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Softeon - Optimized Order Picking

Order picking is a key area for improvement in warehousing. Warehouse order picking is a major labor cost center. Surging ecommerce has caused professionals to focus on choosing the best warehouse order picking method. Executives are keen on warehouse automation, but order picking largely remains manual. Technology can help pickers, but replacing them is not an option. Leading firms are leveraging optimized order picking to reduce costs and increase productivity. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Dan Gilmore to gain Softeon's perspective on Order Picking with WMS/WES.
Dan is the Chief Marketing Officer at Softeon, a supply chain software company.

32 Minutes

Logiwa - High Volume DTC Fulfillment

With online sales rising, many brands, online sellers, 3PLs, and fulfillment networks learned that their existing Warehouse Management Systems were not flexible enough to support and scale high-volume, omnichannel DTC fulfillment. The trend is driving a spike in demand for Cloud Fulfillment Platforms as companies struggle to fulfill rising orders and look for new flexible solutions. Leading firms are looking to add automation rules and fulfill twice as many orders with the same staff. The rapid shift to online orders has forced companies to re-think their delivery experience and fulfillment structures. Visionaries like Logiwa are shaping the future of WMS through its unique ability to flexibly support high-volume fulfillment, particularly for DTC brands. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Jamie Bobka to gain Logiwa's perspective on Direct To Consumer and Business To Consumer Fulfillment.
Jamie Bobka is the Director of Product Operations and Analytics at Logiwa.

27 Minutes

Lydia Voice Replaces Vocollect Voice

Innovation is reshaping the picking-technologies landscape in response to the growing need to increase productivity and throughput in distribution centers. Smaller orders and increased piece-picking require workers to be more efficient and drives organizations toward automation. Intuitive voice technology; wearable products that streamline manual picking; and advanced robotics that speed up the sorting process in piece-picking operations are helping DCs. Process improvement is the key driver of today's more advanced technologies. Cost reduction used to be the primary reason for investing in productivity-enhancing voice-picking technologies. But, now organizations are streamlining operations to manage the growing complexity of the picking process—while also getting orders out the door faster and more accurately. Modern voice solutions can increase employee productivity by more than 10 percent. In addition to individual productivity improvements, today's more advanced voice-picking technology also contributes to increased order throughput across the facility. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Scott Deutsch to gain EPG's perspective on Vocollect Voice Replacement or Co-Exist Solutions.
Scott is the Americas president for supply chain execution and voice software solutions provider Ehrhardt Partner Group.

33 Minutes

Cowbell Factor for Software Supply Chain

Cyber incidents tied to the software supply chain are on the rise. Cybercriminals continue to infiltrate software and equipment providers, embedding malicious code into new releases or in a simpler iteration, exploiting newly discovered vulnerabilities to infiltrate thousands of organizations’ networks. Attacks performed through suppliers are not new – the 2015 attack on Target was operated through their HVAC provider and started to raise awareness about security weaknesses tied to an organization’s suppliers. What’s new with attacks on the software supply chain is that by targeting fairly common applications, criminals are able to propagate cyber attacks on a broad set of organizations. The more common the software, the wider the net cast by criminals. Small and medium size organizations are highly susceptible to such attacks as they don’t always have the resources to systematically upgrade deployed applications and systems and patch vulnerabilities. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Caroline Thompson to gain her perspective on the Cowbell Factor for Software Supply Chain.
Caroline is the Head of Underwriting at Cowbell Cyber.

17 Minutes

Zebra - Intelligent Fulfillment

Warehouse operators are looking to keep up with omnichannel customer demands, such as faster expected delivery times, a shift to item-level fulfillment and higher order volumes. The efficiency and accuracy of warehouse operations directly impact manufacturing and distribution operations, as well as retailers. As a result, every warehouse operator is now being pressured to activate intelligent fulfillment systems. The good news is that there are several technology solutions on the market today proven to improve both fulfillment efficiency and accuracy. But, for many manufacturers and warehouse operators, that is the precise problem: technology solutions are advancing more quickly than operations can assimilate them. These new technologies are also disrupting long-established warehouse management solutions. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Mark Wheeler to gain Zebra Technologies' perspective on Intelligent Fulfillment.
Mark is a Director of Supply Chain Solutions at Zebra Technologies.

