Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans
Episodes
A Growth Plan for CXOs | Sadin on Digital
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:Roaring 20’s redux: Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that the economy was at an inflection point: 6%-7% or more growth, and unemployment ...
Infor’s $1B Industry Clouds
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:$5 billion building and rewriting modern cloud apps: In the last few years we’ve really had all the ingredients, the products, the ma...
Crushing the Culture of Fear | Anschuetz on Leadership
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:Pet peeves: Not every manager is a leader. When you need a leader but hire a manager, you quickly realize that you’ve either hired th...
Snowflake, Digital Ocean on Fire | Ammirati on Innovation
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:We’re getting back to normal – which is awesome: But the markets are crazy and the blank check companies – or SPAC as they’re o...
High-Tech Manufacturing Is White Hot | Uphoff on Industry
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:Manufacturing is hot again: In this country there’s a Renaissance, I love it because I joined Thomas four years ago with the idea it ...
Salesforce’s Jujhar Singh: Industry Clouds Booming!
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:The appetite for industry solutions is expanding in a very big way: Speaking the language of our customers is key.AI becomes much riche...
SAP, Oracle, Workday: Who’s #1? | Tinder on Customers
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:Results based upon ~400 vetted project reviews: Completed by customers involved with the implementation of SAP, Oracle, and Workday wit...
“Different” Making Competition Obsolete | Lochhead of Different
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:The business case for becoming a category creator in 2021: The “be different” category designers captured 51% of the revenue growth...
CIOs Have Tiger by the Tail | Sadin on Digital
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:The economy is opening up: Are you ready? Businesses are developing new ways to delight customers and the federal government is about p...
Aviatrix CEO: Cloud Network Platform Will Soar Like Snowflake
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:We immediately solved all their networking and network security issues: Now we are enabling them to actually deploy – and now they’...
The Disruptive CHRO Is Here | Fitzgerald on Talent
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:Blending old and new communication channels: It’s that personal connection that we’re really pushing with many of our clients, and ...
The Path to Extinction | Anschuetz on Leadership
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:Digital question marks left and right: It’s the old BCG (Boston Consulting Group) matrix. Figuring out how to regenerate and develop ...
Digital: The Revenue Maximizer | Ammirati on Innovation
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:No more looking in the rearview mirror: We’re talking about what we can do looking out at the front of the car, and how we can steer ...
Exec Communication: Best Friend, Worst Enemy? | Tinder on Customers
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:Keep it simple: Your projects are complex but you must be able to distill your progress into an executive summary that can be absorbed ...
Cloud Database Wars: Attack of the Yottabytes!! | Foley on Data
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:Traditional on-premises databases to cloud databases: Gartner predicts that 75% of all databases will be deployed or migrated to the cl...
The Auto Industry of Tomorrow Is Here | Uphoff on Industry
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:What does Remote 2.0 look like? As the world starts to open up what will office work look like? Many companies are announcing that they...
The CIO Reality Check | Sadin on Digital
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:Technical debt: If you write off $0.42 during a $100M bank reconciliation, I guess you created ‘financial debt,’ but so what? It’...
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos: Force of Nature | Ammirati on Innovation
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:Andy Jassy is now the CEO of Amazon: The force of nature that is Jeff Bezos is going to be executive chairman.Databricks and Snowflake ...
Oracle Cloud EVP Clay Magouyrk: A 1:1 Chat
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:Living up to the hype: Whether you’re talking about cloud applications, or cloud infrastructure, it’s a huge accelerator.Put it in ...
BMC: Bullish on the Digital Future
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:The Autonomous Digital Enterprise (ADE): A roadmap for companies putting a lot of focus on providing solutions for customers, and to he...
Know Your Why—Or Prepare to Fail | Tinder on Customers
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:Know your why. Don’t do projects with unclear outcomes or that do not solve a defined business issue/goal. Digital transformation onl...
The New Corporate/Virtual Culture | Uphoff on Industry
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:Not so Unified Communications. As many/most companies have shifted to some version of remote work, we’re seeing both the benefits but...
Is Authentic, Honest Dialogue Still Possible? | Lochhead on Different
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:Authentic dialogue is dying in America: Stanford Research shows us that people are caring more about themselves and less for others.Goo...
Fabulous Business Opportunities in 2021 | Sadin on Digital
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:Last mile networking – down to last few feet: Data to/from the edge will skyrocket in quantity and in value.IT risk-awareness rises: ...
Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Heroes Now Will Reap Returns Next Year | Tinder on Customers
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:Shift in size, scope, and delivery: The pandemic has caused a shift from mega projects to more incremental work. Many large projects we...
