In this podcast episode we interact and connect with Mr. Bartosz Cybulski who is into Communications Projects for a leading government firm of Australia, who is based out of Perth, Western Australia, Australia
a) Talks about his past tenure, as a Communication Professional with a perspective on the concept of AI.
b) Mentions about the inception and his inclination in the Digital Communication and Media space.
c) His take on linking the excellence of marketing with human psychology, positive habits, emotional communication thereby cultivating stakeholder relationships with an AI point of view.
d) Talks about his insight into the importance of leadership in advertising, communication, marketing and team work complimented with the nuances of AI.
e) Mentions about his enthusiasm and passion towards the nuances of tech on the whole and also narrates an interesting backstory associated with it.
In this podcast episode we interact and connect with Mr. Michael D. Stark who is the Enterprise Architect of Tower Insurance company and Author of the book "Surviving Strategy and Architecture" respectively who is based out of Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand
a) Talks about the inception of your journey in the IT industry
b) Mentions about his inspiration and source of drive to publish his book "Surviving Strategy and Architecture".
c) Gives an in-depth analysis of his book chapter "Understanding Impermanence".
d) In detail talks about the two chapters that caught the eyes of the host "Big Short Movie - Abstraction and Data" and, "dark side of removing complexity" and also its application in the IT field.
e) Going by his blog talks about getting the thought of linking Enterprise Architecture with Philosophy and also gives an in-depth insight on Wu Wei - effortless action for EA.
f) In his experience, mentions about his perspective of combining people in the Tech space with that of the worlds of architecture and strategy.
g) Talks about the mission of his as an Enterprise Architect in Tower Insurance and the IT industry as a whole setting a positive pulse.
h) His take on the diversity of thought in the IT industry.
In this podcast episode we interact and connect with Mr. Gaël DUEZ who is the Tech Sustainability Strategist, and Podcaster and Community Builder of a reputed Information Technology and Services company and Green IO respectively who is based out of Saint-Denis, Réunion, France
a) Gives a timeline of his journey in the IT industry.
b) Talks about the actionable strategies taken by him to help the Tech companies and their teams deploying sustainability strategies aligning with the Paris Agreement thereby leveraging Digital Tech in a responsible way.
c) His take on the importance of Green IT and building greener digital products in the further run.
d) Talks about the backstory behind the creation of your podcast initiative "Green IO"
e) Sheds some spotlight into the certifications that he has been awarded with and the importance of each of them to the listeners
f) Mentions about the types of back-end technologies and frameworks that are instrumental in the Green IT space.
g) Shares an insight into his tenure as a Tech Sustainability Strategist along with his success stories in the Green IT field.
In this podcast episode we interact and connect with Mr. Eric Jager who is the Enterprise Architect of Royal Visio company and Author of "Getting Started with Enterprise Architecture" and "Mastering the TOGAF Standard" books respectively based out of Almere, Flevoland, The Netherlands.
a) Gives a timeline of his journey in the architecture industry.
b) Talks about the backstory related to the inception of his two books "𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲" and "𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗔𝗙 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱" respectively.
c) Gives an overview of his creation the "Enterprise Architecture Implementation Wheel" to the listeners around the world.
d) Since the books have been very well received by the practitioners, mentions about the things that has contributed to its popularity.
e) His take on the strategic aspects of the Enterprise Architecture space.
f) Gives a walk-through his lecturing stint at the Eindhoven University of Technology and also an insight into speaking at various conferences and seminars.
g) Mentions out the names of his mentors and colleagues, who have had a huge influence in his architecture journey.
In this podcast episode we interact and connect with Mr. Rafsan Huseynov who is the AI Solutions Architect of SHI International Corp. who is based out of Washington DC-Baltimore Area, USA
a) His take on the Microsoft Power Platform.
b) As a Solutions Architect at SHI International Corp., talks about the key initiatives taken by him to build AI Agents, extending Copilot Studio with Azure AI Foundry and frameworks for AI governance.
c) Shares his experience of working as an Adjunct Professor, Power Apps for Project Management and Global Program Manager, Power Platform University Hub.
d) Mentions about his key learnings working as a Solutions Architect and Business Analyst in the past, having said that talks about the observation of any similarities or a joining curve between both of these roles.
e) Gives an insight on his expertise into integrating the two worlds Co-Pilot and the Snowflake Cortex and mentions about the backstory behind conceiving such a creative idea.
f) Talks about the inspiration and drive of his to start his own YouTube channel.
