TUNE-IN NOW! #CloudNClear is back at it again with another impactful #podcast. In this episode, we spotlight a longstanding SADA customer, #cloud-based and #SaaS based provider, Kiana Analytics. This organization combines #device #detection technology with location-based #analytics to automate #cloudsecurity using #machinelearning techniques. Find out more about the solutions Kiana is delivering to its customers, how Google Cloud is supporting #digitaltransformation so that so many customers can...
Nov 23, 2021•31 min•Ep. 113
ON-DEMAND NOW! Another captivating episode of #CloudNClear is waiting for you. This time, our very own Tony Safoian, CEO, SADA, hosts Simon Taylor, CEO, HYCU. They get together to spotlight our #SaaS #Alliance Partner and the world’s fastest-growing #multicloud backup as a service vendor, HYCU. Join this discussion as these fearless leaders uncover what makes the partnership with SADA and Google Cloud extremely special, the ease and #scalability customers see when they turn on #HYCU, and how the...
Nov 09, 2021•39 min•Ep. 112
OUT NOW! #CloudNClear highlights global leader in #manufacturing desktop #3Dprinters and SADA customer, @MakerBot. Tony Safoian, CEO, SADA, interviews James Franz, VP Operations, MakerBot, to explore the pivotal role we played in helping them migrate from AWS to @GoogleCloud and modernize their #cloudinfrastructure. In this discussion, you’ll uncover details about #MakerBot’s #cloudmigration. Discover how SADA and #GoogleCloud have applied industry-leading #cloudsolutions to the organization’s #...
Oct 26, 2021•21 min•Ep. 111
Join #CloudNClear today! This all-new episode includes our very own Miles Ward, CTO, SADA, as he interviews a special guest and partner Rob Martin, Chief Architect, Google Cloud for #Games. They discuss Rob’s pivotal role in scaling up global #videogames on #cloudinfrastructure. Learn more about how #GoogleCloud is powering the #gamingindustry with innovative product offerings. Unpack what it means to run Triple-A and #mobilegames on the #cloud, why it’s so hard to manage the varying #infrastruc...
Oct 11, 2021•20 min•Ep. 110
Welcome back to the #CloudNClear podcast! We are hosted by Michael Ames, Director of Healthcare and Life Sciences, and Simon Margolis, VP of Engineering, at SADA. They are joined by Amol Kher, VP of Engineering, and Tai Yu, Software Engineer, at Vida Health. In this conversation, we learn more about Vida Health’s work helping organizations manage healthcare costs with the technology they’re building on the Google Cloud Platform, and the company’s poly-chronic approach to treatment and analyzing ...
Sep 28, 2021•33 min•Ep. 109
NEW! #CloudNClear returns this week with host Tony Safoian, CEO, SADA, and special guest Mike Ford, CTO, Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI). This discussion will shed some light on how SPI has been applying #digital technologies to its work in #film and #gaming, and it will delve into how the company is setting the standard in terms of creating #opensource technology that is being used industry-wide. Listen now to learn more about SPI, how the company leveraged SADA’s expertise to fully implement Go...
Sep 13, 2021•22 min•Ep. 108
OUT NOW! Listen to our newest episode of the #CloudNClear podcast featuring Gary Saarenvirta, CEO, Daisy Intelligence, one of our Canadian-based customers that specializes in autonomous #machinelearning and #AI platforms that transform #retail and #insurance operations. Tony Safoian, CEO, SADA joins as host once again to ask Gary some questions about his background and the company’s transformation journey over the past 18 years. Learn more about how Daisy Intelligence is delivering optimized #me...
Aug 31, 2021•32 min•Ep. 107
Today on #CloudNClear, Tony Safoian, CEO at SADA, returns to host this episode with special guest Anil Jain, Managing Director of Media & Entertainment at Google Cloud. You’ll hear a bit of Anil’s background, get his perspective on how Google is competing in the media and entertainment industry, how SADA and Google Cloud are helping M&E organizations meet today’s audience demands with agility, and the inevitable journey of meeting the growing demands of consumer choice. Listen on demand ...
Aug 16, 2021•39 min•Ep. 106
In our newest episode of #CloudNClear first-time host Patrick Monaghan, CLO at SADA sits down with Sebastian Goodwin, CISO at Nutanix, an enterprise computer software company focused on elevating #IT and focusing on #security applications/services that help mitigate enterprise risk in the #cloud. Sebastian discusses his passion for #informationtechnology and how his career got started in enterprise #riskmanagement. We get a glimpse at how SADA is helping Nutanix manage vulnerabilities in their j...
Aug 03, 2021•40 min•Ep. 105
Today on #CloudNClear, we’re excited to host special guest Dave Duvall, CIO at Discovery—one of the top media & entertainment companies in the world. Discovery partnered with SADA to rollout #GoogleWorkspace globally. Dave joins our host Tony Safoian, CEO at SADA, to share their journey to Google Workspace, discuss the partnership with SADA, and give insights into the lessons learned by taking on a project of this caliber during a global pandemic. Dave also shares his 18-year journey at Disc...
Jul 20, 2021•33 min•Ep. 104
Join #CloudNClear with Bill Smith, Chief Sales Officer at Virtru, a 25-year veteran focused on building high-performance, innovative sales teams that deliver immediate value to the commercial and public sector markets. He discusses the success of Virtru over the past 8 years, delves into how they’re revolutionizing the #emailsecurity market, and provides insight into how they’re enabling organizations to communicate securely in their high-value networks. Joe Kosco, Senior Vice President of Sales...
Jul 06, 2021•29 min
Next up on the #CloudNClear podcast is Rich Hoyer, Director of Customer FinOps at SADA, and a longtime management and software industry professional, who leads our brand-new FinOps group. The focus of Rich and his team is around developing and delivering services designed to help clients monitor, measure, and improve the value of their #GoogleCloud services. Dana Berg, COO at SADA, joins as host for this episode to discuss best practices around managing the financial ramifications of a public #c...
Jun 21, 2021•42 min•Ep. 102
Presenting GrandPad as our next customer spotlight on the #CloudNClear podcast! GrandPad is a consumer electronics company that is improving the lives of millions of super seniors by removing technical barriers and frustrations of connecting them with their families. The key is a great product that totes a simple interface and choosing SADA to help them scale their #cloud capabilities. Scott Lien, CEO & CO-Founder of GrandPad, sits down with me to discuss his company’s impactful mission stat...
Jun 08, 2021•45 min•Ep. 101
Episode 100 of Cloud N Clear starring SADA customer, Block.one. A software publisher specializing in high-performance blockchain technologies that help to build a more secure and connected world. Their mission is to provide technology and products that enable trust in transactions, transparency in systems, and efficiency in how our world works. Tony Safoian, CEO at SADA is back to host this very special anniversary episode with guest David Carter, Head of Technical Services at Block.one. Topics ...
May 25, 2021•50 min•Ep. 100
Cloud N Clear often features SADA Alliance Partner customers who have built successful companies offering innovative solutions on Google Cloud. This week episode 99 of the Cloud N Clear spotlights Crux Informatics, a SADA customer focused on removing the friction between data suppliers and consumers. Host Miles Ward, CTO at SADA, and guest Mark Etherington, CTO at Crux Informatics, discuss Crux’s journey to Google Cloud and BigQuery and the partnership with SADA. Also, learn about Crux’s managed...
May 18, 2021•40 min•Ep. 99
On the next Cloud N Clear episode Miles Ward, CTO at SADA sits down with Director of Solutions Architecture at SADA, Kyle Moschetto to discuss the current landscape of solutions architecture, our passion for driving customer success, and the incredible value we provide as end to end partners. At SADA we partner with organizations to help them achieve their business goals, through exceptional Solutions Architecture. We see their Cloud journey not just as a series of technology projects, but key t...
May 11, 2021•41 min•Ep. 98
This week on the Cloud N Clear podcast SADA CEO, Tony Safoian sits down with author, coach, Keynote Speaker, and Founder of WOW, David JP Phillips. They take time to discuss the distilled art and science of storytelling, what the key components are, what role it has played in human evolution, and how it can be used to convey impactful information. This episode is an opportunity to dive deeper into the psychology of storytelling and its effects on businesses. The legacy and reputation of any give...
May 04, 2021•35 min•Ep. 97
We have been running a series on Cloud N Clear featuring SADA Alliance Partners and customers who have built successful companies offering valuable solutions on Google Cloud. This week we feature Managecore, a leading provider of SAP technical managed services, particularly SAP migrations to Google Cloud. First-time host and previous guest Courtney Graham, Managing Director of Sales, Central & Southeast, interviews Frank Powell, Co-Founder & President of Managecore. Their discussion cove...
Apr 27, 2021•45 min•Ep. 96
Transparency, speed, flexibility, and ease are not typical terms you would use to explain networks made up of bare-metal and Software Defined Networks (SDN). PacketFabric aims to change that by offering Network as a Service, built on Google Cloud. PacketFabric, a SADA partner, connects colocation, private cloud, hybrid cloud, and multi-cloud on flexible terms in minutes. In this Cloud N Clear, we hear from PacketFabric CEO, Dave Ward. Dave has a history of innovation, engineering networks at org...
Apr 20, 2021•42 min•Ep. 95
As cloud infrastructures become larger and more complex, challenges emerge in the areas of FinOps and DevOps. In this episode of Cloud N Clear, host Miles Ward, CTO, SADA, discusses these challenges with Sasha Kipervarg, Co-Founder & CEO of Ternary Inc., and Lukas Karlsson, Cloud Architect / Developer Advocate, Broad Institute. Ternary, a partner of SADA, is looking to solve these issues. Ternary is the world’s first native FinOps cloud cost optimization tool, built on Google Cloud, that pro...
Apr 13, 2021•54 min•Ep. 94
With the impact of COVID on remote working, Google Workspace is leading the charge on productivity and collaboration tools that are reshaping modern work culture. In this Cloud N Clear episode, we meet SADA’s newest Google Workspace evangelist Rowan Manson who shares with the host and CEO of SADA, Tony Safoian, his passion and belief in Google Workspace and why it is the leader. Rowan highlights some notable recent feature updates and a few that are on the horizon. The discussion also goes beyon...
Apr 06, 2021•41 min•Ep. 93
Cloud N Clear sees out Women’s History Month with one last special installment featuring women leaders around SADA. In this episode, hosted by Tony Safoian, CEO at SADA, we welcome Catherine Adou Abdallah, National Partner Leader, Telecom Media & Entertainment, Gaming (TMEG) at Google Cloud. Also joining them is Andy Wright, Client Partner Executive at SADA. In this 3-way conversation, we learn about Catherine’s history at Google and Andy’s SADA journey. The discussion also covers Google’s a...
Mar 30, 2021•53 min•Ep. 92
Continuing the celebration of Women’s History Month, we introduce SADA’s first ever Chief of Staff, Michelle Ambrose, on this week’s Cloud N Clear. Michelle has held numerous Chief of Staff positions throughout her career and previously spent ten years working at Google. She joins to explain her move to SADA and how it strengthens the alignment with Google. The addition of Michelle is not only a logistical asset but a cultural asset as well, helping people feel the importance of their work with ...
Mar 23, 2021•35 min•Ep. 91
We continue to celebrate Women’s History Month with another special edition of Cloud N Clear, hosted by Orkideh Shahidi, VP of People Operations. Joining Orkideh are other SADA women leaders: Annette Davidson, Head of Talent and Development, and Meredith Mitnick, Training and Development Consultant. In this episode, we hear how they have helped SADA take great strides in the areas of training and development, diversity equity and inclusion (DEI); AND how they intend to “kick it up a notch". Host...
Mar 16, 2021•16 min•Ep. 90
Narine Galstian, CMO at SADA, hosts this special edition of Cloud N Clear to celebrate Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. Women technical leaders at SADA join the podcast to share their experience of working in male-dominated high tech, and how they have navigated it. They share their varying journeys and stop on important moments that helped them become inspiring women tech leaders in the SADA family; like the importance of early mentorship and networking, and how culture play...
Mar 08, 2021•39 min•Ep. 89
Priyanka Vergadia, Senior Developer Advocate at Google Cloud, has a profound passion for helping people learn cloud computing through visualization and art. In this episode she reveals the value of visual thinking and how she found the perfect balance of art, design and technology at Google. Hear how she uses visualizations to help make tough business decisions, drive real value and create true understandings of cloud concepts. Host: Miles Ward Guest: Priyanka Vergadia Connect on Twitter: https:...
Mar 01, 2021•33 min•Ep. 88
Chris Schembra is the bestselling author of "Gratitude and Pasta: The Secret Sauce for Human Connection", chronicling his adventures as one of the most sought-after dinner hosts in the World. He’s also the Founder and Chief Question Asker of 7:47, an advisory firm which helps companies give the gift of community and belonging to their VIP clients and partners. Chris joins to discuss how the pandemic has driven him to hyper-focus on the human connection in order to help transform leadership for a...
Feb 22, 2021•44 min•Ep. 87
Part of SADA’s ‘secret sauce’ is our PM team. This week’s Cloud N Clear SADA’s Head of PMO Sharif Naqib walks us through what makes our PMO organization not only unique, but best in class. Tune in to hear his methodology for building the PMO organization at SADA and getting customers to the market as fast as possible. Host: Dana Berg Guest: Sharif Naqib Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cloudnclear https://twitter.com/SADA https://twitter.com/DanaJasonBerg Connect on LinkedIn: https://www....
Feb 16, 2021•41 min•Ep. 86
Lak Lakshmanan, Director for Data Analytics and AI Solutions at Google Cloud, joins this episode to talk about his experiences leading a team that specializes in building revolutionary software solutions for businesses using Google Cloud's data analytics and machine learning product. Tune in to hear how data science is getting increasingly easier and faster in the cloud and how companies can drive real business value from these advancements. Host: Miles Ward Guest: Lak Lakshmanan Connect on Twit...
Feb 09, 2021•34 min•Ep. 85
John Campbell joined SADA last year in a newly created role as the VP of Customer Success & Innovation to drive greater alignment in key SADA services that drive high customer satisfaction, retention and growth. What comes after the sale defines you as an organization, and in this episode, John does a deep dive on how he is reinventing SADA’s Customer Success team in order to keep pace with the constantly evolving needs of companies from SMB to enterprise. Tune in to hear more about his hist...
Feb 02, 2021•39 min•Ep. 84
