The Hitchhiker's Guide Podcast

In this episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT, we explore one of the most important shifts happening in enterprise AI today: the move from model-centric thinking to inference-driven systems. For years, the focus has been on building bigger, more powerful models. But as organizations move from experimentation to production, the real challenge is no longer just model performance — it’s how those m...

In this episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT, we explore one of the most important shifts happening in enterprise AI today: the move from model-centric thinking to inference-driven systems. For years, the focus has been on building bigger, more powerful models. But as organizations move from experimentation to production, the real challenge is no longer just model performance — it’s how those m...

In this bonus segment from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT podcast, industry experts break down a critical misconception shaping modern IT strategies: modernization isn’t just about speed. As organizations adopt cloud, SaaS, and AI technologies, many focus on moving faster. But without a strong foundation, speed often introduces fragility instead of progress. One of the biggest gaps is visibility. In...

As AI and data demands skyrocket, the future of IT infrastructure hinges on one critical resource — power. In this episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT, host Michelle Dawn Mooney sits down with Pete DiSanto, Executive Vice President of Engineering Solutions at Enchanted Rock, to explore why energy resilience is becoming the new competitive edge for data centers and digital infrastructure leader...

As AI and data demands skyrocket, the future of IT infrastructure hinges on one critical resource — power. In this episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT, host Michelle Dawn Mooney sits down with Pete DiSanto, Executive Vice President of Engineering Solutions at Enchanted Rock, to explore why energy resilience is becoming the new competitive edge for data centers and digital infrastructure leader...

As AI workloads surge, data centers face growing pressure to deliver more compute with less environmental impact. In this episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT, host Michelle Dawn Mooney sits down with Svante Horn, CEO and founder of Scandinavian Data Centers, to explore how his team is redefining what it means to build sustainable, resilient digital infrastructure. Horn shares the story of how...

In this episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT, host Michelle Dawn Mooney sits down with Nabil Bukhari, Chief Technology & Product Officer and GM of Subscriptions at Extreme Networks, to explore how IT leaders can scale smarter in today’s hybrid, AI-driven landscape—where every infrastructure decision has ripple effects on agility, cost, and resilience. With decades of experience leading infr...

In this episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT, host Michelle Dawn Mooney sits down with Galvin Widjaja, CEO and co-founder of Lauretta.io, to explore the intersection of situational awareness, AI-driven infrastructure, and ethical design. Widjaja’s journey defies expectation. From managing a family-run restaurant in Singapore to leading behavior-based AI initiatives with the U.S. Department of H...

In this episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT, host Michelle Dawn Mooney sits down with Galvin Widjaja, CEO and co-founder of Lauretta.io, to explore the intersection of situational awareness, AI-driven infrastructure, and ethical design. Widjaja’s journey defies expectation. From managing a family-run restaurant in Singapore to leading behavior-based AI initiatives with the U.S. Department of H...

As AI workloads surge, data centers face growing pressure to deliver more compute with less environmental impact. In this episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT, host Michelle Dawn Mooney sits down with Svante Horn, CEO and founder of Scandinavian Data Centers, to explore how his team is redefining what it means to build sustainable, resilient digital infrastructure. Horn shares the story of how...

In this episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT, host Michelle Dawn Mooney welcomes Matt DeBergalis, co-founder and CEO of Apollo GraphQL, to explore how enterprises can tame API sprawl, accelerate development, and unlock scalability through a federated approach to APIs. DeBergalis has spent his career at the intersection of open source, developer experience, and enterprise architecture. From his...

In this episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT, host Michelle Dawn Mooney sits down with Nabil Bukhari, Chief Technology & Product Officer and GM of Subscriptions at Extreme Networks, to explore how IT leaders can scale smarter in today’s hybrid, AI-driven landscape—where every infrastructure decision has ripple effects on agility, cost, and resilience. With decades of experience leading infr...

In this episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT, host Michelle Dawn Mooney is joined by Jaro Tomik, Chief Technologist and Digital Enablement Expert at CDW UK, to tackle a big question: How many human-centered designers does it take to implement AIOps? As IT teams face growing pressure to automate, predict, and self-heal, Jaro breaks down why cultural roadblocks, poor data hygiene, and outdated pr...

