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Co-hosts Greg Moss and Alexander Cole cover the next most significant topics in UPSTACK’s 2024 Technology Trends Report. In part one, UPSTACK Managing Director Monica Sanchez gives insight into customers' top priorities when researching data center solutions. Monica has over 20 years of experience in the industry and advises global enterprises on optimizing their colocation and other technology solutions.
 
In part two, Greg Moss takes his turn in the guest seat to discuss the biggest upsides of hybrid solutions in cloud management. Greg has been advising customers in the cloud service space since 2015 and works with clients at UPSTACK to ensure they get the most out of their cloud management. 
 
You can find UPSTACK’s 2024 Technology Trends Report here.
Guests
Monica Sanchez, Managing Director at UPSTACK
Greg Moss, Partner and Managing Director at UPSTACK 
Part 1 Starts - 0:26
Part 2 Starts - 24:44

Co-hosts Greg Moss and Alexander Cole take us through a two-part episode covering the top trends in UPSTACK’s 2024 Technology Trends Report. In part one, Frank Ferdowsian joins the team to discuss the most pressing topics in cybersecurity. Frank is a Partner and Managing Director at UPSTACK, with over two decades of experience in the cyber and network security space. In part two, Ed Degenhart and Andrew Pryfogle explain how AI and automation are making their mark on customer experience. Ed Degenhart is Managing Director at UPSTACK, and has 20-plus years of experience problem solving for clients in technology. Andrew is the founder and CEO of CX Effect, a company that prepares organizations for transformative customer experience. You can find UPSTACK’s 2024 Technology Trends Report here. 
Part 1 Starts - 0:33
Part 2 Starts - 25:28
 Guests 
Frank Ferdowsian, Partner and Managing Director at UPSTACK  
Ed Degenhart, Managing Director at UPSTACK  
Andrew Pryfogle, Founder and CEO of CX Effect 

Co-hosts Greg Moss and Alex Cole are joined by Shunit Kainy, an IT procurement specialist and expert in Cloud governance. Shunit breaks down how departments can best utilize cloud storage to maximize efficiency, and explains how a hybrid solution (Cloud and Colocation) might be more advantageous. Shunit is the head of global IT procurement for Teva Pharmaceuticals and Co-founder of Technology Procurement Israel. Before Teva, Shunit managed cloud and data center procurement at Amdocs, Check Point Software Technologies, and Random Logic. 

Co-hosts Greg Moss and Alex Cole are joined by Zach and Jacob Smith to discuss how businesses can find cost-efficient and sustainable solutions. Zach and Jacob Smith are the co-founders of the digital infrastructure company Packet. After the company was acquired by Equinix in 2020, Jacob helped integrate and scale what became Equinix Metal and led various aspects of GTM strategy and marketing, focusing primarily on customer success, product-led growth, startups, developers, and open source. Zach served as the Head of Edge Infrastructure at Equinix. He’s also spent the last five years at the Open19 Foundation (https://open19.org) leading innovation in data center hardware and finding sustainability standards for the industry.

In episode 04 of the UPSTACK Podcast, co-hosts Greg Moss and Alex Cole are joined by Dr. Jonathan Koomey, an expert on the energy and environmental effects of information technology, to discuss the current power demands behind Artificial Intelligence. They break down the past hype cycles of the dot-com bubble, how the tech industry has adapted to large scale energy demands, and how the race for power behind AI might play out. Dr. Koomey holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Energy and Resources Group at UC Berkeley, and an A.B. in History and Science from Harvard University. He is the author or coauthor of more than 200 articles and reports and ten books, including Turning Numbers into Knowledge: Mastering the Art of Problem Solving and Solving Climate Change: A Guide for Learners and Leaders.  
 
Show Links:  
Koomey, Jonathan, and Eric Masanet. 2021. "Does not compute: Avoiding pitfalls assessing the Internet's energy and carbon impacts." Joule. vol. 5, no. 7. June 24. pp. 1625-1628. [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2542435121002117]
 
Masanet, Eric, Arman Shehabi, Nuoa Lei, Sarah Smith, and Jonathan Koomey. 2020. "Recalibrating global data center energy-use estimates." Science. vol. 367, no. 6481. Feb 28. pp. 984. [http://science.sciencemag.org/content/367/6481/984.abstract]
 
Koomey, Jonathan, and Ian Monroe. 2022. Solving climate change: A guide for learners and leaders. Bristol, UK: IOP Publishing. [http://www.solveclimate.org]
 
Koomey, Jonathan. 2017. Turning Numbers into Knowledge: Mastering the Art of Problem Solving. 3rd ed. El Dorado Hills, CA: Analytics Press. [http://amzn.to/2wY1m7x]
 
Koomey, Jonathan. 2019. Estimating Bitcoin Electricity Use: A Beginner’s Guide. Washington, DC: Coin Center. May 7. [https://coincenter.org/entry/bitcoin-electricity]
 
Creutzig, Felix, Daron Acemoglu, Xuemei Bai, Paul N. Edwards, Marie Josefine Hintz, Lynn H. Kaack, Siir Kilkis, Stefanie Kunkel, Amy Luers, Nikola Milojevic-Dupont, Dave Rejeski, Jürgen Renn, David Rolnick, Christoph Rosol, Daniela Russ, Thomas Turnbull, Elena Verdolini, Felix Wagner, Charlie Wilson, Aicha Zekar, and Marius Zumwald. 2022. "Digitalization and the Anthropocene." Annual Review of Environment and Resources. vol. 47, no. 1. pp. 479-509. [https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-environ-120920-100056]
 
Kaack, Lynn H., Priya L. Donti, Emma Strubell, George Kamiya, Felix Creutzig, and David Rolnick. 2022. "Aligning artificial intelligence with climate change mitigation." Nature Climate Change. vol. 12, no. 6. 2022/06/01. pp. 518-527. [https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01377-7]
 
IEA. 2017. Digitalization and Energy. Paris, France: International Energy Agency. November 5. [https://www.iea.org/digital/]

Co-hosts Greg Moss and Alex Cole sit down with John Marchisin, of the global management consulting firm, AArete, to chat about strategic technology sourcing and procurement in Episode 03 of The UPSTACK Podcast. They talk about the cost drivers of Information Technology, why technology leaders are under the microscope with IT spending, and what questions they should ask themselves about their technology stack. Our special guest, John Marchisin is an innovator and catalyst for change with over 30 years of experience in assisting clients in various industries, including higher education and healthcare. He has helped these clients conceive and implement strategic decisions that change the concept of their business to adapt to emerging challenges, regulatory changes, and market demands. John has worked with both public and private universities, academic medical centers, large physician organizations, and specialty hospitals to develop and implement strategic plans, enhance their digital capabilities, and improve their profitability.