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Softeon - WMS Project Success

Warehouse management systems are critical for effectively managing supply chain operations. Firms that go without leveraging a modern warehouse management system could see their profitability impacted. On the other hand, utilizing a state-of-the-art warehouse management system can help your business compete and win new business. Obviously, a WMS deployment is a major effort, and there is a certain amount of stress that’s inevitable. But you want to minimize that stress and pain to the least degree possible so that you can enjoy what you’re doing and feel very comfortable in the project’s direction. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Dan Gilmore to gain Softeon's perspective on WMS Project Success.
Dan is the Chief Marketing Officer at Softeon.

31 Minutes

Geek+ - E-Commerce Customer Loyalty

Successful retailers continuingly cultivate a base of satisfied customers. Those firms strive to meet their customer's expectations. As online shopping volumes grow, investment in warehousing and logistics is key. To gain an edge, leading retailers are leveraging smart end-to-end systems that integrate software and machinery which provide accurate, real-time data to support decision making at speed. By putting the right systems in place, not only will you ensure that your supply chain, distribution and logistics can cope with increased volumes, but you’ll be positioned to build customer loyalty. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Chen Xi to gain Geek Plus Americas' perspective on Building E-Commerce Customer Loyalty.
Xi is the VP of Project Delivery and Operations at Geek+ Americas.

23 Minutes

Control Returns with Inmar

Managing your own product returns and reverse supply chain can be costly and labor intensive. This effort can come at the expense of the forward supply chain and getting products to your customers. So, with the myriad challenges attached to managing product returns, it's easy to write them off as a loss. But that isn’t always necessary. There is an opportunity for maximizing the value of your returns -- if you have the right reverse logistics provider. A competitive edge can achieved by not only maximizing value on returns but also proactively reducing your returns volume while protecting your own brand and those of your manufacturers and vendors. Leading retailers and manufacturers measure reverse logistics providers by looking for prowess in four key areas. Namely: Hands-on Experience, Systems and Software, Secondary Market Insights and Physical Infrastructure. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Ken Bays to gain Inmar Intelligence's perspective on returns management.
Ken the Vice President Product Management at Inmar Intelligence.

28 Minutes

Cowbell Rx Helps Build Cyber Resilience

Cyberattacks continue to make headlines. Going forward, experts see hacking proliferating and damaging business operations at an increasing rate. Cybersecurity and cyber insurance have traditionally operated in silos with insufficient coordination, resulting in a misalignment between cyber threats faced by an organization and the security measures leveraged to prevent them. Because of this, cyber insurers are tightening up insurability requirements for policyholders to obtain coverage or to renew existing cyber policies. To contend with this challenge, leading firms are looking to leverage new resources to continually improve their risk profile. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Caroline Thompson to gain Cowbell Cyber's perspective on building cyber resilience with Cowbell Rx.
Caroline is the Head of Underwriting at Cowbell Cyber.

16 Minutes

6RS Warehouse Operations Visibility

Warehouses are dynamic and fast-paced environments. Order spikes and fast moving SKUs can cause congestion, inhibiting operations performance. Optimizing traffic flow to balance throughput and safety is not a simple task – but it is certainly made easier by advanced AI technology. AMR location, utilization and activity information--real-time and historical--can help to optimize throughput and enable proactive troubleshooting. Visibility into where associates are working most often can help operators to better slot inventory and alleviate congestion. Heat Maps provide extended visibility into your operation, enabling you to make informed decisions to ensure SLA compliance while optimizing labor and facility utilization. With a connected and cloud-based view of fast moving SKUs and their locations in the warehouse, a Heat Map can give you valuable insights to help you alleviate congestion. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Fergal Glynn to gain 6 River Systems' perspective on Warehouse Operations Visibility.
Fergal is the VP of Marketing at 6 River Systems.

29 Minutes

Avetta - Procurement Tech

The growing pace of technological innovation has fueled an ever-expanding pipeline of digital supply chain management solutions. Organizations that rapidly adopt these emerging solutions while incrementally replacing legacy systems will be better placed to navigate this decade with greater insight and efficiency. Fortunately, next-generation supply chain management applications are mostly characterized by minimal integration requirements and low-cost installation. Over and above, the post-pandemic market landscape serves as the perfect testbed to try out solutions that promise to offer greater visibility into the supply chain while facilitating effective communication between stakeholders. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Abid Yousuf to gain Avetta's perspective on role of Procurement - Tech in supply chains of the future.
Abid a SVP of Professional Services at Avetta.

