Luminaries - Talking to the Brightest Minds in Tech

Telling Real Stories… with Virtual Sets

Listen In To Learn: How volumetric video and virtual reality could revolutionize medicine, education, and more How virtual sets are helping the film industry reduce environmental impact How these technologies can democratize storytelling, helping underrepresented populations tell their own stories Hollywood's Alternative Soundstage Imagine shooting a film on location in Tokyo, Paris, and London… all without leaving a soundstage in California. Each environment is digitally rende...

Driving Digital Transformation…Through Leadership, Humility and Empathy

Listen In To Learn How to reduce risk and get buy-in for digital transformation How to identify the right starting point to begin the process The guiding principles of leadership during transformation and beyond How to address the four most significant barriers to transformation The Human Element of Digital Transformation “The shoemaker’s children go barefoot.” It’s a common proverb that applies across industries: The thing you do best for others can be the hardest to do for y...

Solving a Looming Pilot Shortage… with Virtual Reality

Listen In To Learn: How data-driven instruction can accelerate learning How virtual reality can promote diversity in a recruitment process How “vertically integrated training” can solve labor shortages The Looming Crisis in the Aviation Industry Pilots must retire at 65 by federal mandate, and there aren’t enough new pilots coming in to balance the aging population. The existing model for pilot training is part of the problem: It’s costly and time-consuming for potential recrui...

Forging the Future of Finance…One Blockchain Link at a Time

Listen In To Learn How blockchain can streamline financial transactions A long-term investment plan for blockchain implementation Practical use cases for blockchain technology The Australian Securities Exchange Is Getting Real with Blockchain Of all the exciting new technologies on every business leader’s mind, blockchain may be the most discussed and least understood. Experts say it has the potential to transform every type of transaction. It’s said that blockchain could make ...

Creating an Immersive Tech Museum…From Dinosaurs to Spaceships

Listen In To Learn: How to choose durable, reliable technology for years of use How to build more efficient data centers How creativity and technology combined to create a $330 million science center Creativity and Technology Combine to Power a $330 Million Science Museum Brooks Weisblat started his career with a degree in biology and an interest in a promising new technology: The world wide web. He started work as a web developer at a small science museum in Miami… and two dec...

Enhancing Human Performance...using Motorsport Technology

**Listen In To Learn: ** How McLaren diversified into Health and Human Performance  How breakthrough innovations come from the intersection of art and computer engineering  How big data is sparking innovation in health care  How to build credibility in a an established industry  Formula 1 Is More Than Just Winning Races Sure, winning Formula 1 racing is done on powerful analytics but for McLaren Applied Technologies, their ability to innovate reached break-neck speed when they...

Meet The New Barista Making Your Coffee...I, Robot

Listen In To Learn: How robotics is connecting customers to the perfect cup of coffee Why having a sustainable supply chain is important to Briggo Why the future is not filled with robot workers but a human-machine partnership How to use data to create a better customer experience How diversity and inclusion helps Briggo to be an innovative technology company Even A Good Cup Of Coffee Can Have A Good Technology Story Behind It Employees being afraid of robots taking their job...

Achieving Clarity...In A Cloudy World

**Listen In To Learn: ** The evolution of a multi-cloud world Why adopting a multi-cloud model requires significant organizational culture change What the cloud announcement at Dell Technologies World 2019 will mean for customers Why clarity is required to pick the best cloud platform to meet your modernization goals How to remain relevant in technology given the pace of change How will cloud fuel widespread adoption and evolution of artificial intelligence The personal chara...

Interacting With Fans...Using Game Changing Tech

Listen In To Learn How to deliver a user-based experience that leads to customer retention How tech is bringing past icons back to life and delivering customers an immersive experience How to design a future-ready tech transformation How emerging tech, like VR and AR, will come into play Setting A New Standard for Fan-Focused Technology The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is more than a museum. It's an experience. Thanks to an $18 million technology transformation, f...

Rethinking Industry, Business And Jobs...By 2030

Listen In To Learn What jobs of the future will look like The importance of STEM and diversity in developing digital skills How to approach security risks in a multi-cloud environment Innovation emerging from developing countries creating new industries and job growth Leading your business through digital transformation How diversity in your workforce differentiates you from your competition Technology Will Eliminate The Historical Friction Of Transactions And Processes We've...

Rethinking Industry, Business And Jobs...By 2030

Listen In To Learn What jobs of the future will look like The importance of STEM and diversity in developing digital skills How to approach security risks in a multi-cloud environment Innovation emerging from developing countries creating new industries and job growth Leading your business through digital transformation How diversity in your workforce differentiates you from your competition Technology Will Eliminate The Historical Friction Of Transactions And Processes We've...