Scott Guthrie, EVP of the Microsoft Cloud and AI Group
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Aneel Bhusri, Co-CEO of Workday
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Bill McDermott, CEO of ServiceNow
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Are You Funding #1 Competitor: Amazon? | Ammirati on Innovation
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes: Wall Street/Main Street: The software sector had a great year. The markets didn’t correct. Main Street not so much – stores are bo...
The Process Revolution: Reimagining AI-Powered Business | Uphoff on Industry
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:Process geeks rejoice! Reimagining business process is the next frontier: New technologies; especially in AI and Machine Learning are e...
Fender’s Fabulous Reimagination | Lochhead on Different
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:The end of Silicon Valley: Elon Musk and Larry Ellison of Oracle are pulling up their tents and going to Texas.Eric Yuan, founder and C...
Rise of the Digitally Strategic CIO | Sadin on Digital
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:Strategic planning: Strategic planning is a lot about what you want to do – but also about what you’re able to do.True cloud-native...
Wooly Mammoths with 2 Legs in Tar Pit | Anschuetz on Leadership
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:General contractor and owner: Eternal truth: it all comes down to motivating people – from high-tech to one of the most basic human a...
Apple Jumping into Cloud Business? | Ammirati on Innovation
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:Apple and a thousand Intel employees: The M1 chipset Apple wanted was a billion-dollar investment in 5G, which they did in 2019. Will A...
Honeywell Creates Enterprise Cloud for Industry
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We spoke with David Trice, Honeywell Forge Chief Product Officer and General Manager Connected Buildings, in a Cloud Wars Live Perspectives. Here is o...
How to Win the War for Talent | Fitzgerald on Talent
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:Mix of old school and new school: Know that there are different types of recruiters, just like there are different types of CXO executi...
Is Your Dream Team Actually a Nightmare? | Tinder on Customers
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:A project leader: Who has enough political capital to see the effort through to the end – and people who are culturally aligned with ...
Digital Transformation Shattering Talent Silos | Uphoff on Industry
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:Seeing a shift from hyper-specialization: What are the implications for recruiting, retaining, and developing talent in today’s marke...
CRM Guru Paul Greenberg: Purpose of Delight
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:A sprint to the finish line: Digital transformation doesn’t just mean changes in our business models. We’re seeing a fundamental ch...
Hey Amazon: Time to Spin Out AWS, Okay?? | Ammirati on Innovation
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:ServiceNow vs. IBM: The market cap of ServiceNow, with $4 billion in revenue, is closing in on that of IBM, which is a 115-year-old com...
Today’s Heroes: Veterans, Healthcare Pros, IT Pros | Lochhead on Different
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:His grandfather Jack and father-in-law Phil: Jack served in World War II, and Phil in Korea. Both served and fought—and lost too many...
Life with Avatars, Bots, Virtual Agents: You Ready? | Araujo on Transformation
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:The power of trust: We’re trying to create a better experience – for our customers, our partners, and our employees. But navigatin...
HVR: Real-Time Data Where You Need It
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is brought to you by HVR.For this sponsored episode of Cloud Wars Live, I spoke with Anthony Brooks-Williams, CEO of HVR. As a cloud prov...
Talent War: Don’t Let Bots Call the Shots! | Fitzgerald on Talent
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:Cool technology, but: You don’t want AI bots running your show. Many companies are defaulting too quickly to technology. “Old-fashi...
Leadership in Times of Crisis | Uphoff on Industry
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes: • Metrics that matter: As the ability to track most anything as “data” accelerates, there’s a lag between technology’s abili...
Good, Fast, or Cheap – You Can Pick Only Two | Tinder on Customers
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes: • Good, fast, or cheap – you can only pick two: Don’t shortchange your project results by not investing enough in user training ...
Don’t Let Technical Debt Swamp Your Recovery!! | Sadin on Digital
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes: • Microsoft told 160,000 employees: You have the permanent right to work from home. All the big tech companies are starting to adapt...
Will Oracle or Salesforce Buy Slack? | Ammirati on Innovation
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:• The power of the network effect: Will it trigger next wave of M&A for software companies?• A crisis is a terrible thing to ...
Digital Transformation: Embrace the Disruption! | Tinder on Customers
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes: • Home projects vs. digital transformation projects: There are going to be challenges along the way—here’s how to keep calm and ...
The Gift of Speed | Uphoff on Industry
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes: • Cheaper, faster, better: Technology is making all of our companies much more agile. And that’s what’s allowing all our compani...
Speed, Flexibility, Helicopter-Installed Mainframes | Sadin on Digital
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes: • The new, new normal – and the new abnormal. How many meetings have we had where somebody had a cat sitting on their head? • CI...
