The Calculus of IT
Episodes
Calculus of IT - Season 3 Episode 11 - Shadow AI vs Shadow IT
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Newsflash: Shadow AI is just Shadow IT with better branding and worse consequences.We set out to compare Shadow AI (people using ChatGPT at home becau...
Calculus of IT - Season 3 Episode 10 - Training Our Elders (and Ourselves)
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The new episode is live, and special guest Kevin Dushney joined us to ask the question nobody wants to answer: at what point do people just stop learn...
Calculus of IT - Season 3 Episode 9 - PowerPoint Inc.
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Mike and I put on the latex gloves and explored the uncomfortable reality that PowerPoint has ruled corporate communication since 198...
Calculus of IT - Season 3 Episode 8 - IT aka the Pasty Anthropologist
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mostly true but also possibly just purely theoretical fact: IT's real job is studying human behavior, not fixing computers.In this episode, Mike ...
Calculus of IT - Season 3 Episode 7 - What Has Become of Chat?
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The new episode is live, and we went deep into the nostalgia mines before emerging with some uncomfortable truths about how we communicate now.Mike an...
Calculus of IT - Season 3 Episode 6 - Slack as an OS
17 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
So Mike and I set out to answer a simple question: What actually constitutes an operating system in 2026? Turns out, it depends on whether you're...
Calculus of IT - Season 3 Episode 5 - Who Speaks for IT Anyway?
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The new episode is live. As usual, we were topical af.The question: In an industry flooded with analysts, vendors, and LinkedIn thought leaders, who a...
Calculus of IT - Season 3 Episode 4 - The Verification Economy (Part 2 of 2)
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In part two, we tackle who actually does all this verifying, what it costs, and the uncomfortable questions nobody's asking yet.IT is becoming th...
Calculus of IT - Season 3 Episode 4 - The Verification Economy (Part 1 of 2)
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 4 of The Calculus of IT, Mike Crispin and I dive deep into what happens when "proof of X" becomes the fundamental currency of dig...
Calculus of IT - Season 3 Episode 3 - Distributed vs. Centralized IT (Redux) - The AI Paradox?
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two years ago, we spent 4 hours and 27 minutes hours dissecting decentralized IT models. Now, AI has changed everything or has it?In this episode, Mik...
Calculus of IT - Season 3 Episode 2 - Identity with a Capital "I"
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Identity...I mean...super easy topic right? Wrong.Season 3 is largely devoted to looking at "capital-I Identity" from all available viewpoi...
Calculus of IT - Season 3 Episode 1 - Welcome Back!!
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
aaaaand we're back!!Season 3 of The Calculus of IT is here, and we're coming in hot with 40 episodes that go way beyond the AI silliness. Su...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 13 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Industry 5.0
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Oddly enough, the bots don't seem to be too emotionally affected by their future rise to becoming our overlords.Support the showThe Calculus of I...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 13 - Industry 5.0
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
.....aaaand that's a wrap folks. It’s the end of the season, the end of an era, and maybe the last human-hosted podcast you’ll ever hear. I...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 12 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Shaping the Future: Autonomy, Adoption, and the Four Pillars
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The bots will have their way. So get out of their way. Support the showThe Calculus of IT website - https://www.thecoit.us"The IT Autonomy P...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 12 - Shaping the Future: Autonomy, Adoption, and the Four Pillars
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve talked resilience, compliance, AI, and risk - but what does it really take to become the architect of your organization’s technology future?...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 11 - Part 2 - Long-Term Resilience and Autonomy
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Calculus of IT double feature you didn’t know you needed. In this two-part journey, me and Mike stare down the end of the world - at ...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 11 - Part 1 - Long-Term Resilience and Autonomy
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Calculus of IT double feature you didn’t know you needed. In this two-part journey, me and Mike stare down the end of the world - at ...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 10.1 - The Token Economy
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s another Calculus of IT mini-episode (“Jort” alert!), and this time Nate and Mike are spiraling down the GenAI token rabbit hole - no tokens...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 10 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Autonomy and Compliance
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bots don't actually care about compliance. Maybe because they are literally one of the most noncompliant technologies possible? Who knows, le...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 10 - Autonomy and Compliance
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the regulation episode you didn’t know you needed - but absolutely do.After three weeks swimming in the future of AI, quantum, and edge, Nate...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 3 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when your AI agent tries to talk to mine but mine hates yours?Support the showThe Calculus of IT website - https://www.thecoit.us"Th...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 3 - Emerging Technologies and Their Impact on Autonomy
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The epic, unfiltered three-part saga is complete!In Episode 9 of Calculus of IT, Nate, Mike, and Kevin wrap up their marathon exploration of IT autono...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 2 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is like the Fyre Festival for bots. Sound really awesome but mostly just make a bunch of shit up. Support the showThe Calculus of IT website...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 2 - Emerging Technologies and Their Impact on Autonomy
