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Host: Penny Conway Co-host: Robert Mcintosh Join us for a fun look at tech and all the latest Tech News including: Why Tech Giants are looking to eSports stars to promote their streaming platforms FBI haults Apple encryption A tribute to Clayton Christensen Is Apple ditching the lightning cable? And much much more!    

Host: Penny Conway Guest1: Sam Kennedy - Senior Director/Chief Product Evangelist Poly Guest 2: Glen Bevcar - National Channel Manager Poly Poly voice and video is discussed from a "Teams" perspective.  What you're missing could hurt you. Is your collaboration strategy all that it could be?  Our experts discuss teams, poly, video and a whole lot more!

Tech 2 with Tyler brings in the HPE team of experts to explain the Autonomous Data center in under 5 minutes. HPE's Infosight optimizes workloads and harnesses the power of cloud-based machine learning to help simplify your IT.  Take 5 minutes and see what's new in infrastructure! Host: Tyler Meckes Guest: From HPE - Robb Lippy, Michael Monahon and Joel Hammond.     

Host: Tyler Meckes Guest: Penny Bonnano Samsung Tech 2 With Tyer is Tech in under 5 minutes!  Penny Bonnano from Samsung Mobility gives a quick run down of the power of Samsung Knox!  Mobile security that's simple and effective.   If you or your business is a user of mobile devices, give a quick 5 minute listen to what Penny has to say.

Social Media is being socially responsible.  Learn about one woman's plight to end harassment on a popular social site and how leadership responded.   Host: Penny Conway CoHost: Rob McIntosh

Host: Penny Conway CoHost: Rob McIntosh Tech topics include Mobility and wearables, Y2K bug hits parking meters, Microsoft EOL for Windows 7 is here, Disney plus and more!  Join us for a fun morning tech chat with a few laughs mixed in.

eSports has millions of fans from all walks of life tuning into the action.  Listen in as we explore the world of competitive video gaming with some of Connection's die hard gamers! Host: Tyler Meckes Panel of Gamers: Steve Dougherty - Business Development Specialist for Apple Brian Mitchell - Dedicated Support Representative Chris Hardie  - Account Manager   Learn more about Connection's eSports...

VEEAM Software was acquired by Insight Partners for 5 billion dollars.  Insight Partners - a venture capital firm (not to be confused with Insight),  just purchased VEEAM Software, one of the leaders in Backup Solutions.    "The acquisition, which is expected to be closed in Q1 2020, will enable Veeam to accelerate its Act II (Veeam’s evolution into Hybrid Cloud), help the company expand into new...

This week on "What the Tech Just Happened", Penny and Rob explore the tech trends in the corporate world for 2020.  AI, 3D printing, mobile payment systems, 5G and much more!  

Who really cares about print and what can the modern printer really do?  Listen in as we discuss printer security, feeds and speeds and sustainability.   We cover the new world of printing  and what the landscape looks like in the new decade. Host: Rob McIntosh Guest: Tim Field, Territory Sales Manager - Lexmark.

A SPECIAL NEW YEAR EDITION OF TECHSPERIENCE Join us for a fun round table discussion with representatives from the baby boomers to Gen Z! Listen in to this new 2020 1-hour special and learn how technology has changed the way the generations work and play!  Baby Boomer – Born between 1946 and 1964 Generation X – Born between 1965 and 1976 Millennials/Generation Y – Born between 1977 and 1995 Genera...

It's something you've been hearing about for a while - yet legacy systems may still remain active inside your organization.  After all, these PCs still operate and your employees remain productive, right?  Listen to this podcast where we sit down with Microsoft experts and uncover the true cost of delaying an upgrade. Host: Penny Conway Guests: Deana Sweeney-Grammo - Microsoft Regional Sales Direc...

