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Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans

Cloud Wars analyzes the major cloud vendors from the perspective of business customers. In Cloud Wars Live, Bob Evans talks with both sides about these profoundly transformative technologies, and with monthly All-Star guests from across the business community about the trends impacting how the world lives, works, plays, and dreams. Visit https://cloudwars.com for more.

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00:25:42

Generative AI and the Impact on Enterprise Software |...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2023/04/17

Episode 28 | Generative AI and the Impact on Enterprise Software Purcashing, Use, ImplementationThe Big Themes:Extensive experimentation: Bonnie tested the impacts and effectiveness of generative AI around the area of software selection and implementation, prompting the tool to provide scenarios and advice around purchasing and implementing software, from the perspective of a customer.Generative AI as "revolutionary": Generative AI, and tools such as ChatGPT, are revolutionary in the fact that it

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00:16:04

Workday Adaptive Planning Offers a Single Version of...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2023/04/07

How Workday Adaptive Helps ENMAX with Forecasting CapabilitiesThe Big Themes:Workday Adaptive Planning helps ENMAX discover a single version of the truth: With this software, everyone in the company is working off the same data set and can be used for whatever purpose is necessary.A single view across three applications: ENMAX utilizes Workday Adaptive Planning, Workday HCM, and Workday Financials in congruence, which has removed constraints associated with effective planning.Flexible solutions that

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01:05:07

Cultivating Employee-Centric Culture and the Future...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2023/04/07

Episode 27 | Employee Centric-Culture and the Future of the WorkforceNote: this episode contains explicit language.The Big Themes:Layoffs at Salesforce: Salesforce recently cut about 10% of its entire workforce which suggests a big shift in performance culture. Business leaders are now looking for a culture that is employee-centric and produces tangible results.A choice for listeners to make: How do we have a legendary culture that produces massive results and is a great place to work?Women have

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00:37:32

Generative AI and the National Cybersecurity Strategy...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2023/03/23

The Big Themes:Forget the headlines, what's in this product? Is generative AI and ChatGPT truly the "next big thing," or is this something that has been around for awhile and is just now starting to get popular? When starting college in 1970, Wayne was encouraged to study computing programming because experts were predicting that by 1975, artificial intelligence (AI) would be "writing all the programs in the world."The future of generative AI: Wayne suggests that this tool is going to either be the

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00:13:38

An Exciting Time for Enterprise Software | Aneel...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2023/03/21

The Big Themes:Top CEO priorities: To drive digital business, top CEOs are focusing on acquiring and retaining talent, and leveraging and deploying emerging technologies such as AI and ML. Regardless of the company, all businesses must be "tech-enabled" now.New business models: The new (and multiple) business models of today are geared to adapt to meet customers where they are. Companies are shifting to subscription-based models and consumption-based models.Access to AI and ML data: Many strong

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00:20:27

DEI: The Importance of Balancing Diversity, Equity,...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2023/03/17

The Big Themes:What it takes to be great: companies must strongly consider incorporating DEI initiatives into their businesses but must be careful not to let the focus on talent and culture fall by the wayside.Go back to the "foundational" piece: The "big initiative" of today's companies should be addressing exactly what the priorities are.Attract talent, but know how to retain it: A strong focus on acquiring talent, and a lack of thought about retaining talent, had created a "gap that has really

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00:30:22

AWS Supply Chain Allows Customers to Define Their Own...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2023/03/14

Episode 28 | Supply Chains: The "Orchestrator" of Today's BusinessThe Big Themes:Why AWS entered the supply chain space: The company has the knowledge and expertise to solve critical issues for businesses today. AWS is "putting its competency to work for its customers."Customers want to create their own roadmap: AWS Supply Chain is not a "rip and replace solution." The product leverages the already-existing solutions customers are using to further inform decision-making.A supply chain is the

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00:28:29

Yes, the Military Really Uses "Top Secret" Folders:...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2023/02/22

The Big Themes:Fixing human error: The biggest cybersecurity vulnerability companies have is their people, and there's no software tool or system that is more powerful than cultivating an awareness of secure practices among employees.Setting the right example: Business leaders must practice what they preach. No more leaving laptops open to email inboxes on our desks. Demonstrate the company's mindset by taking data security seriously and preach it to the whole team.How to lead externally: Christian

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00:27:10

The Overhype and Underhype of Generative AI Like...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2023/02/15

The Big Themes:The automation of knowledge work: This has been happening for a while now—just think of the hours of labor eliminated by search engines—but generative AI takes this automation to a different, higher level.ChatGPT is overhyped: The panic over AI tools replacing journalists, teachers, and all human workers is overblown, Tony says. Businesses should be focused on augmenting the work done by people with new technologies.ChatGPT is underhyped: "Technological change always precedes cultural

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01:00:08

Armed with AI, the Intellectual Capitalist Is...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2023/02/08

Episode 26 | AI and the Rise of the Intellectual CapitalistNote: this episode contains explicit language.The Big Themes:Knowledge workers are no longer at the top of the pyramid: Careers like lawyer, doctor, and engineer have long been highly valuable and widely esteemed, but by making tons of knowledge readily accessible and mostly free, tools like ChatGPT are going to push knowledge workers down in the career pyramid.The rise of the intellectual capitalist: The creation of "net-new knowledge"

