Don’t Break the Bank: Run IT, Change IT
Matthew O'Neill
A podcast for curious minds in the financial services industry.
Working in IT in the banking sector, it is easy to focus on keeping the lights on. In this podcast, host and Financial Services Industry Managing Director at VMware, Matthew O’Neill along with fellow VMware colleagues will explore the challenges and different facets of life in banking keeping CIOs awake at night. The goal is to transform the way banks and other financial service providers work and to provide the hose to put out the fires!
Working in IT in the banking sector, it is easy to focus on keeping the lights on. In this podcast, host and Financial Services Industry Managing Director at VMware, Matthew O’Neill along with fellow VMware colleagues will explore the challenges and different facets of life in banking keeping CIOs awake at night. The goal is to transform the way banks and other financial service providers work and to provide the hose to put out the fires!
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Mar 18, 2021 • 37min
Focus on Operations Before Strategy with Bask Iyer
Multi-industry CIO [Bask Iyer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/baskiyer/) leads the Global Industry Solutions team for VMware. Bask tells us why every CIO needs to focus on operations before strategy, why nobody actually wants disruption, and how authenticity is key to creating a healthy workplace. **About Matthew**Matthew O'Neill is a husband, dad, geek and Industry Managing Director, Advanced Technology Group in the Office of the CTO at VMware.You can find Matthew on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewoneill/) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/MatthewON). **About Brian**Brian Hayes is an audiophile, dad, builder of sheds, maker of mirth, world traveller and EMEA Financial Services Industry Lead at VMware.You can find Brian on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-hayes-global-transformation-infrastructure-leadership-innovation-cyber-cloud-digital-delivery/).
Feb 3, 2021 • 39min
One year of our podcast – looking back on 2020 and forward to 2021
We started Don’t Break The Bank to ask and answer the questions that we didn’t know we had when we worked in banking. With a year of shows behind us, Brian and I look back at some of our top episodes, consider what we’ve learnt from our guests, and attempt to suggest what 2021 might bring.
Jan 5, 2021 • 49min
Extending VMware’s DNA – the Blockchain platform as a foundation for de-centralized applications with Tanya Shastri and Brendon Howe
In this episode, Matthew and Brian are joined by VMware Vice Presidents of Blockchain, Tanya Shastri and Brendon Howe. Together, they explore the current state of Blockchain, why VMware has a Blockchain team, and the merits of an Enterprise Blockchain platform. **About Matthew**Matthew O'Neill is a husband, dad, geek and Industry Managing Director, Advanced Technology Group in the Office of the CTO at VMware.You can find Matthew on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewoneill/) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/MatthewON). **About Brian**Brian Hayes is an audiophile, dad, builder of sheds, maker of mirth, world traveller and EMEA Financial Services Industry Lead at VMware.You can find Brian on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-hayes-global-transformation-infrastructure-leadership-innovation-cyber-cloud-digital-delivery/).
Nov 18, 2020 • 46min
Tales from the frontline: how AXA handled the pandemic, as told by its transformation expert with Violeta Ciurel
Over the course of 2020, we’ve had the opportunity to share conversations with some of VMware’s top experts, about issues that are keeping financial services professionals up at night. But we benefit from also sharing views from people in similar roles or positions and how they are handling the same challenges we’re wrestling with. In this episode of Don’t Break The Bank, our podcast for curious minds in the financial services industry, we speak to Violeta Ciurel, insurance giant AXA’s transformation expert. Hear how this multinational FS provider tackled the pandemic, both in its earliest, most confusing of stages, and in the weeks and months that followed. **About Matthew**Matthew O'Neill is a husband, dad, geek and Industry Managing Director, Advanced Technology Group in the Office of the CTO at VMware.You can find Matthew on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewoneill/) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/MatthewON). **About Brian**Brian Hayes is an audiophile, dad, builder of sheds, maker of mirth, world traveller and EMEA Financial Services Industry Lead at VMware.You can find Brian on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-hayes-global-transformation-infrastructure-leadership-innovation-cyber-cloud-digital-delivery/).
Nov 2, 2020 • 50min
Getting a hundred thousand users working remotely in a fortnight – digital workspaces in the pandemic with Guru Venkatachalam and Spencer Pitts
We’ve all had our worlds turned upside down in 2020 but as we begin to shift to a new normal, what are the long-term impacts to the way different industries actually work? For many in the financial services sector, the enforced shift to remote working has accelerated what were previously trends on the horizon. In our latest episode, two of VMware’s leading experts on digital workspaces, Spencer Pitts and Guru Venkatachalam, talk about how banks and other FS providers are keeping their workforces online, and what they’re seeing from FS customers in Europe and Asia. **About Matthew**Matthew O'Neill is a husband, dad, geek and Industry Managing Director, Advanced Technology Group in the Office of the CTO at VMware.You can find Matthew on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewoneill/) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/MatthewON). **About Brian**Brian Hayes is an audiophile, dad, builder of sheds, maker of mirth, world traveller and EMEA Financial Services Industry Lead at VMware.You can find Brian on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-hayes-global-transformation-infrastructure-leadership-innovation-cyber-cloud-digital-delivery/).