5G is Coming…to Transform Connectivity

Listen In To Learn How 5G will impact AI applications, self-driving cars, telemedicine and more The timeline for 5G rollout and adoption What makes 5G different from any previous broadband technology How 5G will drive business innovation How Dell is participating in developing and innovating with 5G Faster Mobile Broadband Is Just the Beginning for 5G’s Potential 5G connectivity is almost ready for primetime. Wireless providers, broadband providers, and device makers are all ...

Combining Technology & Creativity…for Social Good

Listen In To Learn: How STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) education can elevate under-served populations How technology can make a sustainable, scalable social impact around the world How to promote a productive cross-conversation between science and the arts Reshaping the World through Technology, Science, and Art We often hear about the specific ways technology will either save or end the world. AI is going to revolutionize how we work! Or, it’s going to...

Promoting Diversity in the Tech Industry…By Design

Listen In To Learn: How to address the cultural issues that limit diversity in tech How to broaden the labor pool for the next generation of tech workers How technology can connect employees, help examine intrinsic bias, and create dialog How data can drive a better employee—and ultimately, customer—experience Diversity and Gender Equality Could Solve Tech's Talent Gap By recent estimate, there will soon be roughly one million open jobs in the tech industry. The existing labor...

Keeping Eyes Healthy and Saving Vision…with Artificial Intelligence

Listen In To Learn How scientists are working to eliminate bias and error in AI training How practitioners are developing algorithms that can win FDA approval How AI can supplement and even exceed human capability in reading medical scans What’s coming next for AI in healthcare New Algorithms Could Detect Eye and Brain Disorders Earlier than Humans Can Eyes are more than the “windows to the soul.” They’re the visible parts of our nervous system, an extension of the brain that ...

Complete The World's Toughest Endurance Yacht Race...With Rugged Tech

Listen In To Learn How advances in technology have made sailing safer The role that technology plays for all of today's sailors The extreme environments of a round the world race How tech has allowed spectators to keep up to date with the race whilst remaining on solid ground Tech That's Tough Enough To Withstand Mother Nature's Wildest Conditions In a 40,000 nautical mile race around the world in 70-foot racing yachts where nearly half the crew have little to no sailing exper...

Disrupting Business and Saving Cheetahs…With the Internet of Things

Creating Unlimited Educational Opportunities...with VR

Listen In To Learn What are the opportunities for VR to lead in educational training? What’s in the future for VR? What are some of the obstacles and hurdles to overcome in order to make VR adoption more widespread? How immersive virtual experiences like CAVE are being applied in particular industries Virtual Reality (VR) Isn't Just For The Video Game Industry VR opens up an amazing array of possibilities for the arts, sales, exhibits and more. For educational training, it all...

Rugged Tech Exploration...With Mike Libecki

Listen in to Learn: • How technology is changing lives in India, Nepal, and beyond • How the right tech supports humanitarian and conservation work in the most extreme environments • How to find motivation and passion to pursue your goals National Geographic’s Adventurer of the Year Brings Purpose to Global Adventure If your laptop crashed right now, you might lose some valuable data. But it’s likely not a matter of life and death. Now imagine you’re in Sib...

Preserving History…About Earth and Beyond

Listen in to Learn: • How to capture data in context that that makes it meaningful • How to safely store data in an easily-retrievable format • How to build a robust data backup system • How space exploration is moving toward data-driven discovery Collecting and Storing Scientific Data Is Keeping Astronauts In Space What’s the most valuable data you store in the cloud? For most of us, it’s pictures of family and friends. These photos are priceless t...

The Railroad...Where Innovation Produces Profit

Listen in to Learn Why company culture is critical in driving technological innovation How introducing new technology into a traditional workplace can be an easy transition How critical it is to understand your customer's needs and pain points The next disruption in railway? The Railway Internet of Things (RIOT) How Innovation in IT Leads to New Revenue Streams IT is generally considered a cost center in organizations. At best, we see the IT department as providing vital infra...

The Railroad...Where Innovation Produces Profit

Listen in to Learn Why company culture is critical in driving technological innovation How introducing new technology into a traditional workplace can be an easy transition How critical it is to understand your customer's needs and pain points The next disruption in railway? The Railway Internet of Things (RIOT) How Innovation in IT Leads to New Revenue Streams IT is generally considered a cost center in organizations. At best, we see the IT department as providing vital infra...