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00:24:09

The Transformative Power of Workday Adaptive,...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2023/02/07

The Big Themes:Apex's culture of curiosity: While the CFO's domain is traditionally finance, JJ explains that at Apex, he is focused on business forecasting, not just financial. Workday Adaptive Planning was the perfect tool for the inclusive and cooperative culture at Apex.Effective planning keeps Apex ahead of disruption: The ability to create scenarios that incorporate many shareholders' voices has kept Apex strong and solvent during major challenges like the pandemic and the war in

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00:30:10

Why Microsoft and Google Are Right to Take ChatGPT...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2023/02/01

The Big Themes:Don't ignore the threat of ChatGPT: Even as a company with incredibly advanced AI capabilities, Google is doing the right thing by treating this kind of new interactive AI chatbot as a challenger to its massive search business.Be open to the possibilities of ChatGPT: On the other hand, Microsoft is very wisely looking to bring ChatGPT into the fold and enhance its existing products and services using artificial intelligence.The importance of transparency and trust: Christian brings up

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00:24:59

Work Ethic: What it Looks Like and How to Cultivate...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2023/01/25

The Big Themes:The WFH challenge for young talent: creating a personal network and building personal credibility are incredibly important early in a career, and Pat worries that young people are not getting the networking and mentorship opportunities that working shoulder-to-shoulder offers.Work ethic in today's world: Pat defines work ethic not as being the first-in, last-out team member, but rather the cultivation of a reputation among bosses and peers as someone who always gets the job done and

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00:45:05

Comparing Sam Bankman-Fried, Native Digital, and...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/12/28

The Big Themes:Similarities between Madoff and SBF: Both men "wrapped themselves" in celebrity, fancy parties, and politics. They were able to pull off the deception they created by being good "talkers" and schmoozers.Differences between Madoff and SBF: Where Madoff admitted his wrongdoing virtually immediately, SBF has been spinning a story of incompetence rather than crime. Christopher makes connections between this behavior to SBF's identity as a Native Digital.Is the end of FTX also the end of

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00:25:11

The Future of Oracle Cloud and the Role of Alloy,...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/12/22

The Big Themes:What inspired Alloy? Less than a decade ago, Clay says, companies were trying and failing to build their own private clouds, because the technology just wasn't there yet. But Oracle believes it now has the tech to meet this desire among customers.What kinds of customers are interested? Clay points to organizations that deal with a lot of regulation as the prime audience for Alloy—they're interested in cloud but it has never worked for them before. This includes governments and

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00:28:09

How to Get Your Team Back in the Office, Without a...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/12/21

The Big Themes:Consistency: Companies that ask employees to give up the benefits of remote work and come back to the office must also require executives to do the same. Otherwise, trust disappears and team members disengage.Clarity, candor, transparency: Explaining the specific benefits of returning to in-person work is essential. Saying that productivity will go up is not enough—leaders must provide examples, and help employees understand how their experience will improve.Culture and environment:

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00:31:46

Big Tech Layoffs: What's Really Going On, and Can...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/12/14

The Big Themes:What's really going on with layoffs? Among the six companies Wayne pulled numbers for, five of them actually have had net-positive employee growth over the last several years. But they are letting people go, and Wayne explains why.Should non-tech companies hire big-tech engineers? There is a big opportunity here, Wayne says, but execs at non-tech companies have to be very, very careful and thoughtful when preparing to bring these folks onboard.What's the best way to have job security

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00:24:36

Six HCM Implementation Insights from Oracle Cloud...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/12/06

The Big Themes:Customer stories at Cloud World 2022: Bonnie praises Oracle for including the voice of the customer in many of the keynote talks at the conference, including Oracle Me HCM customers McDonald's, Marriott, and the Church of Latter Day Saints.Six key takeaways: These three customers talked about their implementation experiences with Oracle HCM technology, and Bonnie wrote up six important insights that other companies considering HR tech upgrades should keep in mind.Fundamentals must

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00:49:40

The Mentor Myth: How Native Analogs Can Thrive in a...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/11/30

The Big Themes: This is about adaptation, not ageism: Native digitals are not better or worse than native analogs, but they are actually a new category of human being. That may sound like an exaggeration, but it's not.Businesses at risk of obsolescence: Leaders who do not account for the differences of native digitals are going to face (1) the failure to hire and retain anybody under 35 and (2) the inability to market and sell to anybody under 35.The Mentor Myth: Chris says that the secret to native

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00:26:50

Job Interviews Will Look Different in 2023: Advice...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/11/29

The Big Themes:Advice for early talent: Pat says that high schoolers and their parents should at least consider options other than college, like trade schools and apprenticeships. He recommends reading "The Millionaire Next Door" to get inspired.Advice for college graduates: First, differentiate yourself during the interview process by doing research. Second, once you're hired, find "your assets" within the company, because you can't just assume you'll have advocates.Advice for people taking job

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