Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans

Each month, “Ammirati on Innovation” episodes will look at ways that the disruptive-startup mentality is spreading beyond young entrepreneurs to big established corporations. Serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist and Carnegie Mellon B-school professor Sean Ammirati, who sits at the intersection of these high-change dynamics, provides insight.Episode 3In this episode, Sean and I talk about decision-making, from a couple of angles. First, we explore the choice that giant global corporations have to make when a new opportunity comes along. Namely, do we do this ourselves, or partner up to make it happen? We also affirm that companies can walk and chew gum at the same time— meaning that they need to care about customers AND users at the same time. Sean has a podcast called “Agile Giants,” where he interviews guests ranging from CEOs, CTOs, and VCs to authors. With that unique POV underpinning his thoughts on the subject, Sean tells us that Oracle and Microsoft teaming up together makes for strange bedfellows. Later, Sean reveals that knew he wanted to be a programmer from the age of seven (!!!). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

Each month, “Lochhead on Different” episodes will explore the need to differentiate people, products, and services in a world that encourages a lot of imitation. A best-selling author, top podcaster, and former tech-industry CMO, Christopher Lochhead is a student of not only business and technology and marketing but also human nature, human folly, human genius, and very human joy.Episode 5In this wide-ranging episode, Chris and I discuss Mary Meeker’s popular annual Internet Trends Report. Inside is a fact that caught Chris’ attention: today, 3.8 billion people are on the internet. So Chris explains why he believes we need to get the other half on it, too. Taking a somewhat opposite tack, we also debate the merits and the downsides of internet usage. The report reveals that Gen Z spends between 5 and 10 hours per day on their phones.Next, the conversation turns to Cutco, a knife company whose mantra is “Changing lives by selling knives.” We look at how its employee experience differs from that of a Facebook or other leading tech companies. Then, Chris explains why your life is like a smile. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

“Wayne Sadin on Digital Strategy” episodes will explore the fast-changing and high-stakes world of digital business. We’ll focus on what CEOs and boards must do to lead their companies successfully into the Digital Age. Today, we talk about the relationship between boards and the C-suite, and the most important questions to ask an incoming CIO.Episode 6In this episode: Wayne and I discuss how the cloud is driving us to new features as we get things done faster. He also talks about how hyperscale is for Google, Amazon, Microsoft – and everybody else is going to be a second-class citizen. Later, he asks why invest in putting a million servers and data centers around the world? You could just as easily hire 5,000 developers and build an application that will make your customers so happy, they’ll never think about leaving. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

Each month, “Ammirati on Innovation” episodes will look at ways that the disruptive-startup mentality is spreading beyond young entrepreneurs to big established corporations. Serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist and Carnegie Mellon B-school professor Sean Ammirati, who sits at the intersection of these high-change dynamics, provides insight.Episode 3In this episode, Sean and I talk about how you can walk and chew gum at the same time – meaning that you need to care about your customers AND your users. Sean has a podcast called “Agile Giants,” where he interviews guests ranging from CEOs, CTOs, and VCs to authors. He speaks about how Oracle and Microsoft teaming up together makes for some pretty strange bedfellows. Later, Sean reveals that knew he wanted to be a programmer from the age of seven (?). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

Here’s my conversation with Arpan Shah, who is the General Manager for Azure Infrastructure Marketing at Microsoft. As the tech companies in our Cloud Wars Top 10 rankings drive transformation not just in individual corporations but also in entire global industries, it’s essential for business executives to understand the strategic intentions of each of these vendors. That’s what this new limited series is all about.Episode 3: MicrosoftIn this episode, Arpan and I discuss the most fascinating form of digital transformation he sees happening among Microsoft’s business customers. Plus, why hybrid cloud is so critically important at this moment in time. We explore the connections between hybrid and red-hot edge computing, and where Microsoft’s hybrid strategy is headed next. Press play to get some compelling insight from inside the Cloud Wars #1 vendor. (You’ll want to hear Arpan’s response to claims from Microsoft’s cloud competitors that they can do everything Microsoft can, and do it just as well.) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

