Tech Talks Daily

As Chief Technology Officer and Senior PE for Intel Corporation, Steve Orrin orchestrates and executes customer engagements in the Federal space, overseeing the development of federal solution architectures to address challenges in a government enterprise, national security, and other federal areas of focus. In today's episode of Tech Talks Daily, Steve joins me in a discussion about the key trend...

I have been watching many keynotes at Symposium, and two of the speakers from Sitecore's leadership team are joining me on the podcast today.  First of all, we are going to speak to  Dave O'Flanagan, CPO at Sitecore, who will walk me through the big announcements at this year's event. We discuss Content Hub One, a new AI-powered standalone search derived from Sitecore's Reflektion acquisition and...

Jacuzzi is known around the world for its hot tub and spa manufacturing. But people seldom think about their technology or how their digital presence is a primary source for generating leads. The Jacuzzi Group had a fragmented dealer model, including hundreds of Jacuzzi-owned stores, Jacuzzi-only dealers, and brand-agnostic dealers, all who had their own websites and e-commerce experiences. This m...

Cirque du Soleil started with a group of street performers in Montreal, Canada in 1984 and manages approximately 40 shows worldwide today. In addition to the iconic shows under the blue and yellow big top, the Cirque du Soleil brand includes other live entertainment brands such as the Blue Man Group, VStar Entertainment Group, and The Works Entertainment Group. After being shut down for an extende...

Digital tools have transformed the car buying experience for drivers over the last twenty years. Most will routinely do their own research online before visiting their local dealer, but could the Metaverse further transform the process of browsing and purchasing your next vehicle? Sitecore's 2022 Perceptions of the Metaverse Report recently revealed that consumers are ready (and expect) to engage...

Wolters Kluwer is a 189-year-old company and global leader in professional information, software, and services for health, tax and accounting, governance, risk and compliance, and legal and regulatory sectors. However, in the digital age, the company had a fractured user experience, unmanageable marketing operations systems, siloed data, and a disconnected brand presentation across hundreds of mar...

The last two years have seen tremendous change. People all over the world have been doing business online more than ever before, and with that, their digital expectations are now sky-high. The brands that will thrive in a post-pandemic world are the ones that can connect intelligently and meet their customers with authentic experiences at every touchpoint along their journey. At this year's in-per...

In the space of three days, Solana lost about $4.5 million worth of tokens to hackers while the Nomad protocol was drained of $200 million. Zooming out, ChainAnalysis estimates that $2 billion in cryptocurrency has been stolen from cross-chain bridges across 13 separate hacks so far this year. Dominic Williams, the founder of DFINITY Foundation shares his take on the prevalence of blockchain hacks...

Bitwarden's CEO, Michael Crandell joins me on Tech Talks Daily to share Bitwarden's origin story from side hustle to business used by millions and discuss the role of the password in today's digital sphere. We also explore why many believe the recent growth in biometric-based security and MFA methods will be the final nail in the coffin for the password. Still, much like the paperless office, a tr...

AND Digital is on a mission to close the world's digital skills gap. They believe in empowering people with the knowledge they need to unlock the full potential of technology. So I invited Mairead O'Connor on the Tech Talks Daily podcast to discuss creating a culture of creativity to drive innovation. We discuss how many are approaching digital transformation wrongly by focusing too much on techno...

Mostafa ElSayed, CEO of lab automation start up Automata joins me on the Tech Talks Daily Podcast. Spending the first half of his career working for top architecture firms, Mostafa is not your typical biotech CEO. With the initial intent to make building structures easier with robots and automation, Automata was born from an observation that automation was not taking off in a range of markets. We'...

SolarWinds is number one in network management software beating out IBM, Cisco and others, and serves over 300,000 customers including 498 of the Fortune 500. Its products have become ubiquitous because they are easier to use, more powerful and scalable and more affordable than other providers, including its recently launched Hybrid Cloud Observability Platform. This is the first platform that the...

