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...
Nov 25, 2019•40 min•Ep. 23
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...
Nov 19, 2019•32 min•Ep. 22
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/MrJNow...
Nov 12, 2019•45 min•Ep. 21
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 outsou...
Nov 05, 2019•47 min•Ep. 20
A relatively recent addition to the Google Cloud team, Enterprise Head of Sales, Meg Tucker, reveals the merits of the super local market approach by gaining traction and credibility with large customers. She also discusses her role in building credibility through building community in the SoCal/Los Angeles markets. Now working alongside other powerful women at Google Cloud such as Jen Chason, Kirsten Kliphouse and Janet Kennedy, Meg is a huge advocate for Diversity and Inclusion in the workplac...
Oct 29, 2019•38 min•Ep. 19
Patrick Monaghan has lived a fascinating life, and worked all over the world - from Navy Intelligence to South Korea. He joined SADA at just the right time to ensure we're the easiest company to procure Google Cloud products and services from. But it goes beyond that - building a forever company means running an exceptional Board of Directors, and mitigating risk. Tune in to hear how having in-house legal competency creates the best-in-class customer experience. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Patrick...
Oct 22, 2019•31 min•Ep. 18
Fresh off his ten year anniversary, Ian Kieninger, CEO of AVANT, shares his journey to AVANT's current state of growth and predicts what the next ten years look like. In an industry that's viciously competitive, how does AVANT distinguish itself from other master agents? Ian explains the key technologies and areas of growth for his agents as well as the interest around cloud solutions. Why was it so important to offer Google Cloud and related services to AVANT agents? And how will their partners...
Oct 15, 2019•34 min•Ep. 17
Not many people get to transform three massive aspects of our industry in a single career, but Rajen Sheth is doing exactly that. Join us for this deep discussion around the democratization of artificial intelligence - not just the "how" but the "why" too. Rajen provides real examples that are moving the AI industry forward and explains the very important need for ethical guidelines, as well as how Google is committed to AI ethics. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Rajen Sheth Connect on Twitter: https:...
Oct 08, 2019•40 min•Ep. 16
Evan got the idea for what would become Gridspace while he was still working at Groupon. It occurred to him there was no way to create meaningful data and insights out of phone conversations. After many years (with some excellent investors, but not too much funding), GCP finally allowed the technical infrastructure capabilities to catch up with the vision - and Gridspace hasn't looked back since. Tune in to understand his journey, to hear what makes GCP uniquely capable of delivering these servi...
Oct 01, 2019•41 min•Ep. 15
Joe Kosco has been running the sales organization at SADA for over eight years now. Listen as he shares some context of SADA in the Google Cloud ecosystem and how Google Cloud has changed over the years. How is the evaluation in the purchasing decision process different with Google Cloud? Joe explains the different services SADA offers to clients from a technical as well as business perspective and how SADA plans to grow in those areas. You won't want to miss this one! Host: Tony Safoian Guest: ...
Sep 24, 2019•43 min•Ep. 14
How has the Google Maps platform and ecosystem evolved over the years? Join this week's episode to hear directly from the man behind the platform! Tarun Bhatnagar explains how organizations are empowered by Google Maps, some of the most common enterprise use cases, and what makes Google Maps unique. He also covers how the transition to a 'consumption' product changed the market dynamics. Finally, what is the future of the Google Maps platform and where does it intersect with GCP? Host: Tony Safo...
Sep 17, 2019•43 min•Ep. 13
SADA has been a proud sponsor of Steven Aghakhani, the Youngest Racer in Super Trofeo history, for years now. He joins us on this episode to talk about his determination, passion and undeniable talent for racing. The future looks very promising for this driven 16-year-old as he approaches the Laguna Seca on September 14th/15th. See how Steven and his team optimize racing and strategy based on telemetry data using BigQuery and visualizing in Data Studio. While this is just scratching the surface,...
Sep 10, 2019•41 min•Ep. 12
Join Cloud N Clear's first episode with a Googler, Omar Dajani, Head of Partner Engineering for the Americas at Google Cloud. There have been a lot of changes within the Google Cloud organization the past few years in order for it to become ready for the enterprise. Omar discusses these changes and how the new consumption model has changed the go-to-market strategy and relates to the Infinite Game. He also shares his views of what he thinks Google Cloud will look like in the near future and what...
Sep 03, 2019•39 min•Ep. 11
Meet Ryan Damm, CEO and Co-Founder of Visby - a developer of holographic imaging technology intended to build video capture, compression, and display technology based on light fields. Ryan explains how the company's technology can be used to capture unique VR images through full-scale professional camera arrays, and how the future of how we consume video is linked to this technology. Ryan also explains the technical hurdles Visby has been overcoming, and how GCP has been essential in the continu...
