Best Alt Cio Consulting Podcasts (2024)

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IT Smart Peeps Panel - What Makes a Great I.T. Staff Member? 47:31

2M ago47:31

47:31

We welcome a panel of IT deep thinkers to discuss the attributes that make for great IT staff. Darrick and David are joined by Tejal Patel and Keven Pennock to share our experiences with what the very best IT staff we've ever worked with have in common. And in the final segment, we have fun trimming our list down to our Final Five. Along the way we…

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Technical Debt & A Perfect Remote Work Coffee Shop 28:57

2M ago28:57

28:57

What makes a coffee shop perfect for remote work? We have a rating system. And we add a little bathroom talk in the banter segment. In The Big Idea segment, we discuss a very important IT concept called Technical Debt. It's bad, like a car that burns oil so badly you have to add oil while you drive (true story).…

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Snack Size: Dell says "No promotion for you!" 14:12

3M ago14:12

14:12

Hoo boy, the Return to Office wars have just gotten silly. And dark. Dell just announced they're going to start discriminating against their own employees who work not-near a Dell office. That's right, remote workers are no longer eligible for promotions at Dell. So, we play the game "what if we replaced 'remote workers' with another group of peopl…

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Snack Size: #badIT The Online Appointment Head Fake 15:19

3M ago15:19

15:19

In this Snack Size episode, I book an online service appointment for my car only to end up wondering "Do I or Don't I Actually Have an Appointment?" In a tale of woe - spoiler alert - I did not, thanks to some #badIT at my local dealership. That was bad enough, but they doubled down on some awful follow up to my mild-but-not-five-star review to ans…

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Magical Gas Stations & The Beauty of Agile 41:46

4M ago41:46

41:46

Darrick stans a magical gas station chain to a semi-skeptical David. But they both agree on the magic of the Agile methodology for code development, ERP projects, your next cross-country trip, and maybe even your marriage.By David Wheat, alt-CIO Consulting

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#badIT: The UK Post Office Scandal, with CNN's Anna Cooban 47:45

5M ago47:45

47:45

Thousands fired from their jobs and forced into financial ruin or bankruptcy. Ostracized from their families and communities as thieves and cheats. Hundreds falsely accused, prosecuted, and sent to prison. Several died of suicide. An ordeal lasting decades. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩. The cause? The worst #badIT story you’ll ever hear. C…

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IT Rules The Future + CSI(T): The Mystery of The Impossible Job Title 27:28

5M ago27:28

27:28

In IT in Popular Culture we talk about a TV show where the IT rules the dystopian future (finally!) Plus how we're not fond of dudes getting their swole on and posting sweaty photos on LinkedIn. In our new CSI(T) segment, we put on our detective hats to inspect a job posting that merges two completely different IT skillsets into a single job and at…

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Snack Size Episode: Murky ERP Pricing Practices 14:12

5M ago14:12

14:12

Everybody loves surprises. Surprise birthday parties, unexpected bonuses, people hiding under your bed and grabbing your leg.. Wait, maybe some surprises that aren't so nice. In this Snack Size (shorter) episode, we discuss opaque pricing by some large software companies, including the hidden calculator keeping track of whether you've racked up eno…

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The Formula for Great IT Service + DC Travel Tips! 40:36

7M ago40:36

40:36

In the opening banter segment, we question whether we should trust Spotify's AI DJ so much and give our Washington DC travel tips. Darrick focuses on history and culture, while David just wants to find something to eat. We have fun pronouncing "L'Enfant" in French, because we're apparently "L'Children". In The Big Idea segment, we share our formula…

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Tools of Woe / AI, Lifesaver / McKinsey - Expensive Shoes, Bad Tech Advice 42:12

8M ago42:12

42:12

David and Darrick banter about blister-making tools they’d like to never see again, and how that helps them appreciate a career in IT, instead of a ditch. In the AI Meltdown segment, they talk about how AI, before it decides to end humanity as we know it, might just save your life. And they both enjoy the new AI DJ on Spotify, although they worry a…

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Recipes! For Texas Sweet Tea and Disaster 44:53

8M ago44:53

44:53

Recipes! David gives his recipe for Texas Sweet Tea. And Darrick and David discuss a recipe for disaster for companies who ignore some key macro demographic trends. In the #badIT segment, they take to a company to task that rhymes with “Gnome Repo”, has $290B market cap and 150,000 employees on LinkedIn, and yet nobody caught the hangnail of how th…

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Shampersandt I Saw On LinkedIn and the Build vs. Buy Debate 44:40

9M ago44:40

44:40

David’s hat of the episode attempts to heal our divided (Oreo) nation. We dive into our podcast listener demographics and learn many of our listeners may have been born in 1874. Darrick is skeptical that David’s welcome at Ryan Reynold's house for the holidays, but David’s got the receipts. In the “Stuff I Saw on LinkedIn”, David and Darrick read a…

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Oreos / I.T. Philosophy / #badIT / and Helpful IT Budget Suggestions for CFOs! 46:40

10M ago46:40

46:40

I.T. careers can take you to some cool places (literally). I try Rage Marketing with my hot take on cookies, but not the I.T. kind. Also, what 𝗜.𝗧. 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆 and Adaptive Cruise have in common and some outstandingly #badIT examples, text messaging edition. In 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, we give @CFO’s some free (!!) advice about the I.T. budget.…

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RTO Miss/Don't Miss, AI Trickeration, and Why Firewalls Should Do Less 44:23

10M ago44:23

44:23

David and Darrick discuss Christmas Lights in August for...reasons. And what they miss / don't miss about working in the office (hint: a very specific sandwich). In the AI Meltdown, AI tricks a human to do it's bidding (or does it?). And somehow we end up talking about the Ship of Theseus and our genius plan for how to keep AI from destroying human…

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Intro Show + The Greasy Business of Buying Technology 49:45

11M ago49:45

49:45

David blames the podcast name on the Feds, gives some fascinating (!) insights into the app that helps him get his haircut & learns he may be a lousy tipper. In the news segment, David and Darrick question a remote work platform arbitrarily calling some of their employees back to the office. Darrick talks about #badIT and youth league baseball app …

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Alt Cio Consulting Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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The Last I.T. Podcast In The World!

David Wheat, alt-CIO Consulting

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IT Smart Peeps Panel - What Makes a Great I.T. Staff Member? 47:31

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Technical Debt & A Perfect Remote Work Coffee Shop 28:57

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Snack Size: Dell says "No promotion for you!" 14:12

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Snack Size: #badIT The Online Appointment Head Fake 15:19

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Magical Gas Stations & The Beauty of Agile 41:46

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#badIT: The UK Post Office Scandal, with CNN's Anna Cooban 47:45

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IT Rules The Future + CSI(T): The Mystery of The Impossible Job Title 27:28

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Snack Size Episode: Murky ERP Pricing Practices 14:12

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The Formula for Great IT Service + DC Travel Tips! 40:36

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Tools of Woe / AI, Lifesaver / McKinsey - Expensive Shoes, Bad Tech Advice 42:12

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Recipes! For Texas Sweet Tea and Disaster 44:53

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Shampersandt I Saw On LinkedIn and the Build vs. Buy Debate 44:40

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Oreos / I.T. Philosophy / #badIT / and Helpful IT Budget Suggestions for CFOs! 46:40

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RTO Miss/Don't Miss, AI Trickeration, and Why Firewalls Should Do Less 44:23

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Intro Show + The Greasy Business of Buying Technology 49:45

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