It's been nearly a decade since the famed story of a Verizon employee who leveraged a VPN to outsource his job to privately hire workers in China. In 2013, remote employees accessing company networks was a less frequent occurrence than it is now. But today, studies are projecting that by 2025, 36M American employees will work remotely. HR professionals and business leaders are welcoming a newer, m...

Wang Qi (Joey) is responsible for Huawei's 5.5G marketing. He has more than 17 years of experience in the mobile communications industry. He has a deep understanding of industry developments and solutions related to 5G, LTE, indoor coverage, and vertical industry applications. I recently sat down with him to discuss 5G-Advanced, the key capabilities of this technology, and real-world use cases of...

In February, eSentire announced a bursary with Munster Technological University to support students in their learning and development around security. Ciaran Luttrell, Senior Director, SOC Operations EMEA at eSentire joins me on Tech Talks Daily to discuss how companies should get involved in developing the next generation of security professionals, using direct funding and providing internships....

Kris Beevers, founder, and CEO of NS1 joins me on Tech Talks Daily. I learn more about how this New York City-based startup delivers smart network control across core network services for over 800 global customers, including Dropbox, Fox, Salesforce, LinkedIn, & eBay. We also talk about the tech startup story behind their success which began as a specialist in DNS, and to quote TechCrunch, took: '...

The pandemic highlighted what many already knew: high-speed internet access is not a luxury, it's a necessity. Yet, the digital divide remains prevalent, with 21M U.S. citizens still lacking internet connection. The UN Human Rights Council considers access to the internet as a basic human right, but despite numerous strides that have taken place in the technology realm in the last two decades, bil...

Amit Bareket, CEO of client Perimeter 81, just helped secure a $100 million Series C funding round for the company, making them one of the latest unicorns in the cybersecurity industry. He's a former operative of Unit 8200. Perimeter 81 simplifies corporate network security with its Security Service Edge (SSE) platform. As a holistic, cloud-based solution, Perimeter 81 allows organizations of all...

Max Newlon is the President of BrainCo USA, a brain-computer interface company leading the way in biofeedback tech. FocusCalm is one of the company's verticals that uses neurofeedback to help users train and optimize their brains. When I sampled the FocusCalm headband myself, I quickly learned how active my brain was when I thought I relaxed. Thanks to neuroplasticity, our brain is always capable...

Benjamin Brial, the former Red Hat EMEA Cloud Manager and now Cycloid's founder. A company he created to help organisations aid the transition to the cloud by increasing their automation capabilities through a DevOps and hybrid cloud platform. With the rapid transition of organisations to cloud/multi cloud, businesses currently need more visibility and control over their servers. Cycloid helps org...

I recently came across the Talend Data Health Barometer, and one of the highlights of the report is that 97% of the respondents face challenges in using data. So I invited Nick Vigier, CISO at Talend, on the podcast to learn more about the research and explore the complex regulatory landscape, how it's evolving, and how organizations can navigate accelerated technological change to find their way...

The GSMA (Global System for Mobile Communications Association) represent the interests of the global mobile industry. Spanning 219 countries, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world's mobile operators, as well as more than 400 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset makers, software companies, equipment providers, Internet companies, and media and entertainment organizations....

Valued at $4.3bn, you may have seen the Arctic Wolf logo adorning the Oracle Red Bull F1 race car this year or as a sponsor of the Wolves football club. But the business provides security operation services and does more than just help these specific partners with their security issues. Ian McShane, VP of Strategy, has over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity. A former Gartner analyst, Ian has...

Like it or not, we are all in the digital experience business. We demand it as consumers and enterprises are challenged with continuously raising the bar to keep consumers coming back for more. But doing this at every stage of the customer journey can be incredibly daunting. Sitecore is a company unifying data, content, commerce, and experiences to empower brands like L'Oréal, Microsoft, and Unite...

CityFibre is building a new generation of Full Fibre infrastructure for the UK - a network capable of transforming the digital capabilities of citizens and businesses, sparking innovation, and underpinning our economy in a gigabit age. In a recent report in collaboration with Hatch, they identified over £38bn in potential economic benefits, derived over fifteen years, stemming from CityFibre's rol...