Heavy Strategy
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From technology to workplace culture, from geopolitical trends to economics, Heavy Strategy debates pivotal questions in enterprise IT. Hosts Johna Till Johnson & John Burke bring their technical expertise, analytical acumen, and contrasting viewpoints to discuss complex topics of interest to IT leaders. Frequently irreverent and always thought-provoking, these are the conversations you wish you could have at the leadership table. Tune in and join the think tank, where unanswered questions are better than unquestioned answers.
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Mar 1, 2023 • 30min
HS041 Intelligent Network Automation With BackBox – Sponsored
We talk a lot about automation and orchestration and how they can change your network strategy and smooth network workflows. But not everybody wants to sit around writing code and building test labs. Greg and Johna talk with Josh Stephens and Chanoch Marmorstein from sponsor BackBox about its network automation software, how it fits into a network operations strategy, and how BackBox focuses on the network engineer.
Feb 21, 2023 • 36min
HS040 Top Mistakes Technology Strategists Make
It might be curmudgeon day. Johna and Greg ask what are mistakes that we have seen in technology strategies.
Jan 25, 2023 • 28min
HS039 Operating an Enterprise Architecture Function
After setting questions and perspectives on What is Enterprise Architecture, the natural sequence is How to Maintain and Operate an Architecture team.
Dec 7, 2022 • 33min
HS038 What is Enterprise Architecture And How To Plan For It
Some companies use formal Enterprise Architecture (EA) to maintan a consistent IT strategy. Its not often successful so we discuss possible ways to practically maintain the EA function.
Nov 22, 2022 • 36min
Heavy Strategy 037 – Metaversing The Office is More Than One Thing
Are there angles on future metaverse that make sensee ? Johna and Greg dive into their perspectives on what is a metaverse and converge on the face that its a form of collaboration. Potentially it could be immersive with VR googles but more likely it’s about engaging data from external domains into the collaboration experience.
Nov 1, 2022 • 34min
HS036 Cyberstupid – Can We Stop Doing Dumb IT Security
You can't make a profit from Cybersecurity, its a cost. How do we work with business to see IT risk management on the same level as accounting and human resources ? Johna and Greg discuss various options on market, process and methods that could help you work on your cyber situation.
Oct 18, 2022 • 33min
HS035 Quiet Quitting Hustle Culture
Whats the deal with Quiet Quitting ? Johna & Greg get into a heated debate about the nature of work. Johna wants people to ‘do your job’, Greg wants ‘pay me more to do more’. How much can a companies expect from their employees as hustle culture is being rejected by more people.
Oct 5, 2022 • 23min
HS033 Getting real about LEO Space Networking
Should LEO space networks be part of your network ? Are there common questions about using and designing for them ? What should be expecting from your telco ?
Sep 27, 2022 • 37min
HS034 Introducing Graphiant Stateless Cloud WAN – Sponsored
Graphiant Stateless Cloud WAN addresses the limitations of SDWAN - better scalability, more flexibility and service guarantees. Their stateless network core is multi-tenant, predictable and scalable. Customers get the benefit of SDWAN with less of the problems. We unpack the details in this episiode with Khalid Raza, Founder and CEO of Graphiant and ask questions to understand how it would fit your strategy.
Aug 30, 2022 • 20min
HS032 Mentors and Leadership
Is there a role for career mentors and coaches in modern IT ? We discuss the topic and establish some points. IT Careers are high value and high effort but unlike other professions (such as law or medicine) there are no gatekeepers to working. This leads to training and ‘life coaches’ that are unregulated and often unprofessional.
