Today we are excited to have podcast listener Don Kasprzak as our guest! Don works at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. We go over some of the major IT challenges of the healthcare world, many of which can be life or death situation. The implications of ransomware in the healthcare industry are pretty scary, so we get into that. We also answer a net neutrality listener question.

You asked, we answered! Back by popular demand, we are highlighting some IT horror stories crazy enough to make you an IT Grinch. Computer in the dishwasher? We got it. Dumb questions? Check. Office pranks gone wrong? Yup. Getting humped by a dog while on the job? Unfortunately, we've got that too. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll cringe. Warning, this episode may trigger PTSD from former IT jobs you've had...

Disney bought Fox and we have a lot of feelings about it. Today we are joined by Ben Beasley and Eric Vogeler, founders of Stockchain Global. We dive deep into the world of cryptocurrency, blockchain, and bitcoin. Blockchain is the future, and this episode is a great way to dip your toe into it. Enjoy this episode, it's one of our favorites. Happy holidays from the Interchange IT Podcast!

Get ready to jump into a different reality in today's episode! We interview Ryan Burningham, founder of Virtualities, an amazing VR studio and arcade in downtown Salt Lake City. Ryan shares his expertise about virtual reality, from the future of VR to VR business applications. We talk virtual reality vs. augmented reality and we answer some listener questions that require McKay to tap into his Grey's Anatomy knowledge.

Today we are joined by Michael Dortch, a long-time analyst and expert in the IT world. We start with some listener questions about the Uber security breach and the future of Bitcoin. We dive into a review of 2017 and some predictions for 2018. We have a lot of questions for Michael, and Steve's reading comprehension is questioned as we get schooled in a little lesson about satire. Check out the blog post in question here - https://www.ivanti.com/blog/2017-2018-look-back-look-ahead-withby-michael-dortch/

First off, we made the rookie mistake of scheduling our IT team to join us the same day as Comic-Con. One week later, we are joined by members of the Ivanti IT team, Dallin Hudson and Michael Kersey. We talk GoPro, Bitcoin, and Rick and Morty. Be prepared for some cringe-worthy IT horror stories. We want to hear your IT horror stories too! Tweet them to us using the hashtag #ITstories.

IT world – you’ve got some mansplaining to do. Today we’re joined by Amber Boehm, a true renaissance woman. We discuss the Hyperloop proposal, Amber gives great tips on expanding your career prospects with security expertise, and we dive into what it’s like being a woman in the tech world. We have some ideas to help improve the culture, but we’d love to hear yours too!

Following the untimely death of Steve’s drone, we talk Apple’s valuation and Project Sidewinder. We are joined with Pete Green, Enterprise Information Security and Risk Management Professional at Forsythe Technology. We talk about his career path, security challenges he’s dealt with, internal challenges, and a few horror stories he’s seen. We also go over why companies need security consultants and how they can help, plus a few security best practices.

We start today’s episode with exciting news; Steve got a hurricane dog over the weekend! We are joined by IT service management author, Kevin J Smith. We follow Kevin’s interesting career path of rocket scientist to ITSM expert. We go through ITSM horror stories, the shift to strategic IT, and the future of ITSM. Learn more about Ivanti at Ivanti.com.

First order of business - Steve got his new iPhone! Today we meet with Eric Sorenson, Chief Information Security Officer at doTERRA, one of the biggest essential oils companies in the world. We dive into the unique challenges of security in a global MLM, as well as the importance of risk assessments. Eric gives ideas for progressing your career with security training, as well gives us insight into what keeps him up at night as a CISO.