suzanne DiBianca, Chief Impact Officer at Salesforce
April 14, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBOn IT Visionaries, we talk to many different CIOs, but for this episode, the CIO we’re chatting with is different than what you’re probably expecting. Today, we’re excited to welcome Suzanne DiBianca, the Chief Impact Officer and Executive Vice President of Corporate Relations at Salesforce. Suzanne has been with Salesforce for 20 years and helped the company build up its philanthropic arms, including pioneering the 1-1-1 model so many organizations now adopt. In this discussion, Suzanne tak...
What’s Next In Edge Computing with Jason Hoffman, Chair Of The Board Of Directors and President & CEO of MobiledgeX
April 09, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBThe world has changed drastically in the last 10 years. From the rise of the smartphone to the move to the cloud to new uses of A.I., how technology is being used keeps evolving. And it’s not slowing down. Jason Hoffman is the Chair Of The Board Of Directors and President & CEO of MobiledgeX, and on this episode of IT Visionaries, he explains why everyone is asking the question, what’s next? And he explains the role edge computing will play in the answer. Key Takeaways: Technically an...
The Mission to Track Emissions: Why Salesforce’s Sustainability Cloud is Changing the Game for Environmentalists
April 07, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBImagine you’re an environmentalist fresh out of school and you’ve just landed your first opportunity in the corporate world. You’re excited and eager to take on the challenges ahead of you. The only problem is, instead of saving the world and finding new ways to make a difference, you’re looking at spreadsheets...for hours. Welcome to the world of greenhouse gas accounting, or at least the old world. On this episode of IT Visionaries, we brought in two industry leaders who are making a diffe...
Creating the State of the Edge Report with Matthew Trifiro, CMO at Vapor IO
April 02, 2020 07:00 - 20 minutes - 19.4 MBDo you know the current state of the edge? If you do, it’s most likely because of the work that Matthew Trifiro has done in recent years. Matthew is the CMO at Vapor IO and Co-Chair at State of the Edge and on this episode of IT Visionaries, he tells us about how and why he wanted to create the State of the Edge report. Plus, he explains what is going on in the world of edge computing and what might come next. Key Takeaways The State of the Edge report is an authority on what is really g...
Protecting and Empowering your Employees, Customers, and Communities During Times of Crisis
March 31, 2020 07:00 - 49 minutes - 67.7 MBIn the last few months, we have seen quite a shift in our world. Our day-to-day lives are vastly different, and the way many of us live and work has changed. Companies around the globe are adjusting to this new normal and trying to navigate how to not only manage their workforces and provide the necessary technology and productivity tools but, more importantly, how to ensure their employees’ wellbeing. On this special episode of IT Visionaries, we brought in two tech leaders, Julie Cullivan,...
Protecting and Empowering your Employees, Customers, and Communities During Times of Crisis
March 31, 2020 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBIn the last few months, we have seen quite a shift in our world. Our day-to-day lives are vastly different, and the way many of us live and work has changed. Companies around the globe are adjusting to this new normal and trying to navigate how to not only manage their workforces and provide the necessary technology and productivity tools but, more importantly, how to ensure their employees’ wellbeing. On this special episode of IT Visionaries, we brought in two tech leaders, Julie Cullivan,...
Nationwide’s Technology is On Your Side, with CTO Jim Fowler
March 26, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MBIn the IT world, and throughout life in general, there are always going to be jobs that no one else wants to do. They’re hard, time-consuming, and starting them might only lead to more problems and questions. But according to Jim Fowler, those are the jobs you always want to take. Jim is the CTO of Nationwide, and he says that by taking on those tough jobs, he was able to build skills to become a technology leader. He explains that, and discusses all the technology and innovation going on be...
Digitally Transforming United Way
March 24, 2020 07:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBUnited Way is one of the largest nonprofit organizations in the world, and it has more than 120 years of history and a tradition of good work that guides everyone associated with the organization. But if you think back 120 years ago, the way things were done look alien to how things work today. This is a digital world and that carries over into the way the people give back. In order to keep up with the times, United Way has recently been in the process of a major digital transformation and i...
Innovation at Autodesk, with CIO Prakash Kota
March 19, 2020 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MBPrakash Kota is the CIO at Autodesk, a company he has been with for 15 years. Obviously, things have changed at the company and in the world since that first day, and Prakash has seen it all and adjusted to all the changes along the way. On this episode of IT Visionaries, he tells us about his journey and he breaks down what is going on at Autodesk today, including the types of internal innovation they are focused on and the new technology and bots they are using every day. Key Takeaways:...
Writing About and Helping Create World-Shifting Technology with Jason Pontin
March 17, 2020 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBAs a journalist during the dot-com boom and throughout more than a decade as the Editor In Chief of the MIT Technology Review, Jason Pontin has seen technology of all kinds emerge from its earliest stages to become the world-shifting technology we and use today. After watching that evolution happen for so long, Jason decided he wanted in on the action. Today. He is a Senior Advisor for Flagship Pioneering, where he is focused on how technology can be used to make a larger impact on the world...
Everything You Should Know About Connected Vehicles with Kellen Pucher, Director of Strategic Initiatives at Panasonic North America
March 12, 2020 07:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBFrom studying neuroscience to becoming a ski bum to finding a home at Panasonic, Kellen Pucher’s journey has been a one with many twists and turns. But today, Kellen is pretty settled in as a Director of Strategic Initiatives at Panasonic North America. Right now Panasonic is working on deploying the world's first connected vehicle ecosystem and Kellen is helping lead the team that’s building the technology necessary to make it work. He explains all the intricacies of the task and the larger...
