By Softchoice
The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.
From rooting out government corruption to taking down some of the world’s worst criminals, hacktivists often say they are motivated by the greater good. But the legality of their methods – and the outcomes they deliver – aren’t always so black and white.
Erika dives into the fascinating world of white-hat hackers, OpSec Groups and all the moral questions and curiosities in between, with Crowdstrike Canada’s Stephane Asselin, senior sales engineer manager. Find out who these hacktivists are, how they operate and whether they are helping the professionals, like Stephane, get a better night’s sleep.
Featuring:
Stephane Asselin, Senior Sales Engineer Manager - Crowdstrike Canada
Special thanks to Sushma Shankar, Filipe Dimas, Areej Shah and Harriet Han for lending their honest thoughts!
The Catalyst by Softchoice is the podcast shining a light on the human side of IT leaders and reframing our relationship with technology.
Are you a leader in the IT space? Read more on Softchoice’s Innovation Executive Forum, an exclusive, members-only community of over 400 senior IT leaders across North America.
There are currently trillions of dollars' worth of government funding in the US being processed every day through cities, counties and states, all aimed at bettering the communities who need it. But the reality is that despite the best intentions, all the administrative work needed to actually roll out that funding is slowing everything down.
That means that government funding is not going to where it's supposed to. So, is there anything anyone can do about it?
In this episode, Erika Van Noort is joined by Chris Behm, Founder and COO at Atlanta based, Neighborly Software, to discuss how his company’s cloud-based software solution is improving administrative efficiency and regulatory compliance of Housing, Economic and Community Development programs. And the impact this technology is having in the communities it serves.
Featuring:
Chris Behm, COO and Co-Founder at Neighborly Software
The Catalyst by Softchoice is the podcast shining a light on the human side of IT leaders and reframing our relationship with technology.
Are you a leader in the IT space? Read more on Softchoice’s Innovation Executive Forum, an exclusive, members-only community of over 400 senior IT leaders across North America.
The demands to move to the cloud faster are increasing as IT leaders face growing pressure to address mounting operational and business challenges. Now, they’re looking across the entirety of their infrastructure with a new lens and a push to challenge the status quo.
However, skills developed in the traditional data center or private cloud environment don’t translate easily to public cloud infrastructure - so what do IT leaders do now?
In this episode, Erika is joined by Claude Reeves, Vice President & Country Manager at VMware Canada and Christopher Woodin, Vice President, Cloud Business Unit at Softchoice, to explore the landscape of IT teams tackling public cloud, and to look at real-world examples of organizations facing various challenges and have ultimately benefited in their move to public cloud.
Featuring:
Claude Reeves, Vice President & Country Manager at VMware Canada
Christopher Woodin, Vice President, Cloud Business Unit at Softchoice
Special thanks to Jeff Reis, Lester Moniz and Doug Fisher for lending their honest thoughts!
The Catalyst by Softchoice is the podcast shining a light on the human side of IT leaders and reframing our relationship with technology.
Are you a leader in the IT space? Read more on Softchoice’s Innovation Executive Forum, an exclusive, members-only community of over 400 senior IT leaders across North America.
Only 24% of households in Indigenous communities across Canada have access to modern, highspeed Internet, which means students in these places aren’t getting the same new digital learning experiences as kids throughout the most of the country. Now, a program called Connected North is aiming to change all of that.
In this episode, Michael Furdyk joins Erika Van Noort to discuss how Connected North is using two-way telepresence video technology to enhance the classroom experience in Indigenous Communities - through physical technology and interactive software specifically designed for remote access. Best of all, it’s leading to lower dropout rates and more empowerment for First Nations students in school and life.
Featuring:
Michael Furdyk, Director of Innovation at TakingITGlobal
Special thanks to Rebecca Martinez, Karen Buttigieg and Cheryl Stookes for lending their honest thoughts!
The Catalyst by Softchoice is the podcast shining a light on the human side of IT leaders and reframing our relationship with technology.
Are you a leader in the IT space? Read more on Softchoice’s Innovation Executive Forum, an exclusive, members-only community of over 400 senior IT leaders across North America.
The nature of ransomware attacks is evolving to a level of viciousness that impacts humanity as we know it. While the end game is typically money, today ransomware attacks threaten people’s lives and our world. Ransomware has become a service and an industry. So, what can we do about it?
In this episode, Andrea Knoblauch joins Erika Van Noort to share the big picture on the ransomware landscape and inspire you to swap a reactive approach to ransomware and move toward a new, cloud-forward, industry-wide protection initiative.
Featuring:
Andrea Knoblauch, Technical Security Architect at Softchoice
Special thanks to Tara Brydges, Chris Vassallo and Greg Rainbird for lending their honest thoughts to the podcast!
The Catalyst by Softchoice is the podcast shining a light on the human side of IT leaders and reframing our relationship with technology.
Are you a leader in the IT space? Read more on Softchoice’s Innovation Executive Forum, an exclusive, members-only community of over 400 senior IT leaders across North America.
