Executive Insights Podcast

In this episode, Kevin speaks with Todd Gurela, CTO Industry Solutions Group at Cisco. They address Cisco’s transformation from a technology provider to a trusted partner who implements and advises on critical business solutions. Todd discusses how his team effectively streamlines customer networks and applications to reach their business outcome while mitigating cyber threats with a 'zero trust' architecture. Watch the full video to hear this and much more.

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The acceleration we've seen of digitized applications (like IIoT and AI) have soared significantly the last 12-18 months; putting more demand on IT availability to be closer to where the data is generated. But, why is it that edge computing (ideal for these technologies) still hasn't been universally adopted? Sébastien Verger, CTO France at Dell Technologies discusses the barriers to overcome to gain customer confidence and use of edge computing architecture.   A Schneider Electric Production.

Effective remote monitoring of critical infrastructure has become increasingly important especially where many offices or facilities have become unmanned for longer periods of time. Paul Almond, Technical Director of Datacentre UK shares how client projects have fast-tracked to circumvent critical implications from the year and how his company’s customer-centric approach has supported their business continuity.

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While it may be a cost-effective way for enterprise customers to purchase from different manufacturers, the disaggregation of hardware and software can also incur greater complexities. Bob Olwig, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development from World Wide Technology (WWT) discusses with Kevin Brown the role of an IT solution provider and how his company helps with the reassembly of disaggregated technology. WWT’s relationships and role with the greater ecosystem of partners are invaluable resources for meeting customer needs.

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IT and OT applications are becoming more digitally connected within buildings and non-IT environments. Facility managers, systems integrators, and others on the manufacturing floor need a seamless exchange between these fundamental networks to ensure productivity and resiliency are maintained. Schneider Electric leaders Mike Anderson, Regional Chief Information Officer (NAM), and Jenn Jacques, Vice President of Global Supply Chain reflect on this phenomena and verify yes, this convergence is real!

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The rapid influx of cloud-based applications and connectivity for remote workforce created complexities to securing the last mile - and it was a wildly important focus for Microsoft to address at the onset of the global pandemic. Julia White, CVP Azure at Microsoft shares what actions her company took to ensure last-mile dependency was resilient.

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The relationship between an IT solution provider and its clients is essential for optimal data computing. It's that much more invaluable during an unprecedented global pandemic when staying digitally connected is challenged. Hear from Hani Nofal, VP Gulf Business Machines (GBM) as he shares what actions GBM took to ensure business continuity.

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Acceleration to the cloud, the resiliency of IT infrastructure and server rooms at the edge, enabling a workforce of over 110,000 employees working from home during a crisis, and the importance of IT partners -- Elizabeth Hackenson, Chief Information Officer at Schneider Electric discusses all of these influential topics on the first episode of Executive Insights.

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