There have been drastic changes in the healthcare industry over the past year as the world deals with immense challenges caused by the global pandemic. Healthcare industry experts Chris Sakalosky, Managing Director of Healthcare & Life Sciences at Google Cloud, and Michael Ames, Senior Director of Healthcare and Life Sciences at SADA join this episode for a deep dive into Google Cloud’s pandemic response, how it’s helping to transform healthcare across the industry, and what those changes me...
Jan 26, 2021•43 min•Ep. 83
Nikki Harley, Director of Strategic Alliances at SADA, joins this episode just one week after the launch of the SaaS Alliance Partner Program to discuss how the program helps to better cater to ISVs and SaaS companies to help them scale and drive GCP consumption. Nikki reveals how she went about creating the program and her journey talking to partners and customers in order to better understand how SADA can fill in the gaps. Host: Narine Galstian Guest: Nikki Harley Connect on Twitter: https://t...
Jan 19, 2021•27 min•Ep. 82
Lilah Jones is a technology leader, focused on helping organizations advance their digital agendas by making smart data decisions through transformative technological implementations. Now the Head of Corporate Sales for North Central US at Google Cloud, Lilah joins this episode to discuss enabling growth through change and thought leadership, and how both give a competitive advantage. Lilah also dives into the behaviors, habits and advancements that are at the core of what she stands for, as it ...
Jan 12, 2021•44 min•Ep. 81
Steve McGhee, Cloud Solutions Architect at Google Cloud, is one of the original greats in the SRE (Site Reliability Engineer) space and has been managing SRE teams at Google Cloud for over a decade. In this episode, Steve will explain how he helps businesses understand and apply SRE practices as well as empower their SRE teams. He also dives into how he rethinks “reliability as a problem set” and not the solution in order to define a truly reliable site (and why GCP is the best platform to do th...
Jan 05, 2021•50 min•Ep. 80
Wrapping up a challenging and unexpected year, SADA’s Executive Management Team joins this special year-end episode to look back on 2020 and dive into some of the biggest challenges from going fully remote. They’ll discuss leadership during a pandemic and talk through some of the highlights from the year. The team also shares company goals for the upcoming year as well as what they’re looking forward to in 2021. Host: Tony Safoian Guests: Dana Berg, Miles Ward, Narine Galstian, Orkideh Shahidi C...
Dec 29, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 79
In the midst of all the transformation that the world is currently going through, partnerships are more critical to success now than ever before. Vince Menzione, Founder of Ultimate Partnerships LLC, has made it his life’s work to build successful partnerships to transform businesses in the tech industry. In this episode, Vince discusses the importance of having the right mindset towards partnerships during these times of transformations and sheds light on some guiding principles on partnering f...
Dec 21, 2020•47 min•Ep. 78
With decades of expertise in driving digital transformation and Cloud Adoption, Lakshmi Sharma is now Director of Product Management, Network Experience, Performance, Reliability & Solutions at Google Cloud. She joins this episode to talk about developing the world’s largest network with Google Cloud. Lakshmi shares what’s changing in Google Cloud in terms of hybrid networking, including a new rollout that helps mission critical applications. They also discuss leading by example and the impo...
Dec 14, 2020•44 min•Ep. 77
Teena Piccione has spent over 18 years helping enterprises innovate by strategically determining better ways of working through Agile or DevOps environments and finding new monetization opportunities with data. Now the Managing Director for Telco, Media & Entertainment at Google Cloud, Teena joins this episode to discuss how Google Cloud is unlocking new possibilities in the TMEG (Telco, Media & Entertainment, Gaming) industry by helping customers better utilize data in order to remain c...
Dec 07, 2020•44 min•Ep. 76
In 2015, Mario Ciabarra founded Quantum Metric, a platform for Continuous Product Design, which is a fundamentally new approach that helps organizations deliver digital products with greater impact, speed and confidence. In this episode, Mario explains how Quantum Metric solves for customer experience problems and why Google Cloud is unique in their success. He also dives into empowering teams from a leadership perspective and attributes that are critical for team culture. Host: Tony Safoian Gue...
Nov 30, 2020•48 min•Ep. 75
With 25 years experience of modernizing traditional enterprises, Stacy Trackey Meagher, Managing Director for North Central Region at Google Cloud, discusses how new technologies such as AI & ML are transforming companies like never before. She also dives into her strategy for building out new markets and territories, and why cultivating partner relationships plays such a huge role in their development. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Stacy Trackey Meagher Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/c...
