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There’s No Reason for Manufacturing to Fear the Cloud Feb 15, 2023

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Building a modern tech stack isn’t a task – it is a journey. With so much changing outside of companies, it takes real courage to drive digital change internally, especially for companies in the manufacturing space.

This interview brings together an all-star panel. Howard Lo has over 20 years of tech leadership experience and is a Vice President at DataON. Todd Jensen is a Field Sales Manager at Intel Corporation. He has worked in the tech industry since 1996 and has spent the last seven years at Intel focused on partnering with Microsoft to grow their joint business with Azure Edge customers and channels. Christina Cardoza is the Editorial Director at insight.tech, a global publication that features a wide variety of companies across the Intel Partner Alliance.

In this episode, Howard, Todd, and Christina join co-hosts Scott Luton and Kevin L. Jackson to discuss the unique technology-related challenges – and opportunities – facing manufacturers today:

• How manufacturers can modernize their infrastructure by leveraging the benefits of cloud through a hybrid cloud infrastructure

• Separating tech needs from data quality issues, and doing so in a way that allows companies the flexibility they need

• Why hybrid cloud capabilities may be the perfect way for manufacturers to transition from on-prem hosting to the cloud

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com

Check out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3zKRLyL

Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs: https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe

Leveraging Logistics and Supply Chain for Ukraine: https://vectorgl.com/stand-with-ukraine/

2022 Q3 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://freight.usbank.com

WEBINAR- 3 Ways to Future-Proof your Shipping for 2023 and Beyond: http://bit.ly/3A6CSYr

WEBINAR- Balancing Cost, Risk, and Sustainability in the Midst of Uncertainty: http://bit.ly/3kYufuy

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Kevin L. Jackson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/no-reason-manufacturing-fear-cloud-microsoft-intel-1080

Supply Chain Buzz Live Digital Transformers Edition: 2023 Retail Trends and Omnichannel Do's and Don'ts Jan 20, 2023

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The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience!

This week’s edition of The Buzz featured co-hosts Scott Luton and Greg White as well as Digital Transformers Host Kevin L. Jackson. In addition to commenting on the latest news stories, they reflected on the meaning of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the important work that continues in the spirit of his legacy.

In this livestream, created in collaboration with a live Supply Chain Now audience, Kevin, Greg, and Scott discussed:

• How the automotive industry is embracing digital operating models as a way to improve their visibility into the supply chain and the analytical capabilities that will allow them to respond to disruptions

• What retailers such as Nike learned from epic inventory gluts in 2022, and the changes that may be made to the traditional omnichannel retail model as a result

• The noble undertaking being pursued by the fashion brand Mango in order to improve the sustainability and human rights performance of this notoriously difficult supply chain

• Retail trends that we may see in 2023, including immersive experiences, data (followed by data and data), hyper personalization, and the use of video in eCommerce marketing

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com

Check out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3zKRLyL

Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs: https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe

Leveraging Logistics and Supply Chain for Ukraine: https://vectorgl.com/stand-with-ukraine/

2022 Q3 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://freight.usbank.com

WEBINAR- 3 Ways to Future-Proof your Shipping for 2023 and Beyond: http://bit.ly/3A6CSYr

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton, Greg White, and Kevin L. Jackson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-buzz-digital-transformers-edition-retail-trends-omnichannel-1069

#BizTalks: The Most Exciting Tech Trends for 2023 Dec 26, 2022

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Sponsored by AT&T Business, this episode closes out our #BizTalks series for 2022 with some bold predictions from two of tech's brightest leaders: Sally Eaves and Glen Gilmore. Tune in as the duo joins Kevin L. Jackson to discuss the most highly anticipated technology trends for 2023. Explore technology convergence, the link between 5G and sustainability, new VR and AR use cases, the rise of industry-specific cloud, and (much) more.

Additional Links and Information:

Learn more about Digital Transformers: https://supplychainnow.com/program/digital-transformers/

Subscribe to Digital Transformers and other Supply Chain Now Programs: https://digital-transformers.captivate.fm/listen

This episode was hosted by Kevin L. Jackson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/biztalks-most-exciting-tech-trends-2023-att-business-dt45

The Supply Chain Buzz: Digital Transformers Edition for December 19th Dec 23, 2022

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Digital transformation always sounds like a good idea, but how do you actually make it successful? On this week's Buzz, Kevin L. Jackson joins Scott and Greg to break down what it takes to future-proof your supply chain, why you need the right people and culture to pull off tech implementations, how to match digital transformation strategy to operations, how to engage the entire supply chain ecosystem and more.

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com

Check out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3zKRLyL

Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs: https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe

Leveraging Logistics and Supply Chain for Ukraine: https://vectorgl.com/stand-with-ukraine/

2022 Q3 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://freight.usbank.com

Top 5 Cybersecurity Priorities for Manufacturing Leaders in 2023 with Bruce Spector & Karen Braxton Dec 08, 2022

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The year may be ending, but cybersecurity challenges are only heating up heading into 2023. To get prepared, Scott and Kevin sat down with Bruce Spector and Karen Braxton to discuss the top five cybersecurity priorities for manufacturing next year in this episode sponsored by Microsoft. Learn more about how Maryland's state government has supported increased workforce training for digital security, why you need to take a holistic approach and enforce procedures, and much more.