30 Minutes

Fixed, Flexible & Hybrid Automation

With E-commerce booming, organizations are turning to warehouse automation to realize flexible and agile supply chain systems. Infrastructure options range from traditional fixed automation like conveyors and sortation systems, hybrid systems like goods-to-person and flexible automation like AMRs. But, traditional fixed automation solutions may not provide the flexibility you need. Flexible automation solutions like mobile robotics, advanced picking tech and mobile racking systems are being leveraged by firms with aggressive expansion plans. But, for certain SKUs & business models traditional warehousing solutions like ASRS, conveyors and sortation systems play a critical role in achieving better results. So, its a balancing act between using flexible and fixed systems to derive the full benefits of warehouse automation. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Mark Messina & Sriram Sridhar to gain Addverb Technologies' perspective on Fixed and Flexible Warehouse Automation.
Both speakers are with Addverb Technologies. Mark is the CEO and Sriram is Chief Revenue Officer.

37 Minutes

Fixed, Flexible & Hybrid Automation

With E-commerce booming, organizations are turning to warehouse automation to realize flexible and agile supply chain systems. Infrastructure options range from traditional fixed automation like conveyors and sortation systems, hybrid systems like goods-to-person and flexible automation like AMRs. But, traditional fixed automation solutions may not provide the flexibility you need. Flexible automation solutions like mobile robotics, advanced picking tech and mobile racking systems are being leveraged by firms with aggressive expansion plans. But, for certain SKUs & business models traditional warehousing solutions like ASRS, conveyors and sortation systems play a critical role in achieving better results. So, its a balancing act between using flexible and fixed systems to derive the full benefits of warehouse automation. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Mark Messina & Sriram Sridhar to gain Addverb Technologies' perspective on Fixed and Flexible Warehouse Automation.
Both speakers are with Addverb Technologies. Mark is the CEO and Sriram is Chief Revenue Officer.

37 Minutes

Auto Makers Tap Voice & Vision Tech

Automotive manufactures are facing substantial challenges. Manufacturers are contending with the increasing demand for battery-powered and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Auto makers need to revise vehicle lineups and retool entire factories and production lines to meet regulatory mandates. Labor shortages are an issue as supply chain problems ease and factories ramp up production to meet pent-up consumer demand for new vehicles. These trends are placing pressure on businesses that supply parts and systems for automotive manufacturing. The need to integrate production and delivery schedules is becoming more critical than ever. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Bob Bova to gain AccuSpeechMobile's perspective on Voice Enabled Technology for the Automotive Industry.
Bob is the President and Chief Executive Officer of AccuSpeechMobile.

22 Minutes

RStudio - BI & Data Science

Appreciating the relationship between Data Science and business intelligence has been the subject of debate. Organizations, large and small, have taken various paths on the quest for better, more data-driven decision making. Historically, many large organizations were dependent on centralized IT-driven projects to develop reports and dashboards. As pressure has increased to become more agile in creating and delivering insights to improve how decisions are made, organizations are eying self-service BI tools and open source Data Science frameworks. Basically, BI collects data to understand the past and DS generates data to model future events. Data Science and BI can facilitate each other and many firms are leveraging Data Science in conjunction with BI. While BI is a good initial step, Data Science is needed to realize deeper insight. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Lou Bajuk to gain RStudio's perspective on BI & Data Science.
Lou is a Sr. Director of Product Marketing at RStudio.

24 Minutes

Softeon - WMS Project Success

Warehouse management systems are critical for effectively managing supply chain operations. Firms that go without leveraging a modern warehouse management system could see their profitability impacted. On the other hand, utilizing a state-of-the-art warehouse management system can help your business compete and win new business. Obviously, a WMS deployment is a major effort, and there is a certain amount of stress that’s inevitable. But you want to minimize that stress and pain to the least degree possible so that you can enjoy what you’re doing and feel very comfortable in the project’s direction. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Dan Gilmore to gain Softeon's perspective on WMS Project Success.
Dan is the Chief Marketing Officer at Softeon.

31 Minutes

Robopac – Ocme - LGV Internal Logistics

To meet today's business challenges, manufactures and logistics firms are optimizing their business processes with automation and digitalization. The burgeoning industrial automation space includes laser-guided vehicles which can be put to work in warehouses, factories, and other facilities. Best of breed automated guided vehicle systems are equipped with advanced laser-guided vehicle technology that provides greater precision and automation for manufacturing operations. With an automated guided vehicle system in your warehouse, you can improve production speeds and efficiency and reach output goals more consistently. Leading firms are gaining a competitive edge by leveraging warehouse laser-guided vehicles which are free to move at high speed. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Marco Majoli to gain Robopac – Ocme USA's perspective on LGV Internal Logistic Solutions.
Marco is the LGV and Intralogistics Sales Manager at Robopac – Ocme USA.