Turning Tech into Treasure...With Nikki Reed

What You'll Hear In This Episode Inspiration behind her environmentally sustainable company, BaYou with Love How her jewelry line of rings, earrings and cufflinks are all comprised of upcycled gold from old computer motherboards What drives her passion for sustainability and conservation How technology can mitigate some of the challenges of owning a small business Precious Metals Can Be Uncovered In the Most Unlikely of Places — Like Your Computer's Motherboard Technology is...

Artificial Intelligence...Driving In the Streets

What You'll Hear In This Episode How machine learning builds a robot's social intelligence How AI and IoT could make cities more accessible, smarter How data being used to develop autonomous vehicles can also be used for town planning How technology can improve the quality of life for the inhabitants of ""smart"" cities" Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, and the Smart City of the Future The average speed of traffic through London has not changed since the days of h...

Data So Powerful…It's Saving Lives

What You'll Learn In This Episode "The origins of human genome sequencing A single patient's DNA requires about 4 terabytes of storage The stack of paper required to write one human genome would be as tall as the Statue of Liberty Translating research into clinical application at scale How medicine is outpacing technology Dr Jeffrey Trent, President & Research Director of TGen loves helping people TGen used to see data processing as a 3 billion piece jigsaw puzzle that was...

Augmented Reality… Enhancing Human Effort

Imagine you’re remodeling a building and you need to reroute the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. You put on a pair of glasses, look up, and see the entire proposed new duct work as though it were already installed – including the places where it might interfere with the existing structure. Or suppose you’re a quality assurance technician with a hundred-item checklist to work through. Instead of consulting a manual, you see each item on the list displayed r...

IT Transformation…What's the ROI?

Spend Less, Do More, Move Ahead with IT Transformation It’s easy to assume that investing in new technology will help your business get ahead of the competition. But there’s more to IT transformation than chasing the latest shiny object. According to Adam Demattia and John McKnight of the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), IT transformation is a philosophy of ongoing adoption, evaluation, and adjustment. When businesses adopt the right philosophy, they tend to increase efficiency, lo...

How does NATO manage IT?

The technology environment for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is incredibly complex: 26 data centers, 18,000 users, 31,000 devices. Factor in 29 different nations speaking dozens of languages, and it’s easy to see how hard it could be to keep things running smoothly. And it’s not enough to just maintain a status quo – as technology evolves, and member nations needs change, NATO’s digital infrastructure has to adapt as well. Dr. Gregory Edwards, Director of Infrastruc...

Who Drives Innovation…in Your Business?

The popular perception of an “inventor" is someone sitting by themselves, racking their brain until a light bulb comes on over their head. But that kind of lightning-strike innovation, one person creating something entirely new all by themselves, is extremely rare. Assaf Natanzon holds 200 patents, with over 200 more pending. He fostered a love for innovation while working in the startup culture, and now helps create new ways to keep data safe from corruption, crashes, and cyberatt...

Create a Culture…That Sparks Innovation

Finding new uses for existing technologies can be a powerful force for innovation. For example, the same technology that saves stranded astronauts can help firefighters navigate smoke-filled buildings. But it takes more than a big intellectual property catalog to make new products out of old tech: It takes a corporate culture that embraces diversity and encourages collaboration. Draper Laboratory CIO Mike Crones explains how he fosters a culture that drives innovation.

Better Data, Higher Speed for McLaren

Formula One racing is all about the science of speed. The driver is the engineer who uses data from over 200 sensors for analysis to produce a winning team. McLaren Racing. CEO Zak Brown dives into new advances in racing, simulation and electric cars. Winning Formula One racing is ultimately done on powerful analytics: McLaren uses Dell laptops, screens, servers and security to power their need for speed. Then they take their learnings and apply them beyond racing, keeping technolo...

Goaaaaaaal or not? Your Data... knows!

Soccer fans insist on instant accuracy from officials, but the human eye can misjudge a goal. GoalControl CEO Daniel Marchwinski explains how technology can instantly share the validity of a goal in 4D.

An Intelligent Environment… For Your Business

What do artificial intelligence, machine learning, virtual reality, and augmented reality have in common? Each of these technologies will revolutionize the way we interact and partner with machines and with each other. Together, they will transform the workforce, improve healthcare, and democratize education. Jeff Clarke, Vice Chairman of Products & Operations for Dell Technologies, takes us on a guided tour through the not-too-distant future.

Your Business Data... For Good

Picture a farm that uses 95% less water and grows up to 390 times more food. Don’t imagine a wide-open field of grain; these crops grow without soil or sunlight. AeroFarms CEO and Co-Founder David Rosenberg explains how his company uses cutting-edge data analyses and technology to re-imagine how the human race can stay fed as populations rise and resources dwindle.

