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Cloud Wars caught up with Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith during SAP’s big Sapphire 2019 event in Orlando. About 6 months after agreeing to an acquisition by SAP and about 3 months after the deal was completed, the Qualtrics co-founder and Chief Executive had some compelling insights and stories to share.We discussed how SAP’s global presence is helping Qualtrics scale at a pace that would have otherwise been impossible. Ryan shared his unique expertise and insight into why experience management is the solution that businesses need today and will need even more tomorrow. And I got a look at how Ryan sees Qualtrics fitting into and strengthening the SAP cloud. Watch to get a look behind the curtain of a deal that has sparked transformation and innovation at one of the world’s top enterprise tech vendors. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

In this episode of Cloud Wars Top 10 Executive Insights, Will Grannis and I discuss how Google Cloud is helping drive innovation and growth for businesses and breakthrough experiences for customers – and, how to unlock the transformative power of the cloud with data analytics and machine learning. We also explore how the cloud can enable data-driven business models that would never have been feasible before. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

In this episode of "Cloud Wars Top 10 Executive Insights," Larry Socher and I discuss what Accenture's learned in 20,000 tech projects with clients, and how he manages to remain a trusted partner to hyperscalers AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud -- as well as to all the major SaaS vendors. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

In this second episode of "Cloud Wars Top 10 Executive Insights," Larry Socher and I discuss what Accenture's learned in 20,000 tech projects with clients, and how he manages to remain a trusted partner to hyperscalers AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud -- as well as to all the major SaaS vendors. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

In this episode of Cloud Wars Top 10 Executive Insights, Will Grannis and I discuss how Google Cloud is helping drive innovation and growth for businesses and breakthrough experiences for customers – and, how to unlock the transformative power of the cloud with data analytics and machine learning. We also explore how the cloud can enable data-driven business models that would never have been feasible before. 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 2:In this episode, Sean – a Digital All-Star – and I discuss how Disney+ is a Netflix killer, how SAP and Qualtrics is a killer idea, and how Satya Nadella just might be the killer CEO of the decade. He also talks about how grocery chains, manufacturers, automotive companies, and others need to think about what’s my version of Disney+. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

Each month, “Christopher 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, Chris is a student of not only business and technology and marketing but also human nature, human folly, human genius, and very human joy.Episode 3:In this episode, Chris – a Digital All-Star – and I discuss how tech companies (including Zoom, Pinterest, and Lyft) are going public again, and how Eric Yuan of Zoom had to apply nine times for immigration papers. Plus – how in America, making money is a good thing, and how if you begin to view yourself as a personal entrepreneur your employer is not your employer but your client. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

Wayne Sadin is one of our Digital All-Stars. In this episode, Wayne and I explore the topics of continual ERP updates, the rise of the financial management suite, and how partnering with competitors – and even customers – is becoming a new paradigm. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

Andreas Larsson is the Engineering Director of Electrolux, a 100 year-old Swedish company whose products include washers/dryers, ovens, refrigerators, and vacuum cleaners. His company uses the values and principles of agile and lean to develop high quality products and services that help customers be more successful. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.

Each month, 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, ranging from how 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Visit Cloud Wars for more.