16 Minutes

Smith - Intelligent ITAD

Reusing IT equipment — instead of destroying or even recycling it — plays a critical role in sustainability strategies. Leading firms are extending IT equipment asset life spans by redeploying them for alternate uses. Another way that distributors support companies with long-term supply chain management is through IT asset disposition (ITAD) services. ITAD is a system of responsibly disposing of IT hardware through remarketing or recycling. At the end of every shortage, companies typically experience inventory hangovers, where they have more inventory than they want. The longer that unneeded parts sit collecting dust on warehouse shelves, the more likely they’ll become obsolete and lose resale value. ITAD services can bring value back by generating revenue from surplus electronic components. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Shawn Cunnie to gain Smith's perspective on Information Technology asset disposition.
Shawn is the Director of ITAD (Information Technology Asset Disposition at Smith.

20 Minutes

IRI / DataSwitch - Data Modernization

I’m pleased to welcome two data management software company leaders to this interview, who’ve brought their teams together to integrate and offer their respective platforms to modernize data driven operations, improve data governance, and enable business-user-friendly analytics. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews David Friedland and Karthik Viswanathan to gain their perspectives on Data Modernization.
Karthik is the CEO of DataSwitch and David is the COO at IRI.

24 Minutes

Location-Based Process Automation

While the need for digital transformation grows, only a few firms have fully harnessed their digital potential. One of the main reasons is the lack of data and transparency of one of the most crucial aspects of today’s complex supply chains and production processes: Moving assets. While large parts of machine parks have been connected, companies need to integrate data of their dynamic processes and movements to realize the full potential of IoT. Most if not all production and logistics processes involve large numbers of moving assets - from materials and tools to boxes, trolleys, forklifts or AGVs. These moving assets need to be connected and digitized to successfully reach the vision of autonomous operations. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Mehdi Bentanfous to gain KINEXON's perspective on location-based process automation.
Mehdi is the Chief Revenue Officer of KINEXON.

30 Minutes

VMware Cloud Verified

Transforming your app portfolio for a multi-cloud, multi-device world, while enabling consistent operations that reduce cost and risk can be challenging. Identifying a provider that can deliver services with state of the art Cloud Infrastructure technology is key to achieving that mission. To gain a competitive edge, look for cloud provider that offers the greatest degree of interoperability across clouds. Michael Lippis interviews Jay Workman to gain his perspective on VMware Cloud Verified.
Jay is the Senior Director of Cloud Partner Marketing with VMware.

11 Minutes

Logiwa - Peak Season DTC Fulfillment

E-commerce continues to ramp up, and the retail industry is now gearing up to process its watershed peak holiday season direct-to-consumer orders. Leading retailers and fulfillment centers are looking to get ahead of supply chain and workforce issues that are expected to wreak even further havoc during the holidays. Even though this peak season is packed with more challenges than ever before there are things your company can do during and after the season to meet these challenges head on. For example, leading firms are leveraging the latest cloud-based warehouse management software and inventory management software to make their fulfillment processes reliable during their busiest days. Counts need to be on, picking and packing processes have to be optimized while billing and fulfillment center systems and data need to be tightly connected. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Jamie Bobka to gain Logiwa's perspective on Peak Season DTC Fulfillment.
Jamie Bobka is the VP of Business Development at Logiwa.

27 Minutes

HAI ROBOTICS - ACRS

As global online shopping continues to rise, companies are faced with new challenges. Leaders are leveraging warehouse automation solutions such as smart robotics to meet those challenges. Warehouse managers have a number of possible Goods-to-Person solutions to tackle warehouse automation. Autonomous Case-handling Robots (ACR) can take part in the goods-to-person (G2P) automation model in a warehouse. They provide a shuttle-type retrieval function to handle totes from static shelving. ACRs optimize the warehouse picking processes which allows companies to reduce costs significantly while increasing warehouse efficiency. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Bobby Clay to gain HAI ROBOTICS' perspective on Autonomous Case-handling Robots.
Bobby is the VP of Growth at HAI ROBOTICS.

23 Minutes

Control Returns with Inmar

Managing your own product returns and reverse supply chain can be costly and labor intensive. This effort can come at the expense of the forward supply chain and getting products to your customers. So, with the myriad challenges attached to managing product returns, it's easy to write them off as a loss. But that isn’t always necessary. There is an opportunity for maximizing the value of your returns -- if you have the right reverse logistics provider. A competitive edge can achieved by not only maximizing value on returns but also proactively reducing your returns volume while protecting your own brand and those of your manufacturers and vendors. Leading retailers and manufacturers measure reverse logistics providers by looking for prowess in four key areas. Namely: Hands-on Experience, Systems and Software, Secondary Market Insights and Physical Infrastructure. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Ken Bays to gain Inmar Intelligence's perspective on returns management.
Ken the Vice President Product Management at Inmar Intelligence.