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's 2027. You have just hired your new VP of Subdermal Biomodifications and she has spent the last four years constructing a self-designed, ex...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 1 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Here come the bots!!Last night, Mike, Kevin and I pivoted the podcast from discussions on what is happening in autonomy TODAY and started taking a loo...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 1 - Emerging Technologies and Their Impact on Autonomy
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last night, Mike, Kevin and I pivoted the podcast from discussions on what is happening in autonomy TODAY and started taking a look at the impact of a...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 8 - Building Resilience Through Independence and Effective Change Management
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Calculus of IT, Nate McBride and Mike Crispin focus on the critical but often overlooked topic of building resilience in IT thr...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 8 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Building Resilience Through Independence and Effective Change Management
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As promised, each episode this season will also have a bonus TL;DR version from our favorite bots over at NLM or from whatever we currently feel is mo...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 7 - Part 2 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As promised, each episode this season will also have a bonus TL;DR version from our favorite bots over at NLM or from whatever we currently feel is mo...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 7 - Part 2 - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 2 of our mini-series about IT leadership principles, Nate and Mike went all the way to Boston (actually we live right near it) to broadcast li...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 7 - Part 1 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As promised, each episode this season will also have a bonus TL;DR version from our favorite bots over at NLM or from whatever we currently feel is mo...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 7 - Part 1 - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Mike and I continue on the path of IT Leadership and Autonomy with a focus on establishing clear boundaries and principles for how IT ...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 6.3 - Reflecting on Reflection Time
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every now and again Mike and I like to step aside and discuss some of the external impacts on being an IT Leader (and also just being a human trying t...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 6.2 - Digitalization of Work and Heteronomy
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So much research went into preparing for Season 2 and there was no practical way to really call out all of the best articles and papers we read. The...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 6.1 - Exploring the New Digital Wave of Rationalization
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So much research went into preparing for Season 2 and there was no practical way to really call out all of the best articles and papers we read. The...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 6 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Creating Technical Diversity without Chaos
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As promised, each episode this season will also have a bonus TL;DR version from our favorite bots over at NLM or from whatever we currently feel is mo...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 6 - Creating Technical Diversity without Chaos
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 6 of The Calculus of IT, we tackle a critical challenge: How do you create technical diversity without unleashing chaos? Joined by special ...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 5 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Actively Preserving Autonomy in IT
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As promised, each episode this season will also have a bonus TL;DR version from our favorite bots over at NLM or from whatever we currently feel is mo...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 5 - Actively Preserving Autonomy in IT
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After four episodes of context and base-building, we are now ready to jump headfirst into the season's theme. We explored the daily battles IT ...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 4 - NLM Bot TL;DR - The Value of Identity
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As promised, each episode this season will also have a bonus TL;DR version from our favorite bots over at NLM or from whatever we currently feel is mo...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 4 - The Value of Identity
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ok, the Modern IT Paradox is now behind us, and it's time to move forward with the rest of the season. Or is it? Did we just uncover more par...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 3 - NLM Bot TL;DR - The Modern IT Paradox - Part 2
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As promised, each episode this season will also have a bonus TL;DR version from our favorite bots over at NLM or from whatever we currently feel is mo...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 3 - The Modern IT Paradox - Part 2
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, we slammed on the brakes right in the middle of our deep dive into the seven modern IT paradoxes (something about a Kraken attack…it’s ...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 2 - NLM Bot TL;DR - The Modern IT Paradox - Part 1
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As promised, each episode this season will also have a bonus TL;DR version from our favorite bots over at NLM or from whatever we currently feel is mo...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 2 - The Modern IT Paradox - Part 1
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Remember when IT's job was simple? Lock everything down, say no to everything, and go home at 5? (This did actually used to happen…once). Well...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 1b - NLM Bot Jort - "Welcome Back!"
