CR076: Digitalizing Financial Services with Pranati Dave, Everest Group

Today drones are a common sight from use in industrial and military settings to incredible swarming light shows.  They are often used for aerial data capture at scale, providing intelligence over wide and inhospitable areas. This week, Dave, Esmee and Rob talk to Dario Valenza, founder of Carbonix, about the state of the art of drones, their role in intelligent industry platforms, what's holding back flying cars and the relationship between America's Cup yachts and drones. TLDR: 01:52 Confused about AI on the iPhone 07:32 Cloud conversation with Dario Valenza 33:56 Failure is a Feature of Learning 44:10 Growth of Carbonix Guest:Dario Valenza: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dario-valenza-a7380a23/?originalSubdomain=au Hosts Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/ Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/Report link: Production Marcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/ Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ Sound Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/ Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

Ensuring your organization can quickly adapt to changing pressures is critical in today's fast-moving market environments. However, many organizations are still structured with traditional hierarchies, which enable stable operations but can make change difficult.This week, Dave, Esmee, and Rob talk to Tony McManus, Global Head of Enterprise Data and Index at Bloomberg, about tracking and responding to mega-trends, Bloomberg's collaborative structure, supporting customers on their cloud journeys and how this helped prioritize Bloomberg's Cloud strategy. TLDR 01:15 Confused about lost data and knowledge 05:05 Cloud conversation with Tony McManus, Bloomberg 38:10 Michael Porter's five forces model 46:40 Going to Taipei! GuestTony McManus: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcmanustony/HostsDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ProductionMarcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/SoundBen Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

Enterprise Resource Planning software runs at the heart of the world's largest organizations, helping to plan and operate companies, and underpinning the wave of globalization over the past 20 years. However, it too is about to evolve as the impact of GenAI deepens. This week, Dave, and Rob talk to Miranda Nash, GVP Applications Development & Strategy, Fusion AI at Oracle, about focusing on not just PoC, but how you scale AI, the evolution of ERP software, the use of Agents to drive higher levels of automation and this years Oracle CloudWorld.  We also pick through the evolving jargon of AI in an attempt to demystify it.TLDR 01:15 Confused about reaching the zenith of non-functional requirements (and the word Zentih) 06:00 Cloud conversation with Miranda Nash 35:50 Demystifying AI 45:00 Dancing to Cuban music!GuestMiranda Nash: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirandanash/HostsDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ProductionMarcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/SoundBen Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

Off to a slower start than many sectors with Cloud transformation, due to regulation lag, Financial Services is now picking up pace.  With challenger banks moving into the sector and regulations have caught up, so its now not just about moving to Cloud, its about Cloud enabled business growth. This week, Dave, Esmee and Rob talk to Pranati Dave, Practice Director @ Everest Group, about the state of Cloud in FS, highlights from recent Everest research into Enterprise Maturity Models for Microsoft Business Applications and how these models can help accelerate digital change in your organization.TLDR00:00 Chase glitch confusion06:25 Cloud conversation with Pranati Dave36:20 4 dimensions of Maturity41:20  Family time!Resources'Enterprise Maturity Model for Microsoft Business Applications in Financial Services'https://www2.everestgrp.com/reportaction/EGR-2024-31-V-6490/Marketinghttps://www.capgemini.com/insights/research-library/enterprise-maturity-model-for-microsoft-business-applications-in-fs/ GuestPranati Goswami Dave: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pranati-dave/ Hosts Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/ Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/Production Marcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/ Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/  Sound Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/ Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

We are back!  In this opening episode we meet our new host and chat about the exciting things coming in Season 4.To provide a way in for new listeners, we also take a step back and discuss what we actually mean by 'practical and exciting alternate realities that can be unleashed through Cloud-driven Transformation', what reflections we have on this from looking at it over the last three seasons and how this sets up Season 4.Finally, we are very keen this season to establish a feedback loop with listeners, so will be doing shows exploring listener questions and challenges - something we are really looking forward to.  Please get in touch with us, via LinkedIn or [email protected], if you have questions or challenges for us, we'd love to hear from you! TLDR: 00:45 Meeting Esmee!10:50  What else is new in Season 4?14:12  Exploring Cloud-driven transformation27:19  Psychological safety in the workplace33:30 What we're excited about doing next in Season 4 HostsDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/ProductionMarcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/SoundBen Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini

To provide some summer listening by the pool, and to act as a 'previously on...' for Season 4, AI has taken over the show and has complied some highlights from recent seasons.In this grand summer finale, our AI duo, GE0-RGE and L1-LLE, take you on a tour of the team's greatest discussions from season 3. Get ready for the best of the best, including... 00:40 Bart Groothuis, Member of the European Parliament: Making invisible threats visible with legislation.05:06 Jacqueline Hanson, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP): How to update outdated systems and handle cost vs. risk.08:18 Bernard Marr, Author & Futurist: The top trends and the hype cycle.18:00 Bas Kamphuis, Wingspan: The dark art of private equity.24:48 Mark Butcher, Posetiv: Can cost be a proxy for sustainability?27:32 Justin Keeble, Google: How Unilever is using AI in their supply chains.28:35 Father Paolo Benanti, Vatican: How are they thinking about AI?32:31 Roisin McCarthy, Women in Data: Promoting women in tech.HostsGE0-RGE: Genuine Eng-spkr 0 - Repartee Generation Engine - currently doesn't have a LinkedInL1-LLE: Level 1 - Longform Loquaciousness Engine - currently doesn't have a LinkedInDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Sjoukje Zaal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjoukjezaal/Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ProductionNathaniel Tapley https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanieltapley/Marcel Van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/SoundBen Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/