28 Minutes

Cowbell Rx Helps Build Cyber Resilience

Cyberattacks continue to make headlines. Going forward, experts see hacking proliferating and damaging business operations at an increasing rate. Cybersecurity and cyber insurance have traditionally operated in silos with insufficient coordination, resulting in a misalignment between cyber threats faced by an organization and the security measures leveraged to prevent them. Because of this, cyber insurers are tightening up insurability requirements for policyholders to obtain coverage or to renew existing cyber policies. To contend with this challenge, leading firms are looking to leverage new resources to continually improve their risk profile. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Caroline Thompson to gain Cowbell Cyber's perspective on building cyber resilience with Cowbell Rx.
Caroline is the Head of Underwriting at Cowbell Cyber.

16 Minutes

Geek+ - E-Commerce Customer Loyalty

Successful retailers continuingly cultivate a base of satisfied customers. Those firms strive to meet their customer's expectations. As online shopping volumes grow, investment in warehousing and logistics is key. To gain an edge, leading retailers are leveraging smart end-to-end systems that integrate software and machinery which provide accurate, real-time data to support decision making at speed. By putting the right systems in place, not only will you ensure that your supply chain, distribution and logistics can cope with increased volumes, but you’ll be positioned to build customer loyalty. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Chen Xi to gain Geek Plus Americas' perspective on Building E-Commerce Customer Loyalty.
Xi is the VP of Project Delivery and Operations at Geek+ Americas.

23 Minutes

6RS Warehouse Operations Visibility

Warehouses are dynamic and fast-paced environments. Order spikes and fast moving SKUs can cause congestion, inhibiting operations performance. Optimizing traffic flow to balance throughput and safety is not a simple task – but it is certainly made easier by advanced AI technology. AMR location, utilization and activity information--real-time and historical--can help to optimize throughput and enable proactive troubleshooting. Visibility into where associates are working most often can help operators to better slot inventory and alleviate congestion. Heat Maps provide extended visibility into your operation, enabling you to make informed decisions to ensure SLA compliance while optimizing labor and facility utilization. With a connected and cloud-based view of fast moving SKUs and their locations in the warehouse, a Heat Map can give you valuable insights to help you alleviate congestion. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Fergal Glynn to gain 6 River Systems' perspective on Warehouse Operations Visibility.
Fergal is the VP of Marketing at 6 River Systems.

29 Minutes

Avetta - Procurement Tech

The growing pace of technological innovation has fueled an ever-expanding pipeline of digital supply chain management solutions. Organizations that rapidly adopt these emerging solutions while incrementally replacing legacy systems will be better placed to navigate this decade with greater insight and efficiency. Fortunately, next-generation supply chain management applications are mostly characterized by minimal integration requirements and low-cost installation. Over and above, the post-pandemic market landscape serves as the perfect testbed to try out solutions that promise to offer greater visibility into the supply chain while facilitating effective communication between stakeholders. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Abid Yousuf to gain Avetta's perspective on role of Procurement - Tech in supply chains of the future.
Abid a SVP of Professional Services at Avetta.

23 Minutes

Kovair - Business Composability

Delivering more revenue, smarter innovation and better business performance are key objectives in today's business landscape. Leading firms are rising to the challenge by converting monolithic applications into discrete components. Interchangeable packaged business capabilities are being added, rearranged, and removed as needed. By assembling and reassembling composable elements, businesses are responding quickly to market shifts. Organizations are gaining a competitive edge with experimentation which is enabled by Composability. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Akshay Sharma to gain Kovair Software's perspective on Business Composability.
Akshay is the CTO of Kovair Software.

17 Minutes

Cloudera Data Warehouse Optimization

Data Warehousing is the backbone of every data driven organization, providing mission critical analytics. Today, modern data warehousing has evolved to meet the intensive demands the newest analytics required to be data driven. While this “data tsunami” may pose a set of new challenges, it also opens up opportunities for a wide variety of high value BI and analytics use cases that everyone is eager to capitalize on. Traditional data warehouse vendors may have maturity in data storage, modeling, and high-performance analysis, yet, these legacy solutions are showing their age, and can no longer cost-effectively meet these new demands. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews David Dichmann and Raman Rajasekhar to gain their perspectives on data warehouse optimization.
David is a Director of Product Marketing at Cloudera and Raman is a Senior Product Manager at Cloudera.