Crazy: Oracle Woos TikTok, Harvard’s Big Gap | Ammirati on Innovation
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes: • Six months ago, would anyone on the planet believe that 20% of incoming Harvard freshmen would defer? Great example of the crazy t...
How to Win CFO Support for Digital Transformation | Tinder on Customers
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes: • Bob poses the challenge: “My CFO is a real hard ass, and I think he or she is gonna really put me through the ringer. How do I t...
The Robots Are Coming—For Us? | Araujo on Transformation
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes: • Taken as directed, you should see a change in your digital transformation in a few weeks – as long as you read the message on th...
Data Culture: “In God we trust, all others bring data”
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:The industrial sector realizes customer service is not enough—customer experience is the new priority.Everybody codes: some business ...
CXOs: In a Video World, Don’t Look Like Sci-Fi Creature!
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes: • If you’re a CEO, CFO, CIO, or board member – how “natural” and “normal” are your video meetings? Some suggestions on e...
SAS and Microsoft: The Operating System for Digital Transformation
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode of Cloud Wars Live, I talked with Oliver Schabenberger, EVP, COO, CTO at SAS.The Big Themes:· SAS and Microsoft have an importan...
Why Slack’s Whiny Lawsuit vs. Microsoft Will Backfire
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:· The New York Times ad begins, “Dear Microsoft, big news and congratulations on today’s announcements. We’re genuinely exci...
Remote Work and the Myth of the Open Office
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:· It’s a great time to connect with your customers and employees. Try new ideas, try innovation, try creativity, and don’t was...
Empathic Design in Age of Relentless Disruption
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:· Empathic design is creating a level of engagement for both your employees and your customers so that you are now listening to th...
Rapid Deployment: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:· There are bottlenecks in the process, the wheels fall off, and the scope keeps changing – this is hard work!· 85% of the ...
Can Apple's Giant UFO Adapt to Remote-Work World?
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Themes:· A billion knowledge workers on the planet, and a quarter to half of us are working from home· The future is not guaranteed ...
Some Companies are Going to be Flattened
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
· Who needs to wear a suit?· Digital transformation is rethinking your products, your markets, your customer experience· Why are you r...
Steve Jobs and Gorilla Glass: Create Your Future
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each month, “Ammirati on Innovation” episodes will look at ways that the disruptive-startup mentality is spreading beyond young entrepreneurs to b...
If You Build a House on Swamp Land…
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bonnie Tinder is the founder and CEO of a company called Raven Intel (www.ravenintel.com), and it’s an independent B2B peer review site that is ampl...
Overcoming the Monetization of Rage
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each month, Tony Uphoff, visionary CEO of Thomasnet.com, joins Cloud Wars Live for a recurring segment. “Uphoff on Industry” will explore the inno...
Modern Cloud ERP Is Ruining ERP's Scary Reputation!
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Sadin on Digital” episodes explore the fast-changing and high-stakes world of digital business. In this discussion, Wayne and I talk about how mo...
The New Resilience: Creative, Adaptive, Relentless
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each month, Charles Araujo joins Cloud Wars Live for a recurring segment known as “Araujo on Transformation.” Charlie is a bestselling author who ...
Standing Together: Tears Are Colorless
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each month, “Lochhead on Different” episodes explore the need to differentiate people, products, and services in a world that encourages a lot of ...
Microsoft & FedEx: Reimagining the World
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each month, “Ammirati on Innovation” episodes will look at ways that the disruptive-startup mentality is spreading beyond young entrepreneurs to b...
Dear Senior Management: Time to Step Up!
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each month, Charles Araujo joins Cloud Wars Live for a recurring segment known as “Araujo on Transformation.” Charlie is a bestselling author who ...
For Manufacturers, Rollercoaster Looking Less Scary
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each month, Tony Uphoff, visionary CEO of Thomasnet.com, joins Cloud Wars Live for a recurring segment. “Uphoff on Industry” will explore the inno...
COVID-19 Scrambles IT Spending Priorities
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Steube, managing director of Enterprise Technology Research (ETR), will join us each month to discuss enterprise-IT buying trends among big-comp...
Nine Percent of Companies in the Last Recession Flourished
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each month, “Lochhead on Different” episodes explore the need to differentiate people, products, and services in a world that encourages a lot of ...
RSA on Leading Through Empathy Amid a Crisis
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is brought to you by RSA Security.For this sponsored Cloud Wars Live conversation, I speak with Mignonette Silot-Chang, VP of Human Resou...
Telemedicine Revolution Will Rock Your World
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Sadin on Digital” episodes explore the fast-changing and high-stakes world of digital business. Wayne Sadin and I focus on digital transformation...
Oracle Analytics Summit: Showcasing Customer Innovation
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is brought to you by Oracle.For this sponsored Cloud Wars Live conversation, I talk with Bruno Aziza, Group Vice President, AI Data Analy...
