The 2024 Las Vegas Top Tech Awards will be held at Allegiant Stadium on October 23, 2024, from 5 to 8 p.m. On this special evening, the Southern Nevada tech community will come together to honor leaders who are leveraging technology to drive innovation, enhance business performance, and create positive …
A big thank you to Rose Spicer and the Oracle Retail team! You guys did a fantastic job with the booth at Cloudworld, effectively showcasing our partnership and the recent solutions we’ve implemented at WHSmith North America (e.g., Oracle Cloud MFP and Oracle Cloud EPM). Vaishali Gupte, John Varcho, and …
What a fantastic way to kick off the week—attending the Cybersecurity Woman of the Year Awards ceremony at Fontainebleau. Black Hat, a premier cybersecurity conference, is taking place this week in Las Vegas, and the United Cybersecurity Alliance held an awards ceremony to celebrate women in cybersecurity leadership roles. It …
Amazing! The next few years are going to be incredibly exciting. We are only at the starting line of the AI revolution, and the way we work, learn, and solve problems is about to change permanently. The skills required for many jobs today will be very different in just a …
My interview on the Jake Gallen Podcast after receiving the Vegas Inc and Cox Business 2023 Top Tech Award for the Public Company category. Check out Jake’s Podcast Channel on Apple Podcast here.
Accepting the VEGAS INC and Cox Business 2023 Top Tech Award for the Public Company category was an immense honor and a humbling moment for me last week at Allegiant Stadium. Southern Nevada tech leaders got a chance to share their teams’ accomplishments and how they are fostering innovation and …
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of speaking at Oracle Retail’s Cross Talk event. During this engaging fireside chat with Jason Gautereaux, I had the opportunity to share the remarkable journey of how our business and IT teams deployed the Oracle Merchandise Financial Planning solution. Impressively, we achieved …
Last week, I had the honor of speaking at the ACI Business of Airports Conference. It was an incredible experience to share the stage with Carlos Ruiz, A.A.E., Hannah Meredith, C.M., Christina Apatow, and Valentina Ellison, MBA. Together, we engaged in a panel discussion on the future of retail technology …
Thanks to the exceptional partnership and collaborative spirit amongst all teams involved, WHSmith North America delivered a cutting-edge planning system in just 16 weeks, and became one of the first customers on Oracle’s Retail Cloud Platform with AI Foundation. This achievement is a testament to the dedication and teamwork demonstrated …
This is a great read for any startup leader wondering when to begin investing in their company’s IT organization. As the article points out, timing is everything. Decisions such as when to hire an IT leader, when to invest in enterprise systems, and what interim solutions to use are critical …
This is my second post in the Tech-Life Balance series. As I mentioned previously, my goal with this blog category is to explore practical ways to enjoy the benefits of technology without allowing it to take control of our time, attention, or well-being. We live in a world where technology …
In case you missed it yesterday…Tesla announced that they are working on a #HumanoidRobot that uses vehicle AI. In this presentation, #ElonMusk said, “Tesla is arguably the world’s biggest robotics company.” An interesting choice of words. Musk continues on to say that he expects to have a prototype sometime next year. The race is …
Do you have a methodical innovator at the helm of your digital transformation effort? In a fantastic article written by Sri Manchala, Sri explains why methodical innovators succeed in digital transformations. Digital transformation is often portrayed as bold, disruptive, and fast. But in reality, the organizations that succeed are rarely …
Rebuilding or transforming an IT organization is one of the most challenging responsibilities a technology leader can take on. Whether the goal is to repair a broken team, recover from operational issues, or modernize an outdated function, success requires a mix of strategy, empathy, and disciplined execution. John Edwards wrote …
