Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans

Brian King oversees all of Marriott's worldwide digital, sales, distribution, revenue management and customer engagement efforts. Brian's organization ensures a thoughtful approach to blending high-tech and high-touch services that ultimately drive revenue and customer loyalty for life. Marriott’s digital channels generate over 17 billion in sales annually and our customer engagement centers host over 65 million interactions each year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

Josh Greenbaum is an industry analyst and consultant who’s been following the enterprise software market for 30 years. Join Bob Evans as they discuss how tech companies have to stop showing how pretty their underwear is, and how vendors are selling product the way they build it; not how it is consumed. Josh also discusses his passion project, the U.S. Vote Foundation. (https://www.usvotefoundation.org/) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

In this episode of our Digital All-Stars series, Bob Evans and Chris Lochhead discuss exponentialists vs. incrementalists, how Airbnb couldn’t get arrested, and how Henry Ford was not improving on the horse. 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 1In this episode, Sean and I discuss what innovation looks like in 2019: where it’s coming from, who gets funding for their ideas and how, and why cloud has been so transformative in terms of the business models for entrepreneurs and innovators. Sean also shares his thoughts on the recent story about Lyft and Amazon’s $8-million-per-month partnership for AWS services. (Spoiler alert: he thinks it’s worth every penny.)Sean Ammirati is a partner at Birchmere Ventures, which focuses on both SaaS and consumer internet investments, as well as their Birchmere Labs initiative. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School, and hosts a podcast series called “Agile Giants.”--Explore more in the Cloud Wars series - https://cloudwars.coListen to more episode of Cloud Wars Live - https://bit.ly/2WIYncvFollow Sean on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SeanAmmiratiFollow Bob on Twitter - https://twitter.com/bobevansIT 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 cybersecurity, the C-Suite and how businesses can avoid becoming Equifax, the sequel.Episode 3In this episode, Wayne and I look at how cybersecurity has become a strategic imperative in the Digital Age. We explore the topics of “technical debt” and “technical hygiene” as they relate to cybersecurity. Plus, Wayne explains how business leaders can fight back hard against increasingly sophisticated invaders.KEY CONCEPTS“Technical debt” isn’t some arcane accounting term. It’s a strategic issue that CIOs and CEOs must confront together before that debt crushes them and possibly their company.“Technical hygiene,” as Wayne explains, is critical. The bad guys are getting smarter, more sophisticated, more relentless and more aggressive, so business leaders need to fight back hard against these invaders. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

Pierre-Luc Bisaillon is a seasoned executive with more than twenty years of experience in the technology industry. Pierre-Luc leads the global IT organization at Cirque du Soleil. His background is a unique combination of strategy consulting, entrepreneurship and technology, enabling him to provide sharp insights and impactful recommendations. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

Founded in 1905, Red Wing Shoes boots protect workers in more than one hundred countries across the world. As CIO and VP of Innovation, Mark Kermisch oversees all IT functions worldwide including the PMO, Application Development, Infrastructure, Support, Security, IT Business Partners and eCommerce. His team develops software that supports our retail, wholesale, supply chain, manufacturing, sales, and eCommerce business teams. Marc is also responsible for Red Wing's innovation center, The Garage which is focused on crafting our future products, services, and experiences. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

It's all about speed. Bobby Berry heads a team that is transforming Fruit of the Loom for the digital age, where consumers expect up-to-the-minute styles, and partners expect the latest in digital business platforms. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

Dion Hinchcliffe is an internationally recognized thought leader, IT expert, business strategist, enterprise architect, book author, frequent keynote speaker, analyst, and transformation consultant. Dion works with the leadership teams of Fortune 500 and Global 2000 firms to drive successful change with emerging digital methods including enterprise social media, online community, cloud computing, data centers, digital business models, Internet ecosystems, workforce collaboration, and the future of work. Dion has been featured or quoted in CIO Magazine, Computerworld, Fast Company, Wired, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and BusinessWeek. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

In this episode of Cloud Wars Live, Bob Evans and Wayne Sadin discuss the various members of the C-Suite -- including the CDO, CMO, CRO, and COO. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.