Podcasts Archive - Page 45 of 96

516: Copart’s CTO & SVP of Technology Rama Prasad discusses:

The company’s transformation to modernize its technology
How the company has transitioned to a mobile workforce
The implications of switching to a gig economy
Why Copart keeps a closer eye on companies in other markets than those in its own industry
Copart’s partnership with Twilio
Some aspects of Copart’s strategic plan
Why WhatsApp is tremendously underutilized in Rama’s estimation

Among a variety of other topics.

515: Cox Enterprises chief information officer Richard Cox discusses

Richard’s interactions with the division CIOs of Cox Enterprises and how they work together
Why Richard is focused on building a holistic strategy
Some of IT’s focus areas for 2021
The digital acceleration driven by the pandemic
The importance of having relentless and transparent communication during times like these
Richard’s experience working for the City of Atlanta during a major cyberattack
Some of Cox Enterprises’ diversity and inclusion efforts
Richard’s take on RPA, AI, and data analytics

Among a variety of other topics.

514: Cognizant EVP of strategy and technology Anil Cheriyan discusses

Cognizant’s three pillared strategy around accelerating digital, globalizing Cognizant, and increasing its relevance to its clients
Cognizant’s approach to partnering with other companies
The pros and cons of being onboarded virtually
The changes driven by the pandemic that will be permanent
Some of the emerging technologies Anil is keeping an eye on
Anil’s experience working for the Federal Government

Among a variety of other topics.

513: Signet Jewelers EVP & Global CIO Howard Melnick discusses

Why Howard joined Signet Jewelers
The company’s path to brilliance strategy, which has been focused on 1) customer-first, 2) omnichannel with a digital focus, and 3) building a culture of agility and efficiency
How COVID served as an accelerant for the company’s digital strategy
How IT has leveraged centers of excellence to achieve agility and efficiency at scale
Why measuring business value is the most important metric businesses should focus on
How the company uses analytics to help maximize return
How augmented reality allows customers to try on a ring from home
How the company enabled its jewelry consultants to keep working during the pandemic

Among a variety of other topics.

512: Securiti.ai CEO Rehan Jalil discusses

Five problems companies are facing brought on by the explosion of data
Three of the biggest challenges in discovering sensitive data: the diversity of the systems, the massive scale of data, and the attack surface
The most common ways threat actors can breach data
Some of the ways companies can handle data internally to protect themselves from cyber attacks
Individuals’ legal rights to their data

Among a variety of other topics.

511: Juniper Networks CIO Sharon Mandell discusses

The importance of being in a company whose products you believe in, understand, and can talk credibly about
How Sharon’s background as a software engineer helps her as a CIO
How the distinction between what goes on inside the walls of a company and how the product is delivered is becoming increasingly blurred
Sharon’s decision to get an MBA to better understand how business people think
How Juniper uses the cloud and AI
We discuss how Juniper Networks has responded to the pandemic
The measures it has taken to keep its employees safe
Sharon’s experience being on boarded during the pandemic

Among a variety of other topics.

510: IBM President and former Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst discusses

The differences in IBM and Red Hat’s culture
Why they are looking to inject cultural elements from each other into their own operating models
The three cultural characteristics IBM wants to drive: entrepreneurial spirit, growth mindset, and radical candor
Why IBM decided to spin out the managed services business
Why Red Hat is separate from IBM
The importance and potential of AI
How IBM thinks about where it’s going to invest versus where it’s going to rely on open source

Among a variety of other topics.

509: Domino’s Pizza SVP & Chief Innovation Officer Dennis Maloney

Domino’s remarkable transformation over the past decade focused on product, technology, and customer experience.
The advantages the company gained by insourcing talent that was once outsourced
Why Domino’s considers itself an e-commerce company that sells pizza rather than a pizza company that sells online.
The steps Domino’s has taken to create a memorable customer experience both in-store and online
How recent innovations positioned Domino’s to quickly become a consumer safety leader during the pandemic
Why the company is filling in potholes in every state in the US
How Domino’s is preparing for autonomous delivery
The consumer preference changes that are here to stay post-pandemic

Among a variety of other topics.

508: MIT CISR Executive Director Peter Weill discusses

The two roles of a technology leader: To manage technology and to help differentiate their enterprises.
Some of the education programs CISR has for management teams to increase digital savviness
Some of the long-term implications the pandemic will have on the world
The results and implications from several of the machine learning based studies done by CISR that show that less than half of CIOs or CTOs and less than a quarter of boards are digitally savvy
The importance of having at least three digital savvy directors on a board
The three major aspects of a board
The value of having CIOs on boards

Among a variety of other topics.

507: Honeywell Chief Digital Technology Officer Sheila Jordan discusses

Why data is the currency of any digital transformation
How the IT organization moved from being 69% outsourced, to much more heavily insource
How the pandemic has supplied the market with a significant amount of world class talent
How Honeywell has successfully identified, hired, and onboarded new employees during the pandemic
Why video is here to stay
The increasing importance of security in a remote workforce
An overview of Honeywell’s connected enterprise
The state of the union of women in IT
Sheila’s take on AI

Among a variety of other topics.