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is just a funny short of when the bots just go really wrong.....Support the showThe Calculus of IT website - https://www.thecoit.us"The IT A...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 1a - NLM Bot TL;DR - "Welcome Back!"
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aaaaaaand we are back!! Welcome back to the Calculus of IT Podcast!! In Season 2, we will focus on how Autonomy, Risk, Productivity, and Innovatio...
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 1 - Official - "Welcome Back!"
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aaaaaaand we are back!! Welcome back to the Calculus of IT Podcast!! In Season 2, we will focus on how Autonomy, Risk, Productivity, and Innovatio...
Calculus of IT - Bonus Episode 15 - 12/30/24 - AI Redux of Episodes 38-39
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Season 1 completed and Season 2 scheduled for launch on January 8th, we decided to see what would happen if we ran our episodes through the AI wa...
Calculus of IT - Bonus Episode 14 - 12/28/24 - AI Redux of Episodes 36-37
28 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Season 1 completed and Season 2 scheduled for launch on January 8th, we decided to see what would happen if we ran our episodes through the AI wa...
Calculus of IT - Bonus Episode 13 - 12/26/24 - AI Redux of Episode 35
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Season 1 completed and Season 2 scheduled for launch on January 8th, we decided to see what would happen if we ran our episodes through the AI wa...
Calculus of IT - Bonus Episode 12 - 12/24/24 - AI Redux of Episodes 32-34
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Season 1 completed and Season 2 scheduled for launch on January 8th, we decided to see what would happen if we ran our episodes through the AI wa...
Calculus of IT - Bonus Episode 11 - 12/22/24 - AI Redux of Episodes 29-31
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Season 1 completed and Season 2 scheduled for launch on January 8th, we decided to see what would happen if we ran our episodes through the AI wa...
Calculus of IT - Bonus Episode 10 - 12/20/24 - AI Redux of Episodes 26-28
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Season 1 completed and Season 2 scheduled for launch on January 8th, we decided to see what would happen if we ran our episodes through the AI wa...
Calculus of IT - Bonus Episode 9 - 12/18/24 - AI Redux of Episodes 24-25
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Season 1 completed and Season 2 scheduled for launch on January 8th, we decided to see what would happen if we ran our episodes through the AI wa...
Calculus of IT - Bonus Episode 8 - 12/15/24 - AI Redux of Episodes 22-23
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Season 1 completed and Season 2 scheduled for launch on January 8th, we decided to see what would happen if we ran our episodes through the AI wa...
Calculus of IT - Bonus Episode 7 - 12/12/24 - AI Redux of Episodes 19-21
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Season 1 completed and Season 2 scheduled for launch on January 8th, we decided to see what would happen if we ran our episodes through the AI wa...
Calculus of IT - Bonus Episode 6 - 12/9/24 - AI Redux of Episodes 16-18
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Season 1 completed and Season 2 scheduled for launch on January 8th, we decided to see what would happen if we ran our episodes through the AI wa...
Calculus of IT - Bonus Episode 5 - 12/6/24 - AI Redux of Episode 15
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Season 1 completed and Season 2 scheduled for launch on January 8th, we decided to see what would happen if we ran our episodes through the AI wa...
Calculus of IT - Bonus Episode 4 - 12/3/24 - AI Redux of Episodes 10-13
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Season 1 completed and Season 2 scheduled for launch on January 8th, we decided to see what would happen if we ran our episodes through the AI wa...
Calculus of IT - Bonus Episode 3 - 11/30/24 - AI Redux of Episodes 7-9
30 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Season 1 completed and Season 2 scheduled for launch on January 8th, we decided to see what would happen if we ran our episodes through the AI wa...
Calculus of IT - Bonus Episode 2 - 11/27/24 - AI Redux of Episodes 4-6
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Season 1 completed and Season 2 scheduled for launch on January 8th, we decided to see what would happen if we ran our episodes through the AI wa...
Calculus of IT - Bonus Episode 1 - 11/24/24 - AI Redux of Episodes 1-3
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Season 1 completed and Season 2 scheduled for launch on January 8th, we decided to see what would happen if we ran our episodes through the AI wa...
Calculus of IT - Episode 39 - 11/13/24 - "IT Tropes That Will Never Die" - Part 2
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Nate and Mike in the final episode of Season 1, episode 39, of The Calculus of IT Podcast as they continue discussing various IT practices and po...