Aug 26, 2020 • 48min
Racing to a future that’s still emerging: the CTO view of financial services with Greg Lavender
In episode 9 of the podcast Matthew and Brian are joined by VMware’s CTO, Greg Lavender for a fascinating conversation about everything he’s learnt in making the switch from customer side to customer advocate. Greg offers great insight into what he’s hearing from FS organisations today and advice on what he would do differently if he worked for a bank again. **About Matthew**Matthew O'Neill is a husband, dad, geek and Industry Managing Director, Advanced Technology Group in the Office of the CTO at VMware.You can find Matthew on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewoneill/) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/MatthewON). **About Brian**Brian Hayes is an audiophile, dad, builder of sheds, maker of mirth, world traveller and EMEA Financial Services Industry Lead at VMware.You can find Brian on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-hayes-global-transformation-infrastructure-leadership-innovation-cyber-cloud-digital-delivery/).
Aug 5, 2020 • 49min
From bank heist to hostage situation – financial services and cybercrime with Tom Kellermann
Through necessity, the Financial Services sector is one of the most secure in the world; it’s also one of the most targeted by sophisticated cyber criminals (or adversaries).In our latest episode, one of the world’s leading cyber security experts, Tom Kellermann, talks with us about how the threat has gone from bank heist to hostage situation, and what financial service providers can do to combat it. **About Matthew**Matthew O'Neill is a husband, dad, geek and Industry Managing Director, Advanced Technology Group in the Office of the CTO at VMware.You can find Matthew on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewoneill/) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/MatthewON). **About Brian**Brian Hayes is an audiophile, dad, builder of sheds, maker of mirth, world traveller and EMEA Financial Services Industry Lead at VMware.You can find Brian on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-hayes-global-transformation-infrastructure-leadership-innovation-cyber-cloud-digital-delivery/).
Jul 2, 2020 • 47min
The next frontier in innovation: the sustainability opportunity for banks with Nicola Acutt
Is sustainability shaking off its CSR/tick box origins and taking its place as a true differentiator and innovator? To find out, Matthew and Brian are joined by Nicola Acutt, VMware’s Vice President for Sustainability, in the latest episode of Don’t Break the Bank. Nicola shared some fascinating insights and relates them to VMware’s own route to sustainability – extremely pertinent when more FS providers are aspiring to be technology companies with banking licenses. **About Matthew**Matthew O'Neill is a husband, dad, geek and Industry Managing Director, Advanced Technology Group in the Office of the CTO at VMware.You can find Matthew on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewoneill/) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/MatthewON). **About Brian**Brian Hayes is an audiophile, dad, builder of sheds, maker of mirth, world traveller and EMEA Financial Services Industry Lead at VMware.You can find Brian on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-hayes-global-transformation-infrastructure-leadership-innovation-cyber-cloud-digital-delivery/).
Jun 9, 2020 • 44min
If only... with Enrico Boverino
In this episode, Matthew and Brian are joined by Enrico Boverino. The three compare notes on the missed opportunities they’ve experienced on both the vendor and buy-side of the financial services industry and look at how differing priorities effect how they make and manage change. **About Matthew**Matthew O'Neill is a husband, dad, geek and Industry Managing Director, Advanced Technology Group in the Office of the CTO at VMware.You can find Matthew on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewoneill/) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/MatthewON). **About Brian**Brian Hayes is an audiophile, dad, builder of sheds, maker of mirth, world traveller and EMEA Financial Services Industry Lead at VMware.You can find Brian on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-hayes-global-transformation-infrastructure-leadership-innovation-cyber-cloud-digital-delivery/).
Apr 27, 2020 • 32min
Pushing on and driving transformation with Martin Eves
In this episode, Matthew and Brian speak with Martin Eves, director for Cloud Foundation in EMEA at VMware, all about how enterprises within the financial services industry are rising to the challenges of technology evolution. **About Matthew**Matthew O'Neill is a husband, dad, geek and Industry Managing Director, Advanced Technology Group in the Office of the CTO at VMware.You can find Matthew on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewoneill/) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/MatthewON). **About Brian**Brian Hayes is an audiophile, dad, builder of sheds, maker of mirth, world traveller and EMEA Financial Services Industry Lead at VMware.You can find Brian on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-hayes-global-transformation-infrastructure-leadership-innovation-cyber-cloud-digital-delivery/).
