Join David Wright as he speaks with Anthony Darden, Vice President – Information Technology (CIO) at Protective Industries, Inc. Anthony talks about his career journey within the world of IT and the most important lessons learned along the way. He also shares developments and opportunities in the IT industry today.

David and Anthony discuss:

• Trends serving diverse markets of core industrial, aerospace, medical, oil and gas.

• How cloud adoption is changing the IT industry.

• The importance of cybersecurity in the context of the uptake of ransomware attacks.

• How Anthony started a successful IT project at the young age of 23.

• The value of empathy in your organization.

• The challenges and opportunities Anthony has found developing Caplug, a large manufacturing company applying IT innovations.

• The real cost of cloud-based systems.

• Why Anthony isn’t a fan of a purely offshore model and the value he places on local resources to support IT.

• Anthony’s philosophy of valuing empathy, relatability and team orientation over pure technical knowledge to build a more successful organization.

Resources:

• Anthony Darden – Twitter

• Protective Industries – Website

• David Wright – LinkedIn

• Disruptive Innovations – Website

• Disruptive Innovators: Champions of Digital Business – Website

• Cortana Intelligence – Windows AI Tool

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Join David Wright as he speaks with Winston Beauchamp, Deputy Chief Information Officer at the United States Department of the Air Force. Winston talks about his journey toward this privileged position and the lessons learned along the way. He also shares developments in the IT industry.

David and Winston discuss:

• The most important lessons of Winston’s illustrious career.

• Winston’s responsibilities as CIO working for the DoD.

• The trends developing in various intersecting tech industries.

• The key lesson Winston has learned about effective communication in life and business.

• How the DoD emphasizes deliberate transitions to new technologies and acquisitions.

• The potential of cloud migration to increase capacity and consolidation of systems within organizations.

• The growing importance of improving security infrastructure by transitioning to a “zero-trust architecture.”

• Innovative technologies like Cloud One, the leading Air Force provider of cloud computing platforms.

Resources:

• Winston Beauchamp – Air Force Profile

• United States Air Force – Website

• David Wright – LinkedIn

• Disruptive Innovations – Website

• Disruptive Innovators: Champions of Digital Business – Website

• The World According To China by Elizabeth C. Economy

• Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov

• Robert A. Heinlein – American science fiction author

• Dune by Frank Herbert

• Cloud One – the leading Air Force provider of state-of-the-art cloud computing technologies

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Host David Wright welcomes Tom Ferrucci, Chief Information Officer at Natco Home Group.