In this episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT, host Michelle Dawn Mooney sits down with Justyn Hornor, CEO of I/ONX, to explore how heterogeneous compute is reshaping enterprise infrastructure. With two decades of experience across AI, ML systems, and hardware optimization, Justyn shares why a flexible, composable approach to infrastructure is essential for scaling high-performance and AI worklo...

In this episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT, host Michelle Dawn Mooney sits down with Justyn Hornor, CEO of I/ONX, to explore how heterogeneous compute is reshaping enterprise infrastructure. With two decades of experience across AI, ML systems, and hardware optimization, Justyn shares why a flexible, composable approach to infrastructure is essential for scaling high-performance and AI worklo...

In this episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT, host Michelle Dawn Mooney is joined by Jaro Tomik, Chief Technologist and Digital Enablement Expert at CDW UK, to tackle a big question: How many human-centered designers does it take to implement AIOps? As IT teams face growing pressure to automate, predict, and self-heal, Jaro breaks down why cultural roadblocks, poor data hygiene, and outdated pr...

In this episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT, host Michelle Dawn Mooney sits down with Esteban Sancho, CTO for North America at Globant, to unpack how enterprise IT leaders can scale with clarity—balancing innovation, AI adoption, and infrastructure reliability across legacy and cloud-native environments. With decades of hands-on transformation experience for brands like Disney, Formula One, an...

In this episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT, host Michelle Dawn Mooney sits down with Esteban Sancho, CTO for North America at Globant, to unpack how enterprise IT leaders can scale with clarity—balancing innovation, AI adoption, and infrastructure reliability across legacy and cloud-native environments. With decades of hands-on transformation experience for brands like Disney, Formula One, an...

For IT leaders navigating the SAP S/4HANA migration, the biggest mistake is thinking it’s just another routine upgrade. In this Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT soundbite, Christopher Carter, Chairman and CEO of Approyo, shares three critical steps every organization must take to ensure a successful transition. First, have a real plan of action. Many IT leaders, Carter says, are still approaching S/4 as i...

In this Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT soundbite, Pete Sacco, Founder and President of Inspirica IT Solutions, highlights a critical evolution in infrastructure thinking: the normalization of hybrid data centers. Even among cloud-heavy enterprises and government organizations, there’s a growing understanding that hybrid environments are here to stay. Sacco points to Pfizer as a leading example. Despite...

In this episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT, host Michelle Dawn Mooney sits down with Jason Kaplan, CEO of SixMap, to explore one of the most urgent challenges in modern infrastructure management: deep visibility. As IT environments grow more hybrid, distributed, and fast-moving, the risks of shadow IT and blind spots are only increasing. Kaplan shares how SixMap is rethinking asset discovery...

In this episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT, host Michelle Dawn Mooney sits down with Jason Kaplan, CEO of SixMap, to explore one of the most urgent challenges in modern infrastructure management: deep visibility. As IT environments grow more hybrid, distributed, and fast-moving, the risks of shadow IT and blind spots are only increasing. Kaplan shares how SixMap is rethinking asset discovery...

AI in the enterprise is no longer theoretical—it’s real, and it’s happening now. In this Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT soundbite, Christopher Carter, Chairman and CEO of Approyo, highlights a powerful example: Juul’s integration of over 400 AI agents across its SAP ecosystem, spanning HR, finance, warehousing, and more. This isn’t hype—it’s operational transformation. But Carter also warns against the...

In this episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT, host Michelle Dawn Mooney sits down with Tom Richards, Practice Lead for Systems, Storage, and Security at Northdoor plc. With over two decades of experience supporting highly regulated industries, Tom unpacks how enterprises can modernize legacy systems, balance compliance and performance, and prepare infrastructure for the next wave of innovation....

In this episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT, host Michelle Dawn Mooney sits down with Tom Richards, Practice Lead for Systems, Storage, and Security at Northdoor plc. With over two decades of experience supporting highly regulated industries, Tom unpacks how enterprises can modernize legacy systems, balance compliance and performance, and prepare infrastructure for the next wave of innovation....