In this podcast episode we interact and connect with Mrs. Rina Brahmbhatt - Barot who is ITSM Leader | Educator | Author of Matvaa Consulting Company and 24 Trainings Company respectively, and Podcast Host of ServiceNotes Podcast based out of New York City, New York, United States
a) Talks about her 20-year journey in the IT industry.
b) In-depth, talks about her expertise on the lines of Program Management, IT Service Management and Enterprise Management.
c) Gives an insight on being an award-winning expert in UX Design for the IT Services
d) Mentions about her passion towards coaching teams, mentoring future leaders, fostering a culture of service excellence at every level of the organization.
e) Her foraying into the freelance consulting, internship leadership roles and strategic advisory projects and having said that her your take on the same.
f) Sheds some spotlight for the listeners on the book written by her "The ITSM Playbook".
In this podcast episode we interact and connect with Mr. Pat McGown who is the Chief Executive Officer of Cloudwell company and Regional Leader | Microsoft Global Community Initiative (MGCI) of Microsoft Community respectively, based out of Arlington, Virginia, United States
a) Gives an entire timeline of his in the IT industry.
b) Talks about his source of inspiration and drive to start his company "Cloudwell".
c) As a CEO of his company "Cloudwell", mentions about his core areas of practice.
d) Gives a spotlight into his stint as a Regional Leader | Microsoft Global Community Initiative (MGCI) for the Microsoft Community
e) To be a Microsoft MVP, talks about the groundwork and key steps taken by him to reach that leaderboard potentially acting as a guidebook for the listeners across the world.
f) Gives an in-depth insight on his company about the feeling of being the "Microsoft Gold Preferred Partner" and an understanding on what exactly it means
g) Mentions about the success stories and interesting anecdotes that he has come across in his entire tech journey.
In this podcast episode we interact and connect with Mrs. Marjukka Niinioja who is the Founding Partner of Osaango based out of Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
a) Gives the listeners a timeline of her journey in the IT industry.
b) Talks about backstory and inspiration of hers to start her company "Osaango".
c) Familiarizes the listeners with her expertise pertaining to the API and data economy across the manufacturing, forest, energy, construction and traffic industries.
d) Talks about her stint as being the speaker at different API conferences and "Mother" of the lean, open and business-oriented APIOps Cycles.
e) Gives an insight into being the the co-author of the "API Economy 101 book".
f) Sheds a spotlight with respect to API and data economy creating open university online and remote courses on subject with universities as well as KONE and Cisco Solutions.
g) Her take on API Economy Consulting, API Product Management and API Architecture.
In this podcast episode we interact and connect with Mr. Mark Kashman who is the Principal Microsoft 365 Consultant of Sympraxis Consulting based out of Seattle, Washington, USA
a) Gives the listeners a complete timeline of his journey in the IT industry.
b) Talks about his 20-year stint in the Microsoft company and also the way it shaped him into an eminent IT industry leader that he is now
c) His take on the importance of the SharePoint ecosystem in the tech front.
d) Mentions about key initiatives laid out by him in coming up with and designing the robust intranets.
e) In his experience, talks about the reasons why the Microsoft 365 suit apps like Teams, Lists, Loop form an integral and crucial part in the tech space.
f) Mentions about his drive and inspiration to start his own company KashBox LLC and, also an interesting backstory associated with the inception of his company
g) Gives an insight with respect to his current experience of working with various consulting firm through his company KashBox LLC.
->About Mark:
Mark is a respected Microsoft 365 Consultant with two decades of experience and in-depth knowledge as a Microsoft insider. He has a strong record of leading major product launches and is recognized as an engaging spokesperson. Mark combines creativity with effective teamwork to deliver compelling narratives and achieve strategic results. One caution: Mark believes the best intranet information architecture includes a robust taxonomy of humor — be forewarned of a pun term here and there with sole expectations of well-baked eye rolls. No doubt, Mark is always focused on SharePoint ’Ing you in the right direction.
In this podcast episode we interact and connect with Mrs. Justine Wolters who is the Data Security Consultant and the Co-Owner of Cloud Life company and the Tech SpeakHers Podcast initiative respectively based out of Utrecht, The Netherlands
a) Talks about the timeline of her career in the IT industry.
b) Shares her experience of participating in the university Solar Challenge with the listeners
c) Talks about her stint as the Data Security Consultant | Project manager Cyber- and Data Security for her company Cloud Life
d) Sheds more spotlight into being the co-owner of the initiative "Tech SpeakHers" and also the genesis for the idea behind it
e) Familiarizes the listeners with her expertise of Microsoft Purview, Data Loss Prevention, and Privacy risk management.
f) In-depth, talks about the plethora of certifications that she has been awarded with and mentions about her road map to become a Microsoft MVP in The Netherlands
g) Shares all the interesting success stories and anecdotes that she has experienced in her IT journey.