Information Superiority is Your Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity can seem overwhelming, as more data moves into the cloud and internet-enabled devices proliferate. Possibly even more daunting than dealing with potential threats is evaluating the hundreds of new vendors offering solutions. Which “next best thing” can truly keep your data protected? Is security a technology problem or a human one? How can outnumbered “good guys” gain a tactical advantage over threat actors? Dr. Zulfikar Ramzan brings his expertise to bear on this tric...

Displaying... The Future of Work

The future of work is evolving rapidly with technology innovation. New jobs are being created, new work environments are being designed, new work tools are becoming available. Technology is at the core of these new developments, either as the impetus for the new job or as the facilitator of doing the new job. Display technology is the interface that workers use to do their work and it plays a major part in the design of new ways to work.

The Power of Compute... At the Edge

The compute location pendulum has been swinging from a centralized to a distributed model, from the cloud to the edge. New ways of analyzing data securely in real-time are being developed, driven by the incredible amount of data brought on by devices connected via the Internet of Things. Is your business ready to leverage the power of data at the edge and the core?

Untethered Mixed Reality... On the Edge

“People care about the technology and tools in their workplace more than any other perks.” Sam Burd, who leads Dell’s Client Solutions Group, takes the research behind this statement very seriously and, as an 18 year veteran at Dell, knows that constant innovation, research and disruption is indispensable when working in IT. Putting the smartest devices into the hands of the workforce is not only beneficial in the context of vying for the best talent, but also from the perspective o...

Connecting Intelligent Things... With Your IT

Learn how Dell’s CTO, Liam Quinn, sees the future of the Internet of Intelligent Things, IoT, augmented reality, virtual reality and artificial intelligence leveraging new technological developments from edge to core to cloud. Mr. Quinn joined Dell in Jan 1997, and holds over 90 granted and pending patents, and was named inventor for the year in 2005, 2007, and 2014. Mr. Quinn represents Dell on the Board of the Wi-Fi Alliance, and the UT WNCG Board (Wireless Networking and Communi...

Your IT... Hyperconverged

Trey Layton got his start in the military as an imagery analyst working for General Schwarzkopf during Desert Storm. His special skills of interpreting images led to him finding the Blackhawk helicopters downed during the Battle of Mogadishu, known as the ‘Blackhawk Down’ incident. The technology to transfer images from the receive location to the image analysis platform in the 1990’s was vastly different from what is possible today. Understanding the challenges, Trey built some of ...

Smart IT Connects & Protects... Your Data

Rooted in the mindset of an engineer, a scientist, a business development expert and an entrepreneur, Dr. Orna Berry analyzes business challenges from multiple angles to ensure that the IT and services solution achieves all objectives. Due north for all activities is customer experience. At the highest level, IT must connect data for analysis while ensuring its protection from loss and compromise, in any way, when it is stationary and when it is in motion. This deceivingly simple p...

Hello Alice! Scale your business... with AI

Transforming your business into a digital business is hard. It requires transforming the company's culture, business processes and, most certainly, the IT organization. Michele Perras, who leads Strategy and Market Development at Pivotal Labs, understands that and explains that often businesses, even those who never considered themselves technology or software-driven companies, have to learn these skills to stay relevant and move forward on their digital transformation journey. An...

Of Risk and Trust... In IT

Ray O'Farrell, Chief Technology Officer at VMware, calls virtualization one of the most non-disruptive disruptive technologies to hit the enterprise. Virtualization, or software-defined hardware, has allowed IT organizations to shift into a new role, the role of driving digital transformation by enabling agility and speed for the entire company. This is a big deal because the IT organization's top goal of 'saving money' has evolved into one of actively creating business value. Of co...

Store Your IT Data... in DNA?

What happens when a large scale business in an industry that is transforming at lightning speed has an unsolvable problem? It's a good thing! It means that it's time for close collaboration between the business and the IT provider to tap into cutting edge research and experience to find a solution. The resulting solution and innovation will then benefit all businesses, big or small, interested in the underlying technology or not. Listen how Dell EMC CTO John Roese leads his team to ...

Ready, Set, Transform... Your IT

IT transformation may seem like a daunting task, even in the best of scenarios. Most businesses feel this way. In the inaugural episode of Luminaries - Talking to the brightest minds in tech, you will meet two leading IT industry analysts who break it down into manageable pieces. Backed by the power of in-depth research, they closely examine what IT transformation means, and how IT transformation maturity can be quantified. They share the results of their research and their most su...