In our latest DTV Infobrew edition, Richard Alvarez, CX/UX Service Line Director at Apexon, discusses the importance of good user experience, cost of user experience done right versus when it’s done wrong, and the process of understanding human problems to bring a unique solution to each user.

In our latest DTV Infobrew edition, Vamsi Kora, Chief Data Strategy Officer at Infostretch, discusses how companies are creating a new digital experience for customers through modern data and applications, along with the challenges of maintaining dependable data in a fast-paced world.

Avery Lyford, Chief Customer Officer at Infostretch, sat down with Jonathan Williams, Vice President of Operations for LSC Communications. Their conversation highlights the dramatic impact digital can have on even the most physical of businesses — printing and mail distribution. Williams talks about how LSC is using digital, and specifically AI and…

Infostretch Chief Customer Officer, Avery Lyford spoke with Dr. Ed Lee, Associate Executive Director for The Permanente Medical Group (TMPG), and the person leading Kaiser Permanente’s telehealth efforts. Lee shares his thoughts on how Kaiser’s success has expanded telehealth’s use and improved care access, quality and speed for members. In Lee’s w…

Infostretch CMO Leila Modarres had a chance to speak with Alisha Moopen, Deputy Managing Director at Aster DM Healthcare, one of the largest integrated healthcare conglomerates in the world. In this DTV Interview, they discuss the role of CX in the healthcare industry, improving accessibility to digital health, and how the pandemic led to emergence…

In this episode, Avery Lyford interviews Scott Megill, President & CEO of Coriell Life Sciences. Scott is a recognized bioinformatics leader, leveraging the power of technology and cutting-edge genetic research to empower the most precise medical care. In this interview, they discuss the application of data analytics to healthcare and life sciences…

In this edition of DTV, Avery Lyford had a chance to interview Dr. Joe Kvedar, Professor at Harvard Medical School, Author, Editor and Chair of the Board of the American Telemedicine Association (ATA). They discussed the future of telehealth, how healthcare companies can reimagine the digital health experience to maximize its potential, and patient…

In this podcast episode, Avery Lyford had a chance to interview Steve Andriole, Author, Professor of Business Technology and ex-CTO of Cigna. They discuss the drivers of enterprise digital initiatives, common digital transformation myths, and how to drive change within Healthcare organizations given the conservative nature of the industry and all t…

In this episode, Leila Modarres and IDC Research Director, Peter Marston, discuss the expansion of enterprise applications portfolios and the role third-party service organizations play in the pursuit of digital transformation. They also dive into the advantages of working with a skilled set of external resources as opposed to managing everything i…

In this DTV Interview, Avery Lyford and Mark Etherington, Chief Technology Officer of Crux Informatics, discuss the complexity of data supply chains, the impact a fragmented cloud has on data operations and management and the rise of cloud warehouses. They also dive into what comes next for data providers and what to expect from the market in the n…

Infostretch CCO, Avery Lyford, had a chance to speak with Paul Gillin, renowned IT author, journalist and Enterprise Editor at SiliconANGLE. In this DTV interview, they discuss what it takes for a legacy business to digitally transform itself and how firms in various industries can pivot their value creation mechanism to align it with their digital…

Shellye Archambeau was one of Silicon Valley's first female black CEOs. Formerly an executive at IBM and CMO at two public companies, She currently serves as a Fortune 500 board member and holds board seats at Verizon, Nordstrom, Roper Technologies, and Okta. In this DTV Interview, she speaks with Infostretch Chief Marketing Officer, Leila Modarres…

In this episode, Rich Gallagher CPO of Energage and Avery Lyford CCO of Infostretch discuss how gathering and analyzing the right type of data can employee engagement and productivity and how enterprises are leveraging employee engagement to competitively advantage their organizations.

