Episodes
Haleon, a world-leading consumer health company, are dealing with large enterprise legacy, as they were formed via a demerger from GSK. While product engineering and the transition to product-centric organizations are often associated solely with born-in-the-cloud companies, the reality is usually much broader, and Haleon are on that journey. This week Dave, Rob and Sjoukje talk to Steve Westgarth, Global Head of Engineering & Architecture at Haleon, about product engineering best...
Published 04/25/24
Published 04/25/24
Sustainability and climate impact is widely understood as a critical problem, but what we can specifically do at an individual level in a business environment is sometimes less clear. This week, Dave, Sjoukje, and Rob talk to Rainer Karcher, Chief Sustainability Officer, Allianz Technology about how CSR and the Climate challenge come together, the 3 pillars of of societal responsibility, how digitalisation fits in, how to be a climate activist at work and whether we all should be...
Published 04/18/24
Live from the heart of Google Next'24 in Las Vegas, right from the Expo floor, we're bringing you a special limited series of episodes. Join us as we make connections between Google, AI, industry adoption, cloud transformation and customer experience. Plus, we'll keep you updated on all the latest news and juicy gossip.   On day three of the conference Dave, Sjoukje, and Rob talk to  Kevin Shatzkamer, Managing Director Conversational AI about Accelerating Customer Experience meets AIMiku Jha,...
Published 04/12/24
Live from the heart of Google Next'24 in Las Vegas, right from the Expo floor, we're bringing you a special limited series of episodes. Join us as we make connections between Google, AI, industry adoption, cloud transformation and customer experience. Plus, we'll keep you updated on all the latest news and juicy gossip.   On day two of the conference Dave, Sjoukje, and Rob talk to:  Nigel Walsh, Head of Global Insurance about Insurance meets AI. Paula Natoli, Director, Global Strategic...
Published 04/11/24
Live from the heart of Google Next'24 in Las Vegas, right from the Expo floor, we're bringing you a special limited series of episodes. Join us as we make connections between Google, AI, industry adoption, cloud transformation and customer experience. Plus, we'll keep you updated on all the latest news and juicy gossip.   On day one of the conference Dave, Sjoukje, and Rob talk to  Erwan Menard, Director Product Management and Customer Activation, Cloud AI about Innovation meets AI Justin...
Published 04/10/24
As a first part of a new occasional series, we look directly at the digitalisation journeys and challenges of the worlds leading companies with their leaders.  We start with Fresenius, a European multinational health care company based in Bad Homburg, Germany. It provides products and services for dialysis in hospitals, as well as inpatient and outpatient medical care. This week, Dave, Sjoukje, and Rob talk to Ingo Elfering, Group CIO of Fresenius and German CIO Magazine's CIO of the Year...
Published 04/04/24
GreenOps presents a significant challenge in enterprise's approach to emissions data, sustainability, and cloud operations. Balancing tech innovation with eco-responsibility requires strategic alignment and continuous effort, but the rewards are worth it! This week Dave, Sjoukje and Rob talk to Mark Butcher, Founder & CEO of Posetiv, about GreenOps, how it aligns with the reality of our software, SaaS, and cloud usage, why emissions data will go up before it goes down, and if cost is...
Published 03/28/24
Telzio are a great example of Cloud driven innovation, providing a software driven telecoms platform to businesses of all sizes on the Cloud.  But even more fascinating is the story of how Telzio came to exist at all... This week Dave and Sjoukje talk to Peter Schroeder, Founder and CEO, Telzio about why and how a successful DJ started a Cloud driven Telecoms company, how you kickstart without external funding or advertising, the Telecom industry competition and challenges, oh, and how you...
Published 03/21/24
A 'Digital Certificate' proves the authenticity of a device, server, or user as they communicate with each other - they quietly enforce safety and security in our digital world.  However, like in most industries, there is disruption on the horizon in the world of digital certs, and that affects all of us. This week Dave, Sjoukje & Rob talk to Nick France, CTO of SSL, Sectigo about what certificates do to keep us safe, the impact if a certificate is compromised, what the coming changes...
Published 03/14/24
To celebrate International Womens Day we are delighted to welcome Women in Data back to the show.  They provide a platform that allows professionals at all levels to share their knowledge and experience, while working alongside businesses to help them embrace and develop the enormous advantages generated by diversity. This week Dave and Sjoukje talk to Roisin McCarthy, Founder at Women in Data and Elisa Sai, VP Analytics & AI at Capgemini Invent about Women in Data's 'Twenty in Data &...
Published 03/07/24
We are live from #MWC24 (Mobile World Conference 2024), direct from the Expo floor, with a limited series of episodes talking to leaders from across the industry on themes of the conference, as well as filling in on all of the news and gossip. Dave, Sjoukje and Rob talk about 'Humanising AI' with - Fawad Qureshi  Field CTO at Snowflake - Phil Kippen, Global Head Of Industry - Telecommunications at Snowflake The gang then round out the weeks shows by exploring the sixth and final theme,...
Published 02/29/24
We are live from #MWC24 (Mobile World Conference 2024), direct from the Expo floor, with a limited series of episodes talking to leaders from across the industry on themes of the conference, as well as filling in on all of the news and gossip. Dave, Sjoukje and Rob talk to Zarn Kucel, Global Head of AWS Hybrid Edge, Telco & CSP and Chris McKenna is the Worldwide Head of Business Development for Private Networks at AWS about the theme of '5G and beyond', Hybrid Edge and Mobile Private...
