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Wie und warum Firmen den Punkten Business Continuity Management, IT Service Continuity Management (ITIL) und Krisenmanagement Aufmerksamkeit schenken müssen und was das eigentlich ist, erfahrt Ihr von Matthias Rosenberg und der Controllit AG aus Hamburg.

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Hilla Pedramparsi, interim head of data at Gamesys. Hilla is a senior IT professional with a strong development background. He possesses an outstanding record of formulating technical strategies to meet business objectives. On the show he chats to Andy about the ever evolving role of a data professional and a person's tech career development . They also discuss how to extract the most value out of your data sets and why you need to instigate a cultural change in your company to place it on a data driven footing. Show Notes: 1.06 Hilla’s background and career progression. 2.38 What is a bigger challenge, the size of a data set or the complexity of it. 4.11 Was it a big advantage for you learning how to decipher Data sets before technology got so advanced you didn’t need to anymore. 6.05 How difficult has it been for you to stay ahead and stay relevant in technology? 7.30 Do you find you have enough time to keep skilling up in your professional life. 8.07 Always being willing to learn. 10.08 Being a technical person with an understanding of the macroeconomics affecting the business you’re working for. 12.45 The role of a CDO and a data team. 16.57 Determining the value of data. 19.58 Implementing a data team into your business needs a cultural shift in your business. 23.34 Will the role of a high level data person ever stop evolving? 25.05 The excitement around data. 26.13 The variety of different backgrounds present in a data team and data as a creative discipline. 28.14 What do you hope to see in the coming years in your career and in data.

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Andrei Muraru, Big Data innovations manager at Belron International. On the show they discuss how Data has developed in recent years and why some sectors are still confused about it. They also chat about how you can convey your Data teams successes to others and how to determine the ROI of a Data project. Andrei Muraru developed his career in IT Infrastructure working in both smaller and larger organizations. He has 8 years of experience in: Spearhead Systems and Orange and Emerson Process Management. In the past few years, his work has focused on his efforts on cloud, IoT and big data technologies while also keeping a comprehensive level of knowledge on traditional datacenter components. Andrei’s academic background is in engineering and he has a bachelor’s degree in computer science and automatic control and a master in management and engineering of business systems. Show Notes 1.07 What is Big Data, why is it causing confusion and how do you approach Big Data. 3.19 What are we trying to get from your typical Data project? 5.59 Questioning and determining the ROI of Big Data projects. 10.15 How do you manage your own expectations when rolling out Data projects. 12.15 How do you engage and collaborate with your team that creates a creative environment. 15.45 Andrei’s background and career development. 20.33 Is it a challenge for you to keep up with the rate of change in technology? 22.32 What’s the most compelling developments happening at the moment in Big Data. 24.17 Where do you see your career heading in the next few years?

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Rajat Dhawan, the CTO at Contiki Holidays. They discuss seeking out challenge in your professional life, how company decision making has been affected by data and finding the right technological solution to your business problems. In his current role Rajat oversee e-commerce, web design, development, architecture, infrastructure, support, email, content and performance marketing. He’s supported by teams in London, Madrid and Delhi and by leading digital agencies. Rajats current focus is to enable growth of his companies B2C business through a series of programs across personalisation, analytics, email marketing, merchandising and create a new state of the art B2B platform for our trade partners. Show Notes: 1.09 The advantage of having varied experiences on your CV. 3.55 Seeking out discomfort and uncertainty in your professional life. 5.07 What other traits have you had to develop to allow your level of success. 6.54 How much has the decision-making process been impacted by innovations in technology. 8.38 Have you got to a point where you can let data lead your decision-making processes. 10.08 Do we need to get data to a 10/10. 10.52 Going to a full data state. 12.20 People, technology and balancing the latest and greatest with your business outcomes. 15.00 Searching out collaborations as a CTO.

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Derek Wise, the CTO at Grapeshot. On the show they discuss how, as a leader, you can build a constructive environment for your staff. Andy asks Derek about his military background and how it has helped his management career. Derek also explains to Andy why it’s important to let your staff know it’s ok to fail. Derek is a technologist at heart with an added passion for people and process management. He enjoys combining the chaos of software development. Derek is a massive proponent of Agile methodologies coupled with solid project planning. He’s always on the lookout for new technologies and solutions to help bridge the gulf of uncertainty in software development, product development, and server operations. Show Notes 1.07 Did you always aim to be a CTO. 2.15 The influence of the military in your management role. 5.19 Starting your plan at your end goal and working backwards so all your team are aiming for the same target. 7.16 Working for Omron. 11.42 Letting your team know it’s ok to fail as long as you're pushing yourself. 16.23 Building a comfortable environment for your staff. 20.22 Talking about the difference between managers and leaders. 25.22 Understanding what people need to be successful. 29.13 Moving away from technical work as a leader.