Infostretch CCO, Avery Lyford, had a chance to speak with Jon Weg, Retail Digital Transformation Leader and ex-Chief Information Officer of The Body Shop. In this episode, Jon, who spent over 20 years leading international delivery teams, dives into the future of retail in a Post-COVID World and how traditional brick and mortar retailers can still …

Infostretch CCO Avery Lyford had a chance to speak with Manish Dureja, MD & CEO of InterMiles, the world’s leading travel and lifestyle rewards program. In this DTV Interview, they discuss the importance of customer experience in creating engagement and loyalty and how digital is forging new personalized customer experiences in the travel and rewar…

Infostretch CCO Avery Lyford & CTO Manish Mistry had a chance to speak with Kohsuke Kawaguchi (KK), the creator of Jenkins and CEO and co-founder of Launchable. The three of them discuss their thoughts on the advance of digital and how analytics and AI are solving the age-old problem of testing as a software delivery bottleneck.…

Infostretch Chief Customer Officer Avery Lyford had a chance to speak with one of the leading influencers in data science and big data, Kirk Borne from Booz Allen Hamilton. Kirk, who spent the first 20 years of his career working as an astrophysicist at NASA, shares his views on the connection between rocket science and data science, how digital is…

In this episode of DTV, we speak with Dominique Raviart a leading BPO expert from analyst firm NelsonHall. Dominique shares his views on how AI can power digital transformation by helping enterprises capitalize on the wealth of data they have, and how to work around the current data science skill shortage faced by all.…

Who needs salespeople? Social selling expert Tim Hughes believes social media is fundamentally changing the way people buy—and that both B2B and B2C companies have to get on board before their competition does. In this DTV interview, he shares his views on social’s growing role in enterprise digital transformation, how buyer behavior is changing, a…

Tech industry observer Lisa Morgan joins DTV to discuss the hype vs. the reality of digital transformation today. She also weighs in on the impact of new technologies like AI and machine learning and the wisdom of “move fast, break things” in our current social and business environment.

In this edition of DTV, we head to Europe to speak with entrepreneur and innovator Antonio Grasso, founder and CEO of Digital Business Innovation SRL, a consulting firm that combines digital business strategy and technical execution. Grasso shares his thoughts on the real drivers behind digital transformation and why it is so much bigger than the s…

In this episode of DTV, we speak with Michael Krigsman, Industry analyst, CXOTalk host, and ZDNet columnist talks about the evolution of digital transformation and the difference between those companies whose initiatives are succeeding vs. those that aren’t. Business vs. technology, customer first, and real-time feedback loops are just a few of Mic…

In this episode, Infostretch CMO Leila Modarres sits down with Sanjeev Agarwal, president and CEO of healthcare AI startup LeanTaas to discuss how the company is using artificial intelligence and machine learning to help hospitals and clinics make better use of their existing healthcare infrastructure and assets to improve patient care while reduci…

Joe Colantonio, a leading expert in software test automation joins us for a new DTV episode! In his own irreverent style, Joe dispels some common misconceptions about software test automation, why the dev/test processes of companies like Google and Facebook are not necessarily the best models for most companies, the diversification of automation to…

Sridhar Narayanan has been an integral part of the digital transformation efforts at two different companies that continue to lead their industries – Scholastic and Weight Watchers. In this interview with Infostretch CMO Leila Modarres, Sridhar shares his most valuable lessons learned, and offers some personal insights on how QA teams can stay one …

Infostretch CMO Leila Modarres speaks with DevOps thought leader Alan Shimel about the symbiotic role of DevOps in digital transformation and some of the most important considerations for organizations on the journey including top-down leadership, culture change, not doing it yourself, and building on one small success after another.…

In this episode of DTV, Applitools CEO Gil Sever speaks with Avery Lyford, chief customer office at Infostretch about the importance of marrying the technological and human aspects of digital transformation together. They also discuss the opportunity cost of not optimizing the entire digital user experience.…

Infostretch CMO Leila Modarres had a chance to sit down with Laura Frank Tacho, director of engineering at CloudBees, a long-time partner of Infostretch. Leila and Laura discussed the state of digital transformation and how CloudBees and its clients see it more as an ongoing journey of continuous improvement and evolution rather than an initiative …

In this edition of DTV, Infostretch CMO Leila Modarres speaks with DevOps advocate Derek Weeks about the fast-growing role of Open Source in enterprise DevOps efforts. They also discuss some of the potentially overlooked implications of that growth – from increased automation and faster cycle time to important new security and compliance considerat…

Infostretch CMO Leila Modarres sat down with North American DevOps Group founder Jim Shilts for a wide-ranging discussion about some of the common misconceptions about DevOps, the impact of organizational culture on the success of DevOps initiatives, and the interdependencies between DevOps and digital transformation. Leila and Jim cover that and m…

In this wide-ranging discussion, Infostretch chief customer officer Avery Lyford speaks with best-selling author Geoffrey Moore about the fundamental drivers behind digital transformation, the “connective tissue” in enterprises that makes it possible, and the importance of infusing an organization’s mission and “reason for being” into its digital f…

Sauce Labs and Infostretch have collaborated for several years helping enterprise delivery teams achieve high-speed, continuous testing for their web and mobile apps. In this installment of DTV, Sauce Labs’ CEO Charles Ramsey discusses the growing strategic importance of testing and automation in digital environments, and the agility and flexibilit…

Infostretch CMO, Leila Modarres talks with Compuware VP of Product Development David Rizzo about how the mainframe is providing the backbone for digital transformation in the world’s largest and most active enterprises.