How To Hire Using Thumbtack with CTO Raghavendra Prabhu
March 10, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBIf your roof is leaking or your sink is clogged what do you do? Who would you call? If you don’t know any roofers or plumbers, you might find yourself Googling your problem then crossing your fingers. The problem of finding the right person for the job at hand is one every person faces, and it’s a problem that Thumbtack is solving thanks to technology. On this episode of IT Visionaries, we’re joined by Raghavendra Prabhu, the CTO of Thumbtack, who explains what kind of tech is working behind...
Being Technical In a Personal World with Neesha Hathi, CDO of Charles Schwab
March 05, 2020 08:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBYour finances are one of the most personal aspects of your life, so the idea of trusting a robot or some technology to guide you on your financial journey might make you uncomfortable. Neesha Hathi is the CDO of Charles Schwab, and she knows exactly how you feel. At Schwab, everything comes down to creating the best possible client experience, and for Neesha, that means finding a way to make the digital experience personal, comfortable and intuitive, yet still joined with the real-life advis...
Riding the Waves of Working in IT with Karl Mosgofian, CIO at Gainsight
March 03, 2020 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBYou hear it all the time, especially on this show — a kid who grew up loving technology makes his way into the IT field. That was the story for Karl Mosgofian, the CIO at Gainsight, but his path has led him on a road that has still been unexpected. The world of IT has changed so much since Karl first entered the field, and as a CIO, he’s learned that there are some things you have to constantly adjust to, and others that will always remain the same. He explains all of the intricacies of the ...
Wikimedia Foundation’s Knowledge Infrastructure with Grant Ingersoll, CTO of Wikimedia Foundation
February 27, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBAfter recently joining Wikimedia Foundation, Grant Ingersoll, the foundation’s CTO, is learning on the job each and every day. As the leader of a 120-person team, his opportunities to gain new knowledge from those around him are never-ending. Grant shares what he has found out so far and how that has helped him grow into his role. Plus, he gives us some insights about what projects he and his team are working on and why he has a deep love for data. Key Takeaways Understanding Wikimed...
Wikimedia Foundation’s Knowledge Infrastructure with Grant Ingersoll, CTO of Wikimedia Foundation
February 27, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 64.8 MBAfter recently joining Wikimedia Foundation, Grant Ingersoll, the foundation’s CTO, is learning on the job each and every day. As the leader of a 120-person team, his opportunities to gain new knowledge from those around him are never-ending. Grant shares what he has found out so far and how that has helped him grow into his role. Plus, he gives us some insights about what projects he and his team are working on and why he has a deep love for data. Key Takeaways Understanding Wikimed...
Combining Science and Technology To Make An Impact with Alexa Dembek, the Chief Technology & Sustainability Officer at DuPont
February 25, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 39.5 MBFrom the time she was a little girl competing in science fairs in Chicago, Alexa Dembek has been drawn to the world of science and technology. Today, Alexa is the Chief Technology & Sustainability Officer at DuPont, where she believes she has found the perfect place to use science to make an impact on the world. On this episode of IT Visionaries, Alexa shared with us her role as a champion for growth at the company, and she discussed the way they use failure as a spark for innovation and as ...
The Time Is Now for Developers: Talking With Jason Warner, CTO of GitHub
February 20, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBOn this episode of IT Visionaries, we’re excited to welcome back Jason Warner, the CTO at GitHub. In his second appearance on the pod, Jason was excited to discuss how there has never been a better time to be a developer or an engineer looking to climb the ranks in the industry. Plus, he took us through some of the trends he’s been seeing in the technology world, including how people are working in the cloud and what ways those in the field are effecting change. Key Takeaways: There has n...
Why Security is a UX Problem with Emmanuel Schalit, co-founder and CEO of Dashlane
February 18, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBEmmanuel Schalit thinks that when it comes to security, convenience is the biggest factor in the choices people make. That’s why, as the co-founder and CEO of Dashlane, he has made building an easy security solution his mission. On this episode of IT Visionaries, Emmanuel explains why he believes the UX of the internet has been the biggest problem when it comes to security and how Dashlane is helping companies overcome that issue. Key Takeaways: The UX of the internet makes security harde...
Chatting With the Edge Woman of the Year, Farah Papaioannou
February 13, 2020 08:00 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBWhen Farah Papaioannou was first getting into the tech world, she was a bit apprehensive simply due to the fact that there were so many more men in the field than women. But she stuck to her path and in 2019 Farah was named the Edge Woman of the year for the work she has been doing as the Co-Founder and President at Edgeworx, Inc. On this episode, recorded live at Edge Computing World, where Farah accepted her honor, we dove into her journey and the innovative projects she’s been helping to ...
Operating Across the Entire Internet, with Matt Kraning, CTO and Co-founder of Expanse
February 11, 2020 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.8 MBMatt Kraning has always been interested in understanding powerful systems that unified many ideas and then figuring out a way to have those systems grounded in the real world in ways that would actually deliver value for people. As the CTO and co-founder of Expanse, that’s exactly what he is doing today. Expanse is helping to solve huge security and operations problems and build a system of record to track all your IT across the internet. If it sounds complicated that’s because it is, but it...