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The STEMINISTS Podcast

Phoebe Goh and Mekka Williams

Tech visionaries Phoebe Goh and Mekka Williams bring their unique expertise to the microphone and expand the conversation around tech. They’ll bring fresh voices and often unheard perspectives you don’t want to miss. Ever wonder if you and your data are AI-ready? Cloud-ready? Is your business truly prepared for a ransomware attack? And is your data infrastructure intelligent and future-proof? Together, we’ll explore the latest trends and give you key insights that could change the way you do

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Ep. 43 - INSIDE a Real Ransomware Nightmare: A true...

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2026/01/06

Imagine getting that call you’ve ALWAYS DREADED – Your company is under attack. Ransomware has locked down your systems and cybercriminals are demanding a ransom. In those first frantic moments, what do you do? All those conversations about resilience and data recovery are suddenly real. To kick off 2026, The STEMINISTS brings you an unfiltered, firsthand account of a ransomware attack from Katherine Schwarzauer, Senior Windows Server Engineer at the Port of Seattle. She lived through the

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Ep. 42 - A Holiday Message to Brighten Your Season...

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2025/12/23

This week on The STEMINISTS Podcast, there’s no formal episode as Phoebe and Mekka take a holiday break. Instead, they’re here to wish everyone a joyful holiday season and share a sneak peek of their 2026 kickoff episode on surviving a ransomware attack.Happy holidays and see you in the new year!

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Ep. 41 – STEMINISTS 2025 Unfiltered: AI Insights,...

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2025/12/16

Cut through the AI buzz and get to the real story of what’s shaping tech! In this special year-end episode of The STEMINISTS Podcast, hosts Phoebe Goh and Mekka Williams take a reflective look back at the transformative year of 2025 and cast their expert predictions for what lies ahead in 2026. Join us as we share highlights you might have missed in a year defined by rapid innovation and critical learnings. Mekka shares her "eye-popping" realization about the massive scale of the partner

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Ep. 40 - "Re:Invent" Your S3 Access: The Smarter Way...

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2025/12/09

Sick of shuffling data around just to get your AI going? Let’s learn how to crush those roadblocks with STEMINISTS hosts Phoebe Goh and Mekka Williams, as they pull back the curtain with some exciting news straight from AWS re:Invent. It will upend how you handle cloud storage, making AI and analytics not just easier, but ruthless in efficiency. We sit down with Vidhya Nagarajan, Senior Product Manager for AWS FSx for NetApp ONTAP, and break down the new groundbreaking integration that

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Ep. 39 - Hollywood's Not Dying, It's Going Hybrid Cloud

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2025/12/02

How much Hollywood movie magic and great stories are we missing because the right technology is locked away? In this special episode of The STEMINISTS podcast, recorded live at NetApp Insight, hosts Phoebe Goh and Mekka Williams shine our spotlight on Lisa Watts, CEO of Cree8 and CEO Monthly's “CEO of the Year.” Lisa tells us how Cree8 is shattering the "glass walls" of movie and video production by democratizing access to enterprise-grade tools. This shift is enabling a "disaggregated

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Ep. 38 - Don't Dump Your Cloud: Repatriation and your...

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2025/11/25

Is moving everything back from the public cloud the right answer to rising costs and complexity? Or is "cloud repatriation" just as extreme as the "all-in" cloud strategy that came before it? Join us as we get real with Cecile Kellam, NetApp’s Senior Solutions Architect and one of our faves who really knows her way around a cloud stack. Cecile isn’t here for one-size-fits-all answers. She dishes on the “three C’s” that execs sweat over: cost, complexity, and compliance. Instead of a panicked

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Ep. 37 - HPC and AI: The Infrastructure Showdown

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2025/11/18

What is high performance compute and what happens if you choose the wrong infrastructure for your HPC workloads? Join us in Las Vegas for a special edition at NetApp Insight, as The STEMINISTS welcomes our very first CEO, Rebecca Pinheiro. She’s also the founder of Neuvys, and takes us for smart and practical dive into what the best infrastructure for HPC is, how it works, and what we can do better to be more efficient and protect our environment. You’ll also learn how this backbone infrastructure

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Ep. 36 - Zero Trust in Transit: New Techniques for...

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2025/11/11

In this special Las Vegas edition, we come to you from NetApp INSIGHT 2025, where we sit down with some phenomenal women shaking up the industry. Gladys Kline, VP of Partners & Alliances at GDT, joins us first as a leader who rewrites the script on network security. Ready to think smarter about your security? Gladys doesn’t just talk theory—she gives you the real-world strategies for layering defenses, securing every digital pathway, and keeping your data exactly where it belongs Data is on

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14:34

Take Our Playbook: Make GenAI Work for You

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2025/11/04

Think building enterprise AI takes a massive team and a mountain of resources? Think again. In this episode NetApp’s Senior Director of IT Data & Analytics, Anju Mohan, returns to turn the “build vs. buy” debate on its head—proving that the right vision and a nimble, hungry team can deliver transformative results faster than you think. Also learn about NetApp’s remarkable journey with Net AI Chat—a secure, private AI platform that now engages nearly 10,000 users and has supported more than a

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14:12

Stop Chasing AI Trends; Start Solving Actual Problems

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2025/10/28

By now you should know the GenAI hype train is littered with failed projects. In fact, according to MIT, a staggering 95% of generative AI rollouts don’t make it off the runway—caught in endless debates over building bespoke solutions or slapping on an off-the-shelf fix. This episode of The STEMINISTS Podcast gets right to the point. Hosts Phoebe Goh and Mekka Williams put Anju Mohan—NetApp’s AI dynamo and chief of their Center of Excellence—directly in the hot seat for the gritty, real-world

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14:46

While You Were Sleeping: AI Demands an “Always On”...

