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Jul 17, 2020 • 38min
#34: Modernization: What Strategies Work? | Ask the AWS Strategist
Continuing our modernization conversation, Jake, Bryan, and Ishit take some time to talk about where their modernization strategies differ. The Strategists discuss architecture patterns, dealing with databases, and strategies for course correction.
Jul 17, 2020 • 20min
#29: Modernization - Benefits and Challenges | Ask the AWS Strategists
Kicking off a series on IT modernization, Jake, Bryan, and Ishit describe their personal experience leading modernization projects, and discuss its benefits and potential challenges.
Jul 15, 2020 • 39min
#33: Organizational Culture and Machine Learning | Shahram Ebadollahi, Head of Data Science and AI, Novartis
Continuing with our Machine Learning series, Jake sits down with Shahram Ebadollahi, the Head of Data Science and AI at Novartis. They talk about Novartis' migration to the AWS Cloud, how they are training their current employee base, and how he is leading the organization as their culture continues to evolve.
Jul 9, 2020 • 20min
#32: Modernization: Change Management | Ask the AWS Strategist
Continuing the conversation on modernization, the Strategists discover commonalities in their approaches to change management, highlighting the importance of understanding how your stakeholders define value, maintaining momentum, and melting "the frozen middle".
Jul 7, 2020 • 38min
#31: Five Best Practices for Taking Advantage of Machine Learning | Swami Sivasubramanian, VP Machine Learning, AWS
Swami Sivasubramanian, VP of Machine Learning at AWS, describes five best practices for getting started with machine learning, based on his observations of AWS customers.
Jun 30, 2020 • 36min
#30: Becoming a Customer Centric CIO | Ask the AWS Enterprise Strategists
AWS Enterprise Strategists Jake, Ishit, and Bryan discuss the definition of customer-centricity, who the CIO's customers really are, and what they've learned about customer obsession at Amazon.
Jun 17, 2020 • 43min
#28: Overcoming Struggles with the Cloud | Andre Garcia, SVP IT Operations & Quality Engineering, TracFone
Andre Garcia, SVP of IT Operations and Quality Engineering at TracFone, sits down with Jake Burns to talk about TracFone's migration to the AWS Cloud. Garcia shares how they've overcome challenges and forged a new path for TracFone.
Jun 9, 2020 • 31min
#27: Customer Trends | Ask the AWS Enterprise Strategists
This week, Bryan, Ishit, and Jake are sharing trends they are seeing from customer conversations, and common issues that are top of mind for leaders today.
Jun 2, 2020 • 26min
#26: The Power of Constraints | Ask the AWS Enterprise Strategists
Continuing the conversation from last week, Bryan, Ishit, and Jake discuss the power of constraints. Sharing stories from their past, and insight from customer conversations, we learn more about the benefits of failure - and the importance of working backwards from a customer problem.
May 27, 2020 • 28min
#25: Controlled Demolition | Ask the AWS Enterprise Strategists
Welcome to our new series, Ask the AWS Strategist. In this episode, three Enterprise Strategists discuss the latest questions they're hearing from executives in the industry, and their opinions based on experience. Join us this week, as Bryan Landerman, Ishit Vachhrajani, and Jake Burns talk about a concept called "controlled demolition" and focusing on the why, vs. the how, in reaching customers.
