Leading Business Podcast

Shane and Eric chat about how National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)  announcements from late November of 2020 will have an impact on businesses around the world in the next few years. 

This week Shane and Eric chat with Chris Rogers, the Head of Research for Mpirik. Mpirik is a cloud-based Cardiac Intelligence™ platform that automatically screens patient results from diagnostic tests and connects the patient to the appropriate next level of care.

Chris talks about how Mpirik has leveraged technology, and cloud computing to grow their business! 

This week Shane and Eric scratch the surface of what Microsoft PowerBI is and what it can do for businesses. If you're curious about Business Intelligence software and would like to learn more, this is a great intro with more details on how to learn more and dive deeper! 

Technical debt is a concept in software development that reflects the implied cost of additional rework caused by choosing an easy solution now instead of using a better approach that would take longer. Shane and Eric talk about what technical debt is and how businesses can plan for the future while taking on minimal technical debt by spending the necessary time to create a strategic plan for various technical decisions. 

If you've ever considered migrating your traditional phone system to the cloud, or you're a startup looking for a scalable solution this is a great episode to cover some of the basics around cloud voice solutions and some reasons it is worth considering. Shane and Eric discuss tradition voice solutions, VoIP, and Cloud voice solutions and why businesses of all sizes might want to consider a migration. 

Did you know October is Cyber Security Awareness month? This week on the SWICKtech Leading Business podcast, Shane and Eric talk about what Cyber Security Awareness month is, the schedule for the month, how to help raise awareness, and some practical ways to protect yourself and your business online. 

The Okta Identity Cloud provides secure identity management with Single Sign-On, Multi-factor Authentication, Lifecycle Management (Provisioning), and more. Shane and Eric chat with Patrick Timm, Senior Customer Success Manager at Okta to learn more about their products, services and success around cyber security and identity management for businesses and their customers. 

This week on the SWICKtech Leading Business podcast, Joe Poeschl with The Commons joins Shane and Eric to discuss how they're helping to build a vibrant and boundless tech community throughout Southeaster Wisconsin. Learn more about the Commons, FOR-M, and other initiatives Joe is working on! 

This week, Shane and Eric talk about some of the differences and nuances between Mac's and PC's along with some of the cybersecurity concerns of each. Learn more about how to improve your cybersecurity posture whether you are using a Mac or a PC in your business. 

On this week's Leading Business podcasts, Shane and Eric reverse engineer cyber attacks reported in the news. They attempt to determine what could have cybersecurity measures could have possibly prevented a cyber attack.