The results are in: Investment in IT transformation can have a dramatic impact on every aspect of your organization. But it’s not enough to pour money into the latest tech. IT transformation requires a shift in cultural mindset. This episode, learn how to develop a strategic approach to IT transformation that can catapult your organization ahead of the competition. Adam Demattia and John McKnight, of the Enterprise Strategy Group, share what they’ve learned from a worldwide survey of 4,000...

Imagine managing IT for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) with its 29 nation members, each with their own culture, language, and technological protocols. Quite a task! Luminaries hosts, Mark Schaefer and Doug Karr, met up with Dr. Gregory Edwards, Director of Infrastructure Services in the NATO Communications and Information Agency, to find out how this Dell Technologies customer builds trust and consensus in this highly diverse organization.

What does it take to create a culture of innovation? According to Assaf Natanzon, innovation is a team sport. He should know; he holds over 200 patents with hundreds more pending. For Assaf, encouraging innovation is all about learning new things, taking in other points of view, and applying solutions from one field to another. It doesn't happen in a single, coincidental lightning flash; it's a process that can be deliberately encouraged and nurtured.

Finding new uses for existing technologies can be a powerful force for innovation. For example, the same technology that saves stranded astronauts can help firefighters navigate smoke-filled buildings. But it takes more than a big intellectual property catalog to make new products out of old tech: It takes a corporate culture that embraces diversity and encourages collaboration. Draper Laboratory CIO Mike Crones explains how he fosters a culture that drives innovation.

You need to think fast in the sport of racing. That includes development. McLaren Racing has migrated towards simulation and predictive analytics to create a winning team. CEO Zak Brown takes us through the ultimate human-machine partnership.

Soccer fans insist on instant accuracy from officials, but the human eye can misjudge a goal. GoalControl CEO Daniel Marchwinski explains how technology can instantly share the validity of a goal in 4D.

What do artificial intelligence, machine learning, virtual reality, and augmented reality have in common? Each of these technologies will revolutionize the way we interact and partner with machines and with each other. Together, they will transform the workforce, improve healthcare, and democratize education. Jeff Clarke, Vice Chairman of Products & Operations for Dell Technologies, takes us on a guided tour through the not-too-distant future.

Picture a farm that uses 95% less water and grows up to 390 times more food. Don’t imagine a wide-open field of grain; these crops grow without soil or sunlight. AeroFarms CEO and Co-Founder David Rosenberg explains how his company uses cutting-edge data analyses and technology to re-imagine how the human race can stay fed as populations rise and resources dwindle.

Cybersecurity can seem overwhelming, as more data moves into the cloud and internet-enabled devices proliferate. Which “next best thing” can truly keep your data protected? Is security a technology problem or a human one? Dr. Zulfikar Ramzan brings his expertise to bear on this tricky topic.

The future of work is evolving rapidly with technology innovation. New jobs are being created, new work environments are being designed, new work tools are becoming available. Technology is at the core of these new developments, either as the impetus for the new job or as the facilitator of doing the new job. Display technology is the interface that workers use to do their work and it plays a major part in the design of new ways to work.

The compute location pendulum has been swinging from a centralized to a distributed model, from the cloud to the edge. New ways of analyzing data securely in real-time are being developed, driven by the incredible amount of data brought on by devices connected via the Internet of Things. Is your business ready to leverage the power of data at the edge and the core?

The future of work is flexible, untethered and peppered with virtual and mixed reality. Much of the compute is happening on the Edge, meaning on the device you work on. How will you work in the future?

Learn how Dell’s CTO sees the future of the Internet of Intelligent Things, IoT, augmented reality, virtual reality and artificial intelligence leveraging new technological developments from edge to core to cloud.

Codified integration and baked-in operational experience drive business success

Rooted in the mindset of an engineer, a scientist, a business development expert and an entrepreneur, Dr. Orna Berry analyzes business challenges from multiple angles to ensure that the IT and services solution achieves all objectives. Due north for all activities in the CoE is customer experience while helping businesses transform.

Pivotal’s Michele Perras talks about her experience as an entrepreneur and Pivotal’s unique, fully immersive software development consulting services and Cloud Foundry, as well as the partnership with Circular Board and Dell Technologies to create Alice.

Virtualization, or software-defined hardware, simply works, is flexible and very non-disruptive. A perfect technology for IT organizations, right? Sort of... to realize the benefits of any new technology, there has to be a fundamental level of trust between a vendor and customer that takes the fear factor out. This kind of trust combined with a strong culture of innovation within the IT organization is critical fuel for IT transformation. Listen to more practical and visionary insights from...

Disruptions in enterprise storage, or any other technology, don’t just happen out of the blue. Mark Schaefer and Douglas Karr, in conversation with Dell EMC CTO, John Roese, reveal the many dependencies and carefully planned processes necessary to allow a technology company to uncover and, in some cases, predict disruptive technologies.

In the inaugural episode of Luminaries - Talking to the brightest minds in tech, you will meet two leading IT industry analysts who break IT transformation down into manageable pieces.