Burning Platform Series on hot enterprise topics

Update - after Brian and I did the first 12 episodes, I have been inviting other market observers and practitioners to the series.

Brian Sommer and I go back nearly 30 years. We look at issues from very different perspectives but have a healthy respect for our differences. We have been called the "Penn and Teller" of Enterprise Technology because we tend to be both educational and entertaining about trends in software, outsourcing and many other issues that affect C level execs in enterprises.

We collaborate on a number of advisory projects and talk on a regular basis. During the COVID-19 pandemic, our conversations have moved to Zoom. We thought it would be fun to share some of our on-going conversations about enterprise technology. 

Notice on the cover of each episode how cool the man is, even in the face of the raging fire. That is a good metaphor for how we approach enterprise problems. We will share these on a regular basis, minus much of the snark, family talk and politics that creeps into our conversations. We expect to average 1-2 a week. It is a roughly 10-20 minute format. Below are links to each episode. 

Look forward to your feedback, and the opportunity to help you through complex enterprise issues. And do so with much needed humor in these crazy times!

1. Eulogy for On-Premise Apps 
2. Bumper Quarter 
3. School buses or RVs 
4. The WTF about WFH 
5. Analytics, new management science
6. The Post-Pandemic world of the CFO
7. The Post-Pandemic world of the CHRO
8. The Post-Pandemic world of the CIO
9. Software - Feast or Famine
10. Why does my software not have its own passport?
11. COVID morphing of digital transformations
12. Career advice for new tech world
13. Wall Street and Enterprise Software with guest Rob Kugel
14. Mediocre, Myopic or Merry? with guest Josh Greenbaum
15. Project Management in the age of COVID with guest Bonnie Tinder of Raven Intel
16. A Curmudgeon Christmas Greeting Card with guests Frank Scavo of Avasant and Dennis Howlett of Diginomica
17. Diversity Trends in Tech with guest Cindy Jutras of Mint Jutras
18. Services and other Industry solutions with guest Dave Hofferberth of SPI Research
19. Architectural Trends in Enterprise Software with guest Holger Mueller of Constellation Research 
20. Digital Acceleration with guest Tamas Hevizi of Automation Anywhere
21. Supply chain resilience and renewal with Bob Ferrari of Supply Chain Matters
22. Pandemic and Tech AR/PR with Sabrina Horn of Horn Strategy Consulting
23. A Christmas Carol with Sandy Lo of Zoho
24. Cloud Wars! with Bob Evans of Evans Strategic Communications
25. SAP Projects in Asia Pac with Paul Coetser of Big Blue Ventures
26. Business Continuity with Mark Smith of Ventana Research 
27. A review of RISE with SAP with Dennis Howlett of Diginomica
28. Exciting world of Citizen IT with Amit Zavery of Google Cloud
29. More on RISE with SAP with Geoff Scott of ASUG
30. Evolving expectations of CX with Mark Taylor of Cognizant Digital Experience
31. Developers, developers...with James Governor of Redmonk
32. Modern Decisioning with Bret Greenstein of Cognizant
33. Global Grand Challenges with Jyoti Banerjee of North Star Transition
34. Startup Communities with Brad Feld of Foundry Group and Ian Hathaway of Techstars
35. Entrepreneurial Trends with Brad Feld of Foundry Group and Ian Hathaway of Techstars
36. Relentless Amazon with Simon Gaster, author Behemoth, Amazon Rising
37. Amazon, automation and society with Simon Gaster, author Behemoth, Amazon Rising
38. Digital Nomads with Mark Brooks of Courtland Brooks
39. 25 years of "As a service" with Phil Wainewright of Diginomica and Jeff Kaplan of THINKstrategies
40. The future of "As a service" with Phil Wainewright of Diginomica and Jeff Kaplan of THINKstrategies
41. More work from Anywhere with Tammie Hilend of Maxar Technologies
42. Work anywhere: Tertiary Towns and Rural Revival with Raju Vegesna of Zoho Software
43. Industry Clouds with Jujhar Singh of Salesforce
44. Workday Nation with Webb Armentrout of Workday
45. Data-infused apps with Pete Schlampp of Workday
46. More work anywhere with Monty Hamilton of Rural Sourcing
47. The end of ERP? with Patricia Harris of Workday
48. Not your grandpa's service economy with Peter Bendor-Samuel of Everest Group
49. Leading with authenticity with Sabrina Horn of Horn Strategy
50. Ecosystems Galore with Tyler Prince of Salesforce
51. Labor Shortages, Mindsets and other Talent Trends with Fred Goff of Jobcase
52. Customer Service as Competitive Advantage with Sarah Nicastro of IFS
53. AI in the Enterprise with Roy Altman of Peopleserv
54. Servitization Trends - Part 1 with Marne Martin and Mark Brewer of IFS
55. Servitization Trends - Part 2 with Marne Martin and Mark Brewer of IFS
56. Acronyms, Buzzwords and Customer Realities with Jon Reed of Diginomica
57. Flashing Red Lights around Green Policy with Kurt Marko of MarkoVision
58. HR: what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger with Stacey Harris of Sapient Insights
59. Supply Chains: the good, the bad and the ugly with Bob Ferrari of Supply Chain Matters
60. Generational shift in Content creation, distribution and consumption - Part 1 with Paul Greenberg of The 56 Group
61. Generational shift in Content creation, distribution and consumption - Part 2 with Paul Greenberg of The 56 Group
62. Curmudgeon Christmas - Part 1 with Dennis Howlett
63. Curmudgeon Christmas - Part 2 with Dennis Howlett
64. Innovations and Verticals Trends in ERP for SMEs with Rainer Zinow of SAP and Jory Lamb of VistaVu solutions
65. Analyzing the Analysts with Duncan Chapple of Analyst Observatory, U of Edinburgh
66. Christmas Musical Card with Bonnie Tinder of Raven Intel