23 Minutes

UMW Enables Next Gen EV Battery Tech

Manufacturers are looking for innovations in battery technology to improve storage capacity. A joining technology called ultrasonic metal welding is assisting battery makers producing advanced batteries. As more products leverage rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIB), leading battery manufacturers are utilizing ultrasonic battery welders as a reliable assembly method. Notably, ultrasonically welded connections perform in batteries that power electric and hybrid vehicles. Ultrasonic metal welding overcomes the difficulties of conventional fusion welding processes by using advantages from its solid-state process characteristics. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Dave Krysiak to gain Sonics & Materials' perspective on Ultrasonic Metal Welding for Li-Ion Battery Cells.
Dave is the North American Sales Manager for Metal Welding at Sonics & Materials.

13 Minutes

VMware Cloud Verified

Transforming your app portfolio for a multi-cloud, multi-device world, while enabling consistent operations that reduce cost and risk can be challenging. Identifying a provider that can deliver services with state of the art Cloud Infrastructure technology is key to achieving that mission. To gain a competitive edge, look for cloud provider that offers the greatest degree of interoperability across clouds. Michael Lippis interviews Jay Workman to gain his perspective on VMware Cloud Verified.
Jay is the Senior Director of Cloud Partner Marketing with VMware.

11 Minutes

Softeon - Distributed Order Management

Distributed Order Management (DOM) systems have become a critical platform for successful omnichannel commerce in retail and consumer goods companies. At the same time, many companies are finding the need for new Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) as e-fulfillment requirements evolve. High volume complex warehouse operations without a channel integration strategy suffer from inefficacy and high costs. Inaccurate orders and shipping delays degrade customer satisfaction while escalating freight and inventory carrying costs that erode profit margins. Retailers are looking for operational agility rather than the inflexibility of existing systems to move at the pace of the Omnichannel environment. Leading firms are leveraging an adaptable business process engine that accepts and prioritizes orders from multiple sales channels and optimizes multi-channel fulfillment. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Dan Gilmore to gain Softeon's perspective on the Distributed Order Management.
Dan is the Chief Marketing Officer at Softeon.

30 Minutes

Warehouse Fulfillment Error Reduction

With E-Commerce order rates surging, distribution centers are bustling. Fulfilling all orders accurately and on time is critical to achieving customer satisfaction. Voice capabilities can drive DC performance and when they are leveraged beyond just picking to other workflows, operational accuracy and efficiency improvements can multiply. Consequently, operations professionals are putting to work strategies to minimize error rates for the entire order management process. Leading firms are gaining a competitive edge with voice automation for any process that includes data entry. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Bob Bova to gain AccuSpeechMobile's perspective on Optimizing Distribution Processes with Voice Automation.
Bob is the President and Chief Executive Officer of AccuSpeechMobile.

28 Minutes

Softeon - Warehouse of the Future

While some believe that the Warehouse Management space is mature, others continue to invest in the rapidly evolving landscape of distribution robotics. A case in point are Order Fulfillment Systems in which the WMS directly controls picking sub-systems such as Voice, pick carts, put walls and pick-to-light without the need for any additional third-party control software. This provides significant benefits to distribution operations, such as dramatically lowering hardware costs for the picking sub-systems and devices, eliminating the need for integration between the WMS and the picking system control software, and enabling enhanced optimization of the end-to-end picking process through complete control with one system. Current WMS research includes areas such areas as capturing and utilizing demand signals from IOT devices, use of next-generation real-time location systems in the DC and leveraging machine learning techniques in the WMS. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Dan Gilmore to gain Softeon's perspective on the Warehouse of the Future.
Dan is the chief marketing officer at Softeon.

18 Minutes

Zebra - Intelligent Fulfillment

Warehouse operators are looking to keep up with omnichannel customer demands, such as faster expected delivery times, a shift to item-level fulfillment and higher order volumes. The efficiency and accuracy of warehouse operations directly impact manufacturing and distribution operations, as well as retailers. As a result, every warehouse operator is now being pressured to activate intelligent fulfillment systems. The good news is that there are several technology solutions on the market today proven to improve both fulfillment efficiency and accuracy. But, for many manufacturers and warehouse operators, that is the precise problem: technology solutions are advancing more quickly than operations can assimilate them. These new technologies are also disrupting long-established warehouse management solutions. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Mark Wheeler to gain Zebra Technologies' perspective on Intelligent Fulfillment.
Mark is a Director of Supply Chain Solutions at Zebra Technologies.

