The Edgevana Podcast

Mark Thiele and Tim Crawford discuss how to navigate the pandemic and post pandemic in regards to IT and the Edge. For more episodes, visit: https://www.edgevana.com/podcast/

About The Edgevana Podcast: The Edgevana Podcast will illuminate subjects in the IT infrastructure space. Never in IT history has infrastructure been more abstracted yet more critical to so much of what a business does. Whether edge computing, digital transformation or increased agility and security are the goals having choice is essential to enterprise success. Access to modern infrastructure (Data centers, global networks, IT gear, cloud, edge computing, etc) are more and more these days, exemplified by the notion of "Best Fit". There is no single right answer and we hope to shine light on the alternatives.

About Tim Crawford: Tim Crawford is ranked as one of the top most influential CIOs. Tim is a transformational CIO with broad experience that takes a provocative, but pragmatic approach to the intersection of business and technology. Tim has served as CIO and other senior IT leadership roles with global organizations such as Konica Minolta/ All Covered, Stanford University, Knight-Ridder, Philips Electronics and National Semiconductor. Tim is also host of the CIO In The Know podcast.

About the Host: Mark Thiele is the CEO and Founder of Edgevana. Mark has over 30 years of experience in IT executive roles at HP, Gilead, VMware, Brocade, Switch, Apcera, and Ericsson. Mark is an industry spokesperson on trends of modernization and efficiency for data centers. He is also an expert in virtualization, cloud technologies, IT adoption strategies and advises several technology startups. Our website: https://www.edgevana.com

Mark Thiele and Rob Hirschfeld talk about the future of data center automation and the importance of leveraging existing infrastructure. For more episodes, visit: https://www.edgevana.com/podcast/ 

About Rob Hirschfeld: Rob Hirschfeld is the Founder and CEO of RackN. Rob has a background in Scale Computing, Mechanical and Systems Engineering, and specializes in large scale complex systems that are integrated with the physical environment. He is able to break long-range technical vision into meaningful tactical steps. Rob has executive experience at both start-ups and big companies where he is a strong advocate for Lean/Agile processes.

About the Host: Mark Thiele is the CEO and Founder of Edgevana. Mark has over 30 years of experience in IT executive roles at HP, Gilead, VMware, Brocade, Switch, Apcera, and Ericsson. Mark is an industry spokesperson on trends of modernization and efficiency for data centers. He is also an expert in virtualization, cloud technologies, IT adoption strategies and advises several technology startups. Our website: https://www.edgevana.com

Veteran CIO, Ben Haines takes us through a journey on how he went from being a Musician in Australia to an accountant and then becoming the CIO of Box, Yahoo, and Verizon Media. For more episodes, visit: https://www.edgevana.com/podcast/

About The Edgevana Podcast: The Edgevana Podcast will illuminate subjects in the IT infrastructure space. Never in IT history has infrastructure been more abstracted yet more critical to so much of what a business does. Whether edge computing, digital transformation or increased agility and security are the goals having choice is essential to enterprise success. Access to modern infrastructure (Data centers, global networks, IT gear, cloud, edge computing, etc) are more and more these days, exemplified by the notion of "Best Fit". There is no single right answer and we hope to shine light on the alternatives.

About Ben Haines: Ben is was the former CIO of Box, Yahoo and Verizon Media. A transformational technology leader, Ben is focused on liberating companies from the legacy world of expensive and unproductive Enterprise Software and Technology. A former SVP of Yahoo, Ben led multiple teams responsible for all of Yahoo’s internal end user computing, systems and applications ensuring they are addressing critical business needs. Ben has held CIO roles at Box Inc. a start up with 100% cloud based IT, Pabst Brewing Co. where he transformed the traditional IT infrastructure and application environment into a service-orientated organization delivering business value. Ben also spent 9 years with Red Bull leading teams across Asia Pacific, Europe and Americas.

A dialog on how data center strategy, requirements, buying and selling have changed over the last 20 years.

About Peter Gross: Peter has been quoted in many publications, including The New York Times, Businessweek and Computerworld. Peter is recognized as a thought leader in the mission-critical information, communication and infrastructure design realm, has published numerous technical papers in the field, and is a frequent speaker at international events. His focus centers on mission-critical facilities, high-reliability design, energy and sustainability. Peter has more than 30 years’ experience in the engineering and design of power systems as applied to data centers, trading floors, command and control centers, and telecommunication and broadcasting facilities.

About the Host: Mark Thiele is the CEO and Founder of Edgevana. Mark has over 30 years experience in IT executive roles at HP, Gilead, VMware, Brocade, Switch, Apcera, and Ericsson. Mark is an industry spokesperson on trends of modernization and efficiency for data centers. He is also an expert in virtualization, cloud technologies, IT adoption strategies and advises several technology startups.