Episode 3730 · Tech Talks Daily
Turning AI Adoption Into Business Value With BCG
22 Sep 2026 · 27 min
Episode 3730 · Tech Talks Daily
22 Sep 2026 · 27 min
Why is employee AI use rising so quickly while measurable business value remains difficult for many organizations to find? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with David Martin, Senior Partner and Global Leader of People and Organization at BCG, about the firm's fourth annual AI and workforce report. The research surveyed 11,749 employees across 14 countries and points to a growing divide between companies that distribute AI tools and companies that give people a clear plan for changing how work gets done. BCG reports that 74 percent of frontline and nonmanagerial employees now use…
by Neil C. Hughes · English · Tech & Science
If every company is now a tech company and digital transformation is a journey rather than a destination, how do you keep up with the relentless pace of technological change? Every day, Tech Talks Daily brings you insights from the brightest minds in tech, business, and innovation, breaking down…
E3733 · 24 Sep 2026 · 25 min
What does a security operations center need when attacks are arriving at a speed and volume that human analysts cannot manage alone? I recorded this episode with Adam Khan, VP of Global Security Operations and AI Security at Barracuda, during the 20th anniversary of the Barracuda Tech Summit in Alpbach, Austria. Adam has spent over 25 years in technology and security. When we last spoke at the event, he used Home Alone and soccer to make complex security topics easier to understand. This year, expectations were high, and he arrived with Formula One. The comparison begins with what spectators…
E3732 · 23 Sep 2026 · 29 min
How should security leaders respond when AI-powered attacks compress detection and response windows from minutes to seconds? At Barracuda TechSummit 26 in Alpbach, Austria, I spoke with Rohit Ghai, Chief Executive Officer at Barracuda. The conversation took place exactly one year after Rohit joined the company, giving us an opportunity to discuss what brought him to Barracuda, what he inherited, and how his first year has influenced his plans for the business. Rohit explains that Barracuda's focus on smaller and resource-constrained organizations was an important reason he accepted the role.…
E3731 · 23 Sep 2026 · 27 min
What happens when enterprises spend trillions of dollars on AI but the systems underneath it still cannot provide the context those models need to make reliable decisions? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I reconnect with Christian Monberg, CTO at Zeta Global, to examine what separates AI experimentation from production systems that organizations can actually trust. Our previous conversation focused on how businesses could use AI to scale marketing without losing the human connection with customers. This time, we move deeper into the technology underneath those experiences. Christian…
E3729 · 21 Sep 2026 · 25 min
What will customers remember about a business when the voice answering their questions becomes the main expression of its identity? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Ruth Zive, who leads marketing at Voices, about the business and human questions surrounding AI voice. Voices is an enterprise marketplace and platform where companies can find professional voice actors, license AI voices with consent, and source custom voice data for training models. The company says its global talent network includes millions of performers and has served brands including Microsoft, Shopify, and…
E3728 · 20 Sep 2026 · 35 min
Can ideas developed thousands of years ago help leaders make better decisions about AI, data and digital transformation today? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Alfonso Asensio, author of Digital Wisdom: Leading Transformation With the Sophia Factor and head of data measurement for global clients at Google in Tokyo. Alfonso has spent his career working across data, digital business and global client leadership, but his latest work looks beyond technical capability. He asks what changes when organizations bring sound judgment, ethical reasoning and human purpose into the…
E3710 · 19 Sep 2026 · 30 min
Why is launching a consumer product easier than ever while turning it into a profitable global brand remains so difficult? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Omer Kaplan, co-founder and CEO of ZyG, about the operational gap between creating a product and building a durable ecommerce business around it. Omer previously helped build ironSource into an $11 billion public company before its acquisition by Unity. He explains how recognizing the move from desktop to mobile helped shape that company's growth and why the ability to adapt quickly matters even more when AI capabilities…
E3749 · 10 Oct 2026 · 28 minNew
Can a hotel modernize its technology without turning hospitality into another automated transaction? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Mark Hollyhead, Chief Transformation Officer at Aven Hospitality, about the systems behind thousands of hotels and the operational decisions that affect both employees and guests. Mark brings experience from British Airways, Heathrow Airport, Expedia, and travel management before joining the company carved out from Sabre with support from TPG. His argument begins with a distinction that many technology programs miss. Guests rarely remember the…
E3748 · 9 Oct 2026 · 34 minNew
When should an AI system be allowed to fix an IT problem without waiting for a human to approve the action? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Matt Tuson, General Manager for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at LogicMonitor, about the practical path from reactive IT operations toward autonomous IT. The promise is attractive: fewer repetitive tasks, faster incident resolution, less disruption, and systems that can correct familiar problems before users feel the impact. The difficult part is deciding when the available data, controls, and evidence are strong enough to trust…
E3747 · 8 Oct 2026 · 38 minNew
What has to change before an AI pilot can become part of a regulated financial workflow? In this episode, I speak with Tom Carey, President of Broadridge's Global Technology and Operations Business, about the work required to move AI beyond personal productivity tools and prototypes. Tom brings an unusual perspective to the conversation. He studied AI in the 1990s, long before current computing power and language models made commercial deployment practical, and now works where financial market infrastructure, technology and operations meet. Tom describes four levels of AI productivity. The…
E3746 · 7 Oct 2026 · 35 min
What if the most useful measure of workplace technology was not the number of tickets closed, but the amount of productive time returned to employees? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Kelly Candler, Global Offering Lead for Workplace and Business Process Services at DXC Technology, about moving digital workplace services away from activity metrics and toward employee and business outcomes. Kelly has worked on both sides of the managed services relationship. Before joining DXC, she was a customer of the company and several of its competitors, giving her a practical view of…