In this podcast episode we interact and connect with Mr. Rob Kenefeck who is the Principal Consultant and the President of ControlPlane company and GOTO Toastmasters initiative respectively based out of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
a) Talks about the inception of his career in the IT industry and the biggest lessons he has learnt along the way.
b) Having spent a significant amount of time as a Principal Consultant, mentions about the experience of being a principal consultant at ControlPlane compared to his other previous experiences
c) Being a key part of the 'GSuite Administrator' project, gives a walkthrough through the problem he was trying to solve with that project, and talks about what made the work particularly interesting or unique.
d) Having a deep expertise in Cloud Computing, DevOps, GCP, and Kubernetes, describes the relationship relatinship between these technologies and picks out the one of the areas that has had a huge impact in his career, also explaining the reason for it.
e) Having briefly touched upon the Service Mesh Design and Security and his passion towards it, mentions about his drive in those areas.
f) Familiarizes the listeners with his "Toastmasters" initiative, explains what it is, talks about his involvement in it and the experiences he has gained that made him apply to his work in the IT world.
g) Having gotten heavily involved community groups like Cloud Native Sydney and Melbourne, mentions about the importance of these communities to him and also the biggest benefit of getting involved in it.
In this podcast episode we interact and connect with Mr. Kash Maharaj who is the Principal Enterprise Architect having a plethora of experience in the South African, Australian and the African continent's IT scene on the whole, who is based out of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
a) Talks about his journey in the IT industry.
b) Gives the listeners a walk-through of his previous tenure as the Principal Enterprise Architect for his previous company NRI Australia and New Zealand
c) In his experience, compares the key differences between the IT sector of South Africa to that of Australia.
d) Given his experience working with Oracle, SAP, Salesforce, and Microsoft ecosystems, talks about his vision for the role of Enterprise Architecture in helping the organizations choose, integrate, and maximize value from these platforms
e) Mentions about the initiatives taken by him to align the IT strategy with the business outcomes delivering platforms that support long-term value and building architecture teams that thrive.
f) Shares some success stories during his tenure in the South African IT industry.
In this podcast episode we interact and connect with Mr. Ryan Pehrson who is the Founder, Managing Principal of Pharynós company, based out of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
a) Having held leadership roles across major enterprises, walks us through his career journey, and how did that shape his perspective on technology as a driver of business transformation.
b) Talks about how AI, digital transformation, and leadership come together to create a business value.
c) Mentions about what's preventing companies from realizing the value of their digital investments.
d) Talks about the types of AI transformations that are actually happening today in industries like healthcare and life sciences.
e) Mentions about the blind spots or missteps that derail the AI initiatives.
f) Illustrates the reasons behind why the platform engineering is not just plumbing but also is a backbone of the transformation.
g) His piece of advice for CIOs and business leaders trying to harness the AI responsibly.
In this podcast episode we interact and connect with Mr. Tim Biedenkapp who is the Director AI and Data of adorsys company and the podcast host of "Tapas and Pretzels Podcast" respectively who is based out of Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area, Germany
a) Talks about his journey in the IT industry.
b) Mentions about his roles and responsibilities as being the Director Information Management and AI at his company adorsys.
c) His take on API management and Data Governance.
d) In-depth, talks about his proficiency and expertise on the Resource Description Framework, Data Mesh, Data Product and different Data Strategies.
e) Mentions about his inspiration and drive to start his own podcast initiative "Tapas and Pretzels".
f) Reflects his thoughts between the synergies of Knowledge Graphs and Design Thinking.
In this podcast episode we interact and connect with Mr. Brian Beach who is the Principal Tech Lead - Amazon Q Developer and Kiro of Amazon Web Services (AWS) company based out of Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area, North Carolina, USA
a) Talks about his 20 years of experience in the IT industry.
b) Gives a complete walkthrough of his tenure in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) pertaining to the development side.
c) In-depth, mentions about his expertise on the lines of Business Intelligence, Software Developer Tools, CI/CD, AWS CDK(Cloud Development Kit), Cloud formation, GEN AI Developer tools and Q.
d) His view on the future of cloud technology and your take on Kiero.
e) Gives an insight on the "Pro PowerShell for Amazon Web Services" with Apress that he has published years ago.
f) Besides having a computers engineering background in IT, had a passion towards completing MBA.
g) Sheds a spotlight on the Amazon Re-invent community building and also running an internal community to the listeners.