Legacy education systems in the US have not changed in 100 years, and now we’re seeing a fresh perspective on education from one school district in Mesquite, Texas.
In this episode, Erika Van Noort is joined by Dr. David Vroonland and Softchoice’s Ron Espinosa, who are at the center of it all. They’re working with Google and SoftServe to create “AYO”: a program where a student’s aptitude and passion is mapped using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to create a “tailored learning” experience for each student.
Now, Mesquite Independent School District envisions this program being applied in other schools and districts across the US and even North America - and completely changing how our future leaders and change makers are being shaped.
Featuring:
Dr. David Vroonland, Superintendent at Mesquite Independent School District
Ron Espinosa, Specialty Sales Executive, Google Cloud, Softchoice
Special appearances by:
Jessica Schmidt, Associate Podcast Producer
Nicole Francis, Senior Manager, Content Operations
Kattie Laur, Podcast Producer
The Catalyst by Softchoice is the podcast shining a light on the human side of IT leaders and reframing our relationship with technology.
Are you a leader in the IT space? Read more on Softchoice’s Innovation Executive Forum, an exclusive, members-only community of over 400 senior IT leaders across North America.
The new normal is here, and that means the gap between humanity and technology is quickly disappearing.
While the pandemic was a catalyst for tech innovations making record speed, it doesn’t seem like things are slowing down any time soon. Tech leaders of the 2020’s across all industries and sectors are still busy, shaping our future and our world as we know it.
This season, we’re exploring digital transformation and talking to tech leaders who are inspired by people. We’re looking ahead at what the strengthening relationship between people and technology means for cloud innovation, cybersecurity risks, the workplace of the future, and diversity & disruption - key themes that we see shaping our future.
Join host Erika Van Noort for the Season 3 premiere on September 22nd, 2021. New episodes every two weeks after that!
The Catalyst is an original podcast from Softchoice and Pilgrim Content.
For more on Softchoice, go to http://www.softchoice.com/
The pandemic caused a major change to retail tech and the customer experience, from eCommerce, to in-store, to mobile apps. In this episode Erika is joined by retail veteran, Michael LeBlanc, to unpack how these changes worked out. What is the future of retail going to look like, post-pandemic?
Featuring:
Michael LeBlanc, Founder, Strategic Advisor, Keynote Speaker and Host at the Remarkable Retail Podcast
Special appearances by:
Noureddine Talmoudi, Solution Marketing Manager for Workplace at Softchoice
Alison Clarey, Senior Manager Integrated Go to Market at Softchoice
Brandon Ram, Director of Talent Acquistion and Candidate Experience at Softchoice
Braeden Banks, Content Production Lead at Softchoice
The Catalyst by Softchoice is the podcast shining a light on the human side of IT leaders and reframing our relationship with technology.
Are you a leader in the IT space? Read more on Softchoice’s Innovation Executive Forum, an exclusive, members-only community of over 400 senior IT leaders across North America.
Recently we've been hearing the same story from Softchoice customers: they’re concerned about how to prepare their people for the journey back to the office. Today, “the office” is a tool among other workplace tools – and we need to reimagine how that space is best used .
In this episode, Softchoice colleagues, Jeff Gwinnett and David Erlich, join Erika Van Noort to get the insider scoop on the types of barriers that organizations are facing as they prepare for the return to the office and what the future looks like for how we use office space in the digital age. How do we go digital while maintaining an inclusive work culture?
Featuring:
Jeff Gwinnett, Director of Workplace at Softchoice
David Erlich, District Sales Leader at Softchoice
Special thanks to: Michelle, Katey, Stephanie and Chris for sharing your thoughts.
The Catalyst by Softchoice is the podcast shining a light on the human side of IT leaders and reframing our relationship with technology.
Are you a leader in the IT space? Read more on Softchoice’s Innovation Executive Forum, an exclusive, members-only community of over 400 senior IT leaders across North America.
The shift to digital collaboration in the workplace hasn’t just impacted regular office-goers – it changed the game for frontline healthcare workers, too. Katie Poolton, Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft is one of the people guiding the healthcare industry through this massive change, and joins Erika Van Noort to discuss how the pandemic helped radically evolve digital healthcare collaboration and the patient experience.
Featuring:
Katie Poolton, Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft
Special appearances by:
Noureddine Talmoudi, Solution Marketing Manager for Workplace at Softchoice
Alison Clarey, Senior Manager Integrated Go to Market at Softchoice
Brandon Ram, Director of Talent Acquistion and Candidate Experience at Softchoice
Braeden Banks, Content Production Lead at Softchoice
The Catalyst by Softchoice is the podcast shining a light on the human side of IT leaders and reframing our relationship with technology.
Are you a leader in the IT space? Read more on Softchoice’s Innovation Executive Forum, an exclusive, members-only community of over 400 senior IT leaders across North America.
The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.