

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

Jan 5, 2021 • 26min
Embracing Workspace Evolution - Episode 34
In this episode, Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, Public Sector, and Robert Looney, Americas Data Center Sales Manager for Intel, talk about using a strategic approach to embrace the current workplace evolution. The COVID pandemic created major challenges and transitions in the workplace. Intel is helping customers leverage technologies to best address ongoing challenges in the new normal.
Blog: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/government/podcasts/embracing-digital-transformation-episode34.html
Video: https://youtu.be/fMF_Tcc0Sh8

Jan 4, 2021 • 30min
Navigating Disruptive Change - Episode 35
In this episode, Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, Public Sector, and Rick Hermann, Director US Public Sector, Intel, discuss how Intel has been successful in navigating disruptive change over the past three decades.
Blog: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/government/podcasts/embracing-digital-transformation-episode35.html
Video: https://youtu.be/QXKSRExivp4

Dec 14, 2020 • 21min
The AWS Outage of Nov 2020 - What we learned: Episode 33
Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, Public Sector, at Intel talks about the lessons learned from the AWS outage in November 2020 and preventative solutions to navigating such outages.
Blog: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/government/podcasts/embracing-digital-transformation-episode33.html
Video: https://youtu.be/KQH85zaVUe0

Dec 8, 2020 • 22min
No Code Approach to Back Office Efficiency -Episode 32
Today’s episode is part 2 of a conversation with Sean Chou, Catalytic CEO, and Neil Bahadur, Catalytic Head of Partnerships. They talk with Darren about their no-code approach to back office efficiency with a platform that utilizes RPA and AI technology.
Blog: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/government/podcasts/embracing-digital-transformation-episode32.html
Video: https://youtu.be/jok5CUj32OI

Dec 7, 2020 • 22min
Improving Employee Value with Catalytic - Episode 31
In part one of two episodes, Sean Chou, Catalytic CEO, and Neil Bahandur, Catalytic Head of Partnerships, join Darren to talk about Catalytic’s technology and how RPAs can help employees become more valuable through automation of back office repeatable processes.
Video: https://youtu.be/ed5AQMAwJjc
Blog: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/government/podcasts/embracing-digital-transformation-episode31.html

Nov 17, 2020 • 18min
Application Portability with OneAPI - Episode 30
With oneAPI, Intel has created a unified software environment for development, geared toward data processing. Gretchen Stewart, Chief Data Scientist, Public Sector, Intel, discusses this technology with Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, Intel, that eliminates the need for using a different language for different architectures.
Blog: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/government/podcasts/embracing-digital-transformation-episode30.html
Video: https://youtu.be/JZYP2jxQY78

Nov 11, 2020 • 29min
Next-Generation Hyperscale Database - Aerospike - Episode 29
Databases are showing their age, still taking some time to get results. Aerospike, with the help of Intel technology (Optane), breaks through with speed, volume, and low latency. Tim Faulkes, Vice President of Solutions Architecture at Aerospike, joins Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solutions Architect, Intel, to discuss the benefits of Aerospike technology.
Blog: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/government/podcasts/embracing-digital-transformation-episode29.html
Video: https://youtu.be/btMNND3AH7Q

Nov 6, 2020 • 26min
Legacy Integration with Cloud and Robotic Process Automation - Episode 28
One of the growing areas to help with Legacy Integration and automation of integration is the use of automation tools and frameworks. Over the last 3 years, a significant emphasis on the automation of workflows with legacy and new cloud-aware applications for information workers has emerged. These tools sets are called Robotic Process Automation (RPA) tools. Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, Public Sector, Intel, reviews the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) industry and tool offerings.
Blog: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/government/podcasts/embracing-digital-transformation-episode28.html
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Oct 27, 2020 • 25min
Hardware Security an Imperative for Data Transformation : Episode 27
Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, Public Sector, Intel, and Jesse Schrater, Security Manager, Data Platforms Group, Intel, discuss the current security landscape and how Intel’s SGX and partnered ecosystem offers a timely and tested solution for data in use and other security concerns.
Blog: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/government/podcasts/embracing-digital-transformation-episode27.html
Video: https://youtu.be/2F1AgMncBjs

Oct 21, 2020 • 25min
Hybrid Cloud Data Solutions with Hammerspace - Episode 26
Johan Ballin, Director of Technical Marketing at Hammerspace and
Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, Public Sector, at Intel
discuss Hammerspace’s hybrid cloud technology that untethers
data from storage infrastructure, providing data portability and
performance.
Blog: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/government/podcasts/embracing-digital-transformation-episode26.html
Video: https://youtu.be/9bLpCtVq9CM


