Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) has emerged as the new frontier of IT security and application performance. In this episode, Ken Presti speaks with Mark Peay, a channel director at Cato Networks, who specializes in SASE and offers great insights for decision makers wondering where SASE should fit into their strategies.

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Mark Peay: SASE as a Framework

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is a framework for improving security and application performance. In this episode, Ken Presti speaks with Masergy's Rich Korn about how enterprise decision-makers and their Trusted Advisors can plan, implement, and get the most out of SASE.

Rich Korn: The Momentum of SASE

IT Security is a constantly moving target that makes this fundamental necessity an inherently complex challenge. In this episode, Ken Presti speaks with Seth Marsh of the McCracken Group about how to build an effective security strategy.

Seth Marsh: The Strategy of IT Security

Your selection of a UCaaS platform is one of your company's most far-reaching technology decisions. Ken Presti interviews Dialpad's Jen Jackson on key things to consider when making your decision. Highlights include differentiation, evaluating features, economics, and when to begin the process.

Jen Jackson: Top Questions When Buying UCaaS

Picking the right balance between cloud technologies and on-prem solutions can be a major challenge. In this episode, Ken Presti speaks with Howard Shaw, director of technical strategy & engineering at SHI, about best practices to navigate Hybrid IT. 3:42 Key Factors 6:26 Is Hybrid an Interim Strategy? 10:00 Cost vs. Performance 14:39 Sorting through Options

Howard Shaw: Striking the Right Balance for Hybrid IT

Zoom's projected $14.7 billion acquisition of Five9 is clearly a game-changer for this technology space. In this episode, AVANT's Ken Presti hosts Forrester analyst Jay McBain for a thought-provoking analysis of the underlying strategy.

Jay McBain: Analysis: Zoom to Acquire Five9

The Work-from-Anywhere model has inspired the rapid emergence of the Digital Workspace. In this episode, Scott Kinka of EvolveIP discusses the opportunity to differentiate your company, the lessons of Covid, how IT is changing, and more.

Scott Kinka: The Rise of the Digital Workspace

With a ransomware attack happening as often as every 11 seconds, Thrive's Dave Sampson tells Ken Presti how companies need to plan for prevention, response, and recovery. Don't let your company become the next victim. Here's some hands-on advice!

Dave Sampson: The Fight Against Ransomware

The Verizon DBIR is a bellwether of what's happening in IT Security. Our guest, Verizon's Chris Novak, covers the main takeaways of the report, and also explains how paying off ransomware just might get the victim into legal trouble.

Chris Novak: Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, 2021

New technologies are driving much more than stronger value propositions. They are driving the next industrial revolution, according to Bryn Norton, VP of IT Solution Sales at Lumen Technologies. In this episode, Bryn and Ken Presti discuss how to plan, navigate, and maximize success in the new paradigm.

Bryn Norton: The 4th Industrial Revolution

IT Security is an ongoing fight between good guys and bad guys. In this episode, Ken Presti talks to Adam Burke, VP of Sales at Quest, about best practices for defining risks and fending off attacks -- especially along three very important vectors.

Adam Burke: The Discipline of IT Security

When it comes to leveraging technology for the betterment of your company, Digital Transformation is the strategic underpinning that makes good things happen. In this episode, Ken Presti talks to Advocate CMO Chad Doiron about how to get the most impact for your technology dollars.

Chad Doiron: The Dollars & Cents of Digital Transformation

Cybersecurity is a fundamental necessity for every company. The fact that there is a security labor shortage adds an extra layer of complexity. In this episode, Ken Presti and Matthew Toth, president of C3 Technology Advisors, discuss how to maximize your company's defenses at a time when staffing is such a challenge.

Matthew Toth: IT Security Amidst a Talent Shortage

Cloud computing may be the default technology option to many IT executives, but, in many cases, a hybrid approach may be your best option. Ken Presti interviews Greg Moss, CEO of CloudAdvise, in this episode.

Greg Moss: The Trend Toward Hybrid Infrastructure

As the business world continues to ride the wave of a dangerous global pandemic, how has the past year impacted management from a relationship standpoint? In this episode, Ken Presti speaks with AVANT's Bana Qashu about lessons learned while managing through Covid-19.

Bana Qashu: Lessons Learned From a Pandemic

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