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Heavy Strategy

Technology EN ↓ 138 episodes

From technology to workplace culture, from geopolitical trends to economics, Heavy Strategy debates pivotal questions in enterprise IT. Hosts Greg Ferro and Johna Till Johnson bring their technical expertise, analytical acumen, and contrasting viewpoints to discuss complex topics of interest to IT leaders. Frequently irreverent and always thought-provoking, these are the conversations you wish you could have at the leadership table. Tune in and join the think tank, where unanswered questions are better than unquestioned answers.

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HS013 SaaS Solutions – What Does the Customer Lose ? 18.11.2021

SaaS is popular as a 'not my problem' solution and easy-on-pocket entrè. So lets examine adversarial question "What does the customer lose?". Johna and Greg discuss many issues on both in the search for critical analysis on SaaS and the longer term impacts.

Heavy Strategy 012: Professional Development in Infrastructure Technology 04.11.2021 39:22

A rarely covered topic in technology is professional development. Other careers have extensive programs to ensure practitioners develop and maintain a wide range of skills but this principle is rare in IT.

HS011 Can We Survive IT Supply Chain Disruption 20.10.2021 30:57

We discuss what we know so far about supply chain disruption, what impacts to your projects. We also consider resellers/distributors survival and what plans can companies make.

HS010 Budgeting for Cybersecurity 02.09.2021 34:06

When it comes to allocating budget for cybersecurity there are many approaches to breaking it down into line items. We discuss various ideas and possibilities that might offer some insight for your own situation.

HS 009 The Metrics of IT Security 28.07.2021

How do you measure IT Security ? Specifically, how do you decide to allocate budget and justify the underlying reasoning. Most companies allocate a percentage of IT Budget, but Johna argues differently.

HS 008: Five Core Issues for IT Architects in 2021 15.07.2021 31:06

What five issues would be top of mind for IT architects ? Security, Backup. Recovery, Cloud, Skills Development and Distributed/Hybrid Work. Listen in on why and how these issues are our choices. If you have feedback or want us to followup then head over to our Follow Up page and send us your anonymous (or not) feedback.

HS007: Distributed Work and Return To Office Strategies 24.05.2021

Returning to the office is a key issue as companies learn that being "in person" is the new remote working

Heavy Strategy 006 – Renting your Hyperconverged Stack, Wrong or Right 30.11.2020 21:14

Some call it subscription but we call it renting your hyper-converged solution. Whats the business and technology strategy of consumption based HCI ?

Heavy Strategy 005 – Infection Handling Open Source In Enterprise IT 17.11.2020

The question: Is open source is viable for Enterprise IT ? The discussion resulted in describing the mechanics of onboarding new products as infection repsonse. Did the metaphor work ?

Heavy Strategy 004 – Is Kubernetes A Thing 10.11.2020 28:20

Kubernetes is operational not transformational.

Heavy Strategy 003 – The Impact of DPUs, SmartNICs on IT Infrastructure Decision Making 03.11.2020 37:06

Are DPU's something that you want ? What use cases can be addressed ? What makes them more than a SmartNIC ? How do you consume DPU's in your infrastructure ?

Heavy Strategy 002 – Is Microsoft VMware’s Biggest Threat ? 29.10.2020 32:42

A topic that’s been popular from my blog is Microsoft is VMware’s biggest threat. The core of the conversation around it seems be about the stack. Does it make sense to outsource private and public cloud engineering to a provider such as Microsoft. An adjacent conversation is does VMware matter when you zoom out of ... Read more »

HS001 – Detecting Hype in 5G Marketing 20.10.2020 29:05

Greg brings the topic of Hype in 5G Marketing and attempts to explain why some hype is legit but humans should care less. Keith puts the brakes on and provides context, breakdown and reality.