30 Minutes

Cowbell - AI Optimizes Cyber Insurance

Insures are making the move to greater digitalization. Underwriting capabilities are being enhanced with artificial intelligence and new data sources. Firms are moving from hindsight to foresight to understand their continuous risk. In cyber insurance, threat actors are continuously evolving their tactics which makes foresight critical. Digital global supply chains are utilizing new data and technology and are consequently changing the nature of risk. Leading firms are leveraging cyber policies that are tailored to the unique risk exposures of their organization. By doing so, firms are not just managing risk, they are gaining insight into how to avoid and prevent exposures. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Rajeev Gupta to gain Cowbell Cyber's perspective on customizing, quantifying and optimizing cyber insurance.
Rajeev is a Co-founder & Chief Product Officer at Cowbell Cyber.

24 Minutes

RStudio - BI & Data Science

Appreciating the relationship between Data Science and business intelligence has been the subject of debate. Organizations, large and small, have taken various paths on the quest for better, more data-driven decision making. Historically, many large organizations were dependent on centralized IT-driven projects to develop reports and dashboards. As pressure has increased to become more agile in creating and delivering insights to improve how decisions are made, organizations are eying self-service BI tools and open source Data Science frameworks. Basically, BI collects data to understand the past and DS generates data to model future events. Data Science and BI can facilitate each other and many firms are leveraging Data Science in conjunction with BI. While BI is a good initial step, Data Science is needed to realize deeper insight. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Lou Bajuk to gain RStudio's perspective on BI & Data Science.
Lou is a Sr. Director of Product Marketing at RStudio.

24 Minutes

Cloudera - Time Series Analytics

Time Series data is generated when monitoring industrial processes or tracking business metrics. The explosive growth in Time Series Data is being driven by advances in sensors, connections, databases, online systems, and analytics tools. Time Series analytics provides business insights which enable firms to forecast and predict the future. Extracting high-quality insight from Time Series data can be challenging because it is multi-dimensional, complex, huge in scale, and often driven by the Internet of Things (IoT). To leverage this asset, it is important to develop infrastructure with not only enormous storage and computing power, but also sophisticated analytics capabilities. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Eva Nahari to gain Cloudera's perspective on Time Series Analytics.
Eva is a Senior Director of Product Management at Cloudera.

27 Minutes

Kovair - IT As A Value Center

Developers have become critical to the modern enterprise, and their responsibilities continue to expand. Technology is no longer a choice but a fundamental business strategy that must be interwoven with wider business initiatives to not only survive but thrive. Collaboration between enterprises, modern ways of engaging with the customer-base, more innovation within the workforce itself, and the ability to draw valuable insights from captured data, are just several of the key benefits helping businesses grow today. Leading firms are looking to add Secure APIs, with Role-based Controls, to enable Enterprises to open their systems as a way to monetize their back-office systems for B2B applications, in turn helping IT transform from a Cost Center to a Value Center. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Akshay Sharma to gain Kovair Software's perspective on Digital Transformation with Value Stream Management.
Akshay is the CTO of Kovair Software.

13 Minutes

IRI - Test Data Management

It is the goal of Test Data Management (TDM) to systematize the generation — and improve the quality, safety, and utility — of test data. TDM has become an IT imperative. Table views, index orders, key relationships, and file and report contents, must reflect reality to be useful in testing. Generating realistic values and formats with safe data in ideal ranges -- and populating large targets -- can take a long time with other tools or programs. To gain a competitive edge, look for a TDM solution which will help you can generate multiple test data targets for test database loads, flat-file structures, and custom report formats from scratch -- all without access to real data. Many firms are leveraging TDM to anonymize, subset, or otherwise mask real data for production or on-demand or virtualized testing scenarios. Having a viable, well-reviewed TDM strategy is the best way to assure that the most realistic test data will be on hand. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews David Friedland to gain Innovative Routines International's perspective on Test Data Management.
David is the VP of Business Development at IRI.

