Best Microsoft Spotlight Podcasts (2024)

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#158 Cisco’s EVP & Chief Product Officer, Box's ex-CPO & CSO, JLL & Equinix Board Member, Jeetu Patel 54:21

4h ago54:21

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Jeetu Patel is Cisco’s Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer. He combines a bold vision, steeped in product design and development expertise, operational rigor, and innate market understanding to create high growth businesses. He is relentlessly focused on building world class products that solve Cisco customers’ biggest problems – bri…

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#157 Intuit Ventures’ Managing Director, ex- M12 Microsoft’s Venture Fund Partner Adam Coccari 59:20

7h ago59:20

59:20

Adam Coccari is the Managing Director of Intuit Ventures, Intuit’s Venture Capital team responsible for overseeing Intuit’s investment in startups around the world. Prior to Intuit, Adam spent 8 years at Microsoft where he was most recently a Partner at M12 – Microsoft’s Venture Fund. You can learn more about: 1. The future of AI in financial servi…

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Sponsor spotlight: LG Electronics' EVP, Sokwoo Rhee 1:05:09

3h ago1:05:09

1:05:09

Sponsor spotlight: Welcome to the Smart Venture Podcast's sponsor spotlight, where we highlight the companies making our show possible. We're thrilled to feature LG Nova. Sokwoo Rhee is Corporate Executive Vice President for Innovation at LG Electronics and Head of LG NOVA, LG Electronics' Silicon Valley-based innovation center. He leads LG Electro…

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#156 Intel Capital’s Senior Managing Director Mark Rostick 57:02

7h ago57:02

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Mark Rostick is a Vice President & Senior Managing Director located in Raleigh, NC. He is a voting member of Intel Capital’s investment committee. He joined Intel Capital in 1999. Mark also co-manages our Cloud domain investment activities and portfolio. He has deep investment experience in cloud applications, infrastructure hardware and software, …

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#306 - Sponsor Spotlight - Panini 47:45

1h ago47:45

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In this sponsored episode of the Identity at the Center podcast, brought to you by Panini, hosts Jeff and Jim interview Marta Nappo, the Strategic Marketing and Business Development Director at Panini. Marta discusses Panini's evolution from a leading check scanner company to entering the identity verification market with their new solution called …

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#305 - Identity Week America with Ryan Galluzzo of NIST 57:24

2h ago57:24

57:24

In this episode of the Identity at the Center podcast, Jeff and Jim are live at the Identity Week America conference in Washington, DC. Welcoming Ryan Galluzzo, Identity Management Program Lead at NIST, they dive into recent NIST updates, including a mobile driver's license project, changes in public comment and revision processes, and the signific…

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The Main Scoop, Episode 26 — Microsoft and Mainframe: Combining Platform Strengths in Hybrid IT 23:10

3d ago23:10

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In this episode of The Main Scoop, Greg Lotko and Daniel Newman sit down with Barry Wordell, Head and Global GTM for Sales and Strategy at Microsoft, to discuss the importance of leveraging both cloud and mainframe strengths for an effective hybrid strategy.

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7: Spot and Prioritize Threats Faster with Tanium and Microsoft Copilot 18:28

3d ago18:28

18:28

“You don't need to be an expert in security response to effectively leverage [this] powerful and complex tool.” Learn how Tanium customers get actionable responses in seconds to endpoint vulnerabilities and threats with Tanium & Microsoft Copilot for Security. HOST: Doug Thompson, Chief Education Architect, Tanium GUESTS: Brent Foster, Director, Pr…

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#304 - Identity and Cybersecurity Insights with United Airlines' CISO Deneen DeFiore 45:31

4d ago45:31

45:31

In this episode of the Identity at the Center podcast, host Jim McDonald welcomes Deneen DeFiore, Chief Information Security Officer at United Airlines. The episode delves into Deneen's career path in identity, her extensive experience at General Electric, and the evolution of identity and access management practices. The conversation transitions t…

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#303 - IDAC Sponsor Spotlight - Zilla Security 1:02:24

8d ago1:02:24

1:02:24

In this sponsored episode of the Identity at the Center Podcast, hosts Jeff and Jim speak with Nitin Sonawane, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder of Zilla Security. Nitin shares insights about disrupting the identity security and governance space with innovative solutions such as Zilla Universal Sync (ZUS) and how AI and ML can streamline and enh…