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2025/10/21

Ransomware “bad actors” are getting smarter and faster. Are you? Hackers are upping their game with double extortion schemes, data theft, and AI-driven sneak attacks that bypass traditional defenses. Cheryl George, Senior Product Manager at NetApp, joins Tech Gurus Phoebe Goh and Mekka Williams to break down how cybercriminals are weaponizing AI and why behavioral analytics is the ace up your sleeve to outsmart them. Here’s what’s on the agenda: How ransomware evolved from annoying to

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Disaggregated Infrastructure: What you Need to have...

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2025/10/14

Disaggregated infrastructure for enterprise AI. It’s a mouthful, but it could completely change your business and boost your bottom line. In this episode of The STEMINISTS Podcast, tech gurus Phoebe Goh and Mekka Williams are joined by NetApp’s Kris Cornwall to discuss what you must know to make your data “AI ready with no compromises.” As AI moves from experiment to essential business processes, the old rules for data don't always apply. Kris explains how disaggregated infrastructure and

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14:07

Guardians of the Data Vault: CISOs + Storage = Security

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2025/10/07

When CISOs and data storage teams join forces, the organization’s defense moves from patchwork to powerhouse. In this episode of The STEMINISTS, hosts Phoebe Goh and Mekka Williams tap into the sharp mind of CSO Hall of Famer Mignona Cote to dissect what really happens when security meets storage. This partnership is a MUST! Mignona pulls no punches—revealing how empathy and trust smash silos, why AI chaos and compliance headaches demand smarter teamwork, and how breaking old habits is the fastest

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14:59

Cloud Boundaries: Sovereignty Made Simple

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2025/09/30

What IS sovereign cloud, and why is everyone suddenly talking about it? In this episode, we bring back the brilliant Cecile Kellam, senior solutions architect at NetApp, to break it all down, alongside our very own Phoebe Goh and Mekka Williams. Cecile doesn’t just demystify sovereign cloud—she shares why it’s become one of the hottest topics in tech. From geopolitical drama to protecting your organization’s “secret sauce” (whether that’s state secrets or cutting-edge IP), Cecile explains how

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14:36

Agentic AI: What to know and how to make it work for you

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2025/09/23

Worried AI might be coming for your job? You’re not alone—but it’s not all doom and gloom. In this episode of The STEMINISTS Podcast, co-hosts Phoebe Goh and Mekka Williams dive into the rise of Agentic AI, a next-gen evolution of generative AI that doesn’t just suggest ideas—it takes action. From fixing code vulnerabilities to hunting down sales leads, this tech is stepping into roles that once required human hands. An IBM report predicts 75% of executives expect AI agents to take over

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14:50

Turning unstructured data into business gold

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2025/09/16

Did you know that unstructured data makes up a staggering 80-90% of all the data in the world? And yet, most businesses have no idea how to manage it. In this episode of The Steminists, hosts Phoebe Goh and Mekka Williams team up with the always-insightful Darnell Fatigati, Principal Product Marketing Manager at NetApp, to break down why unstructured data is the key to unlocking AI’s true potential—and how to stop letting it run wild. You’ll learn: Why manual data labeling is officially dead

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Build It Right: AI’s Cheat Code for Data &...

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2025/09/09

How do you give your customers what they need to grow their business? And how do you build it, so it protects your data and enhances your AI capabilities? In this episode of “The STEMINISTS,” we sit down with Priya Idgunji, VP of Engineering for ONTAP at NetApp, to explore the pivotal role of translating customer needs into creating modern, customer-centric products. How should engineering leaders think about data infrastructure modernization and AI, in how their teams work and deliver to their

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14:39

The Data-Driven Partnership Behind DreamWorks’...

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2025/09/02

Ever wonder what it takes to bring the enchanting worlds of Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, and The Wild Robot to the big screen? Join hosts Phoebe Goh and Mekka Williams as they chat with Kate Swanborg, Senior Vice President of Technology Communications and Strategic Alliances at DreamWorks Animation, to uncover the cutting-edge tech and partnership that powers these iconic films and the excitement behind the latest release, The Bad Guys 2. From generating over half a billion files per movie to perfecting

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14:56

A Quick Guide to IT Modernization Success

The STEMINISTS Podcast ·

2025/08/26

Ready to challenge the status quo? The STEMINISTS podcast is pulling no punches this week, as hosts Phoebe Goh and Mekka Williams chat with NetApp’s own Banu Sundhar, a powerhouse in technical marketing, about what it really takes to modernize. Forget the pretty PowerPoints—Banu exposes why tackling just applications or infrastructure in isolation will leave your tech team stuck in the past.With sharp insights and zero fluff, this episode digs into the nuts and bolts: Why do organizations throw

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13:08

Partners in Profit: Dominate the Tech Industry...

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2025/08/19

How do you dominate the tech industry through killer partnerships? In this episode, Phoebe Goh and Mekka Williams get real with Jenni Flinders, SVP of Worldwide Partner Group at NetApp, to uncover the raw truth about what it takes to turn collaboration into cash and attract, grow and retain great Sales partners. Jenni is a powerhouse consistently ranked among the top channel sales leaders. She spills her secrets behind NetApp’s partner-driven success—where 86% of the company’s revenue comes from

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