TechSperience takes a close look at the latest tech trends in retail from mobility and digital signage to the entire store experience.  Brick and Mortar vs. "Click and Mortar"  Host: Penny Conway Guest: Brian Gallagher, Retail Strategy Director Guest: Amanda Toé, Marketing Programs Associate Guest: Rick Reebenacker, Marketing Manager  

Our 2nd installment of the weekly podcast of "What the Tech Just Happened?" on the TechSperience podcast channel.  Penny and Rob take a look at the emerging careers spawned by technology - A look ahead at the job market in 2020. Host: Penny Conway Cohost: Rob McIntosh   You can read the transcript of this episode here .

TechSperience episode 29 explores the modern day warehouse and a look at Connection's own TIDC (Technical Integration and Distribution Center).  Listen and learn how advances in technology are changing the way distribution centers are utilized.     Host: Robert McIntosh Guest: Colleen McMichael, Director of Quality Assurance DC             Mark Wulfhorst, Dir Technical Services Operations, Configu...

Welcome to our first show of the new segment "What the Tech Just Happened" on the TechSperience Channel.  The Thursday edition focuses on What's New in the World of Tech as we attempt to break it into byte size chunks for the tech savvy to consume. Penny Conway and Rob McIntosh have fun in this episode chatting about some of the hot tech for the holiday season.  Join us for this light edition as w...

Digital Signage is everywhere!  What is it and how is it transforming business from employee engagement to customer experience?  Engage and Amaze!  We also discover the interesting use of AI within digital signage.   Host: Penny Conway Guest: Toby Mackey: Sr. Product Manager for Digital Signage Practice Guest: Pat McCusker: Business Development Manager for Digital Signage Practice.   Read the tran...

What you don't know will make you happy! Tech companies are driving positive environmental change.  Listen to this inspiring podcast and learn how one Tech Mogul is making environmental decisions that are changing the world.   Read the transcript for this episode here .

It's the age of the "Smart Office".  Transformation comes at all levels and when time = money, it's been estimated that businesses waste 34 Billion dollars a year in lost time just on conference call delays alone.   In this episode of TechSperience, our host Tyler Meckes is joined by Dan Fischetti, Connection's Sr. Program Manager for Microsoft Center of Excellence (COE) and Bob Knep, Sr. Global A...

In this episode, TechSperience explores Lenovo’s new addition to the conference room—the ThinkSmart Hub 500. This breakthrough in full-collaboration solutions satisfies the needs of small-to-medium-sized meeting spaces. Best of all, it supports Microsoft Teams and offers unlimited call-in capacity. Save time and money and revolutionize your collaboration experience. Hosted by: James Hilliard Guest...

We take you to the cloud and back with a consumption model that helps you implement on-demand services so you can kick the IT head-aches to the curb. GreenLake Flex Capacity explained by Keith Early: GreenLake Specialist for HPE.  A simple discussion to help get you in the "Everything-As-A-Service" game.  You can read the transcription for this episode here .

Episode 22 tackles the tough issue of how to make our schools more safe!  Traditional school security measures have not kept pace with today’s physical and digital threats. The threats to our students and educators are becoming more and more complex, and despite the significant investments already made, you want to do more to protect your educators, students, and staff from the threats of violence...

In this episode of TechSperience, our host Penny Conway is joined by Michael Henson, Dir. National Partner Accounts, Ruckus Sales at CommScope to talk about vaping and bullying in K12 and although this is not an IT problem, it can be solved with an IT solution.   In recent weeks the CDC reported 13 deaths and over 800 illnesses directly related to vaping. It was also reported that vaping by teenag...

Episode 20 is the 8th installment of our National Cyber Security Awareness Month series.  Penny Conway continues discussions with the Connection TSG Cyber Security group and Jeannette Riker, HPE Product Manager. Listen as Jeannette speaks to HPE's complete end to end security approach and learn why HPE boasts "The industry's most secure server in the world"      Show Notes     You can read the tra...

Episode 19 is a continuation of the TechSperience Cyber Security Series as we have a candid discussion with Marc Sadinsky, Partner Manager for Intel.  Discussions focus on Intel's VPro chip set and how it can be used to protect end user devices.  What is the Intel Security first pledge and what does it mean to the end user?  New technologies and integration of security capabilities - learn where I...