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Reflecting on AI and a Special Announcement
CIO Exchange Podcast - February 14, 2024 10:00 - 9 minutesProgress in AI technology has moved faster than our ability to leverage it for the many ways in which it can create value. In this episode, Yadin looks back on the past CIO Exchange episodes focused on AI, and shares a special announcement. --------- Timestamps: (01:04) Paul Roetzer (01:50)...
Moving Fast, Securely with Laura Bell Main, CEO of SafeStack
CIO Exchange Podcast - January 17, 2024 10:00 - 35 minutesHow can companies move fast, securely? In this episode, Yadin sits down with Laura Bell Main, CEO of SafeStack and co-author of the book Security for Everyone, to discuss securing organizations of all sizes, navigating security conversations when selling to large enterprises, and some common mis...
Advice to CIOs from a VC Investor with Yon Hardisty, Founder of HealthTek Incorporated
CIO Exchange Podcast - January 03, 2024 10:00 - 33 minutesVC Investor Yon Hardisty, Founder of Healthtek Incorporated, joins Yadin on the podcast to share his advice for CIOs and his perspectives on long-term investing. They discuss navigating board and executive staff conversations. They also dive into lessons from the gaming industry that can help im...
Preparing for the Spacefaring Economy with Elizebeth Varghese, Partner / Principal, Space Economy Acceleration Leader at Deloitte
CIO Exchange Podcast - December 20, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutesAre CIOs prepared for the space age? In this episode, Yadin sits down with Elizebeth Varghese, Partner / Principal, Space Economy Acceleration Leader at Deloitte and the author of Stellar Singularity: Navigating the Spacefaring Economy. They discuss the impact that space technologies have on ter...
What Makes a Sustainable Business? with Srini Koushik, President Technology, Sustainability, and AI at Rackspace
CIO Exchange Podcast - December 13, 2023 10:00 - 37 minuteshat does it mean to be a truly sustainable business? What factors should be included in the definition of 'sustainability'? In this episode, Yadin sits down with Srini Koushik, President of Technology, Sustainability, and AI at Rackspace. The two discuss the 'Three E’s' of sustainability that sh...
The Sustainable Data Center and the “AI Gold Rush” with Missy Young, CIO of Switch
CIO Exchange Podcast - November 29, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutesSwitch is an innovator in the data center industry, providing services that are 100 percent renewable with a perfect uptime record. In this episode, Yadin sits down with Switch’s CIO, Missy Young, to discuss how Switch’s sustainability practices trickle down and benefit their customers' ESG effo...
How to Choose Your AI Partners with Suhail Nimji, VP/Head of Business Development, Corporate Development, and Partnerships at Jasper
CIO Exchange Podcast - November 08, 2023 10:00 - 37 minutesIs implementing generative AI different from implementing other tools? Should CIOs build or buy, and how should they choose their AI partners? IIn this episode, Yadin sits down with Suhail Nimji, VP/Head of Business Development, Corporate Development, and Partnerships at Jasper, to discuss what ...
Securing the Software Supply Chain with Chip Childers, VP Security at VMware and Jim Mercer, VP DevSecOps at IDC
CIO Exchange Podcast - October 25, 2023 09:00 - 44 minutesIncidents like the Log4j incident and new governmental regulations have forced tech leaders to examine the security of their software supply chain. Understanding the complexities of this is challenging; how can CIOs determine their exposure and prioritize their vulnerabilities? In this conversat...
Speaking with AI: A Real-Time Conversation with Pi, a Personal AI Assistant
CIO Exchange Podcast - October 04, 2023 09:00 - 17 minutesHow would an artificial intelligence advise CIOs to think about AI? In this special episode of the CIO Exchange podcast, host Yadin Porter de León brings on an artificial intelligence as a guest for the first time, called Pi. Yadin asks Pi a variety of questions about itself and how it works, AI...
The Current State of AI in the Enterprise
CIO Exchange Podcast - September 27, 2023 09:00 - 23 minutesWhat mindset shift should CIOs and CTOs make in order to succeed in an AI-driven world? How can they take control of their destinies and future proof to ensure responsible AI use in their organization? In this episode, Yadin sits down with Jeff Boudier, who is responsible for Product and Growth ...
