

Embracing Digital Transformation
Dr. Darren Pulsipher
Dr. Darren Pulsipher, Chief Enterprise Architect for Public Sector, author and professor, investigates effective change leveraging people, process, and technology. Which digital trends are a flash in the pan—and which will form the foundations of lasting change? With in-depth discussion and expert interviews, Embracing Digital Transformation finds the signal in the noise of the digital revolution.
People
Workers are at the heart of many of today’s biggest digital transformation projects. Learn how to transform public sector work in an era of rapid disruption, including overcoming the security and scalability challenges of the remote work explosion.
Processes
Building an innovative IT organization in the public sector starts with developing the right processes to evolve your information management capabilities. Find out how to boost your organization to the next level of data-driven innovation.
Technologies
From the data center to the cloud, transforming public sector IT infrastructure depends on having the right technology solutions in place. Sift through confusing messages and conflicting technologies to find the true lasting drivers of value for IT organizations.
People
Workers are at the heart of many of today’s biggest digital transformation projects. Learn how to transform public sector work in an era of rapid disruption, including overcoming the security and scalability challenges of the remote work explosion.
Processes
Building an innovative IT organization in the public sector starts with developing the right processes to evolve your information management capabilities. Find out how to boost your organization to the next level of data-driven innovation.
Technologies
From the data center to the cloud, transforming public sector IT infrastructure depends on having the right technology solutions in place. Sift through confusing messages and conflicting technologies to find the true lasting drivers of value for IT organizations.
Episodes
Mentioned books

May 10, 2023 • 24min
#137 Rebirth of the Private Cloud
In this episode Darren interviews Sam Ceccola, CTO of DOD for HPE about the new business and technology models changing the way organizations consume hybrid cloud.
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Blog: https:/www.embracingdigital.org/episode-EDT137

May 2, 2023 • 39min
#136 Resilient Data in Disruptive Communications
In this podcast episode, Darren Pulsipher, Intel's chief solution architect of the public sector, is interviewed by guest host Dr. Anna Scott on resilient data with disruptive comms.
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Blog: https://www.embracingdigital.org/episode-EDT136

Apr 28, 2023 • 34min
#135 Trustworthiness and Ethics of AI
In this episode Darren interviews Gretchen Stewart, Chief Data Scientist of Public Sector at Intel where they discuss the trustworthiness and ethics of artificial intelligence.
Video: https://youtu.be/bY8d4oeW60c
Blog: https://embracingdigital.org/episode-EDT135

Apr 20, 2023 • 31min
#134 WaveForm Artificial Intelligence
In this episode Darren Pulsipher, welcomed Logan Selby, the co-founder and president of DataShapes, where they discuss a unique approach to Artificial Intelligence that is bucking the trend.
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Blog: https://www.embracingdigital.org/episode-EDT134

Apr 13, 2023 • 34min
#133 Lessons in HPC Oil & Gas
In this episode, Darren interviews Keith Gray, a former director of high-performance computing at British Petroleum. With over 30 years of managing HPC centers, Keith gives great insight into the challenges, best practices, and the future of high-performance computing.
Blog: https://www.embracingdigital.org/episode-EDT133

Apr 6, 2023 • 37min
#132 Software-Defined Bare Metal Management
In this episode, Darren interviews the founders of Metify, Ian Evans and Mike Rogers, about their unique approach to bare metal software-defined infrastructure management using the Redfish standard.
Blog: https://www.embracingdigital.com/episode-EDT132

Mar 30, 2023 • 30min
#131 Digital Transformation in Federal Civilian
In this episode, Darren interview Mark Valcich, director and GM of Federal Civilian Public Sector at Intel. Mark's years of experience shine as he describes the current trends in digital transformation in the federal civilian government.
Blog: https://www.embracingdigital.org/episode-EDT131
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Mar 23, 2023 • 28min
#130 Productizing Decisional AI
In this episode Darren interviews his son Matthew Pulsipher about productizing decisional AI. Matthew has recently modernized and product development pipeline to include decisional AI in his product development.
Blog: http://www.embracingdigital.org/episode-EDT130
Video: https://youtu.be/x2sbb-2HI-o

Mar 21, 2023 • 29min
#129 Breaking Down the Barriers to HPC
In this podcast episode, Darren Pulsipher, the chief solution architect of the public sector at Intel, interviews Alan Chalker from the Ohio Supercomputer Center about breaking down barriers to high-performance computing (HPC).
Blog: https://www.embracingdigital.org/episode/EDT-129
Video: https://youtu.be/L_DVS77ICc4

Mar 16, 2023 • 32min
#128 Closing the Digital Skills Gap
In this episode, Darren talks to John Gottfried, co-founder of Major League hacking, about closing the digital skills gap through practical collaborative work using hackathons.
Blog: https://www.embracingdigital.org/episode-EDT128
Video: https://youtu.be/UHSf0Tw6U_E