32 Minutes

Warehouse Applications at the Edge

Leading firms are leveraging a more decentralized approach to address digital business infrastructure requirements. For instance, edge computing enables data to be processed and analyzed closer to its source. Edge processing delivers cost reductions with more efficient processing for inspection, quality assurance, and enhanced safety. Illustrative of the tend is the growing warehouse applications at the edge space which has created the opportunity for deeper insights, faster response times, and improved customer service. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Bob Bova to gain AccuSpeechMobile's perspective on Warehouse Applications at the Edge.
Bob is the President and Chief Executive Officer of AccuSpeechMobile.

30 Minutes

Zebra - Warehouse Modernization

Being well-connected and having visibility into all your assets, people, and processes at all times is crucial to having an integrated, productive, profitable, and compliant supply chain. Leading companies are leveraging forward-thinking fulfillment strategies to keep up with the growth of the on-demand economy. Augmenting workers with technology is sighted as the best way to introduce automation in the warehouse. To gain a competitive edge, look for a mobile computing, scanning, and printing solution which connects each operational area in your warehouse to give you the agility to realize transformational gains. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Darren Koffer to gain Zebra Technologies' perspective on Warehouse Modernization.
Darren is a Product Portfolio Management Director of Warehouse Solutions at Zebra Technologies.

32 Minutes

Cutting Through The Greenwashing Noise

Green Supply Chain Management incorporates Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) criteria. Gaining insight into your external suppliers' environmental representations and verifying their compliance with your own initiatives is critical. Particularly, leading organizations are endeavoring to reach net zero emissions by carefully monitoring their supply chains for Greenwashing. As firms look to leverage their Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives to reach their audience, more effort is needed to cut through the Greenwashing noise to achieve impactful ESG programs. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Ashleigh Hotz to gain SmartSolve Industries perspective on Greenwashing.
Ashleigh is a Director with SmartSolve Industries.

15 Minutes

Eckerson Group - Data Exchanges

Data exchanges are emerging as a key component of the data economy. By connecting data suppliers and consumers through a seamless experience, data exchanges help organizations address their need for data. And, by eliminating the friction from finding, acquiring, and integrating data, these exchanges make it easy for any company to monetize its data assets and create new revenue streams. Modern data exchanges reduce the traditional barriers that have made it nearly impossible for organizations to find, acquire, and integrate third-party data. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Wayne Eckerson to gain Eckerson Group's perspective on Data Exchanges.
Wayne is the President of the Eckerson Group.

27 Minutes

Kovair VSMP for DevSecOps

Enterprise DevOps is a form of rapid software delivery, bringing momentum to agility and helping organizations reduce time to market with built-in quality. Organizations need the ability to continuously deliver secure software while making it easy for developers to integrate security into their workflows. To meet this challenge, organizations are addressing their security and compliance requirements with fast, automated tools delivering repeatable and actionable results that don’t slow developers down by needlessly adding steps to the software lifecycle. VSMP for DevSecOps is centered around the concept of continuous delivery pipelines achieved through automation of different activities involved in the delivery cycle, with comprehensive application security testing for vulnerability detection. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Akshay Sharma to gain Kovair Software's perspective on Value Stream Management for DevSecOps.
Akshay is the CTO of Kovair Software.

14 Minutes

RStudio - R & Python

R and Python are popular data science languages. The prominence of R and Python is attributable to their ease of use and the enhanced productivity they deliver. But, which is better at helping you get the most out of your analytic investments? Rather than focusing on language wars, leading firms are realizing a competitive edge by encouraging interoperability. Focusing on R or Python risks missing the advantages that having both can bring to individual data scientists and data science teams. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Lou Bajuk to gain RStudio's perspective on R & Python.
Lou is a Sr. Director of Product Marketing at RStudio.

21 Minutes

Geek+ - AMR Solutions

Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) drive efficient and reliable operations while supporting businesses to flexibly respond to fluctuating demand and adjust production capacity. Warehouse digitalization opens the window to AI algorithms and a host of applications from automating processes to tracking real-time location of SKUs. By automating and accelerating warehouse processes, accuracy is enhanced and workers are enabled to carry out routine operations faster than ever. Leading firms who chose to overcome operational bottlenecks are delighting their customers by picking perfectly, fulfilling faster and delivering to demand. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Mark Messina to gain Geek+' perspective on Mobile Robotics in Warehouse Modernization.
Mark is the Chief Operating Officer at Geek+ Americas.

