TNT - Technology and Things

Amir and Paul sit down with Emilio Escobar and discuss a variety of topics!   Here are a few of the highlights:

• How can you motivate and build an inclusive environment with your partners and suppliers?  what benefits might you see out of this kind of partnership?
• Emilio's leadership style, his experience, and his path to becoming a CISO.
• What's it like to join a company as a new leader?  What are some tips and tricks to success?
• Thoughts on working and leading from home.
• "Top of mind" topics in Security. 
• Collaboration with professionals and peers in the security field.   
• What does Emilio do to unwind?

Amir Fouladgar returns as guest host for this episode with ResMed Chief Information Security Officer, Todd Friedman.

First off, Scott was a fantastic guest!! He brings a lot of experience to the table and has very thoughtful approach when it comes to moving IT forward with technology.

Here are a few of the topics we hit on:

Simplified and Next Gen Data Center Architecture
Automation & Network Security
Financial Benefits Private vs Public & Cloud Journey
Customer Examples / Thoughts from the Field

We also talk about some of the organizational challenges (and ideas for how to improve) for networking teams when it comes to transformation for on-prem environments.

"there's a great opportunity for network engineers" in the challenges facing the business today.

Join us for this walk down memory lane with old friend Nick Mehta!  Also he happens to be CEO of Gainsight, a customer success company.    

Tune in today!

How does a tri-athlete and a former collegiate swimmer think about building high performing teams?  Jesse Ameli has had a successful 20+ year career with Cisco so tune in to hear on how you can take your career to the next level!  We also discuss what he is seeing with clients from a number of different verticals and how they are approaching technology decisions.   And look out for the unique or different on what Cisco is doing during these challenging times.

Enjoy the episode!

Paul, Jeff, and David sit down with Chandra Sekar and Ashish Shah of VMware (formerly AVI Networks).

We discuss some of the highlights from the global VMworld event plus much more!

• AVI Networks, VMware coming together in 2019...why was this significant, what does it mean for customers, etc.
• Considerations for modernizing application delivery
• Best practices in choosing multi-cloud load balancing and WAF solutions
• How to eliminate finger-pointing when troubleshooting application performance issues
• What capabilities should you expect for automation and self-service 
• How to get ready for future application architectures including micro services

Chandra Sekar is VP, Marketing for VMware 
Ashish Shah is Sr Director, Product Management for VMware

Paul, Jeff, and special technical guest Richard Sower (he leads EVOTEK's cybersecurity pre-sales & architecture team) spend a few minutes with Charles Ross, Chief Customer Officer for Tanium.

What does a Chief Customer Officer do anyways?      You'll also learn about the culture and hiring practices at Tanium and we get into why Tanium has been successful in the market.

Plus.....How are customers are changing their security posture during COVID-19, consolidated agent vs multiple agents, platform vs best of breed, and we all know the endpoint space is vast and can be unnerving……. Listen in to learn how to avoid the pitfalls, how have things changed, and what's coming in the future.

Listen to find out! 

Paul is joined by guest hosts Matt Stamper and David Kotlerewsky as we discuss the future of cyber security with the SVP and CISO of Palo Alto Networks, Niall Browne.  

Learn how PAN has evolved their SOC, how they retain talent, and what you can be doing to level up your security organization.   This is also a great podcast for those interested in learning more about the challenges in the cyber security field and how top security organizations are trying to evolve to meet the threats of today.

Paul and Jeff return to the studio for this in depth discussion on automation with Dan Shays of Red Hat.   Learn the benefits of Ansible, how you can get started, and so much more!

Dan Shays is a Solutions Architect for Red Hat.

Join EVOTEK's Network & Wireless Practice Lead, Shaun Neal and TNT Host Paul Ferraro for an inside look at Aruba Networks with Founder, Keerti Melkote!   

Learn how starting out as a network engineer has been foundational to a thriving billion dollar business, what "Customer First, Customer Last" is all about, and can you really find peace working in IT?

Keerti Melkote is the President and Founder, Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company.