Nov 23, 2020•50 min•Ep. 74
Manish Sood, Chief Technology Officer, Founder and Chairman at Reltio joins to explain why bringing data management to the cloud was critical to the enterprise clients’ performance and customer experience. He also touches on how they built an API-first platform to leverage the power of cloud. Sood discusses Reltio’s unique customer problem-solving methodologies, the effects of the democratization of data, and gaining speed and agility from a microservices architecture. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: ...
Nov 17, 2020•45 min•Ep. 73
CEO of xMatters, Troy McAlpin, joins this episode to discuss xMatters’ transition onto GCP, what uniquely differentiates them from other competitors, and how GCP enables them in such a way that no other Cloud Provider can. McAlpin also touches on his customer experience philosophy and how earning and exceeding customer satisfaction, day in and day out, should be the top priority for any SaaS company. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Troy McAlpin Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https...
Nov 09, 2020•37 min•Ep. 72
Nick Mehta, CEO at Gainsight, joins this episode to discuss the current and future state of the cloud and the impact these trends have on customers. Mehta also describes how his leadership style and the culture at Gainsight has evolved during these uncertain times. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Nick Mehta Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitter.com/Safoian https://twitter.com/nrmehta Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sada/ http...
Nov 03, 2020•36 min
Val Wright, Author & President of Val Wright Consulting, joins this episode to uncover best practices for quick decision-making and explains why being nimble is critical to survive as a business in today’s market. Wright also discusses how to lead your team through uncertain times with realistic optimism and the role empathy plays on recovering globally from the current crisis. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Val Wright Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA h...
Oct 27, 2020•35 min•Ep. 70
Just one week after the launch of SADA’s rebrand, Margaret Molloy, CMO and Matthias Mencke, Group Creative Director, from Siegel+Gale join us to discuss the process of creating a new brand for a “forever” company. They reveal their views on branding in this new world and best practices for activating a new brand. From their first impression of SADA to the rebrand launch, Molloy and Mencke walk through the creative process and explain how they created visuals to reflect the spirit of SADA. Hosts:...
Oct 20, 2020•42 min•Ep. 69
If you look around at all of the transformations happening, whether it’s digital or cloud, cybersecurity has played an important role in enabling those transformations. Partha Panda, CEO at Cysiv, a Digital Native SaaS company that makes a SOC-as-a Service platform for MSPs and end users, joins this week’s episode to discuss the next generation of the security incident and events management platform that helps customers stay ahead of the cybersecurity threats. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Partha Pa...
Oct 06, 2020•38 min•Ep. 68
Courtney Graham, SADA’s Director of Sales, Central and Southeast joins Cloud N’ Clear to discuss her history in the tech industry, and how she broke every boundary and expectation set around how one is “supposed to” move up the promotional ladder, and consequently advancing faster than anyone else. Graham tackles topics such as leading the DEI initiative for Google Cloud’s central region and inspiring the next generation of young women in STEM. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Courtney Graham Connect o...
Sep 29, 2020•41 min•Ep. 67
Chief Data Evangelist at Looker, a part of Google Cloud, Daniel Mintz joins this episode to discuss the importance of data and what can be done with it via Looker and Google Cloud. Mintz also dives into how Looker’s capabilities impact customers, trends he’s seeing in multi-cloud, and culture change within people in order to embrace new technology. Host: Miles Ward Guest: Daniel Mintz Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitter.com/milesward https...
Sep 22, 2020•43 min•Ep. 66
Colgate-Palmolive’s WorldWide Director of Global Collaboration and Workplace services, Patty Vollmar, joins to discuss how a 214-year-old company is transforming amidst a global pandemic and how leveraging cloud tools has boosted collaboration and communication. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Patty Vollmar Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitter.com/Safoian Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sada/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/safo...
Sep 15, 2020•36 min•Ep. 65
CIO of Nutanix and SADA Board Member, Wendy M Pfeiffer, joins this week’s episode to discuss how she’s creating more diversity in her organization, especially during these radical times. Pfeiffer also shares her leadership style and challenges she’s faced with remote work during the pandemic. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Wendy M. Pfeiffer Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitter.com/Safoian https://twitter.com/WendyMPfeiffer Connect on LinkedIn: h...