40 Minutes

6 River Systems - Faster Fulfillment

Autonomous mobile robots are essentially robots that can move and operate within a warehouse environment without direct supervision from a human operator. Rather than rely on magnetic strips or tracks, AMRs use sensors and maps to interpret the environment, navigate through the warehouse floor and detect/avoid obstacles. AMRs can perform several warehouse and order fulfillment functions, including executing pick strategies, transporting goods and materials and guiding/helping associates as they perform their tasks. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Fergal Glynn to gain 6 River Systems' perspective on faster fulfillment.
Fergal is the VP of Marketing at 6 River Systems.

24 Minutes

CPGs Eye ESG Goals with Water Solubles

Building better sustainable packaging solutions is a key ESG matter for consumer packaged goods (CPG) firms. Weighing impacts and barriers are critical in meeting the complex challenges that sustainable packaging poses. Many CPG companies are looking to meet sustainability goals with greater in house involvement rather than only depending on external vendors. For example, leading CPGs are collaborating with external firms on innovative sustainability strategies such as water soluble packaging. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Jonathan Jakubowski and Ashleigh Hotz to gain SmartSolve Industries' perspective on CPG Packaging with Water Soluble Technology.
Jonathan and Ashleigh are Directors with SmartSolve Industries.

18 Minutes

IRI - Dark Data

In an information technology era in which both big data opportunities and privacy law exist and converge, there is a pressing need to discover, work with, and protect data hidden in unstructured files. A vast amount of collected or generated corporate and government data remains hidden in unstructured files, or so-called dark data repositories. To mitigate the legal, financial, and reputational risk of exposing personally identifiable information or (PII) in these often obscure files, and to comply with data privacy laws like the GDPR, firms need a way to rapidly locate and secure the PII in them. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Lisa Mangino to gain Innovative Routines International's perspective on dark data.
Lisa is a Director of Data Software & Services at Innovative Routines International.

28 Minutes

Cowbell - Cyber Insurance

Enterprise cyber risk is caused by inside-out and outside-in data, as well as data from many other sources such as the dark web. Processing that data is a challenge and is being tackled by leveraging technologies such as artificial intelligence. Traditionally, cyber insurance was only purchased by businesses processing sensitive information with coverage only for third party liabilities. Now, firms big and small, regardless of how much sensitive information they are handling, are realizing the need for comprehensive and standalone cyber insurance. For instance, with automation becoming integral to the manufacturing sector, there has been an increased likelihood that cyberattacks can lead to network outages and entire work stoppages. Small businesses are finding that while cybersecurity tools may be helpful, cyber insurance accelerates the response and recovery process in the aftermath of a cyber incident. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Rajeev Gupta to gain Cowbell Cyber's perspective on cyber insurance.
Rajeev is a Co-founder & Chief Product Officer at Cowbell Cyber.

33 Minutes

Daye - Sustainable Periods

Menstruation products generate medical waste and can come with large amounts of hard to break down plastic. Leading firms are addressing this feminine hygiene challenge with environmentally friendly approaches to periods. Packaging plays a material role in polluting landfills with menstruation product waste. So, period waste isn’t just made out of tampons and pads, but also the boxes and wrappers they come in. However, organic period care sold with sustainable packaging like water-soluble paper wrappers is enabling sustainable menstruation. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Jonathan Jakubowski, Valentina Milanova and Aleksandar Penevi to gain their perspective on Sustainable Periods.
Valentina is the Founder and CEO of Daye.

27 Minutes

Kovair Intelligent DevOps

The pace of delivery in today’s software world is super fast and competitive. Firms are challenged with increasing demands both from the market as well as their own lines of business. This dynamic is raising the need for implementation of Continuous Delivery (CD) and DevOps practices. Organizations need to implement solutions for achieving faster delivery in a more predictable, scalable and productive way by automating their delivery process with complete visibility to every stage of the release process in a collaborative manner. Leading organizations are driving this transformation and improving their IT efficiency by automating and orchestrating software releases, pipelines, and deployments across multiple environments. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Akshay Sharma and Amit Dasgupta to gain their perspectives on Intelligent DevOps.
Akshay is the CTO of Kovair Software and Amit is the Director of Products and Solutions Management at Kovair Software.

