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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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.
Aug 23, 2022 • 30min
HS031 Kolide and Honest Security
We discuss how Kolide tools engage the user to improve end-point security. Monitoring devices and then contacting the user to gather more information and provide contextual questions is a novel approach.
Aug 16, 2022 • 25min
HS030 Can Low Code Fit Your IT Strategy
Both sides of the low code/no code debate. We outline two sides of the debate, discuss four topics in favour of low code and then cover four negatives. Avoidance of toil coding, avoid skill shortage and viable testing are good things. Lockin, shadow IT and ownership are problematic. Its a solid debate on the topic.
Aug 4, 2022 • 29min
HS029 Do You Want A Strategic Vendor ?
The pro and con's of having preferred supplier for IT technology ? You can save time and effort, simplify purchasing and move quicker but are you getting the best solution and support. We discuss different perspectives on going down the path and point out the subscription pricing moves towards vendor lockin.
Jul 19, 2022 • 41min
HS028 – Do’s and Don’ts of Selecting Technology Provider
We discuss different aspects of selecting technology to buy. Topics include business case, planning, selection, evaluation and review - as you might expect - but we find that there isn't one right answer.
Jun 28, 2022 • 26min
HS027 Broadcom and VMware – What’s Gonna Happen?
Cold takes on the Broadcom/VMware acquisition. We consider Broadcom's stated goal to increase VMW profit margin from 35% to 65% and what this will mean to customer experience.
Jun 21, 2022 • 0sec
HS 026 So You Want to Develop A Technology Strategy ?
What are the right questions for developing and maintaining a technology strategy for your company ?
Jun 7, 2022 • 25min
HS025 Did You Know Your IT is a Crime Scene ?
Does planning for cybersecurity failure include the concept of 'crime scene' ? Can you provide evidence to an external investigation sufficient to get justice or simply prove to insurance investigator that you met the policy requirements ? Should you be lobbying governments ? How does this drive your cyber spending - defense, microsegmentation, detection or evidence collection ?
May 26, 2022 • 26min
HS 024 – Is Shadow IT a Good Thing
Shadow IT does not always lead to bad outcom
