On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Mark Houpt, the Chief Information Security Officer at DataBank. We’re talking about cybersecurity fundamentals—current challenges, the global landscape, why relationships and communication are...
Mar 19, 2024•44 hr 32 min•Ep. 49
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Umesh Lakshman, Vice President of Solutions Architecture, National Mid-Markets and Channels at . We’re talking about how we’re moving head-first into a future that is decidedly up the stack and...
Mar 12, 2024•44 hr 56 min•Ep. 48
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by AJ Kuftic, Product Manager at . We’re talking about the future of VMware and so much more. is a data center and cloud services provider offering infrastructure as a service (IaaS) with local...
Mar 05, 2024•50 hr 35 min•Ep. 47
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Adam Weiner, Vice President of Technology at . We’re talking about using AI at scale and so much more. is one of the premier telecommunications solutions providers for businesses across the...
Feb 27, 2024•40 hr 24 min•Ep. 46
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Scott Prater, Vice President of at Bridgepointe. We’re discussing customer experience optimization and the ongoing race to meet customer expectations. The team enables...
Feb 06, 2024•41 hr 38 min•Ep. 45
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Eric Russo, Senior Vice President of . We’re talking about IT cost management and why it’s become a top priority, second only to cybersecurity. The team advocates for their client's success...
Jan 22, 2024•28 hr 53 min•Ep. 44
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by our podcast producer, Gene Volpe, for a 2023 recap and discussion about the year that was. During our 2023 recap, we share the cliff notes of the more than 30 episodes we delivered in 2023, a year of...
Jan 16, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 43
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Brian Thomas, Senior Manager, Segment Marketing at . We’re talking about hybrid cloud growth, repatriation and so much more. is the world’s digital infrastructure company™, enabling digital...
Jan 09, 2024•43 hr 35 min•Ep. 42
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Melanie Thomas, Principal of . We’re talking about the evolving cybersecurity landscape and so much more. ’s Edge-to-Edge technologies provide phenomenal threat intelligence, collaborative...
Dec 19, 2023•39 hr 10 min•Ep. 41
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Brad Reynolds, Senior Vice President of Artificial Intelligence at . We’re talking about productivity AI and so much more. is a data centers and cloud services provider offering infrastructure as a...
Dec 12, 2023•39 hr 48 min•Ep. 40
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by ’s own Mel Melara, VP of Sales. We’re talking about securing data center resources and more. Mel joined in 2019 and brought over 30 years of experience in network and data center infrastructure...
Nov 28, 2023•27 hr 15 min•Ep. 39
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Brian Eichman, Vice President of Business Development at . We’re having an in-depth conversation about the changing make up of the data center in light of AI. , an American Tower company, provides...
Nov 14, 2023•39 hr 21 min•Ep. 38
For this episode of The Bridge, we’re bringing you part two of our live panel discussion from the 2023 Bridgepointe Tech Summit. We answer some of the most pressing questions about artificial intelligence and the pressure leaders currently...
Nov 07, 2023•36 hr 28 min•Ep. 37
For this episode of The Bridge, we’re bringing you part one of our live panel discussion from the 2023 Bridgepointe Tech Summit. For this practical discussion on the hype and realities of the artificial intelligence debate, I was joined by: ...
Oct 31, 2023•40 hr 18 min•Ep. 36
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Tony Bishop, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Platform Solutions at . We’re talking about the data center economy and so much more. brings companies and data together by delivering the full...
Oct 22, 2023•42 hr 28 min•Ep. 35
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Zachary Grant, Vice President of Solution Architecture and Engineering at . We’re talking about hybrid workforce solutions and so much more. is a leading provider of customized, integrated, and managed...
Sep 25, 2023•37 hr 45 min•Ep. 34
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Artie Chang, President and CEO of PanTerra Networks. We’re talking about running blindly into the tech revolution while still serving the needs of the people who aren't maybe so revolutionary. is a...
Sep 18, 2023•46 hr 44 min•Ep. 33
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Josh Henderson, Chief Technology Officer at . We’re talking about information security strategy and so much more. Managing security and compliance is a strategic, economic imperative directly impacting...
Sep 11, 2023•42 hr 26 min•Ep. 32
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by my friend Kevin Sullivan, Director of Solutions Engineering at . We’re questioning how we do end user computing and more. partners with IT professionals to bring together their essential productivity...
Sep 05, 2023•40 hr 37 min•Ep. 31
http://www.bridgepointetechnologies.com | On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Renuka Nadkarni, Chief Product Officer at . We’re talking about building a next gen network and so much more. pioneered the concept of a cloud-first...
Aug 28, 2023•40 hr 59 min•Ep. 30
http://www.bridgepointetechnologies.com | On this episode of The Bridge, Roli Points, co-founder and VP of Strategic Alliances at , joins me. We’re talking about disrupting the managed service provider business model and more. was...
Aug 21, 2023•40 hr 49 min•Ep. 29
http://www.bridgepointetechnologies.com | On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Alvaro Gonalez, AVP of Alliances and Marketing Strategy at . We’re talking about business continuity and disaster recovery, and so much more. is a cloud and...
Aug 14, 2023•40 hr 24 min•Ep. 28
http://www.bridgepointetechnologies.com | On this week’s episode of The Bridge, I sit down with Geoff Bloss, CEO at , to discuss investing in voice technology, acquisitions, and more. is a leading provider of NextGen Communications and...
Aug 09, 2023•42 hr 28 min•Ep. 27
http://www.bridgepointetechnologies.com | On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Chris MacFarland, CEO of Comcast Business-Masergy. We’re talking about SD-WAN deployment and so much more! As a pioneer in software-defined...
Jul 31, 2023•40 hr 31 min•Ep. 26
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Bill Welch, President and COO at . We’re talking about business communications and technology and how Talkdesk aims to transform the customer experience. is a global cloud contact center leader...
Jun 19, 2023•35 hr 42 min•Ep. 25
On this week’s episode of The Bridge, we sit down with Jeff DeVerter, CTO at to talk about achieving better business outcomes whether through leveraging new technology, hybrid work models or AI. is the multi-cloud solutions expert. Their...
Jun 12, 2023•42 hr 5 min•Ep. 24
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Swapnil Jain, CEO and Co-Founder of . We’re talking about the rise of AI and solutions that are making real-world changes right now. is the fastest way to boost contact center performance with live...
Jun 05, 2023•41 hr 36 min•Ep. 23
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Jason Carolan, CIO at . We’re talking about how the label of the day is for people and workloads is ‘hybrid’, and what it really means to be a digital-first company. empowers the IT...
May 22, 2023•35 hr 36 min•Ep. 22
On this week’s episode of The Bridge, I sit down with David McAbee, Vice President of Enterprise Solutions here at , to discuss leveraging the business process outsourcing model. helps mid-market and enterprise clients make quicker, more informed...
May 15, 2023•40 hr 49 min•Ep. 21
On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Gary Sorrentino, CIO at . We’re talking about how 2020 changed everything and what the future of collaboration and productivity looks like in today’s world. ’s frictionless communications...
May 08, 2023•43 hr 16 min•Ep. 20