Calculus of IT - Episode 38 - 11/6/24 - "IT Tropes That Will Never Die" - Part 1
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Nate and Mike in episode 38 of The Calculus of IT Podcast as they dive into various IT practices and policies that many believe should be left be...
Calculus of IT - Episode 37 - 10/29/24 - "The Individual Loss of Autonomy and its Effect on IT" - Part 2
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 37, our antepenultimate episode for Season 1, we dive into Part 2 of the "Individual Loss of Autonomy and its Effect on IT." In...
Calculus of IT - Episode 36 - 10/23/24 - "The Individual Loss of Autonomy and its Effect on IT" - Part 1
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 36, Mike and I revisit a topic from Episodes 10, 12, and 13. In those episodes, we discussed how technological advances are erasing individ...
Calculus of IT - Episode 35 - "The Value of the Virtual CIO"
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The AI assistant is not a new concept. It’s been made “new” again through the GAI zeitgeist effect, but we have used AI assistants for quite a...
Calculus of IT - Episode 34 - 10/2/2024 - "The Next-Gen IT Paradigm - Part 2"
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Dushney and Joel Nichols joined Mike and me again to discuss whether or not the IT Paradigm should be changed and how we might do that if we wan...
Calculus of IT - Episode 33 - 9/25/2024 - "The Next-Gen IT Paradigm - Part 1"
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is Part 1 of a 2-part series on the future of the "IT Paradigm." In Part 1, Mike and Nate, along with their two special guests Kevin ...
Calculus of IT - Episode 32 - 9/17/2024 - "The Pros and Cons of Citizen Developers"
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mike and Nate, along with very special guest Bill Bartlett, parse the pros and cons of citizen developers in the organization. We discuss the guardr...
Calculus of IT - Episode 31 - 9/10/2024 - "Using GAI for IT Decision Making"
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mike and Nate are back! We went to a bar near Mike's office and didn't get the best sound quality as we hoped but that's what it is. ...
Calculus of IT - We are taking a brief break!
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi all - Mike and I will be taking a short break due to a massive amount of scheduling conflicts between now and mid-September. We will be back with...
Calculus of IT - Episode 30 - 8/7/2024 - "Harness the ultimate power of the Mighty Intranet"
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 30, Nate and Mike ask the question "Why Intranet?" and then ask the question "Why not Intranet?" and then answer both. ...
Calculus of IT - Episode 29 - 7/17/2024 - "Why do we give everyone Editor rights?"
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 29 is our first episode where we break away from reviewing the New IT Leader's Survival Guide (since we completed its review in episode 2...
Calculus of IT - Episode 28 - 7/10/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide - Years 2 and 3 - Training and Education"
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 28!! Mike Crispin and I take some time to discuss Training and Education in Years 2 and beyond. The discussion ranges from meas...
Calculus of IT - Episode 27 - 6/5/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide - Years 2 and 3 - Working With Your Partner"
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Holy crap we made it to Episode 27. In this episode, Mike and I discuss how the relationship is going between the IT Leader and their trusty sidekic...
Calculus of IT - Episode 26 - 5/29/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide - Years 2 and 3 - Employee Lifecycle and Employee Experience"
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 26, Nate and Mike, along with returning special guest Kate Bosman, dive back into the realities of setting a positive employee experience a...
Calculus of IT - Episode 25 - 5/22/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide - Years 2 and 3 - Governance Revisited Part 2"
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are back again and are still pernicious AF. As tonight is the 25th episode, we start by looking at what happened in technology 25 years ago...the...
Calculus of IT - Episode 24 - 5/15/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide - Years 2 and 3 - Governance Revisited Part 1"
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wow what a fucking doozy this episode is. Some might even go so far to say that it is pernicious AF. We cover some AI stuff as usual and then dig ...
Calculus of IT - Episode 23 - 5/8/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide - Years 2 and 3 - Strategy Revisited"
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For shits and giggles, I let Buzzsprout's GAI do the description for us this week. :-)Discover the charm of IT land's peculiarities and th...
Calculus of IT - Episode 22 - 5/1/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide - Years 2 and 3 - Budgeting Part 2"
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 22, Mike and Nate continue the walkthrough of Year 2 for a new IT Leader resuming their discussion on budgeting and forecasting. In this ...