36 Minutes

Kovair - VSDP For Industry 4.0

Stakeholders across the enterprise are looking to enable Industry 4.0 with Value Stream Delivery. Consequently, enterprises need to automate the workflows for Cloud-based SaaS (Software as a Service). But, Cloud-based SaaS platforms with diverse functionality are unfortunately often silo’ed across multiple tools, platforms and solutions. To meet this challenge, leading firms are leveraging a new Cloud-based SaaS platform with an architecture that supports DevOps, DevSecOps, legacy ALM (applications lifecycle management) with LCAP: Low Code Application Platform functions to allow for easy drag-and-drop customization for simple changes. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Akshay Sharma to gain Kovair Software's perspective on Value Stream Delivery for Industry4.0 enablement.
Akshay is the CTO of Kovair Software.

16 Minutes

Softeon - Distributed Order Management

Distributed Order Management (DOM) systems have become a critical platform for successful omnichannel commerce in retail and consumer goods companies. At the same time, many companies are finding the need for new Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) as e-fulfillment requirements evolve. High volume complex warehouse operations without a channel integration strategy suffer from inefficacy and high costs. Inaccurate orders and shipping delays degrade customer satisfaction while escalating freight and inventory carrying costs that erode profit margins. Retailers are looking for operational agility rather than the inflexibility of existing systems to move at the pace of the Omnichannel environment. Leading firms are leveraging an adaptable business process engine that accepts and prioritizes orders from multiple sales channels and optimizes multi-channel fulfillment. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Dan Gilmore to gain Softeon's perspective on the Distributed Order Management.
Dan is the Chief Marketing Officer at Softeon.

30 Minutes

Cowbell - AI Optimizes Cyber Insurance

Insures are making the move to greater digitalization. Underwriting capabilities are being enhanced with artificial intelligence and new data sources. Firms are moving from hindsight to foresight to understand their continuous risk. In cyber insurance, threat actors are continuously evolving their tactics which makes foresight critical. Digital global supply chains are utilizing new data and technology and are consequently changing the nature of risk. Leading firms are leveraging cyber policies that are tailored to the unique risk exposures of their organization. By doing so, firms are not just managing risk, they are gaining insight into how to avoid and prevent exposures. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Rajeev Gupta to gain Cowbell Cyber's perspective on customizing, quantifying and optimizing cyber insurance.
Rajeev is a Co-founder & Chief Product Officer at Cowbell Cyber.

24 Minutes

Cloudera - Time Series Analytics

Time Series data is generated when monitoring industrial processes or tracking business metrics. The explosive growth in Time Series Data is being driven by advances in sensors, connections, databases, online systems, and analytics tools. Time Series analytics provides business insights which enable firms to forecast and predict the future. Extracting high-quality insight from Time Series data can be challenging because it is multi-dimensional, complex, huge in scale, and often driven by the Internet of Things (IoT). To leverage this asset, it is important to develop infrastructure with not only enormous storage and computing power, but also sophisticated analytics capabilities. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Eva Nahari to gain Cloudera's perspective on Time Series Analytics.
Eva is a Senior Director of Product Management at Cloudera.

27 Minutes

Supply Chain Trends: Packaging 2.0

The Packaging 2.0 paradigm continues to grow. Smart packaging helps keep harmful bacteria and spoilage microorganisms contained and plastic pollution out of the environment. Leading firms have formulated corporate sustainability goals which are being pursued with smart packaging partnerships. However, recycling isn’t always as straightforward as it should be – not all materials are recyclable, and not all materials can be recycled in the same place. To gain a competitive edge, organizations are adhering to high environmental standards from manufacturing to end-of-life. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Jonathan Jakubowski and Ashleigh Hotz to gain SmartSolve Industries' perspective on Smart Packaging with Water Soluble Technology.
Jonathan is President and Ashleigh is Director of Sales and Marketing at SmartSolve Industries.

23 Minutes

Softeon - Warehouse of the Future

While some believe that the Warehouse Management space is mature, others continue to invest in the rapidly evolving landscape of distribution robotics. A case in point are Order Fulfillment Systems in which the WMS directly controls picking sub-systems such as Voice, pick carts, put walls and pick-to-light without the need for any additional third-party control software. This provides significant benefits to distribution operations, such as dramatically lowering hardware costs for the picking sub-systems and devices, eliminating the need for integration between the WMS and the picking system control software, and enabling enhanced optimization of the end-to-end picking process through complete control with one system. Current WMS research includes areas such areas as capturing and utilizing demand signals from IOT devices, use of next-generation real-time location systems in the DC and leveraging machine learning techniques in the WMS. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Dan Gilmore to gain Softeon's perspective on the Warehouse of the Future.
Dan is the chief marketing officer at Softeon.