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Liam Williamson, the Manager of IT systems at Lithium Technologies. Liam chats to Andy about the challenges and rewards of working in IT support. They discuss Liam’s transition into management. Talk also turn to how technology is constantly changing the working environment. Liam has over 10 years experience in IT support within the commercial and private industries including 1 year of deputy team leadership, backed by a 2nd class computing degree. In all of Liam’s roles, he has built rapport with everyone he works with, from junior members of staff through middle management and traders, to CEO’s, MD’s, Partners and Equity Partners. Show Notes: 1.10 Working on support desks. 3.29 Does working in support make you figure out more efficient ways of thinking. 4.57 Did your support mindset benefit you when you moved into management? 5.53 Figuring out how to be a manager. 9.14 Your approach and attitude to management. 11.31 Liam’s background and career development. 14.16 When you think about what you’re working on what technologies have impacted your space the most? 19.52 The technology space evolving and keeping up to date with the latest tech. 22.45 Technological evolution requires a cultural change. 24.04 What are your hopes and aspirations for your career?

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Sean Morris, head of consultancy at New Signature UK. On the show Sean chats to Andy about the vast changes that have happened in the tech sphere in recent years. They also discuss why tech professionals needed a broader skill set now than they did a few decades ago. As well as this they touch on what skills are most in demand at the moment in the tech industry. Sean has over eighteen years of experience in IT. He specialises in engaging business customers and helps deconstruct their complex business requirements to allow the design of simplistic IT solutions and services. Show Notes: 1.03 How has the tech industry changed since you started your career. 6.11 The need for a centralised IT system. 11.01 As a consultancy do you feel the pressure when clients want immediate results. 15.14 Why tech professionals need a broad skill set and adopt a more agile way of working now. 19.11 What skills have you seen that are in demand at the moment and do these skills change? 24.19 Continually learning and skilling up in technology and what are you excited to see happen in the next year. 28.08 What is it that continually motivates and enthuses you about technology.

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Andy Brierley, the Vice President of IBM. On the show they discuss how IBM has developed from a hardware manufacturer to a services provider. They also discuss business transformation more generally. Talk also turns to Andy’s background and motivations. Andy is the Vice President Of Technology Services at IBM. He has a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. He is skilled in Business Process, Enterprise Software, ITIL, IT Service Management, and IT Strategy. Show Note 1.13 How do you stay relevant as a company and a business? 6.43 How closely do you have to work with the technical people inside IBM. 12.57 Outsourcing IT platforms. 14.37 How much project management is required in your role and how is your team comprised? 17.45 Andy’s background and career development. 24.44 How big a role does corporate culture play in keeping you motivated.

In this episode Andy Davis talks to Tom Whicher, a founder of DrDoctor. Tom tells Andy about how he started working in the health tech sector. They discuss why implementing a technological change in a business requires a cultural shift from your staff. Andy also asks Tom about the challenges he’s had to overcome when founding a business. DrDoctor Mission statement Our mission is simple. Put patients first, and use technology to create transformational change in healthcare. We believe in gentle disruption - working with existing processes and teams to create change from the inside out. So the right patient is seen at the right place and the right time. Used by over 5 million patients, across 16 NHS Hospital sites, the DrDoctor platform revolutionises patient experience by improving communication and agency, while delivering multi-million pound efficiency and efficacy savings. Show Notes 1.05 Getting started with your own startup. 2.30 Along your journey so far how many challenges have you had to overcome. 4.53 Embedding a cultural change within your company before introducing a new technology to your business. 7.21 Does it surprise you how long it takes larger companies to adopt new technologies? 9.13 Navigating technology and how to navigate the future? 11.25 Are there elements of external communication and collaboration when you are innovating? 12.56 Have you seen a rise in competition in the health tech space? 14.40 Is there a focused effort on financing the health tech sector? 16.45 Why it’s worth disrupting the health sector with tech. 18.41 Changing attitudes through disruption. 21.09 What’s you plan moving forward with your business?

In this episode Andy Davis talks to John Masse, the Director of Front End Development at Priceline.com. On the show they chat about the skills you need to learn for a career in the tech industry. They also discuss how to identify talents that's a cultural fit for your company. John also tells Andy about how he keeps ahead of the latest tech trends. John believes in hard work and achieving goals as a team. He believes leadership is driven by being an example and getting your hands dirty. He has worked with developers in developing their craft and as an author of code. He also provides coaching to his team in their personal development. John has worked on projects that require a complete overhauls of existing corporate level applications. John has experience helping make large strategic decisions for my team and encourage those around me to continue to grow and challenge themselves. Show Notes: 1.09 When did you first get involved in tech. 3.01 Turning your weakness into a strength. 4.09 The satisfaction you feel when achieving your goals. 5.39 What influences did you seek out when you were learning in your career? 8.07 What traits do you look for when seeking out new talent to add to your team. 11.00 How do you identify who has a cultural fit for a company when looking at hiring new talent. 13.57 Do you think your values and approaches to business have changed since starting your career. 18.32 How do you manage the rapid rate of change in technology? 26.41 What’s keeping you excited going forward in your career?