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From technology to workplace culture, from geopolitical trends to economics, Heavy Strategy debates pivotal questions in enterprise IT. Hosts Johna Till Johnson & John Burke 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 c... more

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Telcos have been offering satellite services as “add-ons” to their terrestrial mobile services, under the paradigm that telcos control the customers and satellites merely provide the connectivity. Scott and Johna debate whether that paradigm is backw... more

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Since the dot-com bubble burst around the turn of the century, the US economy has seen periods of huge layoffs in IT. AI may be driving another such event, whether in slow motion as companies lay off staff thinking they can be replaced by AI, or sudd... more

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Many a IT professional is having the AI football tossed to them, “We need to implement in house AI, go do it”. If this is you, what questions should you be asking of yourself and of leadership? Getting traction accommodating vast new workloads with n... more

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Sometimes IT is forced to spend money to do nothing. It might be the cost of evaluating the products and services you don’t end up deploying. Or it’s the cost of scrambling to disable new functionality–mostly AI features these days–in existing apps a... more

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Recent Guests

Sabina Anya
Chief technologist for VMware Cloud Foundation at Broadcom
Broadcom
Episode: HS147: Architecting Infrastructure to Meet Your AI Ambitions (Sponsored)
Thierry Pienaar
Worldwide CTO for HPE's HPC and AI sales division
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Episode: HS145: The Economics and Architecture of AI Factories (Sponsored)
Kaushik Shirhatti
VP of AI Factory at Nvidia
Nvidia
Episode: HS145: The Economics and Architecture of AI Factories (Sponsored)
Rekha Shenoy
CEO of BackBox
BackBox
Episode: HS143: Why We Don’t Believe in Self-Healing AI (Sponsored)
Richard Phillips
VP of Product and Engineering at BackBox
BackBox
Episode: HS143: Why We Don’t Believe in Self-Healing AI (Sponsored)
Ronny Wolf
Field CTO for EMEA at BlueCat
BlueCat Networks
Episode: HS142: The Blueprint for Automated Network Operations (Sponsored)
Andrew Wertkin
Chief Strategy Officer
BlueCat Networks
Episode: HS136: How AI Is Changing Enterprise Software Development (Sponsored)
Rob Allen
Chief Product Officer
ThreatLocker
Episode: HS133: Approaching Zero…Trust (Sponsored)
John Miranda
Faculty member at Cal Poly Business School and former Intel strategist
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Intel
Episode: HS129: Achieving Operational Excellence

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Johna Till Johnson
CEO of Numertis; host with a strategic, vendor-aware perspective.
John Burke
CTO of Numertis; co-host with a implementation and architecture-first lens.

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 63 ratings
  • 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.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Highwizardsully
    United States3 years ago
  • Great podcast, thank you!

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

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    linux 66
    United States4 years ago
  • 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.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Gigatexal
    United States6 years ago

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HS147: Architecting Infrastructure to Meet Your AI Ambitions (Sponsored)
Q: How do you then map that to the human resources required, let alone the actual infrastructure resources required? How do you bridge that gap?
Anya says to put systems-minded architects together with specialists who understand how their infrastructure domains connect to the wider environment. Teams can also free up capacity by automating routine work, testing AI in operations, and measuring whether it actually reduces toil before scaling.
HS147: Architecting Infrastructure to Meet Your AI Ambitions (Sponsored)
Q: If someone is a smart, motivated, ambitious infrastructure leader, and has just gotten the word that they need to roll out infrastructure for AI, what are some of the questions they should be asking their leadership before they start saying, yes, boss, I'll go do that right away?
Anya recommends first agreeing on priorities and pursuing peaceful coexistence between existing systems and new AI workloads. Leaders and infrastructure teams should identify which initiatives come first, clarify requirements and business outcomes, protect resources for critical existing operations, and establish guardrails. She also recommends piloting AI in infrastructure operations, measuring results, and testing how the solution scales.
HS145: The Economics and Architecture of AI Factories (Sponsored)
Q: Who is this solution for, and when is it appropriate to insource AI infrastructure?
Not every company needs this; it's appropriate when workloads are scalable, tokenomics are proven, data sensitivity is high, and there is a drive toward consolidated governance and performance, otherwise cloud or hybrid options may be better.
HS145: The Economics and Architecture of AI Factories (Sponsored)
Q: Why would a company choose to build in-house rather than use another provider's AI infrastructure?
Because the return on investment depends on workload maturity, token economics, data proximity, security, governance, and the ability to tailor the setup to specific business models and regulatory requirements.
HS145: The Economics and Architecture of AI Factories (Sponsored)
Q: What is the difference between an AI factory and a bunch of chips running an LLM?
An AI factory combines compute, software, networking, and energy with data inputs to produce tokens and business value; it's not just hardware but an integrated system designed for revenue-generating AI workflows.

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What is Heavy Strategy about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Heavy Strategy-style discussions center on enterprise IT decisions at scale, with a focus on cloud strategy, data governance, and security. Episodes frequently explore regionalization versus global cloud models, workload placement, AI-enabled development, and zero-trust implementations, often weaving in real-world anecdotes from large organizations and vendor dynamics. The conversations also cover network design, multi-cloud considerations, and practical governance practices, offering guidance for IT leaders tasked with aligning technology choices to business outcomes. Noteworthy is the blend of hands-on engineering insight with strategic risk management and vendor/policy context, which helps listeners evaluate complex technology decisions ... more

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