18 Minutes

IRI - Test Data Management

It is the goal of Test Data Management (TDM) to systematize the generation — and improve the quality, safety, and utility — of test data. TDM has become an IT imperative. Table views, index orders, key relationships, and file and report contents, must reflect reality to be useful in testing. Generating realistic values and formats with safe data in ideal ranges -- and populating large targets -- can take a long time with other tools or programs. To gain a competitive edge, look for a TDM solution which will help you can generate multiple test data targets for test database loads, flat-file structures, and custom report formats from scratch -- all without access to real data. Many firms are leveraging TDM to anonymize, subset, or otherwise mask real data for production or on-demand or virtualized testing scenarios. Having a viable, well-reviewed TDM strategy is the best way to assure that the most realistic test data will be on hand. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews David Friedland to gain Innovative Routines International's perspective on Test Data Management.
David is the VP of Business Development at IRI.

32 Minutes

Zebra - Warehouse Modernization

Being well-connected and having visibility into all your assets, people, and processes at all times is crucial to having an integrated, productive, profitable, and compliant supply chain. Leading companies are leveraging forward-thinking fulfillment strategies to keep up with the growth of the on-demand economy. Augmenting workers with technology is sighted as the best way to introduce automation in the warehouse. To gain a competitive edge, look for a mobile computing, scanning, and printing solution which connects each operational area in your warehouse to give you the agility to realize transformational gains. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Darren Koffer to gain Zebra Technologies' perspective on Warehouse Modernization.
Darren is a Product Portfolio Management Director of Warehouse Solutions at Zebra Technologies.

32 Minutes

RStudio - R & Python

R and Python are popular data science languages. The prominence of R and Python is attributable to their ease of use and the enhanced productivity they deliver. But, which is better at helping you get the most out of your analytic investments? Rather than focusing on language wars, leading firms are realizing a competitive edge by encouraging interoperability. Focusing on R or Python risks missing the advantages that having both can bring to individual data scientists and data science teams. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Lou Bajuk to gain RStudio's perspective on R & Python.
Lou is a Sr. Director of Product Marketing at RStudio.

21 Minutes

Geek+ - AMR Solutions

Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) drive efficient and reliable operations while supporting businesses to flexibly respond to fluctuating demand and adjust production capacity. Warehouse digitalization opens the window to AI algorithms and a host of applications from automating processes to tracking real-time location of SKUs. By automating and accelerating warehouse processes, accuracy is enhanced and workers are enabled to carry out routine operations faster than ever. Leading firms who chose to overcome operational bottlenecks are delighting their customers by picking perfectly, fulfilling faster and delivering to demand. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Mark Messina to gain Geek+' perspective on Mobile Robotics in Warehouse Modernization.
Mark is the Chief Operating Officer at Geek+ Americas.

40 Minutes

6 River Systems - Faster Fulfillment

Autonomous mobile robots are essentially robots that can move and operate within a warehouse environment without direct supervision from a human operator. Rather than rely on magnetic strips or tracks, AMRs use sensors and maps to interpret the environment, navigate through the warehouse floor and detect/avoid obstacles. AMRs can perform several warehouse and order fulfillment functions, including executing pick strategies, transporting goods and materials and guiding/helping associates as they perform their tasks. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Fergal Glynn to gain 6 River Systems' perspective on faster fulfillment.
Fergal is the VP of Marketing at 6 River Systems.

24 Minutes

Microsoft Agile at Scale

Everything done around development — collaboration, testing, and customer feedback — has changed. Now, leveraging Agile in small teams is not unusual. But, when it comes leveraging Agile across hundreds of teams in a coordinated way, well that can be an eye opener. How are dependencies handled? How do the teams keep in sync? How does management stay in control, if hundreds of teams are autonomous? Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Aaron Bjork to gain Microsoft's perspective on Agile at Scale.
Aaron is a Principal Group Program Manager working in Microsoft’s Visual Studio Cloud Services (VSCS) division.

29 Minutes

SAP Data Hub

Leading firms are building agile, data-driven pipeline applications that need to tap a single, logical data set representing their entire enterprise. To accomplish that task, those firms are leveraging all-in-one data orchestration solutions which distill business value from all data for operational excellence and digital expansion. To gain an edge, enterprises are utilizing technology which enables them to build, execute, orchestrate and govern flow-based pipelines, providing the maximum reuse of existing data developments while encompassing digital innovations. Michael Lippis interviews Amit Satoor to gain SAP's perspective on Data Orchestration.
Amit is a Sr. Director of Product and Solution Marketing at SAP.

