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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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00:31:07

Why 40% of the Fortune 500 May Disappear Within 10...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/11/16

The Big Themes:An issue of legacy: Related to the concept of "legacy" tech companies, huge companies are often held back by what Christian calls "the mindset legacy," that narrowly defines what the business does and how it does it, with no room for evolution.The importance of culture: Christian says that a company's culture can't just be part of its overall strategy, an intellectual and emotionally agile culture needs to be the core strategy itself.Walking the walk when it comes to people: The only

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00:27:25

What Should the C-Suite Care About Data...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/10/26

The Big Themes:Data modernization: Wayne says that a "modern data strategy" completely changes a company's ability to compete, by helping C-suite executives make better decisions and avoid very expensive mistakes.Wayne's 5 rules of data modernization: Collect more data and do it earlier, clean and validate the data, store it securely but accessibly, make it widely available, and provide employees with powerful analytics capabilities.Oracle CloudWorld 2022: Wayne observes that of the 1,200 sessions

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00:42:40

Task Force Tribute Update: the Power of Stories and...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/10/26

The Big Themes:The Task Force Tribute journey: In September, the group arrived in Washington, D.C., having traveled 8,500 miles in 23 days, with dozens of stops to connect with veterans and family members, including many Gold Star families.TFT is collecting stories for a virtual memorial: Next up for the group is to help create an unprecedented, high-tech virtual memorial composed of the hundreds of stories shared by military members and their families. To contribute a story, please visit the TFT

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00:27:31

HR Market Insights From Tech Industry Event Season...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/10/20

The Big Themes:Employee experience and Skills Academies: The concept of employee experience has been buzzy for many years, but the focus is shifting from perks to career advancement, reskilling, and equitable pay.Tech as an enabler for change, not a leader of change: Transforming businesses, business models, and employee experiences should be driven by process and change management, with tech playing a supporting role.Big fish want to swim in small HR ponds: Leading HR vendors like Oracle, Workday,

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00:23:49

How to Scale a Business Today: Embrace Customers,...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/10/18

The Big Themes:The need for speed: scaling a business is more difficult than ever, because the rapid pace of change across industries requires leaders to make big decisions more quickly than ever before—and still get the decisions right.The primacy of customers: Tony channels Walter White of Breaking Bad, and says that today, customers are "the ones who knock," meaning they're dictating the terms of deals and services to vendors, not the other way around.The upside of friction: Generally, friction

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00:11:07

Road to Oracle CloudWorld | Changing the Game with...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/10/12

The Big Themes:Balancing partnerships and full-service: Mike says that Oracle is thrilled to work with partners to fill "last-mile solutions" and regulatory-specific needs, but also that Oracle is looking to fill vertical edge cases with its own solutions.HCM in healthcare shows Oracle's differentiation: The gig economy is impacting hospitals and other care settings, so Oracle is stepping up with a suite of tools including HCM and more to help business leaders in a holistic way.The cloud shifts

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00:12:30

Road to Oracle CloudWorld 2022 | CIO Jae Evans...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/10/06

The Big Themes:Customer demand for multi-cloud: Oracle has been focused recently on partnerships with Microsoft and Amazon that allow mutual customers to pick and choose the cloud services they get from each vendor, and Jae says that big-name brands are very hot on this idea.Cloud @ Customer offers even more flexibility: For customers in highly regulated industries or that prefer more control and security, Oracle's Cloud @ Customer offering provides all the benefits of a fully managed cloud region

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00:54:32

AI, ML, and Bots Are Taking the "Service" Out of...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/10/05

The Big Themes:Tech's "cancel first" policy: From Amazon to Twitter and beyond, tech platforms seem to be far too quick to remove accounts, content, and products without asking any questions about the rule that's allegedly been broken.Brands are abandoning customer service: Trying to reach a human to discuss a customer question is nearly impossible these days. Christopher points to Southwest as a remarkable exception to this rule, and encourages companies to get humans involved again.The limitations

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00:17:39

At Match Group, Workday Financials Is Transforming...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/10/04

The Big Themes:The "fourth phase" of Match Group's business: Following the launch of Match.com in the 90's and the breakaway of Tinder in the 2010's, a new phase is coming that's heavily focused on video, AI, augmented reality, language translation, and more.Eliminating manual work and "cycles of death": Trey shares some of the struggles his team had before installing Workday Financials, and the impact that those challenges had on employee morale.Helping the accounting teams demonstrate value:

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00:10:48

Road to Oracle CloudWorld 2022 Databases Preview:...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/10/03

The Big Themes:Enhancing the developer experience: This is a major focus for Oracle, and many CloudWorld sessions will focus on work that's been done to help developers use Oracle DBs, including Autonomous Database.Oracle Exadata: Along with database and cloud, Juan says that Exadata is one of three core initiatives for the event.Oracle Database 23c release: CloudWorld will feature the very first preview and discussion of Oracle's next major DB release, called 23c.The Big Quote: "We're also talking

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00:10:34

Road to Oracle CloudWorld 2022: Fusion Analytics,...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/09/29

Road to Oracle CloudWorld 2022 Oracle Cloud Analytics EVP T.K. AnandThe Big Themes:Fusion Analytics showcases what makes Oracle Cloud unique: T.K. argues that Oracle stands out among the competition as the only full-stack enterprise cloud vendor, since Oracle is both a cloud platform and application provider.The next wave of analytics transformation: Following the self-service and the SaaS revolutions in analytics, now the industry is moving exploring AI and machine learning and natural language.

