Entries by Jeffrey Ton

Status Go: Disaster Recovery…Disasters: Ben Miller

In Episode 43 of InterVision’s Status Go podcast, I’m joined by Ben Miller, InterVision Senior Solutions Architect, to discuss some of the most interesting disaster recovery situations we have been involved in and how to avoid them, even with a lean IT team. Some IT departments are strapped for resources and may be tempted to take […]

Status Go – The Truth About AI: Ananth Gopalakrishnan and Harsha Gopianandan

In Episode 42 of InterVision’s StatusGo podcast, I sit down with Ananth Gopalakrishnan and Harsha Gopianandan, Co-Founders of SeyVu (recently acquired by InterVision) authorities in the field of AI and ML, and contributors to my Forbes article A Skeptic’s Guide to Assessing Artificial Intelligence. We dive a little deeper into demystifying AI: what constitutes true AI, how AI […]

Status Go – Security and Compliance: A Shared Responsibility: Gopal Bhat

In Episode 41 of InterVision’s Status Go podcast, I speak with Gopal Bhat, CIO and CISO at Rakuten Rewards, about responsibilities the individual must take ownership of as well as what good corporate citizenship entails.  We live in an increasingly connected world, which allows for convenience, efficiency and new opportunities; however, it also represents security challenges […]

Status Go – Eliminating IT: Dr. Ashwin Ballal

In Episode 40 of InterVision’s Status Go podcast, we welcome Medallia SVP and CIO, Dr. Ashwin Ballal. Ashwin details how he is effectively eliminating IT, or at least IT as we currently know it, by taking the concept of customer experience and focusing it internally. He also discusses Medallia’s bot they call Jarvis, proper brand building, employing […]

Status Go – What it Means to be Cloud First: John Gray

In Episode 39 of InterVision’s Status Go podcast, we discuss “Cloud-First” – one of the many overused and over-hyped phrases in the tech industry.  But what does it mean…what does it really mean?  Furthermore, how does this concept translate to your business or department?  As we know, every organization has different needs, different challenges and […]

What is YOUR vision for the Future?

Do you know your vision? I’ve spoken about connections to the past quite often. Vision plays a role. Call them connections, call them reminders, call them divine coincidences, sometimes the universe ties events of the past with things transpiring today. Sometimes they are “huh, that was interesting” moments and sometimes they hold powerful lessons if […]

Status Go – SD-WAN and Beyond: Paul Randlesome

In Episode 37 of InterVision’s Status Go podcast, we dig deeper into SD-WAN. In Status Go episode #14, Kevin Van Mondfrans, InterVision’s Senior Director of Product Management, walked us through SD-WAN — what it is, what it does for your business and the overall state of the market.  Today, guest Paul Randlesome, Global Vice President of […]

Status Go – Enabling a Cultural Shift in Media and Entertainment: Ray Panahon

In Episode 36 of InterVision’s Status Go podcast, we break down digital transformation. For those looking to uplevel their game from a creative, collaborative and technical perspective, our guest today, InterVision’s Head of Technology for Media & Entertainment, Ray Panahon, advises to get comfortable being uncomfortable.  Ray acknowledges in many areas of the industry, there […]

Status Go – Developing a Business First IT Culture: David Schacht

In Episode 35 of InterVision’s Status Go podcast, I interview David Schacht, who serves as the Simon Property Group SVP and CIO. In today’s hyper-digital era, when gaining a competitive advantage is more dependent on technological advances than ever before, it is crucial that the IT department have a strong connection with the business as […]

Status Go – Building Strategic Partnerships: Anita Nielsen

In Episode 34 of InterVision’s Status Go podcast, I sit down with Anita Nielsen, a Top Sales Performance Consultant, to discuss partnerships. In the tech-space, “partner” has been a word so over-used that it has been almost rendered meaningless. However, “partner” becomes incredibly valuable when you are talking about the sales professionals and relationships that […]