20 Minutes

NEC - IaaS

No one likes infrastructure upgrades. Replacing new hardware is a costly, never-ending battle. But software upgrades, especially major ones, can entail even lengthier and more expensive projects. When it comes to dealing with today’s massive volumes of data—processing it, analyzing it and reporting on it— well not upgrading can be even more expensive. Often software upgrades introduce major changes. Whether by choice or due to changing technology, these changes affect not only existing features, but also the underlying data structures and platform. And almost certainly, the added features require newer, more efficient server hardware, memory and storage. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Mike Mitsch to gain NEC's perspective on Infrastructure as a Service.
Mike is the Managing Director of Infrastructure as a Service at NEC Corporation of America.

25 Minutes

PTC Manufacturing Apps

Today's manufacturing firms need to rapidly develop, deploy and extend apps and augmented reality experiences. Leaders are looking to unify data from enterprise business systems and the sensored physical world, and deliver user information and real-time insight in context for individual roles. To achieve Industrial Connectivity, you need to be empowered with the speed to unlock all data from your brownfield equipment and systems, and your Manufacturing Apps must be flexible enough to deliver that data to all persona in the factory or industrial setting. So, to gain a competitive edge, manufacturers need to leverage tools to dramatically simplify their digital transformation and accelerate time-to-value. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Aron Semle to gain PTC's perspective on Manufacturing Apps.
Aron is a Director of Solutions Management at PTC.

31 Minutes

CloudBees Continuous Delivery

Over the last 10 years, continuous integration brought tangible improvements to the software delivery lifecycle - improvements that enabled adoption of agile delivery practices. The software industry is now progressing to the next maturity phase with continuous delivery. With its flexible plugin architecture and numerous plugins, Jenkins is like the person who knows everyone and can work with everyone. Enterprises can utilize any existing tools - whether developed in-house or licensed from a commercial vendor - or bring in a new tool and know that Jenkins will work with it. Jenkins bridges both sides of the development/operations divide, bringing both teams together and enabling collaboration between them. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Dan Juengst to gain CloudBees' perspective on continuous delivery.
Dan is the Sr. Director, Product Marketing at CloudBees.

13 Minutes

Micro Focus DevOps Suite

Businesses today are required to deliver software to their users at an ever-increasing pace, but at the same time, they must keep quality consistently high. The need to comply with corporate, industry and even government regulations, together with the demand for a superior user experience, leads organizations to adopt a holistic approach to application delivery. The application delivery toolset must include management, testing and monitoring, but crucially, these tools must be able to communicate with each other and provide visibility, transparency, and end-to-end traceability, and enable collaboration across the whole team and beyond. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews David Landsberg and Malcolm Isaacs to gain their perspectives on DevOps.
David is the Director of Product Management, Application Delivery Management at Micro Focus and Malcolm is the Senior Solutions Marketing Manager at Micro Focus.

22 Minutes

Micro Focus - Agile Enterprise

To become an agile enterprise, enterprise architects, portfolio managers, and other executives must gain insight into the status of each application in their portfolio, so they can make effective resource and investment decisions. And when a business decision is made, it must be pushed down into the application teams for implementation and tracked across its lifecycle, from its origins in strategy, through development, and into deployment and production. But each team is unique. Each may choose its own development methodology, application lifecycle management tools, and metrics to track. Some are moving to DevOps to increase agility. As a result, the information that feeds business decisions is difficult to obtain and is inconsistent across teams. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Victoria Voinigescu to gain Micro Focus' perspectives on Achieving an Agile Enterprise.
Victoria is a Sr. Product Manager of Agile Portfolio and Lifecycle Strategy with Micro Focus.

26 Minutes

Outthink Outages with IBM ITOA

Successful organizations are creating compelling consumer experiences that transform their interaction. Yet the complex technologies that support these experiences need to be continuously up and running in peak performance or even the most promising experience will ultimately fail. While traditional monitoring tools can help pinpoint problems to improve mean time to repair, cognitive capabilities can go deeper to improve mean time to know – to locate the root cause of a problem, to determine how it occurred and predict when it might occur again. Michael Lippis interviews Denny O'Brien to gain IBM's perspective on IT Operations Analytics or ITOA.
Denny is the Program Director for IBM Operations Analytics offerings.

