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Leveraging Technology to Grow your Business with Jody Elkins, President of Americas at Insentra

In this week's episode, Bryan is joined by President of Americas at Insentra Jody Elkins. Before his current role, Jody had a successful career as a CIO in both the medical and financial services industries so he knows exactly what it is like being a client trying to leverage technology and technology partners to grow a business. Bryan spends time learning about Jody and his background, the challenges he is trying to solve in his current role, and where he thinks IT is doing a good job serving businesses and where it isn't. We hope you enjoy this episode!

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10 Years of Plow Networks

We hope you're ready because this week Bryan has an extra special episode for you all. In Cut the $hIT's second-ever after hours episode Bryan is joined once again with Plow Network's co-founders Brian Law and Cameron Plato in honor of the company's 10th anniversary! From starting a company with just two guys and a card table to the hilarious stories of the past, the two co-founders answer all of Bryan's questions around the evolution of Plow Networks over the last ten years. So whether you are starting your own company, an employee of a start-up, or you belong to an organization that has been established for years, we can all share a sense of pride for the accomplishments our companies achieve. So here is to ten years of Plow Networks, and ten more down the road! We hope you enjoy it.

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A Music Business Executive’s Take on the Evolution of Tech in the Industry

This week Bryan sits down with long time Nashville music executive Mark Brown. Mark's career in the industry took many twists and turns as technology changed the music business over the last few decades. From the creation of CDs to being able to produce an entire album from the comfort of your own home the music industry is arguably one most affected by the ever evolving advancements in technology. Listen to two old friends exchange stories of the past and look towards the future of the industry, in this Music City USA inspired episode. Enjoy. 

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Want to learn a little more about Mark? Check out this article: https://musicrow.com/2022/01/industry-veteran-mark-brown-exits-round-hill/

 

2021’s Biggest Tech Trends

Welcome back everyone! Oh what a year 2021 was. From microchip shortages to Facebook's outage that basically broke the internet, in the world of tech A LOT happened. This week Bryan is flying solo as he recaps some of the biggest things to happen in the technology world during 2021 and offer some of his predictions about trends we should look out for in 2022. Thank you all for an amazing 2021 and we can't wait for what 2022 has in store.

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All of the sources will be listed below if you want to take a deeper dive into anything mentioned in the episode. 

De Chant, T. (2021, October 28). No end in sight for chip shortage as supply chain problems pile up. Ars Technica. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/10/no-end-in-sight-for-chip-shortage-as-supply-chain-problems-pile-up/

 

Fowers, A., & Dam, A. V. (2021, December 29). The most unusual job market in modern American history, explained. The Washington Post. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/12/29/job-market-2021/

 

Kamczyc, A. (2021, December 23). A growing right-to-repair movement. Recycling Today. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/professionals-weigh-in-on-right-to-repair-impacts-itad/

 

Klosowski, T. (2021, July 15). What you should know about right to repair. The New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/what-is-right-to-repair/

 

Lightner, F. (2022, January 6). 2022 WEB3 predictions from Vendia. App Developer Magazine. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://appdevelopermagazine.com/2022-web3-predictions-from-vendia/

 

Madory , D. (2022). The 10 top network outages of 2021. Kentik Blog. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://www.kentik.com/blog/the-10-top-network-outages-of-2021/#

 

Peck, D. (2021). An engineer's hype-free observations on WEB3 (and its possibilities). RSS. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://www.psl.com/feed-posts/web3-engineer-take

 

Ramnani, M., & Bhattacharyya, S. (2021, December 7). State of chip shortage in 2021: A quick revisit. Analytics India Magazine. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://analyticsindiamag.com/state-of-chip-shortage-in-2021/

 

Team, D. (2022, January 5). Software developer shortage in the US and Global Tech Talent Shortage in 2022. Daxx Software Development Teams. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://www.daxx.com/blog/development-trends/software-developer-shortage-us

 

 

 

Where is the Internet? With Best Selling Author of Tubes, Andrew Blum

In the final episode of 2021 Bryan is joined by author and journalist Andrew Blum. Andrew is the author of Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet, the first ever book-length look at the physical infrastructure of the Internet. Bryan read Tubes when he was a CIO and it truly changed his life. The two discuss Andrew's work over the years, the physicality of the internet, data privacy, the future of electric vehicles and more in this fascinating year end episode. Want to read Tubes or Andrew's other work? Check out https://www.andrewblum.net/ 

As a reminder we will be taking a break during the Holidays to be with friends and family but we will be back on January 18th with a new episode!

Happy Holidays!

Interview with Evolve MGA VP Travis Whitmill

This week Bryan interviewed Vice President of Evolve MGA Travis Whitmill. Evolve MGA, aside from having kick ass marketing, is is the largest cyber insurance specialist company in the United States. From a sunglasses salesman to the VP of the largest cyber insurance specialist in the US, Travis's story is full of excitement and truly illustrates the grind it takes to make a startup successful. You don't want to miss this episode! 

Make sure to check out Evolve MGA on YouTube you will not be dissapointed. 

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Microsoft‘s New Commerce Experience and why the IT industry runs on term based agreements

This week Bryan chats with co-hosts Cameron Plato and Brian Law to talk about why the IT industry runs on term based agreements. Specifically the guys get to talking about Microsoft's announcement of their New Commerce Experience and what that looks like for the customer. With it being the week of Thanksgiving the three wrap up this episode with some wholesome turkey talk, debate when the perfect time to put up the Christmas tree is, and talk about their favorite Thanksgiving dessert. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Why networks don‘t need to be complex and how to avoid buying technologies you don‘t need

Bryan is back this week with network services specialist Ryan Harris. If you are looking for some no bull $hIT conversation about buying technology, this is the episode for you. Bryan asks Ryan (we know, a tongue twister) about his opinion on complex vs. simple networks, what technologies are worth buying, and how he cooks his Thanksgiving turkey.

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Non-technical roles in a technical world

This week Bryan is taking the week off and our producers are stepping behind the mics to talk all things well... non-technical. The world of technology is full of opportunity outside of the typical technical roles we all associate with the industry. Our producers Emily Starnes and Talia DiDomenico will speak to their experience working in non-technical roles in technology, the gender gap that exists in the industry and offer a few ways to decrease that gap. If you liked this week's episode make sure to rate and review the podcast!

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What happened to Facebook? An IT horror story

This week our three hosts Bryan Link, Cameron Plato, and Brian Law get together to share a drink and a few stories about $hIT going on in IT. From the Facebook fiasco that shook the Internet last week to whether industry conferences are worth attending, the guys cover it all. Sticking to the season, our hosts will also share some very spooky IT horror stories that will keep you up at night! We hope you enjoy this week's special After Hours episode of Cut the $hit.