Aug 26, 2019•29 min•Ep. 10
How is Google Cloud Platform impacting customers, and what does it take to get customers ready for that journey? Why are customers choosing GCP over other platforms? Tune in to find out that, and more - including how Technical Account Management and Managed Services are completely transforming SADA's value proposition to customers, and to the market at large. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Simon Margolis Connect on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/SADA https://www.twitter.com/Safoian https://twitter....
Aug 20, 2019•43 min•Ep. 9
Meet Ted Ross, CIO for the City of Los Angeles. During Ted’s tenure, Los Angeles has embraced the power of Google Cloud. As the leader of an IT organization with 40,000 employees, the City Council and the Mayor's office, how does one manage this complexity while supporting your end-user base of over 4 million LA residents when implementing new cloud solutions? Listen to Ted as he explains what it means to be a smart city, and how cloud is enabling local government to manage civil services, infra...
Aug 13, 2019•40 min•Ep. 8
Making the journey to G Suite is far more about culture change than it is about technology. There is a reason Thomas Kurian calls this part of Google Cloud "Workforce Transformation". Jessica Sanders leads the team at SADA that focuses entirely on Training, Adoption, Change Management, and Transformation as a competency - from being involved in pre-sales to actual project execution. Hear about her 8-year journey at SADA and everything we've learned about this aspect of G Suite. Host: Tony Safoia...
Aug 06, 2019•35 min•Ep. 7
Meet Aaron Brown, Chief Scientist at MadHive - an end-to-end advanced advertising solution for digital video that leverages cryptography, blockchain, and AI to deliver evidence-based business outcomes. Aaron walks us through how Madhive, relative 'outsiders' to the media industry, are transforming the way Ads run at scale using these new strategies. Aaron also talks about how the Google Cloud Platform helped satisfy the largest, most traditional audit firm solve a $1M audit problem. Host: Tony S...
Jul 30, 2019•40 min•Ep. 6
Meet Michael Lock, an Enterprise Software veteran and the man who ran Google Enterprise's sales organization at the very start! Michael is a passionate advocate for the use of technology in the Business Cloud with a proven track record of building B2B SaaS companies. He helped start Google Cloud and with the assistance of great partners and an outstanding team, he built that business from its infancy to over $1B. He has run large sales organizations and small startups. Take a ride down memory la...
Jul 23, 2019•29 min•Ep. 5
SADA's new CTO, Miles Ward shares his journey from running global cloud solutions at Google to joining SADA as CTO. Miles shares what he is excited about in this new role, what does the future hold for cloud and more specifically Google Cloud? Miles and Tony discuss the competitive landscape and where Google Cloud excels and how SADA supports with services. Also, learn more about the "inter-cloud" and Google's Anthos. Don't miss this informative episode. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Miles Ward Conn...
Jul 16, 2019•58 min•Ep. 4
Marketing plays a huge role not only in increasing brand awareness but also in driving lead generation and sales. Sit down with SADA CMO, Narine Galstian, as she discusses how SADA positions itself in the Google Cloud ecosystem to align with executives’ vision for the cloud. Walk through how marketing works with branding, demand generation and sales tactics, and digital efforts in an integrated marketing approach aligned with Google Marketing teams and solutions selling. In the digital era, mark...
Jul 09, 2019•31 min•Ep. 3
Morgan has served as the CIO of the State of Arizona for about three years, and has taken on some major initiatives. From deprication of most of the traditional data center footprint, to selecting and deploying G Suite. How does a leader in a large and complex environment push the envelope of innovation in the midst of inertia? Listen to find out. Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Morgan Reed Connect on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/SADA https://www.twitter.com/Safoian Connect on LinkedIn: https://ww...
Jul 02, 2019•37 min•Ep. 2
Fresh off of his 1 year anniversary as SADA’s COO, Dana focuses on Services 2.0 - How is it Really Unique in Cloud? Having spent many years running services organizations in enterprise consultancies like Hitachi and Perficient, what has it been like to dive headfirst in the brave new world of Google Cloud? Host: Tony Safoian Guest: Dana Berg Connect on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/SADA https://www.twitter.com/Safoian https://twitter.com/DanaJasonBerg Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin...
Jun 25, 2019•31 min•Ep. 1
Introducing the Cloud N Clear podcast where we will be exploring the journey of SADA at the tip of the spear in helping organizations transform the way their people work, and the way their industry goes to market in the context of Google Cloud. Host: Tony Safoian Connect: https://www.twitter.com/SADA https://www.twitter.com/Safoian https://www.linkedin.com/company/sada/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/safoian/ https://www.SADA.com...
Jun 21, 2019•2 min