17 Minutes

Informatica - Data Intelligence

Organizations use data to grow by gathering insights and mitigating risks. And, Hadoop has emerged as a scalable and efficient data platform for delivering big data analytics. But with the growing volume, variety, and velocity of data, organizations are struggling to effectively put their data to work. Now, traditional data management platforms can be expensive and challenging to scale to meet modern data needs. So, to gain an edge, look for a modern data management platform that enables quick use of more data sources and eliminates the risk of data issues in your big data analytics environment. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Murthy Mathiprakasam to gain Informatica's' perspective on Big Data Management.
Murthy is a Principal Product Marketing Manager for Informatica's Big Data products.

21 Minutes

Microsoft DevOps

Enterprises need to be customer centric and routinely reinvent themselves to deliver wining experiences. Software applications are key to competing in this arena, and providing software faster gives companies a significant advantage. However, faster delivery of applications is challenging for both Dev and Ops teams. Both must increase speed without compromising quality. So, to gain an edge, Dev and Ops teams must work together to find a common set of processes and tools that help them both. Now when it comes to Business Agility, look for a solution that provides monitoring and analytics capabilities to ensure that your applications are always available, performing, and succeeding. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Sam Guckenheimer to gain Microsoft's perspective on DevOps and Business Agility.
Sam is the Product Owner of the Microsoft Visual Studio product line.

38 Minutes

IBM - Weather Means Business

Our knowledge of the world grows with every connected sensor and device, but too often we are not acting on it, even when we know we can ensure a better result. To meet this challenge, companies are leveraging the Internet of Things and cloud computing which allow for collection of data from numerous sources. For example, IBM and The Weather Company are collaborating to accelerate the growth of one of the largest cloud-based applications in the world. The partnership enables enterprise clients and industry ecosystems to more easily integrate weather data – including rapidly updated forecasts – into their operations and decision-making. Once integrated with enterprise processes, weather data can be combined with data from supply chains, customer buying patterns and other sources to create more valuable insights. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Bryson Koehler and Mac Devine to gain their perspectives on Weather Means Business.
Bryson is The Weather Company’s EVP, CTO & CIO and Mac is the VP & CTO of the Networking and Innovation Services area within the IBM Cloud division.

43 Minutes

Microsoft App-V Integration

Application Virtualization (App-V) enables you to make applications available to end users without installing the applications directly on end user computers. It transforms applications into centrally managed services that are never installed and that don’t conflict with other applications. Through Citrix XenApp integration, joint customers can extend the benefits of Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack to reach a broader set of devices including lightly managed and non-Windows endpoints across local or wide area networks. With XenApp, App-V packages can now be delivered to lightly managed endpoint scenarios, even if the endpoint is not a member of the Microsoft Active Directory domain. As a result, new App-V use cases and access scenarios are enabled, including the delivery of applications to a consultant or for companies with Bring Your Own Computer (BYOC) initiatives. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Matthijs Gates and David Wagner to gain Microsoft's and Citrix's perspective on Application Virtualization Integration.
Matthijs is a Senior Program Manager with Microsoft and David is a Product Manager with Citrix.

19 Minutes

Greater Enterprise Value with GRC

Technologies implemented to meet operational needs bring tangible benefits to an organization with focused, tactical functions. These tools bring value to organizations due to the focus on the specific business challenge at hand and most often help achieve goals at the operations level. However, certain processes need to lead to greater enterprise value. Enterprise GRC programs should look for opportunities to remove Value Ceilings as much as possible to optimize business. While removing a Value Ceiling may require some work, the end result is increased value to the organization. In some cases, organizations will have to bore holes into that ceiling to get glimpses between the layers of their organization. In other cases, the ceiling can be removed completely and processes can continue up to the next higher level. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Steve Schlarman to gain RSA's perspective on Governance, Risk & Compliance.
Steve is a GRC Strategist of IT and Security at RSA, The Security Division of EMC.

36 Minutes

Micro Focus - DevOps

Software has become the most important tool for businesses to find, capture, and retain customers. Unlike a physical product, software can be changed quickly and often—and today, that’s exactly what customers expect. They can easily defect to a competitor offering a handy new feature—right after they leave a negative review about your company that could tarnish your reputation and drive away other potential users. Savvy businesses are using the rapid pace and malleability of software to drive more and more differentiation into the marketplace. They’re using instant feedback from users to continuously improve software. And increasingly, they’re doing this through DevOps. By ensuring close collaboration between developers and operations staff throughout the entire software development lifecycle, enterprises are becoming better at ensuring quality, maximizing speed, and reacting to—or even forecasting—market changes. Outlook Series' Michael Lippis interviews Ashish Kuthiala and Rafael Garcia to gain their perspectives on DevOps.
Ashish is the Sr. Director of Marketing and Strategy at HPE DevOps and Rafael Garcia is the Director of R&D IT at HPE.

40 Minutes

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