Digital Transformation Podcast

Rich Hale, Chief Technology Officer at ActiveNav discusses ways that organizations can deal with information overload. Organizations today are overwhelmed with data. Users expect the amount of information they must manage will increase by as much as nearly 5 times in the next couple of years. Have we outstripped our ability to keep up? Find out more about how enterprise organizations can control sensitive data and support compliance demands while working to improve information governance and spur new ways of working that make a difference. Host, Kevin Craine

NYT bestselling author and award-winning Harvard Business School professor Dr. Ram Charan discusses his new book "Rethinking Competitive Advantage" -- a number one new release on Amazon. Ram is a world-wide expert on business strategy. For years, he has worked with the CEOs of some of the world's most successful tech companies, including GE, Verizon, 3M, Merck...and many more. Listen for action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?

David Jenness from IBM joins us in this special episode to discuss the IBM "Build A Bot" Challenge. Between June 15 and July 15, 2021 IBM is offering two $10,000 cash prizes to anyone who can build an RPA application that makes a difference in the world. This challenge is open world wide to everyone who is not an IBM employee or a government employee. Listen to find out more. Click here to enter the challenge -- Robotic Process Automation for the common good. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be guest?

Dr. Dhrupad Trivedi discusses customer-focused innovation and how today's leading technology businesses can compete more effectively today. Dhrupad is the President and CEO of A10 Networks. A10 helps service providers, cloud providers, and enterprises ensure their networks and applications are secure. With capabilities in advanced analytics, machine learning and intelligent automation, they have a number of tools and services that help move the needle with digital transformation. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?

Lucas Hendrich, Chief Technology Officer at BairesDev, discusses digital acceleration, process reengineering, and future-proofing our organizations for our ever-changing business world today. Lucas and his colleagues at BairesDev specialize in end-to-end delivery of tailor-made technology solutions for startups, SMBs, and enterprises. They've worked with big brands that we know like Burger King, Salesforce, VW, Johnson & Johnson, and many others. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?

Professors Hila Lifshitz-Assaf and Sarah Lebovitz discuss their new, ground-breaking research on accelerating innovation in high-tech teams. Hila is an Associate Professor of Technologyat New York University and Sarah is an Assistant Professor of Information Technology at the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce. They have been conducting pioneering research on how teams accelerate innovation. Research Paper - Embrace a Little Chaos When Innovating Under Pressure was recently published in The Academy of Management Journal. Their research analyzed high-tech product development teams and found that, under extreme pressure, successful teams abandon traditional team approaches to innovation. The results are dramatic and surprising. Listen to hear the findings and how you can apply the principles to your own high-tech teams. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?

Brian Rue, Founder and CEO at Rollbar, discusses continuous code improvement. Brian envisions a world where software is easy to understand, bugs are easy to reproduce and fix, and software can fix itself. Explore how building software can indeed be "quick and painless"....and how quicker release cycles bring the ability to be more creative and profitable. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?

Bill Lobig, VP of IBM Automation Development discusses Artificial Intelligence and enterprise content management. Bill explores how innovations using AI are fueled by content, and how organizations are gaining advantage using strategies that leverage the value of data using automation. Listen for action items that you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?

Michael Schrage from MIT discusses his book Recommendation Engines and how companies like Amazon and Netflix recommend content based on our past viewing. Michael is with the MIT Sloan School of Management's Initiative on the Digital Economy. His book is part of the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series. Listen as we explore both the benefits and the dangers of these AI-fueled systems and their influence on consumers and companies. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?

Jeff Schwartz, from Deloitte Consulting's Future of Work practice, discusses his book "Work Disrupted" and the accelerated future of work. Jeff warns us that the pace of disruption is only accelerating - 2025 is the new 2030. What can you do to survive, and thrive, in the new norm? Listen for action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?