22 Minutes

Cloudera Data Warehouse Optimization

Data Warehousing is the backbone of every data driven organization, providing mission critical analytics. Today, modern data warehousing has evolved to meet the intensive demands the newest analytics required to be data driven. While this “data tsunami” may pose a set of new challenges, it also opens up opportunities for a wide variety of high value BI and analytics use cases that everyone is eager to capitalize on. Traditional data warehouse vendors may have maturity in data storage, modeling, and high-performance analysis, yet, these legacy solutions are showing their age, and can no longer cost-effectively meet these new demands. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews David Dichmann and Raman Rajasekhar to gain their perspectives on data warehouse optimization.
David is a Director of Product Marketing at Cloudera and Raman is a Senior Product Manager at Cloudera.

36 Minutes

Microsoft Agile at Scale

Everything done around development — collaboration, testing, and customer feedback — has changed. Now, leveraging Agile in small teams is not unusual. But, when it comes leveraging Agile across hundreds of teams in a coordinated way, well that can be an eye opener. How are dependencies handled? How do the teams keep in sync? How does management stay in control, if hundreds of teams are autonomous? Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Aaron Bjork to gain Microsoft's perspective on Agile at Scale.
Aaron is a Principal Group Program Manager working in Microsoft’s Visual Studio Cloud Services (VSCS) division.

29 Minutes

SAP Data Hub

Leading firms are building agile, data-driven pipeline applications that need to tap a single, logical data set representing their entire enterprise. To accomplish that task, those firms are leveraging all-in-one data orchestration solutions which distill business value from all data for operational excellence and digital expansion. To gain an edge, enterprises are utilizing technology which enables them to build, execute, orchestrate and govern flow-based pipelines, providing the maximum reuse of existing data developments while encompassing digital innovations. Michael Lippis interviews Amit Satoor to gain SAP's perspective on Data Orchestration.
Amit is a Sr. Director of Product and Solution Marketing at SAP.

20 Minutes

NEC - IaaS

No one likes infrastructure upgrades. Replacing new hardware is a costly, never-ending battle. But software upgrades, especially major ones, can entail even lengthier and more expensive projects. When it comes to dealing with today’s massive volumes of data—processing it, analyzing it and reporting on it— well not upgrading can be even more expensive. Often software upgrades introduce major changes. Whether by choice or due to changing technology, these changes affect not only existing features, but also the underlying data structures and platform. And almost certainly, the added features require newer, more efficient server hardware, memory and storage. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Mike Mitsch to gain NEC's perspective on Infrastructure as a Service.
Mike is the Managing Director of Infrastructure as a Service at NEC Corporation of America.

25 Minutes

PTC Manufacturing Apps

Today's manufacturing firms need to rapidly develop, deploy and extend apps and augmented reality experiences. Leaders are looking to unify data from enterprise business systems and the sensored physical world, and deliver user information and real-time insight in context for individual roles. To achieve Industrial Connectivity, you need to be empowered with the speed to unlock all data from your brownfield equipment and systems, and your Manufacturing Apps must be flexible enough to deliver that data to all persona in the factory or industrial setting. So, to gain a competitive edge, manufacturers need to leverage tools to dramatically simplify their digital transformation and accelerate time-to-value. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Aron Semle to gain PTC's perspective on Manufacturing Apps.
Aron is a Director of Solutions Management at PTC.

31 Minutes

CloudBees Continuous Delivery

Over the last 10 years, continuous integration brought tangible improvements to the software delivery lifecycle - improvements that enabled adoption of agile delivery practices. The software industry is now progressing to the next maturity phase with continuous delivery. With its flexible plugin architecture and numerous plugins, Jenkins is like the person who knows everyone and can work with everyone. Enterprises can utilize any existing tools - whether developed in-house or licensed from a commercial vendor - or bring in a new tool and know that Jenkins will work with it. Jenkins bridges both sides of the development/operations divide, bringing both teams together and enabling collaboration between them. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Dan Juengst to gain CloudBees' perspective on continuous delivery.
Dan is the Sr. Director, Product Marketing at CloudBees.

13 Minutes

Micro Focus DevOps Suite

Businesses today are required to deliver software to their users at an ever-increasing pace, but at the same time, they must keep quality consistently high. The need to comply with corporate, industry and even government regulations, together with the demand for a superior user experience, leads organizations to adopt a holistic approach to application delivery. The application delivery toolset must include management, testing and monitoring, but crucially, these tools must be able to communicate with each other and provide visibility, transparency, and end-to-end traceability, and enable collaboration across the whole team and beyond. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews David Landsberg and Malcolm Isaacs to gain their perspectives on DevOps.
David is the Director of Product Management, Application Delivery Management at Micro Focus and Malcolm is the Senior Solutions Marketing Manager at Micro Focus.