Customer Zero – App Modernization with Multi-Cloud
CIO Exchange Podcast - September 20, 2023 09:00 - 30 minutesThis is part of an ongoing series entitled “Customer Zero” where we talk with the member of the VMware IT leadership team who are the first to use the products that our engineering teams produce. Through conversations with IT and engineering, we see how they are leveraging the technology to solv...
Data Challenges and AI Opportunities in Healthcare with Peter Shen, Head of Digital Health - North America at Siemens Healthineers
CIO Exchange Podcast - September 13, 2023 09:00 - 26 minutesMany of the challenges facing the healthcare industry became common knowledge throughout the pandemic. How has industry thinking shifted with the emergence of new technologies and solutions? How can we think about tackling these huge issues at this point? Peter Shen, Head of Digital Health - Nor...
Cybersecurity and Economic Prosperity with Dmitri Alperovitch, Co-Founder and Chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator
CIO Exchange Podcast - August 30, 2023 15:00 - 29 minutesHow does cybersecurity impact the global economy and geopolitical landscape? How is AI changing the game? Yadin sits down with renowned cybersecurity strategist, advisor and geopolitics thought leader Dmitri Alperovitch to discuss this in depth. They dive into the current geopolitical landscape ...
“Emerging-Emerging” Trends with Tim Crawford, CIO Strategic Advisor at AVOA
CIO Exchange Podcast - August 16, 2023 09:00 - 49 minutesHow should CIOs be thinking about implementing generative AI? What does it mean to be a sustainable business? What are offices for? In this episode, host Yadin Porter de León sits down with Tim Crawford, CIO Strategic Advisor at AVOA, to discuss these questions in depth. They dive into the conv...
Data Democratization and the “Intelligence Era” with Trevor Schulze, CIO of Alteryx
CIO Exchange Podcast - August 02, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutesStriking the balance between data access and security has always been a nuanced challenge for tech leaders, long before the rise of generative AI. But now, how does AI play into the need for data literacy and data democratization? In this episode, Yadin sits down with Trevor Schulze, the CIO of...
Managing Talent: Finding, Retaining, Upskilling, and Reskilling - with Abhimanyu Saxena, Co-Founder of Scaler
CIO Exchange Podcast - July 19, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutesWhile it is not a new issue, managing talent continues to be an important challenge for technology leaders. Abhimanyu Saxena is the Co-Founder of Scaler, an online transformative upskilling platform for working tech professionals. In this episode, Abhimanyu and Yadin dive into retaining, upskill...
Managing talent: finding, retaining, upskilling, and reskilling - with Abhimanyu Saxena, Co-Founder of Scaler and InterviewBit
CIO Exchange Podcast - July 19, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutesWhile it is not a new issue, managing talent continues to be an important challenge for technology leaders. Abhimanyu Saxena is the Co-Founder of Scaler, an online transformative upskilling platform for working tech professionals. In this episode, Abhimanyu and Yadin dive into retaining, upskill...
Customer Zero – Multi-Cloud Transformation
CIO Exchange Podcast - July 05, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutesThis is part of an ongoing series entitled “Customer Zero” where we talk with the member of the VMware IT leadership team who are the first to use the products that our engineering teams produce. Through conversations with IT and engineering, we see how they are leveraging the technology to solv...
Generative AI: What CIOs Need to Know - with Paul Roetzer, CEO of Marketing AI Institute
CIO Exchange Podcast - June 21, 2023 09:00 - 40 minutesGenerative AI is one of the most exciting and disruptive technologies to emerge in recent years. It has the potential to revolutionize the way we live and work, and it is already having a major impact on many industries. With the rapid advancement of Generative AI technology, businesses are scra...
Customer Zero - Customer Experience and the Use of Data
CIO Exchange Podcast - June 14, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutesThis is part of an ongoing series entitled “Customer Zero” where we talk with the member of the VMware IT leadership team who are the first to use the products that our engineering teams produce. Through conversations with IT and engineering, we see how they are leveraging the technology to solv...