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Ellipse Unsealed Episode 41: D365 Retro Rewind 30:34

9d ago30:34

30:34

🎧 Tune in to this groovy episode of Ellipse Unsealed! We’re hanging with Monica Hoyer from Emfluence and Steve Chinsky from Accelerynt, who are totally amped to sponsor our "D365 Retro Rewind" Networking Party at Summit, alongside Netstock and Sana who are also sponsoring! 🪩We’re throwing the ultimate throwback bash on October 16th, from 8-11 PM at…

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Strategies for Successful Mainframe Modernization - Six Five Podcast / Infrastructure Matters 17:15

10d ago17:15

17:15

On this episode of the Six Five Podcast Infrastructure Matters, host Steven Dickens is joined by Astadia's Chairman and CEO Scott Silk, for a conversation on strategies for successful mainframe modernization. Astadia is at the forefront of helping organizations transition from legacy mainframe systems to modern cloud-based solutions, facilitating g…

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#302 - Authenticate 2024 Preview with Andrew Shikiar 51:36

11d ago51:36

51:36

In this episode of the Identity at the Center podcast, Jeff and Jim discuss the intricacies of authentication with Andrew Shikiar, Executive Director and CEO of the FIDO Alliance. The conversation covers various aspects of authentication including different use cases, the importance of passkeys, and regional adoption trends. They also highlight the…

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Enterprising Insights: Episode 35 – Fall Conference Season Preview 31:40

15d ago31:40

31:40

In this episode of Enterprising Insights, Futurum Group Enterprise Applications Research Director Keith Kirkpatrick provides a preview of his fall conference schedule, focusing on the events he will be attending, the key items he hopes to learn, and how these developments may impact the enterprise applications market. He will then move to the Rant …

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6: Customer Spotlight – A Tanium POC Removes the Scepticism 32:30

21d ago32:30

32:30

“What we saw, once we installed Tanium, was flabbergasting.” Learn about the power of real-time visibility, autonomous patching, and compliance and vulnerability scanning on our XEM platform. Host: Adrian Duckenfield, technical account manager, Tanium Guest: Dennis Knight, end user computing manager, Canterbury Christ Church University…

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What Stakeholders Want from B2B Marketing Leaders - Marketing Art and Science - Episode 10 29:09

16d ago29:09

29:09

In this episode of Marketing: Art & Science CMO advisor and host Lisa Martin welcomes business leader and CMO of NetApp, Gabie Boko. In their engaging conversation, Gabie shares with us her background, double clicks on what stakeholders want from B2B marketing leaders, how she's using data to pull the levers of art and science in marketing, and how…

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#301 - IDAC Sponsor Spotlight - Semperis 57:32

20d ago57:32

57:32

In this sponsored episode, Jim McDonald hosts Eric Woodruff, Senior Security Researcher at Semperis, to discuss the company's approach to identity security. They delve into Semperis' tools like Purple Knight and Forest Druid, focusing on their capabilities in detecting and mitigating Active Directory and Entra ID vulnerabilities. The conversation c…

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AI Acceleration News from IBM at Hot Chips - Infrastructure Matters 18:51

18d ago18:51

18:51

On this episode of Infrastructure Matters, Steven Dickens is joined by IBM's Chris Berry, Distinguished Engineer - Processor Development, and Susan Eickhoff, Director, IBM Z Processor Development for a conversation on the latest AI acceleration innovations unveiled by IBM at the Hot Chips conference. Their discussion covers: The key features of IBM…

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#300 - Identity at the Center Defined 54:22

20d ago54:22

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In episode 300 of the Identity at the Center podcast, hosts Jeff and Jim celebrate their significant milestone by discussing the origins and future of the podcast. They delve into the complexities of identity management in educational settings and explore the philosophical underpinnings of the term 'identity at the center.' Highlighted questions fr…

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Ellipse Unsealed Ep. 40 Summit Spotlight: Your Guide to Summit NA 2024 29:48

23d ago29:48

29:48

🎉 There’s truly no better way to celebrate our 40th podcast episode than with our first ever guest, Cam Sessinger!! 🎙️ It was a pleasure having her back on the pod, where she gives us the what’s what for the 2024 Summit NA in San Antonio, Texas. Cam shows us an insider's look at the new activities on the agenda and highlights all the exciting event…