22 Minutes

Packaging Sustainability

In recent years, many companies have begun to consider converting their packaging machines from heat sealing to ultrasonic sealing technology. The idea of reducing film consumption by narrowing the seal width is a common driver toward ultrasonic sealing. Another is the understanding that an occasional lettuce leaf or piece of cheese that gets caught in the seal area will no longer present a problem because the ultrasonic system will seal right through the product. While these are good reasons to consider ultrasonic sealing, there are even greater benefits that can help you with your sustainable packaging initiatives. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Bill Aurand to gain Sonics & Materials' perspective on Packaging Sustainability with Ultrasonic Sealing.
Bill is a Packaging Technology Manager at Sonics & Materials.

22 Minutes

Micro Focus - Agile Enterprise

To become an agile enterprise, enterprise architects, portfolio managers, and other executives must gain insight into the status of each application in their portfolio, so they can make effective resource and investment decisions. And when a business decision is made, it must be pushed down into the application teams for implementation and tracked across its lifecycle, from its origins in strategy, through development, and into deployment and production. But each team is unique. Each may choose its own development methodology, application lifecycle management tools, and metrics to track. Some are moving to DevOps to increase agility. As a result, the information that feeds business decisions is difficult to obtain and is inconsistent across teams. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Victoria Voinigescu to gain Micro Focus' perspectives on Achieving an Agile Enterprise.
Victoria is a Sr. Product Manager of Agile Portfolio and Lifecycle Strategy with Micro Focus.

26 Minutes

IRI - Data Masking

We talk to David Friedland, the VP of Business Development at IRI. Short for Innovative Routines International, IRI is a data management ISV founded 40 years ago (in 1978) with its headquarters in Melbourne, Florida and support offices in more than 40 cities worldwide. IRI has been best known for its CoSort big data manipulation software, but more recently has been making its bones in the data protection market with its data masking product FieldShield, as well as a larger data lifecycle management platform that includes FieldShield, called Voracity. For the last 10 years, IRI’s ability to find and mask data in a fast, targeted way has earned it mentions or awards from the The Privacy and Data Security Law Journal and trade publications like CIO Applications, CIO Review, Computerworld, Corporate Vision, and DBTA Magazine, plus Research and Markets, Gartner, and The Bloor Group.
37 Minutes

Outthink Outages with IBM ITOA

Successful organizations are creating compelling consumer experiences that transform their interaction. Yet the complex technologies that support these experiences need to be continuously up and running in peak performance or even the most promising experience will ultimately fail. While traditional monitoring tools can help pinpoint problems to improve mean time to repair, cognitive capabilities can go deeper to improve mean time to know – to locate the root cause of a problem, to determine how it occurred and predict when it might occur again. Michael Lippis interviews Denny O'Brien to gain IBM's perspective on IT Operations Analytics or ITOA.
Denny is the Program Director for IBM Operations Analytics offerings.

17 Minutes

Software AG - GDPR Compliance

Enterprises are facing challenges in meeting the impending General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Starting on May 25, 2018, this European Union (EU) GDPR regulation mandates that all companies and institutions are legally bound to rules aimed at protecting personal data and for upholding the data privacy rights of individuals residing in the EU. The immense data stores, networked systems, business ecosystems and technologies that enable companies to serve their markets and customers, hold a vast amount of information that needs to be reined in. Few companies have the required oversight across their distributed data and processing activities and the insight into precisely what kind of data they house to be able to comply with GDPR rules. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Dr. Ulrich Kalex to gain Software AG's perspective on GDPR compliance.
Ulrich is a Senior VP Product Management and R&D for Software AG.

35 Minutes

Informatica - Data Intelligence

Organizations use data to grow by gathering insights and mitigating risks. And, Hadoop has emerged as a scalable and efficient data platform for delivering big data analytics. But with the growing volume, variety, and velocity of data, organizations are struggling to effectively put their data to work. Now, traditional data management platforms can be expensive and challenging to scale to meet modern data needs. So, to gain an edge, look for a modern data management platform that enables quick use of more data sources and eliminates the risk of data issues in your big data analytics environment. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Murthy Mathiprakasam to gain Informatica's' perspective on Big Data Management.
Murthy is a Principal Product Marketing Manager for Informatica's Big Data products.