Disney+ vs. Netflix: 50M Subscribers Can’t be Wrong
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each month, “Ammirati on Innovation” episodes will look at ways that the disruptive-startup mentality is spreading beyond young entrepreneurs to b...
Post-COVID, Can U.S. Manufacturing Soar Again?
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each month, Tony Uphoff, visionary CEO of Thomasnet.com, joins Cloud Wars Live for a recurring segment. “Uphoff on Industry” will explore the inno...
Some Will Come Out Stronger, Some Will Crash and Burn
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each month, Charles Araujo joins Cloud Wars Live for a recurring segment known as “Araujo on Transformation.” Charlie is a bestselling author who ...
If Your Stomach’s Turning, You’re Not Alone
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Steube, managing director of Enterprise Technology Research (ETR), will join us each month to discuss enterprise-IT buying trends among big-comp...
“If You Find Yourself Walking Through Hell, Keep Going”
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each month, “Lochhead on Different” episodes explore the need to differentiate people, products, and services in a world that encourages a lot of ...
IT Strategy in the COVID-19 World
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Sadin on Digital” episodes explore the fast-changing and high-stakes world of digital business. Wayne Sadin and I focus in particular on what CEO...
When the Tide Goes Out You See Who’s Swimming Naked
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each month, “Ammirati on Innovation” episodes will look at ways that the disruptive-startup mentality is spreading beyond young entrepreneurs to b...
COVID-19: Radical Generosity and WFH Revolution
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each month, “Lochhead on Different” episodes will explore the need to differentiate people, products, and services in a world that encourages a lo...
Remote Work and Reconfigured Supply Chains: COVID-19 Effect
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each month, Tony Uphoff, visionary CEO of Thomasnet.com, joins Cloud Wars Live for a recurring segment. “Uphoff on Industry” will explore the inno...
COVID-19: First, Be Safe; But Also Be Productive
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Sadin on Digital” episodes explore the fast-changing and high-stakes world of digital business. Wayne Sadin and I focus in particular on what CEO...
AI's Dilemma: Balancing Incredible Potential with Real Danger
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the past 35 years, Ben Rewis has been a leader in the development and deployment of cutting-edge enterprise technology within large financial-serv...
Walmart: An Industrial Age Masterpiece Until Amazon Came Along
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each month, Charles Araujo joins Cloud Wars Live for a recurring segment known as “Araujo on Transformation.” Charlie is a bestselling author who ...
Calling Jeff Bezos: It's Time to Spin Out AWS!
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each month, “Ammirati on Innovation” episodes will look at ways that the disruptive-startup mentality is spreading beyond young entrepreneurs to b...
Google Cloud Surges Among IT Buyers, Says Survey
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're delighted to introduce a new monthly guest on Cloud Wars Live: Peter Steube, managing director of Enterprise Technology Research (ETR), will joi...
Coronavirus Response: 40,000-sq.-ft. Hospital in 10 Days
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each month, Tony Uphoff, visionary CEO of Thomasnet.com, joins Cloud Wars Live for a recurring segment. “Uphoff on Industry” will explore the inno...
The Cloud Is “Underhyped” – and Ready to Rock
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each month, “Lochhead on Different” episodes will explore the need to differentiate people, products, and services in a world that encourages a lo...
Shadow IT Goes Legit as 'Query from Hell' Gets Defanged
16 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Sadin on Digital” episodes explore the fast-changing and high-stakes world of digital business. Wayne Sadin and I focus in particular on what CEO...
Industry 4.0: Apple, Amazon, and Google are Manufacturers
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each month, Tony Uphoff, visionary CEO of Thomasnet.com, joins Cloud Wars Live for a recurring segment. “Uphoff on Industry” will explore the inno...
Flip a Switch. Pay a License. Boom, You’re in the 21st Century.
19 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Sadin on Digital” episodes explore the fast-changing and high-stakes world of digital business. Wayne Sadin and I focus in particular on what CEO...
Sean's 2020: Walmart Buys FedEx, Slack Sells, AWS Set Free
10 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each month, “Ammirati on Innovation” episodes will look at ways that the disruptive-startup mentality is spreading beyond young entrepreneurs to b...
Why Oracle Autonomous Database Will Change Everything
09 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is brought to you by Oracle.Sponsored ContentFor this sponsored Cloud Wars Live conversation, I spoke with Steve Daheb, Senior Vice Presi...
Why Leaders are Displacing Managers
03 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each month, Tony Uphoff, visionary CEO of Thomasnet.com, joins Cloud Wars Live for a recurring segment. “Uphoff on Industry” will explore the inno...