To provide some summer listening by the pool, and to act as a 'previously on...' for Season 4, AI has taken over the show and has complied some highlights from recent seasons.In this third of four episodes, our AI hosts GE0-RGE and L1-LLE, guide us through some of the conversations the team have had on important sustainability challenges, including...00:40 Paul Armstrong, Schneider Electric: What are the real sustainability challenges?05:35 Michael Crabb, Last Energy: The need for new sources of power11:48 Mark Butcher, Posetiv: What is net zero and what isn’t?16:50 Mark Butcher: How to use sustainability dashboards21:36 Rainer Karcher, Allianz: How are companies addressing sustainability?23:52 Justin Keeble, Google: AI doesn’t have to be a problem when it comes to energy use. 26:12 Mark Butcher: Important tips on how to startHostsGE0-RGE: Genuine Emote 0 - Repartee Generation Engine - currently doesn't have a LinkedInL1-LLE: Level 1 - Longform Loquaciousness Engine - currently doesn't have a LinkedInDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Sjoukje Zaal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjoukjezaal/Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ProductionNathaniel Tapley https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanieltapley/Marcel van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/SoundBen Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/

To provide some summer listening by the pool, and to act as a 'previously on...' for Season 4, AI has taken over the show and has complied some highlights from recent seasons. In this second of four episodes, our hosts GE0-RGE and L1-LLE, guide us through some of the conversations the team have had on possible Futures and challenges, including...00:50 Michael Crabb, Last Energy: The new generation of nuclear microreactors to power our future08:15 Angelo Coletta, Zakeke: The future of advertising12:50 Rainer Karcher, Allianz: A cautious note14:50 Bart Groothuis, Member of the European Parliament: Deepfakes16:30 Phil Kippen, Snowflake: What will happen in the next 5 years19:17 Richard Deakin, Stratospheric Platforms: Earth and space in 10 years21:34 Michael Crabb: What will happen in 25 years related to energy24:12 Nick France, Sectigo: Certificates and quantum computing HostsGE0-RGE: Genuine Emote 0 - Repartee Generation Engine - currently doesn't have a LinkedInL1-LLE: Level 1 - Longform Loquaciousness Engine - currently doesn't have a LinkedInDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Sjoukje Zaal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjoukjezaal/Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ProductionNathaniel Tapley https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanieltapley/Marcel Van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/SoundBen Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/

To provide some summer listening on the beach, and to act as a bit of a 'previously on...' for Season 4, AI has taken over the show for four special episodes of some highlights from recent seasons.  In this first of the four episodes, our hosts G0r-GE and Lil-E, somewhat self indulgently, guide us through some of the conversations the team have had on AI itself, including...00:34 Erwan Menard, Google: Innovation & sustainability meet AI03:40 Gretchen Alarcon, ServiceNow: How employees will use AI in the future07:13 Roisin McCarthy, Women in Data®: AI and gender parity09:07 Bernard Marr, Author & Futurist: Scaling GenAI10:50 Rainer Karcher, Allianz: The realities of AI13:10 Father Paolo Benanti, Vatican: The direction of AI16:05 Bart Groothuis, European Parliament: The rise of AI20:35 Cory O'Daniel, Massdriver: Why he's tough on AI 28:50 A final word to Father Paolo Benanti: Six principles on AIHostsGE0-RGE: Genuine Emote 0 - Repartee Generation Engine - currently doesn't have a LinkedInL1-LLE: Level 1 - Longform Loquaciousness Engine - currently doesn't have a LinkedInDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Sjoukje Zaal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjoukjezaal/Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/ProductionNathaniel Tapley https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanieltapley/Marcel Van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/SoundBen Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/

Dave and Rob, along with some special guests, reflect on the incredible journey through season 3, highlighting their most resonant themes. They also share what they are excited about doing over the summer and give a glimpse of whats in store for Season 4!   Thank you to all our listeners and guests for joining us in Season 3 - have a great summer and we will see you in September! TLDR:01:00 The captain of Rob’s brain ship is confused05:48 Five lessons for change leadership 11:40 Our good friend AI 19:28 Slowification, Simplification and Amplification 21:50 Diverse teams have better outcomes!24:15 Digital Transformation29:24 The amazing world of (Sustainable) FinOps42:50 Can humans handle all the technology changes?50:40 Kern-vergence56:35 Special guest HostsDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/Sjoukje Zaal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjoukjezaal/Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/Production Marcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/ Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/ Sound Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/ Louis Corbett:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/