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#299 - Unpacking Entra ID and DevOps with Microsoft Product Manager Merill Fernando 1:06:02

1M ago1:06:02

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In this episode of Identity at the Center podcast, hosts Jeff and Jim delve into Microsoft's approach to identity and access management with guest Merill Fernando, a product manager at Microsoft. Merill shares his journey into the identity space, the current state and future plans for Entra ID, and the importance of DevOps and governance in identit…

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Stack or Pipeline? - Infrastructure Matters - Episode 51 25:47

30d ago25:47

25:47

In episode 51 of Infrastructure Matters, hosts Steven Dickens and Camberley Bates discuss the latest developments in the data infrastructure industry, with a focus on the Future of Memory and Storage Summit (FMS). They highlight the importance of the tech stack for AI, the challenges faced by Intel, and the growing role of companies like Palantir a…

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5G Factor: Arrcus, T-Mobile, Ericsson Boost 5G Readiness 26:28

30d ago26:28

26:28

In this episode of The 5G Factor, our series that focuses on all things across the 5G ecosystem, we review the recent key 5G-related moves made by players advancing 5G readiness consisting Arrcus landing $30 million in new investment including NVIDIA, T-Mobile launching the Partner Plus channel program at reducing 5G laptop and FWA price barriers, …

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The Impact of Marketing AI Councils on Businesses - Marketing Art & Science, Episode 9 36:11

30d ago36:11

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In this episode of Marketing Art and Science, CMO advisor and host Lisa Martin invites Dynatrace CMO Laura Heisman to discuss the real-world applications and impact of AI, generative AI, causal AI, and predictive analytics on the customer journey. Laura also shares her expertise in formulating marketing AI councils at companies like VMware and Dyna…

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The Main Scoop, Episode 25: Driving Business Value Through IT Investment Strategies 21:38

1M ago21:38

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On this episode of The Main Scoop, Hosts Greg Lotko and Daniel Newman sit down with Patrick Moorhead, founder and CEO of Moor Insights & Strategy, to talk current IT investment trends across platforms and how to maximize business value through strategic investment.

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#298 - Avoiding Common Pitfalls in IAM RFPs 41:27

1M ago41:27

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In this episode of the Identity at the Center podcast, hosts Jeff and Jim delve into the complexities of creating effective RFPs (Request for Proposals) for Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems. They provide critical advice for both the customer and vendor sides, stressing the importance of defining clear objectives, understanding technical…

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Enterprising Insights: Episode 34 – Earnings Season for Enterprise Applications 20:11

1M ago20:11

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In this episode of Enterprising Insights, Futurum Group Enterprise Applications Research Director Keith Kirkpatrick discusses the recent quarterly earnings from several enterprise application vendors and provides his take on how their results are reflective of some of the larger trends in the marketplace. Then, as always, he addresses his Rant or R…

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Earnings Take the Talk of the Pod Intel, Kyndryl, Commvault - Infrastructure Matters, Episode 50 30:56

1M ago30:56

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In episode 50 of Infrastructure Matters, Steven Dickens and Camberley Bates discuss recent earnings reports and trends in the infrastructure sector. They focus on Amazon Web Services' (AWS) impressive growth, Commvault's strong financial performance, Intel's strategic challenges and changes, and Kyndryl's turnaround efforts. The episode also highli…

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#297 - Navigating the Future of Digital Identities with Chris Power 1:03:22

2M ago1:03:22

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In this episode, Jeff and Jim discuss various Identity and Access Management (IAM) topics with their guest, Chris Power, Senior Manager of IAM at Sallie Mae. They tackle the evolution and challenges of non-human identities, the potential sunsetting of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in favor of policy-based methods, and the organizational design o…

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Krista Gets Married and Outages, Outages and more Outages - Infrastructure Matters, Episode 49 31:26

1M ago31:26

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In this episode of Infrastructure Matters, hosts Camberley Bates, Steven Dickens, and Krista Case discuss various topics including Krista's recent wedding, the CrowdStrike outage, and its implications on cybersecurity, Microsoft's East Coast Azure outage, and the recent earnings reports of IBM and Google Cloud. Krista emphasizes the importance of c…

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Ellipse Unsealed Ep 39 The EDI Edge True Commerce, D365, and Beyond 37:35

