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Smart Manufacturing: Looking Deeper than Robots and Net Production Dec 02, 2022

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In our final episode of season one, Terry invited Vern Childers, CIO of Meyer Tool and Meyer Digital, to discuss how they are innovating smart manufacturing to reduce the cost curve and respond to global disruption in an industry that is quickly transforming. Join the conversation to hear more about how Vern believes predictive analytics, a hybrid cloud approach and most importantly a people first mentality are the keys to making the step to smart manufacturing.

Meet Our Host, Terry Barbounis Nov 11, 2022

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Join the conversation to better know our Light, Data, Action! Host, Terry Barbounis, as he answers questions about his interests, career history, his knowledge in and affinity for the tech industry, and what led him to hosting a podcast. Let's jump in!

How AI and Data Science are Helping Create a Future of Smart and Sustainable Cities Nov 04, 2022

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In this episode, Olivia Ramos, Founder and CEO of Deep Blocks, joins Terry to discuss the development of sustainable cities and communities and how technologies like artificial intelligence are making that possible. They talk through what elements of her life and career have brought Olivia, and her company, to where it is now. Join the conversation to learn more about the fascinating work Deep Blocks is doing designing digital twins of cities at scale, and how that allows them to look at different paths of potential development and which is most beneficial to the community.

Driving Revenue and Defining Digital Business with Everything as a Service (EaaS) Sep 30, 2022

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In our most recent episode, we explore how 'as a Service' business models have adapted to changing technology and evolving business needs. In order to increase value and differentiation there's been a shift to rapid and continuous delivery models called 'Anything as a service' (XaaS) and 'Everything as a service' (EaaS). Together, Terry and subject matter expert, Kevin Dobbs, Managing Director of Accenture, discuss how these models drive revenue acceleration, define digital business and are more customer centric.

Radical Adaptability & Redesigning Collaboration with Keith Ferrazzi Sep 02, 2022

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Keith Ferrazzi is ready to throw out the rule book on traditional collaboration and culture and redefine organizational transformation.

In the latest episode of Light, Data, Action! Terry sat down with Keith, Harvard MBA grad and #1 NYT bestselling author, to discuss a variety of topics surrounding the future of work. As an expert on the innovation in the workplace, Keith examines the adaptability of unicorns vs. well-established/enterprise level companies (spoiler: it's common to find traditionalists and innovators in both!), why and how so many companies failed to learn anything from pandemic-era work and what successful leadership should look like today.

Cloud First vs Cloud Smart Aug 05, 2022

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In our newest episode of Light, Data, Action! Terry Barbounis sat down with Bhargs Srivathsan, Partner at McKinsey & Company, leader focusing on cloud and edge, and leader of the "Women Who Cloud" initiative. Together they explore how businesses can benefit from cloud adoption, how cloud migration and its value has changed over time, and the key differences between a cloud smart versus cloud first approach.

Innovating Sustainability: Cooler Data Centers & Carbon-Negative Agriculture Jul 15, 2022

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In this episode of Light, Data, Action! Terry Barbounis and guest, Trenton Thornock, co-founder and managing member of Wyoming Hyperscale White Box, discuss sustainability as a strategic business outcome and how companies can improve the environmental, social and governance aspects of their business. Together they explore how the 3P's: Profit, Planet and People applied to Trenton's experience as he built a business that led him on a mission to create a cooler data center sustainably.

Building a Better Tech Workforce Jul 08, 2022

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The way tech companies hired in the past was largely based on three things: skillset, cost, and most importantly, proximity. Now, with the vastly increased remote workforce, that model has been turned on its head. Tech companies can now hire a diverse group of candidates spanning the globe. Alongside this shift, employees' priorities and demands have also increased. Skill building, career progression and DEI prioritization have all come to the forefront of what candidates are now looking for. Listen as Terry and guest, Seana Gilliland, explore what it means to hire an effective tech-savvy workforce today.

Time to Value for Data: A Competitive Super Power Jun 06, 2022

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Have you ever had the thought, "X would be so much easier if I could access my data more efficiently"? In this episode of Light, Data, Action! Terry and Stephen Wallo, CTO of Vcinity, take a closer look at the value of data access and the power that comes with decoupling data and compute power while still maintaining the speed and security of on-prem. This process entails extending memory-to-memory data transfer protocols without changing the architecture of the data itself across multi-cloud applications and multiple edges.

Investigating & Avoiding Common Digital Transformation Pitfalls May 09, 2022

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In this episode of Light, Data, Action! Terry is joined by Joel Barbier, the Director of Customer Zero at Cisco. Together they explore the hyper-acceleration of digital disruption and the concurrent demands the market imposes on tech companies. They also discuss the evolution of culture within the tech industry and the requirements of successful leadership keeping pace with the ever-evolving technology-driven workplace.

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