Next in Tech

The pandemic-induced shift to virtual conferences and events comes with complex impacts. Melanie Posey, the chair of the 451Nexus conference, is back on the podcast to talk with host Eric Hanselman about the “interesting” transition, what she’s doing with the conference, and the expansion from the original Hosting & Cloud Transformation Summit (HCTS). Are virtual conferences here to stay? Will we ever gather together in-person again? They look at tradeoffs and preview what’s coming in October.

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With staffing shortages and skills gaps in information security becoming chronic, organizations are turning to security services offerings. Aaron Sherrill and Scott Crawford from the 451 Research information security team join host Eric Hanselman to examine study data and technology trends that are behind this change. Demand has grown up out of the mid-market as larger organizations also sign up for more advanced offerings, like Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Incident Response (IR).

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Failures in supply chain security in both logistics and technology are grabbing headlines and disrupting businesses. Chris Rogers, supply chain analyst from S&P Global’s Panjiva team, and Scott Crawford, research director for security on the 451 Research side, join host Eric Hanselman to look at the impacts of these recent increases, the shift in tactics by attackers and what organizations should be considering at they evaluate suppliers, shippers and software supply chains.

Backup is the main job for batteries in most large technology implementations, but that’s changing. Kelly Morgan, research director for datacenters, joins host Eric Hanselman to explore ESG and regulatory changes and how recycled electric vehicle (EV) batteries are getting a second life as supplemental supplies that can shave off demand peaks. The shift in chemistry has both opportunities and challenges. This is a follow-up to the S&P Global Battery Trends webinar and covers key points.

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The last year drove a dramatic influx of technology into healthcare, but that surge was already well underway. Brian O’Rourke, senior research analyst, joins host Eric Hanselman to talk about the impact of the Internet of Things in healthcare and how organizations are dealing with the volumes of data that they’re creating. Technology management challenges are being replaced by those around data management. There are echoes from our data privacy episode and a reference back to the Egyptians.

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Data privacy is an area where there are many concerns, a lot of confusion and a bunch of new regulation. Paige Bartley, senior research analyst, joins host Eric Hanselman to discuss the importance of understanding differences in data security and privacy and the complexities that both consumers and enterprises have in getting either right. Security gets a lot of focus, but working out the privacy and governance parts correctly can have benefits for digitized businesses beyond happy customers.

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The latest results from the 451 Research Digital Pulse study are fresh from the field and Liam Eagle is back to talk with host Eric Hanselman about indications of disruption, transformation and expectations in technology. This edition of the study was itself transformed by pandemic realities and expanded its look into the broader state of its respondents. They were optimistic about the year ahead, but had striking differences across technology leaders and laggards in some areas, including ESG.

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It’s been a year and half since 451 Research joined S&P Global Market Intelligence and head of research, Simon Robinson, joins host Eric Hanselman to talk about making progress in the time of a pandemic and the research focus in the year ahead. There’s an exploration of the frothy M&A market and a dive into what that overused term, digital transformation is really all about. There’s a lot more to digitization than just technology and organizations have to work hard to get it right. Learn more: spglobal.com/nextintech

This is a special edition episode with highlights from an important, live streamed event that addresses diversity and inclusion in technology. It’s based on a 451 Research VotE study on diversity and inclusion and features Melanie Posey, the study author, and Sarah Cottle, head of news, moderated by Sarah James, industry editor on the TMT news team. It’s a conversation that explores progress and challenges around diversity and inclusion and looks at how S&P Global is working to address them

Watch the livestream: http://ow.ly/LfIr50FrW8t

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With all of the excitement around 5G technology, the realities of real enterprise value can be hard to discern. Research director Brian Partridge and senior research analyst Erik Keith join host Eric Hanselman to peer through the fog to sort our where 5G is today. There are great enterprise opportunities, but they need to be ready to put them to work. Study data is showing that, while there’s activity, operators still have a lot of investment ahead of them to get to useful levels of coverage.

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