Tech ChangeMakers podcast

In this episode of the Tech Changemakers Podcast, Logicalis directors Mark Fry e , Phil Tobolski, and Jeremy Farmer sit down to unpack what they saw on the floor of Cisco Live 2026, what surprised them, and what it means for customers and engineers alike.   Their candid conversation covers personal reflections as well as the strategic direction behind Cisco's announcements, including:   The rollou...

Microsoft Ignite brought a wave of innovation and in this episode of the Tech ChangeMakers Podcast, we break it all down. Join Jeff Whealen from Logicalis and Eric Blevins from Microsoft as they explore the shift from reactive AI assistants to autonomous, goal-driven agents. The discussion covers Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, multi-agent orchestration, and the new intelligence stack powering c...

In this episode of the Tech ChangeMakers Podcast, we're joined by Jodey Hogeland from Dell for an in-depth exploration of Dell's storage solutions. Learn how leading enterprises are leveraging unified block and file services, scale-out file performance, advanced ransomware protection, and automated private cloud deployments to meet today's most demanding data challenges.

In this week's Tech Changemakers podcast, Logicalis unpacks how we're working with HPE to help enterprises lay the foundation for trusted AI using HPE Private Cloud AI (PCAI)—with governance, security, and control built in from day one. Get ahead of the conversation before the big announcements drop.

In this episode, Tech ChangeMakers host Aaron Marchese is joined by Cloud Solution Architect Dwight Goble to discuss actionable ways to build a smarter hybrid cloud strategy with Microsoft. Tune in now and learn to cut virtualization costs, blend on-premises and Azure workloads, and build an AI-ready platform—all while controlling spend and easing management.

Join Logicalis' Michael Vannette with IBM's Kelly Groff, John Shubeck, and Todd Johnston to explore IBM Storage Ceph as a Service. Learn how this software-defined, cloud-like offering bridges block, file, and object storage, accelerates modernization, and eliminates day-two ops headaches. 

Host Aaron Marchese joins HPE's Bruce Feldman and Logicalis' Matt Buono to reveal how HPE PC AI—a pre-integrated, NVIDIA-powered rack—cuts on-prem AI deployment to days, safeguards data with built-in guardrails, and offers flexible consumption options for hybrid-cloud strategies. 

Logicalis' Arron Marchese and Cisco's Karthic Ramasamy discuss how Logicalis and Cisco's partnership empowers businesses to accelerate and simplify AI adoption, while protecting mission-critical workloads. Tune in now for a discussion that spans pre-validated on-prem AI architectures, Nvidia-powered hardware, Cisco's security capabilities, and more.

In this episode of the Tech ChangeMakers podcast, Eric Bostick, Global Business Development Manager for XDR at Cisco, joins us to explore the growing need for MXDR, how it benefits organizations with limited security budgets, how smaller organizations can defend against increasingly sophisticated threats, and how Logicalis and Cisco are helping mid-market organizations and SMBs protect themselves...

Join Logicalis' Michael Vannette and IBM's Dirk deRoos to discuss enterprise AI model optimization. Learn how to select the right model, balance costs, and maximize AI's potential for your business. 

In this episode of the Tech ChangeMakers podcast, learn how OpenShift and IBM Fusion help enterprise IT teams simplify virtualization and containerization. Brian Christopherson, IBM Solutions Architect from TD SYNNEX, joins us to explore how solutions such as these can help improve flexibility, accelerate deployment, and make modernization more attainable. 

Don't miss our newest episode, where HPE's Bruce Feldman chats with Logicalis's Matt Buono about Private Cloud Business Edition (PCBE), a new platform that allows public cloud access in a hybrid cloud environment, and where this innovation fits into AI integrations in the years ahead. 

Tune in to our latest podcast with IBM's Christopher Vollmar for a discussion on cyber resilience, data resilience and recoverability, the importance of integrated security and storage solutions, and how organizations can improve resiliency with the right solutions and strategy.

Join Logicalis' Michael Vannette and IBM's Daniel Goldener as they explore the world of edge computing. Tune in to learn what edge computing is, key challenges associated with edge computing, how IBM Power servers fit into this evolving landscape, and how servers such as the IBM Power S1012 bring enterprise-grade security, reliability, and AI capabilities to the edge. 

Join Logicalis' Michael Vannette and IBM's Michael Melore as they explore the evolution of AI, its impact on cybersecurity, and steps that people and enterprises can take to better protect their data and AI investments. This insightful conversation both illuminates the current state of AI in cybersecurity and also provided a roadmap for organizations looking to harness the power of AI while mainta...

Bargav Balakrishnan, VP of Product Management at IBM Systems joins us for a fascinating discussion on the present and future of the AI market and, most importantly, how to stay ahead of the game by applying the right principles, platform, and infrastructure. 

For years, we have seen a move away from traditional app design towards virtualization, and now containerization. Yet more recently, we have seen a shift towards stateful applications with persistent storage needs. In this podcast, Randy Arseneau, Global Market Development Executive from IBM, takes us on a tour of IBM Fusion, a software-defined storage solution that offers persistent storage manag...

Microsoft Copilot can boost productivity by 3.8X, according to IDC and Forrester - but is it right for your organization? And how can you get ready for adoption? In this podcast, Microsoft experts discuss AI automation, security requirements for Copilot, data preparation, and more.  

Cyber resilience is arguably as important as cyber security. After all, resilience helps reduce business disruption, costs, and risk. In this episode of the Tech ChangeMakers podcast, Scott Baker from IBM Storage joins us to discuss how IBM FlashSystem can boost both cybersecurity and cyber resilience.  

In this episode, we are joined by John Spiegel, Director of Strategy at HPE Aruba Networking, for an in-depth discussion on network security strategies such as Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), Security Service Edge (SSE), Zero Trust, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), and more.

In this episode of the Tech ChangeMakers podcast, our hosts discuss how Veeam's ransomware toolkit ensures fast recovery, will get businesses safely back online and much more!

HPE GreenLake allows organizations to purchase IT resources as a service, shift their financial model from CapEx to OpEx, attain a new level of IT flexibility, and gain a cloud-like experience on-premises. In this episode of the Tech ChangeMakers podcast, host Michael Vannette and Jens Carlsson, Senior Solutions Architect at Logicalis, discuss HPE GreenLake's benefits, how it has evolved, and more...

In this episode, our host Michael Vannette is joined by Kurt Lacy, AI Solution Business Manager at HPE. They discuss the potential of AI, top challenges, and how HPE can help bring AI ideas to life with custom infrastructure, AI software, data solutions, advisory services, and more.

In 2023, NetApp has pivoted towards solutions that help customers save money, stay protected against ransomware, and manage on-premises data more effectively, among others. Tune into the newest episode of the Tech ChangeMakers podcast for a detailed discussion of these changes.

Logicalis Managed Private 5G, a solution codeveloped by Logicalis and Cisco, can help enterprises build out the next generation of wireless technologies, use cases, and applications. In this episode of the Tech ChangeMakers podcast, our hosts discuss private 5G, its opportunities and challenges, why Logicalis and Cisco chose to work together on private 5G, and much more.