Tech Disruptors

In this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Tech Disruptors podcast, BI Analyst Woo Jin Ho hosts Arista COO Anshul Sadana to discuss the future of cloud and enterprise networks and how Arista’s leadership is more than feeds and speeds. They explore the networking building blocks needed for the metaverse/omniverse and where some of its recent acquisitions could take Arista next.

Bloomberg Intelligence Technology Analyst Anurag Rana hosts UserTesting CEO, Andy MacMillan to discuss the vast, untapped market that is customer experience and human insights. The pandemic had systematically changed the way companies look for feedback and we chat about the incredible value that they unlock when incorporating video and audio feedback on their products, and how companies are able to forage for experiences not only among their own customers, but to over 600,000 qualified contributors on UserTesting's network. Facing a two-sided economy that needs both a healthy supply of contributors as well as a demand from customers for a deep insights, having a network as strong as UserTesting's has been paramount to their success over the past 15 years.

Bloomberg Intelligence Technology Analyst Anurag Rana hosts Icertis Co-founder and CEO, Samir Bodas to discuss how the cloud, blockchain, automated intelligence (AI), machine learning and other emerging technologies are transforming contract lifecycle management (CLM), and how Icertis is leveraging these tools to lead in this landscape. We cover how Icertis provides value across critical categories from procurement and supply chain, to risk and compliance, and just how much room is left for CLM to run.

Bloomberg Intelligence Technology Analyst Anurag Rana hosts ClickUp CEO, Zeb Evans to define what does a modern productivity platform look like in today's hybrid, digital environment. We take a closer look at how customer behavior changes when you move from a collection of "best-in-breed" products to integrated and connected applications all on the same platform, decreasing barriers to entry and exponentially boosting adoption. At the same time, we journey through ClickUp's beginnings being developed initially for internal use, to scaling with direct lines of communication with early users for feedback, to what's next post multiple rounds of funding.

Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Analyst Brian Egger hosts nVenue CEO and Co-Founder Kelly Pracht to discuss how the company is harnessing the power machine learning and AI to introduce sports and wagering fans to betting micro-markets.

Bloomberg Intelligence Technology Analyst Anurag Rana sits down with ServiceNow Chief Digital Information Officer, Chris Bedi to discuss the set of tools companies need to be equipped with today from hyperautomation to low-code/no-code app development and how the ServiceNow platform goes above and beyond to make sure companies are in the best position to weather any storm they may face. We examine several of ServiceNow's use cases, expanding beyond their core strength in ITSM to discover just how many industries and workflows they lend a guiding hand to.

Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Analyst Mandeep Singh is hosting Avataar's CEO and co-founder Sravanth Aluru to talk about AR/VR adoption, which phase of the metaverse evolution we're in, and how a young startup could drive mainstream adoption of 3D content.

Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Analyst Mandeep Singh is hosting Datadog COO, Adam Blitzer, to talk about Datadog's transformation from a single-product company to a leading platform around IT operations management in a multi-cloud environment.

Bloomberg Intelligence Technology Analyst Anurag Rana hosts Informatica CEO, Amit Walia to discuss how Informatica is helping enterprises transform from being data-rich to data-driven in their decision making. We examine how the shift to cloud has actually fragmented workflows, siloing critical data and how this is being addressed. In addition, Amit also reflects upon Informatica's own journey as a public company that was taken private and has since re-emerged better geared with the right tools to assist customers along their digital transition.

Bloomberg Intelligence Technology Analyst Anurag Rana hosts Zendesk Chief Technology Officer, Adrian McDermott, to chat about the customer experience landscape and how key tenants like conversational CRM and automated intelligence are transforming this arena. Also, we go over the challenges small and mid-sized businesses face in the current macro environment and how low-code and automation tools are making it easier for these businesses to scale.