Published 02/28/24
We are live from #MWC24 (Mobile World Congress 2024), direct from the Expo floor, with a limited series of episodes talking to leaders from across the industry on themes of the conference, as well as filling in on all of the news and gossip. Dave, Sjoukje and Rob explore the conference theme of 'Game Changers' by talking to three technology providers who are creating new solutions to solve some of our biggest challenges: Paul Armstrong, Global Sales Director, Digital Services, Schneider...
Published 02/28/24
We are live from #MWC24 (Mobile World Congress 2024), direct from the Expo floor, with a limited series of episodes talking to leaders from across the industry on themes of the conference, as well as filling in on all of the news and gossip. Dave, Sjoukje and Rob talk to Mohamed Awad, SVP/GM, Infrastructure Business at Arm about the 'Our Digital DNA' conference theme, the evolution of processing power and the challenges of ever increasing demand whilst managing the impact on the environment. ...
Published 02/28/24
We are live from #MWC24 (Mobile World Congress 2024), direct from the Expo floor, with a limited series of episodes talking to leaders from across the industry on themes of the conference, as well as filling in on all of the news and gossip. Dave, Sjoukje and Rob set out the themes of the Conference, then focus in on the theme of 'Connecting Everything' with...  Muneyb Minhazuddin, VP/GM Network and Edge, Intel on Edge and 5G Anand Chandrasikher, Founder and CEO, Aira Networks on Intelligence...
Published 02/27/24
The FinOps Foundation defines FinOps as "an operational framework and cultural practice which maximizes the business value of cloud, enables timely data-driven decision making, and creates financial accountability through collaboration between engineering, finance, and business teams."  Sounds good! So why are many organisations still not doing it well? This week Dave, Sjoukje, and Rob talk to Kunal Agarwal, CEO and Co-founder, Unravel Data on the requirement for finops, what is it and why do...
Published 02/22/24
Private Equity organisations are in the fascinating position of having a view across many organisations, they help smaller organisations scale and have a strong grip on what works, and what doesn't, in scaling and optimising businesses.  This week Dave, Sjoukje, and Rob talk to Bas Kamphuis, Founder and CEO, Wingspan, a company who seek to increase the value of software companies through cloud transformation, about what repeatable truths of cloud transformation can be learned from seeing the...
Published 02/15/24
The 'energy transition' refers to the global energy sector's shift from fossil-based systems of energy production and consumption — including oil, natural gas and coal — to renewable energy sources like wind and solar, as well as lithium-ion batteries.  It is one of, if not the most, significant issues of our time.  Tech can both help and hinder in this journey. This week Dave, Sjoukje, and Rob talk to Rob Easton, Senior Sales Manager, AWS Energy EMEA, AWS on how energy is made, how its moved...
Published 02/08/24
Can tech democratisation and AI help solve the perennial problem of how we get access to our data and leverage it for new value without having to build it and hope that they come! This week Dave, Sjoukje, and Rob talk to Iain Niven-Bowling, CTO, Harbr about the data architecture crimes of the past that we still live with, data democratisation, better ways to access and connect to data sources and make data available via natural language interfaces. TLDR:01:04 Streaming confusion 06:00 Cloud...
Published 02/01/24
As a special treat in what we think is our 50th studio episode, we have an extended conversation with none other than Gene Kim, industry thought leader and author of The DevOps Handbook, the seminal Pheonix Project, the Unicorn Project, and now Wiring the winning organisation.  Gene is one of the true thought leaders in modern tech and its exciting to explore the themes of Cloud Realties with him! The gang talk about Genes early work, then deep dive into his new work, which reaches outside...
Published 01/25/24
Each year Capgemini publishes TechnoVision - a comprehensive prediction of the year in business tech to come, along with useful principles that guide both its prediction and use.  It seeks to bring some fresh thinking to the technology business issues of today. In this special two part episode Dave, Sjoukje & Rob talk to Robert Engels, Global CTIO for AI Futures, Head of Generative AI Lab at Capgemini, about a foundational theme of TechnoVision 2024, data and AI.  They cover whether...
Published 01/18/24
Each year Capgemini publishes TechnoVision - a comprehensive prediction of the year in business tech to come, along with useful principles that guide both its prediction and use.  It seeks to bring some fresh thinking to the technology business issues of today.  In this special two part episode Dave, Sjoukje & Rob talk in detail with the reports leader Ron Tolido CTO, Master Architect, Insights & Data at Capgemini and get a special insight into the creation and themes and trends of...
Published 01/18/24
With the launch of their connected car, the AFEELA, Sony Honda Mobility seek to redefine mobility, beyond simply transportation, and create the opportunity to use the space creatively and explore the relationship between people and mobility. In this special episode Dave, Sjoukje, and Rob talk to Takuya Nishibayashi, Head of E&E System Architecture Development Division, Sony Honda Mobility Inc., who is at CES2024 for the release of the AFEELA.  They cover why Sony Honda are collaborating...
Published 01/12/24
There is no doubt that Artificial Intelligence, and specifically GenAI, has been one, if not the, most widely discussed and debated subjects of the year.  The question of AI ethics and how seriously to take the impact of AI on society is one of the biggest and most polarising questions of our time. In this very special Christmas episode Dave, Sjoukje, and Rob talk about the ethical issues inherent in any technology use, which are specifically critical when it comes to AI, with Father Paolo...
Published 12/21/23