No organization, no matter the industry — manufacturing, financial services, healthcare and retail, to name a few — should be under any illusion about the change coming their way and the transformation needed to stay in the game. What is built over the coming years must depend on how an organization sees the future shaping.

In a podcast discussing the next 10 years of technology, Bola Rotibi, Research Director for Software Development at CCS Insight, talks to Rod Cope, CTO at Perforce Software. Rod has over 25 years' industry experience in a career that has included roles at IBM, IBM Global Services, General Electric, Anthem and Ericsson. He was also the founder and CTO of OpenLogic, and CTO of Rogue Wave following its acquisition of OpenLogic.

Through their digital transformation initiatives, organizations are seeking to embrace new ways of working. This is causing a shift in the types of skill that are most valued. Although at one time it was most desirable to be a specialist, we're now seeing a growing demand for people who can adapt to a multitude of roles and technologies, who are keen to continually learn new skills and who can work collaboratively and communicate with various teams within different organizational departments.

In this podcast discussing the sought-after talent in software development and delivery in 2020, Bola Rotibi, research director for software development and delivery at CCS Insight, talks to Abby Kearns, executive director of Cloud Foundry Foundation, where she leads the ecosystem of developers, users and applications running on Cloud Foundry and works closely with the board to drive the foundation's vision and grow the open-source project. They're joined by Clive Howard, chief technology officer at Huozhi, a provider of a humanitarian fintech platform; he is also an associate analyst with CCS Insight.

As we enter the new year, we reflect on whether the underpinning processes used today for delivering software solutions and systems are fit for purpose in the next decade. The saying "the past is a window to the future" is certainly sage advice for anticipating problems. However, IT today is consumed differently from five years ago, and predicting consumption five years into the future means asking tough questions about strategies that may not be realized for several years.

In this podcast, Bola Rotibi, Research Director, Software Development at CCS Insight, talks to Dr Wing To, Vice President, DevOps and IP Partnerships, IBM Cloud. Joining the discussion is Clive Howard, CTO at Huozhi, a provider of a humanitarian fintech platform; he is also an associate analyst with CCS Insight.

CIC has attended MWC since 2014 and has seen it grow to wield influence in the direction of software development, delivery and lifecycle management across the broad software solution and communication landscape. In this podcast discussion, CIC’s Research Director, Bola Rotibi and Principal Analysts Cathy Mulligan and Clive Howard wrap up on CIC’s attendance at Mobile World Congress 2019 and offer Insights into the potential future for both the conference and the wider industry. Of particular note, are thoughts on the key challenges concerning the underpinning technologies, connectivity and the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain and process strategies such as DevOps.

Fast forward 3 to 5 years – find out what type of conference the CIC team think MWC will become.

CIC’s Principal Analyst Dr Cathy Mulligan and Bola Rotibi, Research Director discuss with Gail Wong, Product Manager, AT&T Internet of Things, the very real way that a Telecom operator such as AT&T can make good business from IoT with strong valued based partner interactions. 

In this podcast we hear about the foundations for a partnership model and strategy that can deliver meaningful engagement, opening the way for viable commercial returns for each participant in the partner chain. Of note are the capabilities on offer from existing connectivity investments in addition to the practical implementation requirements for edge communications. Spoiler Alert: the potential for sustaining the viability of Blockchain for key supply chains and networks is envisioned.

CIC’s Research Director, Bola Rotibi and Principal Analyst, Clive Howard, speak to Joan A Barcia Espin, Director of Product Management and Justin Paul, Marketing Director at Zeetta Networks to find out how MWC19 is reflecting new thinking and changed approaches in the telecommunication industry.

A small and nimble player, Zeetta Networks are betting on the breakthrough in networking technology for telecoms that allows for orchestration and network slicing for targeted services. In this podcast, listeners can hear what Zeetta believes are the real drivers for 5G, the next big connectivity themes and how market disruption is resulting in a shift in the relationships the large Telecom operators are more open to building. Exciting times indeed, but who stands to gain the most? Undoubtedly, the changing market dynamics underscored by technologies such as Blockchain offers interesting potential and greater collaboration between the app development and network operations community. Listen to how both CIC and Zeeta see this playing out.

CIC’s Principal Analyst Dr Cathy Mulligan and Bola Rotibi, Research Director catch up with Brian Behlendorf, Executive Director of the Hyperledger Project at the Linux Foundation and Marta Piekarska, Director of Ecosystem at Hyperledger to discuss the important significance of MWC19 to the Hyperledger Project. Together with the Cloud Native Compute Foundation (CNCF) and the Linux Foundation Networking teams, their presence highlights the convergence that many see shaping and evolving the relationships to be had in the information, communication and technology sector going forward.

In this podcast we hear about the latest projects driving the Hyperledger team forward and their impact to sustaining the viability of Blockchain for key supply chains.

25th May 2018 is the day the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect. As organisations rush to ensure compliance to an EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union, CIC’s principal analyst, Ian Murphy talks to IBM’s Francoise Alabiso a Distinguished Engineer and leading expert on IBM’s mainframe platform, IBM Z Systems, on how the features and services embedded within the platform that will support an organisation’s efforts to address GDPR when it comes into force.

The podcast discussion provides insights into the following important areas:

• The opportunities and challenges GDPR presents
• IBM Z’s Support for GDPR and the acceleration points for compliance
• Getting the most out of your mainframe investments for GDPR
• GDPR Progression and IBM support framework
• IBM’s Mainframe evolution for the Digital Economy

Listeners will get insights into an overview of the GDPR regulation and the compelling features within IBM Z that lend themselves well to supporting GDPR. They will also hear the work that has been done to ensure that the mainframe through IBM Z remains a valuable and integral part of the modern IT estate with a particular focus on key supporting features. Finally, they will learn how IBM is ensuring that its clients are well versed in how their investments in IBM Z can be exploited for GDPR compliance and how they can begin to address GDPR with their current IBM Z investments.

In this Podcast, Bola Rotibi, Erik Vynckier of Alliance Bernstein and Ian Shave of IBM’s Storage Business Unit draw on their experiences and expertise to discuss the data and storage challenges along with the different analytical workloads facing many industry sectors but especially within the financial sector.  There are clear opportunities and potential for all industry sectors not least because of the overall affordability of an extensive range of storage strategies that can address the broadest range of needs and sophistication. A new era of storage facilities and capacity is upon us and it would be naïve not to investigate the possibilities for your organisations.