Platform Engineering and the Developer Experience - with Rob Hirschfeld, CEO and Founder of RackN
CIO Exchange Podcast - May 31, 2023 09:00 - 38 minutesAs we’ve known for some time, top developer talent is scarce and continues to see a rise in demand. As a result, tech leaders are increasingly focused on developer productivity and the developer experience, looking for strategies to improve both. One potential solution is platform engineering. ...
Customer Zero - Business Model Transformation
CIO Exchange Podcast - May 17, 2023 09:00 - 15 minutesThis is the first of a series entitled “Customer Zero” where we talk with the member of the VMware IT leadership team who are the first to use the products that our engineering teams produce. Through conversations with IT and engineering, we see how they are leveraging the technology to solve th...
The New Needs of the Workforce - with Saket Srivastava, CIO of Asana
CIO Exchange Podcast - May 03, 2023 09:00 - 28 minutesIt’s difficult to create the right operating model in a post-pandemic work environment. Whether your workforce is remote, hybrid, or in-person, teams need the right structure and security to work efficiently. Saket Srivastava is the CIO of Asana, a software company that helps teams orchestrate...
The Enterprise Impact of New Technology - with Sanjay Srivastava, Chief Digital Strategist at Genpact
CIO Exchange Podcast - April 19, 2023 09:00 - 46 minutesToday’s technologists have to interpret the industry’s past, present, and future. At Genpact, Sanjay Srivastava uses data strategy and process design to help businesses make a plan and avoid disruption in the future. As Genpact’s Chief Digital Strategist, Sanjay designs and runs thousands of di...
Supercloud 23 - Applications & Developer Impact - Speakers: theCUBE hosts Dave Vellante and John Furrier, with Vittorio Viarengo, VP of Cross Cloud at VMware, and Sarbjeet Johal, industry influencer and Analyst at StackPayne
CIO Exchange Podcast - April 05, 2023 09:00 - 25 minutesAs supercloud (also referred to as multi-cloud) emerges, tying together disparate environments into a distributed computing paradigm necessitates developer buy-in. In this episode, originally recorded during the January 2023 Supercloud event, theCUBE hosts Dave Vellante & John Furrier sit down w...
Building The Resilient Organization - with Dale Aultman, VP & GM of Infrastructure Solutions Group Services at Lenovo
CIO Exchange Podcast - March 22, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutesAs a service models can help companies become more agile, which may provide more choices for digital solutions. Lenovo helps their clients build digital resiliency through application changes, leveraging cloud, and narrowing the IT skill gap. Yadin speaks with Dale Aultman, VP & GM of Infrastru...
Whose Responsibility is Secure Software? with Steve Lipner, Executive Director of Safe Code, and Karen Worstell, VMWare Cyber Strategist
CIO Exchange Podcast - March 01, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutesIn this episode, we speak with Steve Lipner, Executive Director of Safe Code, and Karen Worstell, VMWare Cyber Strategist. They discuss the new scale of DevSecOps, secure code, and safely adopting new technologies. Karen describes how modern operating environments differ from older ones, and t...
The Future of Leadership - Guest: Michael Krigsman, industry analyst and publisher of CXOTalk
CIO Exchange Podcast - February 08, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutesToday’s technology environment evolves quickly, but fluency in tech advancements may not be enough. Michael Krigsman has advice for how to keep up. CIOs and technology leaders need to understand the impact of technology on their companies, while also honing business and communication skills. In...
The Challenge of Cloud Compliance and Security - Guest: Hillery Hunter, GM and CTO at IBM Cloud
CIO Exchange Podcast - January 04, 2023 10:00 - 24 minutesUnderstanding the use of cloud, its context, and how things are quickly changing is top of mind for many companies today. Safety of information and management of risks are paramount when trying to keep up with the changes, while also making sure to not slow down important and necessary workflows...
Supercloud 22 – “Supercloud” enablers and blockers - Speaker panel with theCUBE hosts, founder and CEO of Rafay Systems, CEO of Platform9 Systems and the CTO of VMware
CIO Exchange Podcast - December 13, 2022 10:00 - 16 minutesCIO Exchange on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vmwcioexchange Yadin Porter de León on Twitter: https://twitter.com/porterdeleon [Subscribe to the Podcast] On Apple Podcast: https://podcastsconnect.apple.com/my-podcasts For more podcasts, video and in-depth research go to https://www.vmware....
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