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Ep 29 / GOOGLE CLOUD'S FOCUS ON GO-TO-MARKET FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR / Gary Danoff, G Suite Jan 07, 2020

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Gary Danoff is one of those Googlers who comes from experience being in the partner's shoes! His perspective on what attributes the best partners have is a unique perspective. Public Sector is one of six verticals Google Cloud is really focused on, from a go-to-market standpoint. Why is that? And how has Public Sector now become one of the places that's experiencing some of the most innovation in the market? We also discuss what the appointment of Javier Soltery as the Vice President, G Suite (reporting directly to Thomas Kurian), means to our joint customers, and the signal it sends to the market. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Gary Danoff Connect on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cloudnclear https://www.twitter.com/SADA https://www.twitter.com/Safoian https://www.twitter.com/GDanoff Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sada/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/safoian/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/garydanoff/ To learn more, visit SADA.com.

Ep 28 / THE ROLE OF GOOGLE CLOUD'S PSMS & THEIR IMPACT ON GO-TO-MARKET / Lisa Gluckstern & Bradley Fisher, Google Cloud Dec 31, 2019

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Lisa Gluckstern is the Partner Sales Manager (PSM) for Google Cloud's corporate segment in North and South Central Markets, and Bradley Fisher, is the PSM for South Central Enterprise. Learn about their roles, how they engage with both partners, as well as Google Cloud's field sales organization, to ensure that every customer has the right partner engaged. How do these co-selling motions produce the optimal customer experience, and what do they expect from partners, exactly? Tune in to find out. Host: Tony Safoian Guests: Lisa Gluckstern & Bradley Fisher Connect on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cloudnclear https://www.twitter.com/SADA https://www.twitter.com/Safoian Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sada/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/safoian/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisagluckstern/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradleyifisher/ To learn more, visit SADA.com.

Ep 27 / CREATING A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE, & AWARD-WINNING CULTURE FROM THE GROUND UP / Orkideh Shahidi, SADA Dec 23, 2019

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How do you build a company culture that has been rated the Best Place to Work year after year? Head of People Operations, Orkideh Shahidi, has dedicated the past seven years of her career to making SADA a diverse and inclusive culture that hundreds of employees have joined. Orkideh believes while there are lots of moving parts, this all starts with living SADA's core values: Be Data Driven, Do the Right Thing, Be a Change Agent, Make Them Rave, and Be One Step Ahead. Hear what she has to say about the importance of listening to your people and how collecting feedback plays a vital role in moving forward with the company's initiatives. What does it mean to truly be the best place to work? Tune in to find out! Host: Tony SafoianGuest: Orkideh Shahidi Connect on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cloudnclear https://www.twitter.com/SADA https://www.twitter.com/Safoian Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sada/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/safoian/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/orkideh-shahidi-84778b4a/ To learn more, visit SADA.com.

Ep 26 / BUILDING EMPATHY IN GOOGLE CLOUD'S PRODUCT & ENGINEERING ORGANIZATIONS / Kelsey Hightower, Google Cloud Dec 17, 2019

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Kelsey Hightower has been leading a movement for customer, user, developer, and ops team empathy in Google Cloud's product and engineering organizations. Tune in to hear how he's navigating these complex waters and what it's like focusing on community versus technology. Kelsey is also an extraordinary leader in the exploding Kubernetes ecosystem and shares his thoughts on how the platform is maturing, especially as a platform for building platforms, and how Anthos plays into that. He also digs into storage in a containerized, orchestrated world. You won't want to miss this one! Host: Miles Ward Guest: Kelsey Hightower Connect on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cloudnclear https://www.twitter.com/SADA https://www.twitter.com/milesward https://twitter.com/kelseyhightower Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sada/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/milesward/ To learn more, visit SADA.com.

Ep 25 / DISCOVERING THE POTENTIAL OF HEALTHCARE DATA / Ben Howard, Google Cloud Dec 10, 2019

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Ben Howard has been in the Google ecosystem in various capacities for 6 years, and has a 360-degree perspective few people do: first at BetterCloud as an ISV, then within a Google Cloud consultancy, and now with Google running partner sales strategies and go to market. What is the value proposition partners need to bring to customers, and to Google Cloud in Corporate, Enterprise, and Select customers? Tune in to hear what changes he's seen in the past 6 years, specifically in the Thomas Kurian era, and how the vertical strategy is the next evolution and maturity in Google Cloud GTM motion. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Ben Howard Connect on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cloudnclear https://www.twitter.com/SADA https://www.twitter.com/Safoian Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sada/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/safoian/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-howard-55584b54/ To learn more, visit SADA.com.