In this podcast episode we interact and connect with Mr. Vic Perdana and Mrs. Daphne Choong who are the Senior Software Solution Engineer and Sr Partner Solution Architect Software Development Companies, Asia of Microsoft company who are based out of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Vic:
a) Talks about his journey in the IT industry.
b) Sheds a spotlight of his current tenure being the Software Development Company AppDev Architect pertaining to the Asia region
c) Mentions about the key differentiating factors and similarities between the tenures of the Senior ISV AppDev Architect, Asia to that of the ISV AppDev Architect, ANZ in the past
d) Talks about his contribution towards open source projects and gives a deep insight about it.
e) Shares an overview of his community leadership with the listeners
Daphne:
a) Talks about her journey in the IT industry.
b) Mentions about her roles and responsibilities as the Sr Partner Solution Architect, Recruit Software Development Companies pertaining to the Asia region
c) Talks about her passion pertaining to the areas of ESG, sustainability, cybersecurity and innovative technologies.
d) Mentions about her expertise on the lines of Azure OpenAI, cloud architecture and Microsoft Azure.
e) Talks about her inclination towards encouraging women in the tech industry, mentoring for the enabler mentorship program pertaining to Microsoft, mentoring female students and mentoring children.
In this podcast episode we interact and connect with Mr. Peter Klement who is the Managing Director and Chief Strategy Officer of INOVIA Solutions company, based out of Munich, Bavaria, Germany
1. Talks about his first couple of years pertaining to his career
2. Mentions about the reasons to do an MBA at MIT, after working 15 years in the IT industry.
3. Talks about the ways he got involved in IoT and his reasons on the whole to make it his focus.
4. Illustrates about the industry associations that he is currently associated with it and the reasons behind it.
5. Talks about joining the MIT Club of Germany as Director, Sustainability.
6. Mentions about the ways Digital Twins, Data Space and Digital Product Passports fit together.
7. His vision on ignoring AI for a moment acting as a big trend in the digital space and the prime reason behind it.
In this podcast episode we interact and connect with Mrs. Nadzeya Stalbouskaya who is the Technology Architect of IAG Transform company, based out of Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
1. Talks about her journey in the IT space.
2. In-depth, mentions about her stint as the as the Technology Lead at her current company IAG Transform.
3. Shares about her roles and responsibilities of being an Architecture Debt Advocate to the listeners.
4. Talks about her expertise on the lines of Enterprise Architecture, Technology Architecture, SAP and Digital Transformation and also linking the four of them on an implementation level.
5. Mentions about balancing both her technical expertise and at the same time influencing the stakeholders with excellence, and also what pursued her towards public speaking.
6. Her take on the importance of Data and AI Innovation to the IT industry.
7. Her on the sales process in her organization "IAG Transform".
In this podcast episode we interact and connect with Mr. Mike Bayly who is the New Zealand Country Lead, and Founder and Podcast Host of Overdose company and The AI Corner NZ respectively who is based out of Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
1. Talks about your journey in the IT space.
2. Gives an overview of his initiative "The AI Corner NZ".
3. Talks about his podcast initiative with The AI Corner NZ.
4. Mentions about his role as NZ Country Lead at Overdose company.
5. Compares the tech market in New Zealand to likes the US, UK, and Australia.
6. His take on the digital transformation and AI in New Zealand’s business landscape.
In this podcast episode we interact and connect with Mr. Artem Smirnov who is the Head of Management Reporting and Data Transparency, and the Strategy and Development Team Lead of Russian Post company and MTS Group company respectively who is based out of Moscow, Russia
1. Talks about your journey in the IT space.
2. Shares about his tenure as the head of management reporting and data transparency at Russia post company to the listeners
3. Mentions about his roles and responsibilities as the strategy and development team lead at your company MTS group.
4. In-depth, talks about the expertise on the lines of SQL and, the analytical skills and also the value it provides to the business.
5. His take on the corporate data warehouse renewal, rethinking and redeveloping of C-level dashboards that he has experienced in the first hand
6. Sheds some spotlight on his mission towards auditing value chains with help of data to create opportunities to realize the tapped potential.