2M ago37:35

37:35

🗝Discover how businesses can leverage EDI for success, the advantages over competitors, and insights into when it's time for a business to implement EDI. Plus, Reed shares the benefits of working with partners, specifically why he loves working with Ellipse Solutions!💜 🌟We also share our opinions on the city of hills, AKA the “Steel City”, aka Pitt…

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Enterprising Insights: Episode 33 – Salesforce Announces an LLM Benchmark for CRM 19:53

1M ago19:53

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In this episode of Enterprising Insights, host Keith Kirkpatrick discusses Salesforce’s announcement on what it says is the world’s first LLM benchmark for CRM. He discusses the elements of the benchmark, why it’s important, and assesses whether the market will start to see other benchmarks from SaaS companies or third parties begin to come to mark…

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The Tech CEO's Perspectives on Marketing 34:43

1M ago34:43

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Observe, Inc CEO, Jeremy Burton, joins CMO Advisor and Host Lisa Martin on this episode of "Marketing: Art & Science". In this conversation, Jeremy shares his CEO-level perspectives and expectations of the marketing function, as he's held several signifiant CMO and CEO roles. He also discusses just how the marketing function differs at early stage …

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Outsourcing Skill Gaps | DevOps Dialogues: Insights & Innovations 16:09

1M ago16:09

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On this episode of DevOps Dialogues: Insights & Innovations, I am joined by Guy Currier, VP & CTO of Visible Impact at The Futurum Group and Scott King, Managing Partner at Sprinter Associates for a discussion on the impacts of outsourcing skill gaps. Our conversation covers: Challenges and complexity, tech stack issues, and the impacts of skill ga…

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#296 - Allan Foster Walks Down IAM Memory Lane 1:09:56

2M ago1:09:56

1:09:56

In this episode of the Identity at the Center podcast, hosts Jeff and Jim engage in a lively discussion with Allan Foster, who shares his extensive journey in the identity and access management (IAM) space. Alan reminisces about his time starting ForgeRock in a London pub, the inception of the Digital Identity Advancement Foundation (DIAF), and his…

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Enterprising Insights: Episode 32 – Omnichannel Communications Reality Check 22:21

2M ago22:21

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In this episode of Enterprising Insights, host Keith Kirkpatrick discusses the state of Omnichannel Communications, delving into some statistics around the current utilization of omnichannel engagement strategies and channels, discusses a survey highlighting retailers’ use of the approach and discusses the challenges that are still facing the marke…

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How CIOs are Managing the Cost of DevOps | DevOps Dialogues: Insights & Innovations 15:48

2M ago15:48

15:48

On this episode of DevOps Dialogues: Insights & Innovations, I am joined by Alan Shimel, CEO and President of TechStrong Group, and Stephen Foskett, President of Tech Field Day, for a discussion on impacts of how CIOs are managing the cost of DevOps. Our conversation covers: Past, present, and future applications 24% of organizations have a desire …

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#295 - Security Scientist Joseph Carson on AI and Digital Identity 1:03:29

2M ago1:03:29

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In this episode of the Identity at the Center podcast, hosts Jeff and Jim engage in a lively discussion with Joseph Carson, Chief Security Scientist and Advisory CISO at Delinea. They explore Joseph's extensive career journey in identity and access management, cybersecurity, and his hands-on experiences in Estonia's pioneering digital identity ecos…

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Enterprising Insights, Episode 31 – Market Insight Report Spotlights 20:35

2M ago20:35

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In this episode of Enterprising Insights, host Keith Kirkpatrick discusses two Market Insight Reports that were recently published on FuturumGroup.com, focusing on Text-to-Image Generation Technology for the Enterprise, and on Customer Data Platforms. He discusses the key issues within each market, pulls out key insights from the report, and discus…

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Ellipse Unsealed Ep. 38: D365 Recruiting: Connecting with Clients and Trends 40:21

2M ago40:21

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Join hosts Savanna Ball and Bobby Small as they introduce Zak Marklew of Nigel Frank to the Ellipse Unsealed podcast, where he shares his valuable experience in the recruiting world. In this episode, we explore how to collaborate effectively with end-client CFOs, CTOs, and IT managers, align resources, and discuss post-COVID market trends in the Mi…

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Crowdstrike Harnesses the Power of Generative AI to Transform the Customer and Marketing Team Experiences 35:21