21 Minutes

Microsoft DevOps

Enterprises need to be customer centric and routinely reinvent themselves to deliver wining experiences. Software applications are key to competing in this arena, and providing software faster gives companies a significant advantage. However, faster delivery of applications is challenging for both Dev and Ops teams. Both must increase speed without compromising quality. So, to gain an edge, Dev and Ops teams must work together to find a common set of processes and tools that help them both. Now when it comes to Business Agility, look for a solution that provides monitoring and analytics capabilities to ensure that your applications are always available, performing, and succeeding. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Sam Guckenheimer to gain Microsoft's perspective on DevOps and Business Agility.
Sam is the Product Owner of the Microsoft Visual Studio product line.

38 Minutes

IBM - Weather Means Business

Our knowledge of the world grows with every connected sensor and device, but too often we are not acting on it, even when we know we can ensure a better result. To meet this challenge, companies are leveraging the Internet of Things and cloud computing which allow for collection of data from numerous sources. For example, IBM and The Weather Company are collaborating to accelerate the growth of one of the largest cloud-based applications in the world. The partnership enables enterprise clients and industry ecosystems to more easily integrate weather data – including rapidly updated forecasts – into their operations and decision-making. Once integrated with enterprise processes, weather data can be combined with data from supply chains, customer buying patterns and other sources to create more valuable insights. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Bryson Koehler and Mac Devine to gain their perspectives on Weather Means Business.
Bryson is The Weather Company’s EVP, CTO & CIO and Mac is the VP & CTO of the Networking and Innovation Services area within the IBM Cloud division.

43 Minutes

Microsoft App-V Integration

Application Virtualization (App-V) enables you to make applications available to end users without installing the applications directly on end user computers. It transforms applications into centrally managed services that are never installed and that don’t conflict with other applications. Through Citrix XenApp integration, joint customers can extend the benefits of Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack to reach a broader set of devices including lightly managed and non-Windows endpoints across local or wide area networks. With XenApp, App-V packages can now be delivered to lightly managed endpoint scenarios, even if the endpoint is not a member of the Microsoft Active Directory domain. As a result, new App-V use cases and access scenarios are enabled, including the delivery of applications to a consultant or for companies with Bring Your Own Computer (BYOC) initiatives. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Matthijs Gates and David Wagner to gain Microsoft's and Citrix's perspective on Application Virtualization Integration.
Matthijs is a Senior Program Manager with Microsoft and David is a Product Manager with Citrix.

19 Minutes

Greater Enterprise Value with GRC

Technologies implemented to meet operational needs bring tangible benefits to an organization with focused, tactical functions. These tools bring value to organizations due to the focus on the specific business challenge at hand and most often help achieve goals at the operations level. However, certain processes need to lead to greater enterprise value. Enterprise GRC programs should look for opportunities to remove Value Ceilings as much as possible to optimize business. While removing a Value Ceiling may require some work, the end result is increased value to the organization. In some cases, organizations will have to bore holes into that ceiling to get glimpses between the layers of their organization. In other cases, the ceiling can be removed completely and processes can continue up to the next higher level. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Steve Schlarman to gain RSA's perspective on Governance, Risk & Compliance.
Steve is a GRC Strategist of IT and Security at RSA, The Security Division of EMC.

36 Minutes

Micro Focus - DevOps

Software has become the most important tool for businesses to find, capture, and retain customers. Unlike a physical product, software can be changed quickly and often—and today, that’s exactly what customers expect. They can easily defect to a competitor offering a handy new feature—right after they leave a negative review about your company that could tarnish your reputation and drive away other potential users. Savvy businesses are using the rapid pace and malleability of software to drive more and more differentiation into the marketplace. They’re using instant feedback from users to continuously improve software. And increasingly, they’re doing this through DevOps. By ensuring close collaboration between developers and operations staff throughout the entire software development lifecycle, enterprises are becoming better at ensuring quality, maximizing speed, and reacting to—or even forecasting—market changes. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Ashish Kuthiala and Rafael Garcia to gain their perspectives on DevOps.
Ashish is the Sr. Director of Marketing and Strategy at HPE DevOps and Rafael Garcia is the Director of R&D IT at HPE.

40 Minutes

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