Here’s my conversation with Juergen Mueller, CTO, and Christian Klein, COO. As the tech companies in our Cloud Wars Top 10 rankings drive transformation not just in individual corporations but also in entire global industries, it’s essential for business executives to understand the strategic intentions of each of these vendors. That’s what this new limited series is all about.Episode 7: SAPIn this episode, Juergen explains how Qualtrics was a game-changing acquisition – and a very simple integration. He also discusses how SAP is not competing with the hyperscalers – they’re in a “co-opetition.” Christian describes how SAP has the ability to connect the pieces of the Intelligent Enterprise. He also describes how all industries are undergoing a huge transformation – and how SAP can help them transform through new business models, data analytics, and AI. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

Each month, Tony Uphoff, visionary CEO of Thomasnet.com, joins Cloud Wars Live for a recurring segment. “Uphoff on Industry” will explore the innovations, upheavals, and breakthroughs reshaping the world of manufacturing and industrial markets. Join Tony and me as we discuss disruptive new trends in the digital-industrial world: not just how products are designed, sourced and manufactured, but also the new ways in which industrial companies are getting up to speed on marketing, sales and customer experience. Episode 3In this episode, Tony and I look at a the “flywheel” effect, with simple systems that companies don’t need to think about. Next, he switches to how 17 year-old Formula 1 drivers grew up in the age of simulators, using them thousands and thousands of times. Tony discusses the role of MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations), and how it may change to “optimization,” which could be a new machine – or a new capability. And he talks about how AI and ML have emerged, and we’re starting to see levels of scale and speed – and also applications that we haven’t thought of before. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

Each month, “Lochhead on Different” episodes will explore the need to differentiate people, products, and services in a world that encourages a lot of imitation. A best-selling author, top podcaster, and former tech-industry CMO, Christopher Lochhead is a student of not only business and technology and marketing but also human nature, human folly, human genius, and very human joy.Episode 5In this wide-ranging episode, Chris and I discuss how Mary Meeker’s report says over 3.8 billion people are on the internet – and we need to get the other half on it too. We also look at how 34% of workers say they’re engaged – and the rest of them?? We turn to Cutco, a knife company that has the mantra is “Changing lives by selling knives” and how it turned itself into a personal growth company. Then, Chris discusses how your life is like a smile. From from zero to 20 you’re pretty happy, but from 25 to 45, happiness starts to drop off as we build our careers, meet spouses, and collaborate in the manufacture of human beings. Then we begin to come out the other side and the happiness curve goes back up. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

Each month, seasoned executive Tony Uphoff joins Cloud Wars Live for a recurring segment. “Uphoff on Industry” will explore the innovations, upheavals, and breakthroughs reshaping the the world of manufacturing and industrial markets. Join monthly guest Tony Uphoff, CEO of Thomasnet.com, and me as we discuss disruptive new trends in the digital-industrial world: not just how products are designed, sourced and manufactured, but also the new ways in which industrial companies are getting up to speed on marketing, sales and customer experience.Episode 1In this episode, Tony and I look at how the world of work is changing. No longer starkly divided between white collar and blue collar, today “new collar” jobs are on the rise. We also debunk some misunderstandings about U.S. manufacturing. (Hint: the U.S. remains a formidable power, with 248,000 new jobs created in 2018.) Finally, we dive into some less-discussed forms of digital transformation: now that the B2B buyer has gone online, there are fewer habit- and knowledge-gaps between the millennial and the baby boom generations. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

Each month, “Ammirati on Innovation” episodes will look at ways that the disruptive-startup mentality is spreading beyond young entrepreneurs to big established corporations. Serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist and Carnegie Mellon B-school professor Sean Ammirati, who sits at the intersection of these high-change dynamics, provides insight.Episode 2In this episode, Sean and I celebrate big, legacy businesses taking innovation “moonshots.” What about the Disney+ strategy makes it a Netflix killer. Why SAP + Qualtrics is a killer idea. And how Satya Nadella just might be the killer CEO of the decade. Sean also talks us through his belief that grocery chains, manufacturers, automotive companies, and others need to figure out what their own version of Disney+ looks like—and get started on building it. Because as Sean says, we cannot relegate innovation to a subset of the economy and a subset of society. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.