2M ago35:21

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On this episode of Marketing Art and Science, join Host and CMO Advisor Lisa Martin of The Futurum Group as she welcomes Jennifer Johnson, (JJ) CMO of Crowdstrike. In this engaging conversation, JJ discusses her unique journey to the CMO role, the evolution of Crowdstrike's data-driven marketing strategy, the collaborative relationship between mark…

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Perspectives on VMware Transitions Plus NetApp and Druva - Infrastructure Matters, Episode 48 22:34

2M ago22:34

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In this episode of Infrastructure Matters, hosts Kirsta Macomber and Camberley Bates walk through the current perspectives of VMware transitions (or not) plus announcement from NetApp on Cloud and Druva’s offerings. Key topics include: NetApp announced Blue XP Workload Factory aimed at automating and managing cloud workloads like SQL, Oracle, and S…

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Red Hat Virtualization and AI Impacts on DevOps | DevOps Dialogues: Insights & Innovations 17:39

2M ago17:39

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On this episode of DevOps Dialogues: Insights & Innovations, I am joined by Senior Director of Market Insights, Hybrid Platforms at Red Hat, Stuart Miniman, for a discussion on Red Hat Virtualization and AI Impacts on DevOps Our conversation covers: Highlights of Red Hat Summit Impacts of Virtualization and AI on the market Additions of Lightspeed …

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#294 - Navigating Privileged Access Management with Michiel Stoop 44:35

2M ago44:35

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In this episode of the 'Identity at the Center' podcast, Jeff and Jim discuss the complexities of managing Privileged Access Management (PAM) and the challenges of balancing various responsibilities like real jobs, podcasting, and attending conferences. They highlight upcoming conferences like Identity Week America and the Authenticate conference, …

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5G Factor: OCI, AWS, Google Cloud Make Major Telco Moves 35:15

2M ago35:15

35:15

In this episode of The 5G Factor, our series that focuses on all things across the 5G ecosystem, we review the recent key 5G-related moves made by the hyperscale cloud providers including Google Cloud and Motorola announcing a new multi-year relationship to bring GenAI to Motorola phones, AWS works with SK Telecom to test outbound roaming across it…

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Sports, Security AI and Infrastructure - Infrastructure Matters, Episode 47 27:46

2M ago27:46

27:46

In this episode of Infrastructure Matters, hosts Camberley Bates, Steve Dickens and Krista Macomber discuss developments around security, AI, and more. Key topics include: The Futurum Group’s Cybersecurity Decision Maker IQ Data Infinidat’s InfiniSafe Automated Cyber Protection IBM’s Granite Model for AI IBM’s investments in Wimbledon Investments i…

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Mezmo Data Management, Observability, and Getting Value Out of Telemetry Data | DevOps Dialogues: Insights & Innovations 15:07

2M ago15:07

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On this episode of DevOps Dialogues: Insights & Innovations, I am joined by Tucker Callaway, CEO of Mezmo, for a discussion on Mezmo Data Management, Observability, and getting real value out of telemetry data. Our conversation covers: What Mezmo Data Management is. The fact that 52% of organizations use 6 to 15 different tools in observability. Wh…

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Opening the Mainframe Through Developer-Centric Approaches - The Main Scoop 17:55

2M ago17:55

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On this episode of The Main Scoop, we are joined by Bertrand Cardinal, Director of Banking Solutions at Desjardins, for a conversation on empowering development teams through automation, unit testing, and collaboration. We discuss how applications are the keys to harnessing the power of the mainframe, making developers gatekeepers who must be empow…

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Unlocking the Power of AI in Marketing at Boomi 33:56

2M ago33:56

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On this episode of Marketing Art and Science, Host and CMO Advisor Lisa Martin of The Futurum Group is joined by Boomi CMO Alison Biggan. Tune into this 30 min conversation to hear about Biggan’s journey to the C-suite, the strategic roles marketing art and data science play in Boomi's global leadership in iPaaS, and the infusion of AI and automati…

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#293 - Passkey Insights and Challenges with Martin Sandren of IKEA 46:44

3M ago46:44

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In this episode of the Identity at the Center podcast, Jeff is joined by Martin Sandrin, IAM Product Lead for IKEA. They discuss a variety of topics including their upcoming attendance at several identity conferences like Identity Week in DC and Authenticate in October. The key focus is on the potential and challenges of deploying passkeys for iden…

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