50 episodes

From technology to workplace culture, from geopolitical trends to economics, Heavy Strategy debates pivotal questions in enterprise IT. Hosts Greg Ferro and Johna Till Johnson bring their technical expertise, analytical acumen, and contrasting viewpoints to discuss complex topics of interest to IT leaders. Frequently irreverent and always thought-provoking, these are the conversations you wish you could have at the leadership table. Tune in and join the think tank, where unanswered questions are better than unquestioned answers.

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From technology to workplace culture, from geopolitical trends to economics, Heavy Strategy debates pivotal questions in enterprise IT. Hosts Greg Ferro and Johna Till Johnson bring their technical expertise, analytical acumen, and contrasting viewpoints to discuss complex topics of interest to IT leaders. Frequently irreverent and always thought-provoking, these are the conversations you wish you could have at the leadership table. Tune in and join the think tank, where unanswered questions are better than unquestioned answers.

    Day Two Cloud: The Duality of Enterprise AI

    Day Two Cloud: The Duality of Enterprise AI

    Welcome to a crossover episode with the Day Two Cloud podcast! AI has been around forever; AI is emergent. AI is just data analytics; AI hallucinates. AI doesn’t have many business use cases; AI is already being used by your employees. Today, Greg and Johna from the Heavy Strategy podcast join Day Two Cloud to... Read more »

    • 55 min
    HS069: Regulating AI

    HS069: Regulating AI

    In today’s episode Greg and Johna spar over how, when, and why to regulate AI. Does early regulation lead to bad regulation? Does late regulation lead to a situation beyond democratic control? Comparing nascent regulation efforts in the EU, UK, and US, they analyze socio-legal principles like privacy and distributed liability. Most importantly, Johna drives... Read more »

    • 29 min
    HS068: What’s the Point of Having a Tech Strategy?

    HS068: What’s the Point of Having a Tech Strategy?

    What does having a tech strategy actually do for an organization? In today’s episode, Greg and Johna highlight how a good tech strategy benefits a company: creates a foundation of first principles, reduces bias in vendor decisions, better allocates human resources, kills bad ideas, sunsets projects, and makes meetings a little more enjoyable and harmonious.... Read more »

    • 34 min
    HS067: The Right People to Have on Your Tech Strategy Team

    HS067: The Right People to Have on Your Tech Strategy Team

    Exactly who should be on your technology strategy team? From inside your organization, who should represent the areas that come into play: Business, development, operations, etc? And what about outsiders–what kind of external consultant do you want for your strategy team? Do you even need one? Johna and Greg cover it all in today’s episode.... Read more »

    • 37 min
    HS066: The Holy Grail: A Functioning Tech Strategy

    HS066: The Holy Grail: A Functioning Tech Strategy

    It’s rare for strategists, executives, and technologists to all get on the same page in order to create, execute, and adjust an organization’s tech strategy, much less do it well. But it is possible. Johna and Greg discuss their experiences of seeing through some consultants’ smoke and mirrors, honestly evaluating an organization’s capability to implement... Read more »

    • 25 min
    Calculating the Value of Telco AIOps (Sponsored)

    Calculating the Value of Telco AIOps (Sponsored)

    AI and automation are hot topics in telco, but not all projects are created equal in terms of the bottom-line value. We dive into how to calculate total value, and discuss why the area of assurance looks set to generate the most value. We provide key questions to ask when considering what AIOps to add... Read more »

    • 26 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
23 Ratings

23 Ratings

Highwizardsully ,

Excellent pairing to listen to

Both hosts are incredibly intelligent and do a fantastic job debating, or sometimes agreeing, to topics that rarely get discussed openly.

linux 66 ,

Great podcast, thank you!

I love the friendly banter and information that allows me to come to my own decision based upon my needs!

Gigatexal ,

Greg can do no wrong

I am so stoked for this podcast. I have been hoping that Greg would take a more analyst style role and pontificate from time to time on industry topics because I trust his years of experience in industry and his thoughtful takes on things. This podcast was an insta-subscribe for me.

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