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00:20:32

Students, Staff, Professors, Parents: Smith College...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/09/28

The Big Themes:Looking beyond the walls of IT: As the CIO and VP of IT, Samantha obviously fills a specialized role at Smith, but she says that her "team" is everyone at the college, and that achieving the IT department's goals requires input from many other departments.Continuous iteration as a North Star: Samantha shares a favorite quote of hers, which comes from the center for teaching and learning on campus but that she applies to IT: "There are many ways to teach well, and all teaching is

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00:24:09

A CIO's Take on the Broadcom-VMWare Deal,...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/09/27

The Big Themes:The biggest enterprise tech M&A in history: The planned $61-billion acquisition of VMWare by Broadcom has implications for Goya Foods, says CIO Suvajit Basu, and many other large global firms, because of VMWare's omnipresence in data centers.The cybersecurity side of the deal: When a company that powers data centers is taken over, questions must be raised about access to the data centers and the data within them. The "risk profile" of VMWare is raised by this acquisition.The

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00:10:15

Road to Oracle CloudWorld 2022: A Sneak Peek at...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/09/26

The Big Themes:Investing in vertical solutions: Oracle's deep engagement in healthcare through the acquisition of Cerner has provided a strategic framework for how the company will invest and expand into other industries, including with new HCM solutions.New platforms and tools: Chris previews the award-winning employee-experience platform Oracle ME, the evolved Oracle Recruiting Cloud, and new offerings that power upskilling and reskilling demands.CHRO priorities in 2022 and beyond: Based on his

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00:31:08

Step Into the Shoes of a Startup CXO with the Cloud...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/09/22

The Big Themes:Cloud technology supercharges startups: New companies must focus on scalability, by bringing on new customers, building new features, hitting new markets, and more. The cloud is a game-changing tool in how it helps CXOs scale up and scale down as needed for certain things.The "aha" moment: Each panelist shared stories about how and when they realized that the idea behind their company had legs and could truly address an unmet need or longstanding challenge for customers.The benefits

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00:44:04

Summit NA Preview, and a Simple Guide to Picking a...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/09/21

The Big Themes:Summit NA: Community Summit North America, the largest independent gathering of the Microsoft business applications ecosystem, is taking place October 10 through 13th in Orlando, Florida, featuring 500+ sessions and 300+ speakers.How to compare cloud vendors: They have different revenue streams, distinct customer bases, and come in a wide range of sizes, but cloud vendors can best be understood in three dimensions, Wayne says: their layers, their origins, and their coverage.Advice for

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00:19:25

Wisy, the Cloud Wars Startup of 2022, Announces New...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/09/20

The Big Themes:"The moment of truth" in retail execution: Wisy is not focused on inventory management issues, but rather on helping brands and retailers optimize the display and pricing of products through AI-powered computer vision analysis and predictive analytics.Reaching a tipping point: Tech solutions that leverage AI for retail execution have existed for a while, but have been overly clunky and thus under-utilized. The Wisy platform, by contrast, is optimized for use by human beings in all

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00:32:51

SAP and SAP Fioneer Roll Out New Vertical Solutions...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/09/08

The Big Themes:Big announcements at recent flagship event in Amsterdam: Toni and Mitch talk about the new "vertical product strategy" SAP Fioneer unveiled at its Financial Services Forum, including three new platforms for banking and insurance customers.Trends in the larger insurance industry: At their recent mega-event, the SAP and SAP Fioneer teams gained a ton of insight into what is top-of-mind for banking and insurance customers in this time of massive change.What's next: With recent

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00:34:04

Tech Buying Motivations Shift, Industries Undergo...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/09/01

The Big Themes:Speaking the Same Language: Decision-makers accelerate change by embracing industry and vertical cloud with vendors who can understand the transformation of their industries to co-create to grow the business.Buyer Motivations Are Shifting: Vendors need to understand the expectations of today's companies to fulfill promises to ensure they can deliver on the benefits to customers.Features and Function, Not Pricing: Not a new concept. However, decision-makers in the marketplace are

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00:26:21

Ultimate Guide to Conferences, Getting the Most Out...

Cloud Wars Live with Bob Evans ·

2022/08/31

The Big Themes:Events evolved: As attendees adapt to hybrid shows, understanding what changed enables people to leverage both in-person and online benefits of industry shows.Get creative, opt for flexibility: Hospitality resources may be short-staffed, travel could be affected, or speakers might not be able to attend in person. Event organizers can help vendors increase visibility by going online, conference speakers into the event, and holding virtual meetings.Do your homework to lay the proper

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