Calculus of IT - Episode 21 - 4/24/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide - Years 2 and 3 - Budgeting Part 1"
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 21, Mike and Nate take a wack at unstructured data becoming natively structured, some recent AI shenaniganery and, most importantly, begin ...
Calculus of IT - Episode 20 - 4/16/2024 - Live from Bio-IT World
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 20, our fearless podcast hosts went on the road and managed to finagle their way into the BioIT World conference in Boston. We recorded t...
Calculus of IT - Episode 19 - 4/3/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide Chapter 23 - The End of Year 1"
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 19, Mike and Nate wrap up the new IT Leader's first year. It's been an awesome journey so far and we have dissected the first y...
Calculus of IT - Episode 18 - 3/27/2024 - "New IT Leader's Survival Guide Chapter 22 - Performance and Assessment"
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 18, Mike and Nate discuss Chapter 22 of the New IT Leader's Survival Guide. In this episode, we step off the EX train for a bit and fo...
Sware: Future of Technology Risk Assessment in Life Sciences Roundtable - 2/27/2024
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you taking advantage of new technologies to maintain compliance in your systems with effective risk assessment? Listen to the latest episode of ou...
Calculus of IT - Episode 17 - 3/20/2024 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 18 - Training and Education"
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 17, Mike and Nate discuss Chapter 18 of the IT Survival Guide. In this episode, we continue our journey into the employee experience by l...
Calculus of IT - Episode 16 - 3/13/2024 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 17 - Working With Your Partner"
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 16, Mike and Nate discuss Chapter 17 of the IT Survival Guide. This chapter is a deeper dive into Chapter 6 of the ITSG as we explore the...
Calculus of IT - Episode 15 - 3/7/2024 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 16 - Employee Lifecycle"
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 15, Mike and Nate, along with special guest Kate Bosman, an expert in Employee Experience development, discuss Chapter 16 of the IT Surviva...
Calculus of IT - Episode 14 - 2/28/2024 - Pirates, AI, and the Goonies
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mike and Nate at a bar. AI, pirates, pirate conspiracies, Goonies 5, job interviews with horses, and shrimp.Support the showThe Calculus of IT websi...
Calculus of IT - Episode 13 - 2/21/2024 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 15 - Governance"
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 13, Mike, Nate, and special guest Nathan Doyle discuss Chapter 15 of the IT Survival Guide. Chapter 15 covers Governance, and implementin...
Calculus of IT - Episode 12 - 2/15/2024 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 14 - Strategic Planning"
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 12, Mike and Nate discuss Chapter 14 of the IT Survival Guide. We are leaping from your initial strategic plan formed in the first 90 day...
Calculus of IT - Episode 11 - 2/7/2024 - "IT Survival Guide Chapters 12 & 13 - Wrapping Up the First 90 Days & Budgeting and Reforecasting"
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 11, Mike and Nate discuss Chapters 12 and 13 of the IT Survival Guide. Chapter 12 focuses on the closeout of your first 90 days, and Chap...
Calculus of IT - Episode 10 - 1/31/2024 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 11 - Service and Support"
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 10, Mike and Nate, along with special guest Kate Bosman (Digital Forces Sorceress at Xilio Therapeutics), discuss Chapter 11 of the IT Surv...
Calculus of IT - Episode 9 - 1/24/2024 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 10 - Security"
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 9, Mike and Nate, along with returning guest Kevin Dushney and special guest Bob Litterer (CISO at Teradyne), discuss Chapter 10 of the IT ...
Calculus of IT - Episode 8 - 1/17/2024 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 9 - Communicating to the Business"
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Nate goes solo and takes a few moments to address a recent New York Times Book Review essay by A.O. Scott regarding the use of AI in ...
Calculus of IT - Episode 7 - 1/10/2024 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 8 - Writing Your First Budget"
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 7, Mike and Nate and returning special guest Kevin Dushney discuss Chapter 8 of the IT Survival Guide, which focuses on creating your first...
Calculus of IT - Episode 6 - 1/3/2024 - "IT Survival Guide Chapter 7 - Managing Your Managed Services Provider"
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 6, Mike and Nate discuss Chapter 7 of the IT Survival Guide, which is focused on handling your Managed Services Provider (MSP). When you st...