Sep 08, 2020•57 min•Ep. 64
Janet Kennedy, VP, North America Regions, Google Cloud joins this episode to discuss how Google is helping customers transform on the edge of technology, being a female leader and cultivating a culture of diversity in tech, and the new Next OnAir digital format. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Janet Kennedy Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitter.com/Safoian Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sada/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/safo...
Aug 31, 2020•43 min•Ep. 63
Justin Falciola, Chief Insights & Technology Officer for Papa John’s International joins this week’s episode to discuss how Papa John’s has leveraged Google Cloud and Google Maps over the past two years to build their customer community, how Papa John’s strategy and business model has shifted during the pandemic, and what he’s looking forward to in the future. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Justin Falciola Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitte...
Aug 25, 2020•37 min•Ep. 62
Tony talks to SADA Client Partner Executive - Public Sector, Heather Sheston, on how COVID-19 has forced the government to quickly shift from an onsite, fairly low-tech industry to one that provides work from home options with high tech solutions (specifically Google products) while still remaining responsive to constituents. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Heather Sheston Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitter.com/Safoian Connect on LinkedIn: http...
Aug 18, 2020•31 min•Ep. 61
In celebration of SADA’s 20 year anniversary, CEO Tony Safoian reflects on SADA’s history and shares his vision for the future. Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitter.com/Safoian Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sada/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/safoian/ To learn more, visit SADA.com....
Aug 11, 2020•38 min•Ep. 60
Jim Anderson is a technology leader with 25+ years of management experience which creates a unique perspective on the cloud market today. As the Managing Director for Google Cloud - South Central Region, he joins this episode to discuss market trends, helping traditional customers transform amidst a pandemic, and how G Suite is the enabling platform for remote working. Anderson is part of the 2% of black executives in cloud and dives into the topic of diversity in tech and enterprise software sa...
Aug 03, 2020•37 min•Ep. 59
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is not just the right thing to do, but it’s a competitive advantage - says Frans Johansson, Co-Founder & CEO of The Medici Group, who has been a thought leader in this space for over 15 years. In this episode, Tony and Frans discuss workplace transformation with DEI and how it enables growth, innovation and talent. They also cover the humanization of technology and how science, technology and people are all used to make teams better in the workplace. Hos...
Jul 27, 2020•37 min•Ep. 58
Sojern is a next-gen platform that uses proprietary data science methods to examine real-time information, that connects the world’s travelers to their dream destination. When Sojern needed a new solution for data warehousing that provided the flexibility to move with demand fluctuations, they turned to Google Cloud. Senior Director of Engineering at Sojern, Dhaivat Pandit (“DP”), explains the ‘magic’ of BigQuery’s capabilities that gives Sojern its competitive edge. He also dives into the impor...
Jul 20, 2020•33 min•Ep. 57
AirAsia is one of the most innovative airlines in regard to their people, their management, and the technology they use. Mo Khurram Zia, Head of People Operations for AirAsia, joins Tony to discuss the reasons the airline chose Google Cloud, using G Suite to boost communication & productivity, and Big Query to enhance data analytics capabilities. Zia explains how People Ops is a “partner” of their IT organization, and he delves into how they collaborate to deliver services and support to tea...
Jul 13, 2020•30 min•Ep. 56
This week is the first episode ever hosted by SADA COO, Dana Berg! He sits down with VP of Google Cloud PSO, Jason Martin, to discuss the world of Professional Services, why Google Cloud has built such a strong PSO organization, and how this fits into Google’s broader strategy for client innovation. Martin dives into the importance of partners with this strategy. Discussion also covers Professional Services in a global pandemic world along with the changes we’re seeing in the ecosystem. Host: Da...
Jul 06, 2020•55 min•Ep. 55
ConnectAndSell is a patented cloud sales acceleration platform that solves the #1 B2B sales challenge: getting hard to reach decision-makers on the phone. CEO of ConnectAndSell, Chris Beall joins this episode to discuss their recent decision to migrate to GCP with SADA and the benefits they’ve experienced since switching. Chris also explains his company’s findings when comparing GCP to AWS and what solidified their decision to go with Google. During this era of accelerated cloud adoption now mas...
Jun 30, 2020•28 min•Ep. 54
