A rare look back at DHL’s global IT transformation with Alex Pilar, then CIO of DHL Supply Chain. In this 2010 interview, he shares how DHL consolidated global IT, built major tech centers in Prague and Cyberjaya, and outsourced telecom services to AT&T and Telefonica for major savings.

Originally published in Dataquest. Curated with Google Notebook LM.

Disclaimer: This interactive audio is AI-generated using Google Notebook LM based on archived interviews and may contain minor inaccuracies.

Tech Leadership in 2008: Warren East on ARM’s Mobile Strategy and Global Vision

Flashback to a Key Interview: Warren East, then CEO of ARM, on the company's Mobile Future (2008)

In this episode, we revisit my 2008 interview with Warren East during his tenure as CEO of ARM. He spoke candidly about ARM’s dominance in mobile processors, highlighting that the company powered about 90% of the world’s phones at the time.

Notably, he welcomed Intel's entry into the handset space, saying it would "spur competition." Looking back, it's fascinating to see how the mobile processor landscape has evolved in response.

East also made sharp predictions, such as enhanced mobile browsing and real-time phone speech translation. More than a decade later, those predictions have come true, underscoring his vision for the mobile future.

Warren East's Career Snapshot:

Before joining ARM in 1994, East spent 11 years at Texas Instruments. He became CEO of ARM in 2001 and led the company until 2013. Later, he took the helm at Rolls-Royce, guiding it through significant challenges, including the COVID-19 crisis.

Disclaimer

This podcast episode is based on a 2008 interview originally published in Dataquest magazine. The audio overview is generated by AI via Notebook LM and may contain minor inaccuracies.

Guest: Abhi Talwalkar, CEO of LSI Corp (at the time of this interview in Bangalore on Sept 11, 2007).
In this archival episode, curated with Google Notebook LM, we revisit LSI’s bold transformation under Talwalkar: going fabless and focusing on storage + networking.
Originally published in Dataquest

Abhijit highlighted LSI’s strategic transformation, marked by its bold decision to go fabless and focus on two core pillars: storage and networking. LSI’s two-pillar strategy continues to resonate today.

With data consumption and storage needs growing exponentially and networking technologies underpinning advancements like AI, cloud computing, and IoT, the synergy between these domains is more critical than ever. LSI Corporation was acquired by Avago Technologies (now known as Broadcom Inc.) for $6.6 billion. (On May 6, 2014).

Abhijit succeeded Wilfred J Corrigan (a British engineer and entrepreneur), LSI’s founder. Abhijit currently serves as Chairman of the Board at LAM Research, a global supplier of innovative wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry.