On this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series I am joined by Sonny Dasgupta . Sonny is the Head of Product Marketing for the SAP Customer Data Cloud , a foundational pillar under the SAP customer experience business. The SAP Customer Data Cloud solutions – which includes the SAP Customer Identity, SAP Customer Consent and SAP Customer Profile solutions — enables businesses to deliver better customer experiences, and develop trusted relationships with customers by allowing them m...
Sep 25, 2020•25 min
This episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, is part of our Women in Tech and features Women Who Tech’s Allyson Kapin. Kapin is the founder of Women Who Tech , the largest network of women-led startups, investors, and allies working to increase diversity and funding in tech. Women Who Tech is a nonprofit organization working to build a culture and inclusive economy focused on accelerating women tech entrepreneurs and closing the funding gap. Women Who Tech conducted The State of ...
Sep 25, 2020•23 min
On this special episode of The Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series host Daniel Newman welcomes Yaron Sverdlov , General Manager of SmartOps Division at Amdocs to discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on digital transformation and cloud migration of service providers and where we go from here. Yaron and I explored how COVID-19 has impacted digital transformation within the telecommunications industry. Compared to companies in other industries, telecom companies were already well into digital tr...
Sep 22, 2020•27 min
In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Futurum analysts Shelly Kramer and Sarah Wallace discuss digital transformation trends in Big Tech and how strategic, collaborative partnerships is a trend we’re going to see more of. Collaborative partnerships allow vendors to leverage one another’s strengths and serve customers in more effective, more meaningful ways. In our conversation, we explored some strategic collaborative Big Tech partnerships including: Cisco and ServiceNow Siemens and Sales...
Sep 21, 2020•20 min
On this special episode of The Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series host Daniel Newman welcomes Chandrashekar LSP , Product Evangelist at Zoho to discuss a recent work engagement survey, how COVID-19 has impacted IT architecture and how to revamp your IT architecture with one easy test. LSP and I explored how COVID-19 has accelerated digital transformation. Every company, no matter the industry, was impacted. Most had no choice but to pivot. In the last six months, we’ve seen more digital tra...
Sep 17, 2020•33 min
On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast - Interview Series, host Daniel Newman welcomes Maria Morais , Global Industry Director - Consumer Industries at SAP to discuss retail and the shifting forces that are having an impact in the industry, including the technology behind it all. Maria and I explored the trends that retail companies are watching and implementing as things return to normal in the post-pandemic era. The biggest trend is focusing on digital maturity. Companies that wer...
Sep 08, 2020•26 min
On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series, host Daniel Newman welcomes Karthik Rau , General Manager of Application Management at Splunk to discuss observability and application monitoring, COVID-19, and how IT departments are dealing with the recent changes brought about by the pandemic. Karthik and I explored the rapid acceleration of digital initiatives due to COVID-19. Pre-pandemic, we were seeing companies slowly adopt digital transformation initiatives. But alm...
Aug 21, 2020•26 min
For this week’s episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, Futurum’s Daniel Newman and Sarah Wallace discuss major cloud announcements by vendors such as HPE, Oracle, AWS, Microsoft, and IBM that have been made in the last few weeks. These announcements confirm that there is continued momentum in cloud, especially during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic when companies have had shift to accelerate their digital transformation. This webcast covered announcements from: HPE’s virtual Discover event and t...
Aug 07, 2020•24 min
For this week’s episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, analysts Shelly Kramer and Sarah Wallace discuss how the Future of Work has transformed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tech industry has seen major announcements vendors regarding remote collaboration, workplace transformation and safety, and distance certification. Their conversation includes a look at: Cisco Live’s Collaboration launch, which focuses on workplace transformation, helping IT transform to a ‘new normal,’ moves to ena...
Jul 28, 2020•26 min
In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, analysts Fred McClimans and Shelly Kramer explore the topic of future-proofing the enterprise and transforming business operations. No politics, no economics — just a hard look at the importance of putting a plan process that doesn’t just digitize things today and answer the easy questions (e.g. do we use Microsoft Teams or Cisco Webex for our meetings?), but which truly transforms operations in order to make the business as a whole more resilient and...
Jul 15, 2020•35 min
On this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast – Interview Series, host Daniel Newman welcomes Tim Tully , CTO and Senior Vice President of Splunk to discuss leadership through the crisis, how companies have changed in the last three months and new approaches to cloud, AI and ML technologies. Tim also gave a quick overview of .conf20, Splunk’s upcoming virtual tech conference this October. In our conversation, Tim and I explored how businesses have changed in the last few months. Digital transforma...
Jun 30, 2020•31 min
On this special episode of The Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series host Daniel Newman welcomes Raju Vegesna , Chief Evangelist at Zoho to discuss data privacy and security including examining Zoho’s new bold stance on privacy. In the last few years, it seems like the respect of privacy has declined. Ad networks collect massive amounts of information about consumers, giving seemingly endless targeting options to companies, but there is no control given to the user about what information is co...
Jun 22, 2020•22 min
In this episode of Futurum Tech Webcast, host Daniel Newman and Senior Analyst and Research Director Olivier Blanchard discuss the state and direction of the ever-expanding world of artificial intelligence (AI), and how, from the cloud to the edge, AI is expanding its reach including how chipmakers are driving the future of AI. In their discussion, Olivier and Daniel explored the business, societal, and other broad implications of this expansion, as well as how will these different tiers of AI t...
Jun 18, 2020•32 min
On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast Interview Series, host Daniel Newman is joined by Doug Merritt , CEO of Splunk , to discuss the five steps for a data-driven future including how to establish data principles that make for a clear future. Without data we are flying blind — something companies can’t afford to do in our current competitive environment. In our conversation, Doug and I explored the questions companies need to ask to define their data principles. There’s a billion d...
Jun 15, 2020•29 min
In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast, host Daniel Newman and Senior Analyst and Research Director Sarah Wallace examined the emerging cloud for healthcare market, the impact COVID-19 has had on cloud providers, risks during implementation and transformation, and the need for a security-first environment. In their discussion, Daniel and Sarah explored the many advancements that have been made in the last few months as well as what’s to come. They discussed: Microsoft’s recent Microsoft Clo...
Jun 11, 2020•27 min
In this special episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast Daniel Newman and Senior Analyst and Research Director Ron Westfall assess the 5G Security market, examining why 5G security warrants its own special requirements and considerations, what service providers need to do to make 5G security impregnable, the key use cases, the significance of endpoint security, the role of the 5G ecosystem, and why now is the time for action. In their discussion, Daniel and Ron investigated the reasons why 5G securi...
Jun 10, 2020•24 min
On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series, host Daniel Newman welcomes Rahul Patel , Senior Vice President and General Manager of Connectivity and Networking Business Unit at Qualcomm . The conversation centered around new Qualcomm announcements including the WiFi 6 extension. Rahul and I spent time discussing the shift to a remote work environment for a big company like Qualcomm. Like all companies, the shift was almost overnight with employees needing to work from ...
Jun 04, 2020•26 min
On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series, host Daniel Newman is joined by Logan Wilt , AI data scientist and Applied AI Center of Excellence Garage Leader at DXC Technology to talk about using AI to approach problem solving and the human-machine relationship we are now encountering. We also discussed how organizations can get started with AI and data collection — a must for the time we are living in. In our conversation, Logan and I discussed the coexistence of AI a...
Jun 01, 2020•26 min
In this special episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series, host Daniel Newman is joined by Scott Harrell , Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intent Based Networking Group at Cisco to discuss the challenges and opportunities in the enterprise introduced by the pandemic and how existing technology will help us safely return to normal. Scott and Daniel covered a wide range of topics all related to the challenges and opportunities brought about by COVID-19 and how enterprises...
May 28, 2020•28 min
In this special episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast — Interview Series, host Shelly Kramer interviews Rob Walker, Pega’s VP of decisioning and analytics to discuss the role AI is playing in the pandemic, the launch of Pega’s Responsible AI ethical bias check, how empathy and ethics come into play and impact the bottom line, and also how organizations can benefit from leveraging AI moving forward. This conversation is intended as a preview to Pega’s upcoming Pegaworld iNspire virtual event being ...
May 28, 2020•20 min
On this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series, host Daniel Newman welcomes Amanda Mountain , the Global Vice President of Marketing for Digital Commerce at SAP to discuss digital software buying, COVID-19 and some key findings from the 2019 B2B Digital Buyers’ Journey: Trends, Challenges, and Predictions report. B2B Digital Buyers’ Journey In late 2019, Futurum Research, in partnership with SAP published a research report on the digital buyers’ journey. Prior to the study, there...
May 26, 2020•32 min
In this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast — Interview Series, host Shelly Kramer is joined by Jeff Nicholson, global head of CRM at Pega to discuss how businesses are adapting customer service strategies in times of disruption. This conversation is intended as a preview to Pega’s upcoming Pegaworld iNspire virtual event being held on June 2, 2020, from 9 to 11:30am EDT. This high impact, low time commitment, interactive virtual event is free, sure to be packed with great information, and also ...
May 22, 2020•16 min
In this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast, Interview Series, host Shelly Kramer speaks with Marc Andrews, VP of Financial Services and Insurance at Pega , to discuss how banks are capitalizing on pandemic-fueled digital transformation to serve their customers. This conversation is intended as a preview to Pega’s upcoming Pegaworld iNspire virtual event being held on June 2, 2020, from 9 to 11:30am EDT. This high impact, low time commitment, interactive virtual event is free, sure to be packed ...
May 21, 2020•27 min
On this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series, host Daniel Newman welcomes Jeni Panhorst, Vice President and General Manager of Network and Edge Platforms Division at Intel for a conversation about the future of 5G and edge innovation. Technology Companies are Essential Intel, like most companies in the last few months, has had to pivot to figure out how to deliver what other companies and the world needs right now to fight this pandemic. Whether it’s just dealing with the chang...
May 21, 2020•29 min
In this new episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast , senior analyst Sarah Wallace joined host Shelly Kramer to discuss the COVID-19 driven evolution of the financial services sector as a precursor to the release of their upcoming Financial Services Market Insight report. Their coverage in this episode included what’s now, what’s next, and what’s important to know about if you’re operating in this space. Topics discussed ranged from: Technology powering the evolution of financial services Financial ...
May 19, 2020•22 min
Leading tech analysts from Futurum Research offer weekly deep dives on the latest in tech news, new products and services, mergers, earnings, regulations, and more, from startups to industry leaders, emerging tech and what’s ahead for industries across the globe, along with interviews with tech industry leaders and experts. In this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast, Interview Series , I’m joined by Don Schuerman, the CTO of Pega , a leader in software for customer engagement and intelligent au...
May 18, 2020•19 min
On this episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series, host Daniel Newman welcomes Alexey Gerasimov , Vice President of Global Cloud Delivery for HPE to discuss cloud consumption, the benefits of the cloud, and how to find the right mix of cloud for your business. The Value of the Cloud in the Face of COVID-19 We have built a culture of face to face collaboration, but how we approach business and collaboration has changed in the last few months. Cloud has enabled us to be able to work f...
May 18, 2020•23 min
On this special edition of the Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series, host Daniel Newman welcomes Mark Hughes , Senior Vice President of Security at DXC Technology to discuss the CISO’s playbook for leading security during COVID-19. The Current Cybersecurity Landscape Cybersecurity challenges and threats are not getting any better or easier to manage. CISOs confront new threats, new threat actors, and new strains of malware and ransomware constantly. We used to be concerned with confidentialit...
May 14, 2020•21 min
On this special episode of the Futurum Tech Podcast - Interview Series, host Daniel Newman welcomes Dan Rodriguez , Vice President Network Platforms Group and GM Communication Infrastructure Division at Intel to discuss the proliferation of 5G, network platforms, and the impact COVID-19 is having on technology. Intel’s Response to COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that technology is an essential part of our lives and how we conduct business. Intel has pledged an additional $50 bil...
May 11, 2020•23 min
On this episode of Navigate, a special six-part podcast series with Pexip and Futurum Research , host Daniel Newman talks with Jordan Owens , VP of Architecture at Pexip, about how video fits into your long term digital workplace strategy. Video Complements In-Person Meetings COVID-19 forced companies to turn to video to work effectively and to connect with teams and employees now spread out across the country. While video is great for maintaining face-to-face interactions when remote, there wil...
May 08, 2020•19 min
