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   E3752 · 12 Oct 2026 · 28 minNew

   Who Controls Your Data in a Sovereign AI World With NetApp

   Could your board explain where the organization's most valuable data resides, who can control it, and how quickly it could be recovered In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Adam Gale, CTO for Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence at NetApp, about why digital sovereignty is moving from compliance teams into boardroom discussions. Adam argues that data has measurable business value, so decisions about its location, ownership, protection, and recoverability should be treated with the same seriousness as other financial risks. We discuss how the US CLOUD Act, Europe's…

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   E3749 · 10 Oct 2026 · 28 minNew

   Reducing Hospitality Friction Without Losing Human Service With Aven Hospitality

   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…

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   E3748 · 9 Oct 2026 · 34 min

   Building Trust in Autonomous IT With LogicMonitor

   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…

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   E3747 · 8 Oct 2026 · 38 min

   Moving AI From Pilot to Production With Broadridge

   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…

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   E3746 · 7 Oct 2026 · 35 min

   Measuring Workplace AI by Employee Outcomes With DXC Technology

   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…

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   E3738 · 6 Oct 2026 · 23 min

   Testing Cyber Resilience Before an Incident With SolarWinds

   What does cyber resilience look like when leaders must make a costly decision before anyone fully understands the incident? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Justin Henkel, CISO at SolarWinds, about moving the security conversation beyond prevention and preparing the wider business to respond, recover, and communicate under pressure. Justin brings 22 years of Air Force experience across intelligence, cyber operations, and special operations, alongside leadership roles in the public and private sectors. His intelligence background shapes a simple but demanding approach to…