Ep 24 / HOW GOOGLE CLOUD ENABLES GAMING / Alfred Fung & Jimmy Xu, FUN-GI Dec 03, 2019

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Fun-Gi is an independent game maker - who's first game, House Flip, has hit over 12,000,000 downloads, with 4.6 starts in a matter of just two years! Tune in to hear from both Alfred Fung, CEO and Jimmy Xu, Head of Product discuss going to market in a very crowded space - as they define a completely new category for mobile gaming. Thanks to the power and flexibility of GCP, and specifically App Engine, allows them to scale globally while focusing on game development and player experience, rather than infrastructure and tech. With GCP, game developers don't have any barriers to scale vs even the largest of game publishers in the world. And how does partnering with SADA provide an even more personalized support model than working with Google Cloud directly? Data at the core of their ability to refine gameplay, learn how BigQuery is providing them with the data warehousing and analysis they need to stand out. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Alfred Fung & Jimmy Xu Connect on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cloudnclear https://www.twitter.com/SADA https://www.twitter.com/Safoian Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sada/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/safoian/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alfredfung/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/adventjex/ FUN-GI Case Study: https://hubs.ly/H0lDhdl0 To learn more, visit SADA.com.

Ep 23 / BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION, CUSTOMER CHALLENGES, AND STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS / Brice Challamel, Google Cloud Nov 25, 2019

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Join us as Brice Challamel, Global Transformation Lead at Google Cloud, unpacks the evolution of business transformation. Why should organizations do this and what is the key success factor? He'll also uncover some of the biggest challenges organizations are facing with transformation, how to overcome them, and pitfalls bound to occur when you don't. The role of partners like SADA also play a part in the big picture of the Google Cloud strategy. Brice explains all this as well as what you can do to learn more, take action, and accelerate your business transformation journey. You won't want to miss this one! Host: Tony SafoianGuest: Brice Challamel Connect on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cloudnclear https://www.twitter.com/SADA https://www.twitter.com/Safoian https://twitter.com/challamel Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sada/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/safoian/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/bricechallamel/ To learn more, visit SADA.com.

Ep 22 / TOP CLOUD MIGRATION TRENDS FOR 2020 / Chris Lehman, SADA Nov 19, 2019

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Meet Chris Lehman, SADA's head of GCP Engineering. Coming from a varied background and entering the brave new world of Google Cloud, what are the learnings? What's different about GCP versus other cloud technologies Chris has worked in? What are our customers saying, and how do they get started? Tune in to find out! Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Chris Lehman Connect on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cloudnclear https://www.twitter.com/SADA https://www.twitter.com/Safoian Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sada/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/safoian/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-lehman/ To learn more, visit SADA.com.

Ep 21 / STARTING WITH G SUITE BASICS AND DELVING INTO CHROME, VOICE, AND GCP / Jesse Nowlin, Westland Real Estate Group & tabGeeks Nov 12, 2019

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From one family-owned business to another, Tony converses with Jesse Nowlin, IT Manager of Westland Real Estate Group about strategic and cultural shifts of lifting a 40-year-old family-owned business up into the cloud and into the next generation of workplace collaboration through the use of G Suite, Voice and GCP. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Jesse Nowlin Connect on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cloudnclear https://www.twitter.com/SADA https://www.twitter.com/Safoian https://twitter.com/MrJNowlin Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sada/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/safoian/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessenowlin/ Additional Resources: https://www.tabgeeks.com https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/supporting-i-t-support-a-tabgeeks-podcast/id1459251522 https://sidewaysdictionary.com To learn more, visit SADA.com.

Ep 20 / HOW GCP IS TRANSFORMING THE WAY RETAILERS SERVE THEIR CUSTOMERS / Harrison Lewis, Northgate Markets Nov 05, 2019

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Harrison Lewis is one of the most visionary CIOs in the retail industry. See how one of the most prolific retailers is using Google Cloud Platform to transform the way it serves its customers. From groceries to financial services, the mission of Northgate is to bring high-value services to the under-served in the community. Knowing their customers from a 360-degree perspective is what makes it all possible. Northgate, with a 36 person IT team, also has to be very selective about what they outsource versus what they in-source, what capabilities they build within their organization, and what they rely on in their cloud partner to provide. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Harrison Lewis Connect on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cloudnclear https://www.twitter.com/SADA https://www.twitter.com/Safoian Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sada/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/safoian/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrisonlewis/ To learn more, visit SADA.com.

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