Cut the $hIT

This week Bryan is joined by Plow Networks' very own Senior Network Architect, Stephen Ziehr to talk about network monitoring and management. The two break down exactly what each term means and how they differ. As a network expert, Stephen explains the history of connectivity, how user demands have shifted the thinking behind the need to be connected, and how the risk of outages poses significantly higher implications to businesses than it did in years past. With AI, what does the future of networks look like? Will wifi become obsolete and be replaced entirely by 5G? These questions and more are answered in this episode, enjoy.

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This week Bryan is joined once again by Plow Networks' Co Founders Brian Law and Cameron Plato for another Cut the $hIT After Hours. This week the three are recording after a not-so-great quarterly business review they were a part of earlier that day, and they have notes. The call inspired the topic of today's episode, QBRs, why do we do them, and if you're going to take the time to do them, how should they be conducted for all parties to get the most out of them and not leave feeling like their time was wasted. This leads them to conversations around planning for the year and how sometimes things don't always go to plan, and as business leaders you need to learn to roll with the punches. So if you've been frustrated after a QBR, or are stressing about this year, grab a drink and join us for this week's after hours episode. Enjoy. 

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This week Bryan is joined by Tammy McCoy and James Terry of Indeed Flex to talk about how the company is using technology to reinvent how companies are recruiting and staffing talent. Tammy and James explain the evolution of the industry and get into the effects the pandemic had on candidates looking for jobs, the employers hiring, and the staffing firms themselves. Whether you're in the market for a job or you're on the employer side looking to fill a role, this episode is for you. We hope you enjoy this week's episode. 

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This week Bryan is joined by Walead Anwar for the first rendition of a series we will be doing on the podcast throughout the year called “From Then to Now”, to talk about voice. With over 15 years of experience in the voice/telephony business, he's the perfect person to walk us through the history and evolution of the voice space. We hope you enjoy this week’s episode. 

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This week Bryan is kicking off 2024 solo for his annual tech trends and predictions episode. In this episode, he talks about a myriad of topics from adopting AI to automate redundant work to biometric passwords becoming more common outside of an individual user level. He even cuts the $hIT about the increasing expense of IT, and what, at a minimum, companies should be doing to stay protected from cyber threats in 2024 given tighter budgets and increased costs. So let's start this year off right with no bull$hIT and get into another episode. Enjoy.

P.S. Happy Birthday Bryan! 

Articles referenced in the show: https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-did-companies-use-generative-ai-in-2023-heres-a-look-at-five-early-adopters-6e09c6b3?mod=tech_feat1_ai_pos2

https://www.wsj.com/articles/cyber-leaders-with-tight-budgets-still-must-secure-ai-cloud-4a61476e?mod=tech_lead_pos5

https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/tech-life-changing-2024-ai-9dd4dd76?mod=Searchresults_pos4&page=1

https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/smaller-tech-hubs-rise-of-the-rest-6c2b142f?mod=tech_feat4_personal-tech_pos5

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This week Bryan is joined by Fortinet's Jen Cothron. Jen is a Mid-Enterprise Account Manager at Fortinet, however, like so many of us in this industry, Jen didn't begin her career in technology. Jen made the move to tech ten years ago and hasn't looked back since. Listen to her and Bryan discuss her career journey, and how she and Fortinet are helping clients cut the $hIT when it comes to buying their stuff. We hope you enjoy this week's episode. 

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This week Bryan is joined by a panel of security experts to discuss WTF is zero trust architecture, at the annual Cut the $hIT live podcast! If you remember last year at the live podcast the panelists discussed how to secure your business without going crazy or broke, this year we are dialing in on zero trust specifically and breaking it down so that at the end of the episode you will know exactly WTF zero trust architecture is and how you can implement this security strategy within your business. We hope you enjoy this special podcast episode. 

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This week Bryan is joined by Premise Health's Chief Financial Officer, Shannon Farrington to talk about the important partnership between technology and finance. Shannon has over 25 years of experience as a healthcare CFO and has seen many major technology changes over the years making her the perfect guest to talk about how those tech changes have impacted the financial side of the business. From budgeting for new technologies to deciding what cyber security efforts are worth investing in, Shannon breaks down for us exactly how technology and finance have to work together to effectively support the business. We hope you enjoy this week's episode. 

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This week in honor of Halloween, Bryan is joined again by Plow Networks founders Brian Law and Cameron Plato, for an after-hours episode to discuss the terrifying reality that so many businesses face, overspending on subscription services. For almost every business IT is viewed as a money pit of expenses, so when a business spends hundreds of thousands of dollars on unused subscriptions it makes sense why it doesn't view IT as an investment. But, what if we told you it didn't have to be that way? Listen to Bryan, Cameron, and Brian walk you through how you can save money and stop overspending on your subscription services among other IT expenses in this week's after-hours episode. We hope you enjoy. 

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This week, Bryan is joined by Senior Account Manager at IDR Allison Layman to discuss the ins and outs of the recruiting and staffing world, which many of us are familiar with but may not know too much about. With her nearly ten years of experience, Allison explains to us the evolution of the use of AI technology in her field, how to hire the best candidates, and what you can do to make yourself the best candidate in this extremely competitive job market we are currently in. Grab your resume and let's cut the shIT on recruiting. We hope you enjoy this week's episode. 

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