Infostretch was at BlockWorld 2018 in San Jose, CA on September 12-14. During the event, Andrew Morgan, Director of Product Marketing had a the opportunity to speak with attendees from a variety of companies about how blockchain is driving innovation and disruption across their industries and how it’s being applied to different use cases. Hear what…

In this segment of DTV, Infostretch CMO Leila Modarres speaks with Surendra Goel, CEO of Urgent.ly, known as the “Uber” of roadside assistance. Goel talks about the value of applying digital transformation to entire business processes vs. piece parts, and how technology platforms can integrate the physical and online aspects that are still required…

Jannis Riesz, Vice President of Wirecard Labs, leads the company’s dedicated innovation unit. In this DTV Interview, Jannis talks about how digital is changing the way retailers go to market, and how consumers view the evolving multi-channel retail experience.

This the second of a two-part interview with entrepreneur, tech executive and Verizon and Nordstrom board member Shellye Archambeau. In this segment, she discusses how digital transformation has started to erase the traditional boundaries between different industries and provided new tools to change the way companies compete. She also preaches pati…

This the first of a two-part interview with entrepreneur, tech executive, and Verizon and Nordstrom board member Shellye Archambeau. In this first segment, she speaks with Infostretch Chief Customer Officer Avery Lyford about some of the often overlooked fundamentals of digital transformation and why it has become a critical requirement for success…

In this segment of DTV, Tricentis CMO Wayne Ariola speaks with Infostretch’s Leila Modarres about some of the foundational shifts Tricentis sees coming in QA as a result of digital. He discusses how software has become the interface to the business and what that means to our QA processes, the real impact of software quality fails and the inevitabil…

In the second part of this DTV Interview, Hap Klopp. founder and 25 years CEO of north Face, discusses what digital transformation means for the retail industry, embracing digital beyond just a channel of sale, and what retailers can do to combat online-only companies like Amazon and deliver customer experiences with technologies such as VR/AR.…

In the first part of this DTV Interview, Hap Klopp, Founder and 25 years CEO of North Face, discusses what digital transformation means for the retail industry, embracing digital beyond just a channel of sale, and what retailers can do to combat online-only companies like Amazon and deliver customer experiences with technologies such as VR/AR.…

In this DTV Interview, Kim Polese, Chairwoman of ClearStreet Inc. and the first product manager of Java, and Leila Modarres of Infostretch dive into how digital is continuously disrupting businesses at deeper levels, how AI is fundamentally different now compared to 10 years ago and the current state of data.…

Infostretch's Chief Customer Officer, Avery Lyford shares his experience of working with companies engaged in digital transformation. He explains why digital "maturity" is an important concept for those on the path to digital transformation. He discusses how enterprises can truly become more customer-centric, how they can harness their data to prov…

In this DTV Interview, Shahin Farshchi, VC at Luck Capital, and Leila Modarres of Infostretch discuss how VCs judge whether a company is going to be successful in today's digital environmental and be able to monetize their initiatives, the factors considered to label you a disruptor or a follower, his views on what's coming down the pike and some t…

Startups have little money and large expenditures. So, how can they use digital to win? In this video, Adeo Ressi, Founder and CEO of Founder Institute, talks about what digital transformation is, the digital transformation of startups and the key moves/strategies they can adopt to overcome the lack of data, which is key for customer and prospect i…

Although digital transformation is a hot topic of conversation, turning talk into action is proving harder than expected for the majority of companies, according to Dr. Katy Ring, Director of IT Services at 451 Research. In this video, she shares her insights into how companies can accelerate their digital transformation plans and how to ensure the…

What does digital transformation mean to you? To some organizations, digital transformation means re-engineering a legacy process or products to fully leverage the advantages of today's digital technology - while in other cases it involves entirely new products being designed from the ground up. But how do you really achieve true change management …

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