Chris Surdak, rocket scientist, tech guru and best-selling author discusses his book “Data Crush: How The Info Tidal Wave is Creating Opportunities. Data Crush is a winner of GetAbstract’s International Book of the Year award. Explore how organizations, executives and entrepreneurs can take advantage of big data, open data, and the technologies and strategies to make it work. Want to be a guest? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/guest Want to be a sponsor? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/sponsor

Dr. Edward Hess discusses his book The New Smart Machine Age and where humans fit in. Will smart machines and robots start taking our jobs? What can we do to prepare for the inevitable transformation to robotics and automation? Ed is a Professor of Business Administration at the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia. You’ve seen and heard him in places like WSJ Radio, CNBC, NPR, and Investor’s Business Daily. Want to be a guest? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/guest Want to be a sponsor? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/sponsor

Eric Siegel, PhD, discusses his book Predictive Analytics and how to use data to predict who will click, buy, lie or die. Eric is a former Columbia University professor and you’ve seen him in places like Bloomberg TV, NPR and Fox News, among others. Get the the insight to predict the disruptors and drivers of business today. Want to be a guest? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/guest Want to be a sponsor? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/sponsor

Futurist and Tech Leader Tom Koulopoulos discusses his book The Bottomless Cloud and how AI and the Cloud will radically transform the way we do business. Tom, along with co-author David Friend, compares today’s digital revolution, and specifically the advent of the Cloud, to the industrial revolution and the advent of electric power. He says that the abundance of data will fuel a similar revolution in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Tom is the author of several books, including The Gen Z Effect and Revealing the Invisible. Want to be a guest? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/guest Want to be a sponsor? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/sponsor

Cybersecurity journalist Charles Arthur discusses his book "Cyber Wars" which gives us the dramatic inside stories of some of the world's biggest cyber attacks. Charles explores why each hack happened, what techniques were used, what the consequences were and how they could have been prevented.  From 2005-2014 Charles was technology editor at The Guardian newspaper, where he reported on Wikileaks, Anonymous, and others. Previously he was science and technology editor at The Independent, and before that worked at New Scientist, Business Magazine and Computer Weekly. His previous book is "Digital Wars." Do you want to be a guest? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/guest Do you want to be a sponsor? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/sponsor

Best-selling author Byron Reese discusses his book "The Fourth Age" and smart robots, conscious computers and the future of humanity. We are now on the doorstep of a fourth change brought about by two technologies: AI and robotics. The Fourth Age provides extraordinary look at how we got to this point, and how we should plan for implications we’ll soon all be facing: machine consciousness, widespread automation, and artificial intelligence. Byron is the CEO and publisher of Gigaom, an industry-leading technology research company, and an award-winning author, speaker and futurist. You've seen him in places like the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and NPR. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/guest Do you want to be a sponsor? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/sponsor  

Best-selling author and futurist Alexandra Levitt discusses her book "Humanity Works" and how technology and people are merging for the workforce of the future. Alexandra is a writer for the New York Times, Fast Company, and Forbes, and she's a former nationally syndicated columnist for the Wall Street Journal. In the last several years, Alexandra has conducted proprietary research on the future of work and the skills gap. She has advised the Obama administration, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the Department of Defense. Listen for three action items you can use today to prepare for the future of work. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/guest Do you want to be a sponsor? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/sponsor

Author Chris Duffey doesn't just talk about Artificial Intelligence, he used it to write his new book. Chris created an AI bot called "Aime," a digital assistant assembled using AI and natural language tools. In his book, "Superhuman Innovation," he tells the story of how he wrote the book with Aime and explores the convergence of AI and human intelligence. Chris is an award-winning author and technologist, and a strategic development manager at Adobe. His his work has been profiled by the Wall Street Journal, the NY Post, The Guardian, and many more. Listen for three action items you can use today to take advantage of Artificial Intelligence. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/guest Do you want to be a sponsor? DigitalTransformationPodcast.net/sponsor