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com

Check out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3zKRLyL

Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs: https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe

Leveraging Logistics and Supply Chain for Ukraine: https://vectorgl.com/stand-with-ukraine/

2022 Q3 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://freight.usbank.com

WEBINAR- Supply Chain Planning: Growing your Process Maturity in 2023: https://bit.ly/3T9esEj

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Kevin L. Jackson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/top-5-cybersecurity-priorities-manufacturing-leaders-2023-1044

Telecommunications Security, Compliance, & Privacy Dec 05, 2022

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As network endpoints proliferate, companies large and small face new challenges across security, compliance and privacy. In this episode, Kevin L. Jackson discusses these challenges with three leaders in telecommunications services, Noah Rafalko and Shane Unfred of TSG Global and Jim Johnson from Total Network Services (TNS). Tune in to hear their thoughts on how the phone number has become the new social security number, the promise of blockchain for helping to increase telecommunications security, the difference between public and private blockchains, digital solutions for increasing endpoint protection and more.

Additional Links and Information:

Learn more about Digital Transformers: https://supplychainnow.com/program/digital-transformers/

Subscribe to Digital Transformers and other Supply Chain Now Programs: https://digital-transformers.captivate.fm/listen

This episode was hosted by Kevin L. Jackson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/telecommunications-security-compliance-privacy-dt42

State Government & Cybersecurity with Chetrice Mosley-Romero, Director of the Indiana Security Council Nov 28, 2022

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When you hear "Director of the Indiana Security Council," you might guess an IT background, but it's actually Chetrice Mosley-Romero's liberal arts education that helps her unite and empower communities across the state in the name of cyber hygiene. In this episode, sponsored by AT&T Business, Chetrice joins Kevin L. Jackson to discuss how she helps balance competing priorities across the state, tips for maneuvering the influence of politics on cybersecurity initiatives, how to dismantle the digital divide and empower equitable cybersecurity messaging, and more.

Additional Links and Information:

Learn more about Digital Transformers: https://supplychainnow.com/program/digital-transformers/

Subscribe to Digital Transformers and other Supply Chain Now Programs: https://digital-transformers.captivate.fm/listen

Watch on-demand sessions of the Securing the Everything 2022 Cybersecurity Conference featuring Chetrise here: https://security-conference.att.com/#sessions

This episode was hosted by Kevin L. Jackson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/state-government-cybersecurity-dt41

The Supply Chain Buzz: Digital Transformers Edition for November 21 with Kinaxis' Allen Jacques Nov 25, 2022

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The Buzz is back, and this week, Scott and Greg are joined by Kevin L, Jackson for the Digital Transformers edition focusing on all things digital supply chain. Tune in as they review this year's top healthcare supply chains, the urgency of digital manufacturing and new offerings from Microsoft. And don't miss special guest Allen Jacques from Kinaxis, who joins the trio to share his thoughts on the importance of strong partnerships with contract manufacturers, shelf life for buffer pharma inventory and how Kinaxis is infusing supply chain planning with added intelligence.

Additional Links & Resources:

Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com

Check out our new Supply Chain Now Media Kit: https://bit.ly/3zKRLyL

Subscribe to Supply Chain Now and all other Supply Chain Now programs: https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe

Learn more about Kinaxis: http://bit.ly/3EjtTEw

Leveraging Logistics and Supply Chain for Ukraine: https://vectorgl.com/stand-with-ukraine/

2022 Q3 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: https://freight.usbank.com

WEBINAR- Undermanaged Spend Categories: How GPOs Can Help Mitigate Your Risks: https://bit.ly/3SM5WeK

WEBINAR- Supply Chain Planning: Growing your Process Maturity in 2023: https://bit.ly/3T9esEj

This episode is hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-buzz-digital-transformers-kinaxis-1035

How Smart Leaders Are Navigating Supply Chain Chaos with Hybrid Cloud, Data and AI Oct 24, 2022

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It's both an incredibly exciting and unclear time for supply chain transformation, but the right trifecta of technologies can help light the way to greater resilience and agility. In this episode, Kevin L. Jackson joins IBM's Debbie Powell and Rob Cushman to discuss how hybrid cloud, data and artificial intelligence -- when leveraged correctly -- can create new levels of visibility and predictive insight for customers. Tune in to hear case studies, key considerations and the outlook moving forward for game-changing supply chain technology.

Additional Links and Information:

Learn more about Digital Transformers: https://supplychainnow.com/program/digital-transformers/

Subscribe to Digital Transformers and other Supply Chain Now Programs: https://digital-transformers.captivate.fm/listen

This episode was hosted by Kevin L. Jackson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/smart-leaders-navigating-supply-chain-chaos-hybrid-cloud-data-AI-dt39

The Supply Chain Buzz for October 17th with Hosts Kevin L. Jackson and Kelly Barner Oct 21, 2022

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This week’s edition of The Buzz was a Digital Transformers edition. Host Kevin L. Jackson was joined by Dial P for Procurement host Kelly Barner to start the week off with a double dose of vitamin K and the first-ever Supply Chain Now show and tell!

In this session, created in collaboration with a live Supply Chain Now audience, Kevin and Kelly discussed:

• New research from EY about top supply chain challenges, including cost optimization and resilience

• Key steps and common mistakes for manufacturers embarking on a digital transformation journey

• How Kraft Heinz & Microsoft are partnering to accelerate supply chain innovation as part of broader digital transformation

• The definition – and existence? – of coincidences and how they shape our decision making

Additional Links and Information:

Learn more about Digital Transformers: https://supplychainnow.com/program/digital-transformers/

Subscribe to Digital Transformers and other Supply Chain Now Programs: https://digital-transformers.captivate.fm/listen

This episode was hosted by Kelly Barner and Kevin L. Jackson. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/supply-chain-buzz-1010

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