Device Squad: The Podcast For The Mobile Enterprise

In today’s Device Squad, the podcast for the mobile enterprise from Anexinet, Steve and the Propelics Team (James Hoshor, Todd Chusid, and Nitin Bhatia) discuss the challenges and complexities of Enterprise Mobile App Help and Support with Anexinet Tech Support Lead, Monica Avina. Topics include the following: How the advent of mobile technology has changed the enterprise help desk How to assess your readiness to support mobile The key support components every organization needs Best practices for transitioning from dev to support How to measure the success of your support organization This episode also answers the following questions: What are the key areas to assess to determine your help desk organizations readiness to support mobile? What are the key components you need to have to be successful for providing the proper levels of support for enterprise mobile? What are some “Best Practices” for transitioning from development to support? How much should the support role overlap with other roles (design, d

In today’s Device Squad, the podcast for the mobile enterprise from Propelics, Steve and the Propelics Team (David Enarson, Cesar Cavazos, and Andres Reaza) discuss the complexities and successes of the Canopy Health Project with Cathy Farmer (Mobile/Web Delivery Director at BayHealth Development) and Noori Dhillon (Product Strategy Director at BayHealth Development). Project goals including helping the health care startup design and build a new web-based provider/service directory, online member portal, along with a suite of cross-platform mobile applications (MyCanopyHealth) to improve access to care and provide transparency into the management of one's health. This episode also discusses: Canopy Health: what is it and what is its mission? What was new about what Canopy Health was trying to do? How was the project broken down to make it all doable? What were the challenges in trying to make this goal a reality? Why did you choose Propelics to help you achieve your goals? What did Propelics do to help make y

In today's Device Squad, the podcast for the mobile enterprise from Propelics, Steve and Glenn talk with Krishnan Subramanian, Founder and Chief Research Advisor at Rishidot Research about the state of Enterprise Cloud Computing, including AWS,Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, along with Serverless and Kubernetes. This episode also answers the following questions: What are today's big trends in cloud computing? What about Serverless? What is Kubernetes? And why is it so important? AWS and Azure seem to be winning the cloud war. But what about Google Cloud Platform? Are any companies still hesitant to embrace the cloud? If so, why? And what can be done to turn them around? Where are we at as an industry in terms of DevOps adoption What’s next in DevOps? What's so different about DevOps for AI? What's the best way to introduce a new chicken into a flock? Links in the episode: Krishan Subramanian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krishnansubramanian/ Stacksense: http://www.stacksense.io Kr

In today’s Device Squad, the podcast for the mobile enterprise from Propelics, Steve and Glenn talk with Roman Dumiak, Director of Technology Innovation at Allstate Insurance about the use of Internet of Things (IOT) devices, AI and Machine Learning in the insurance industry. This episode also discusses: What life was like being an Allstate Sr IT Architect in 1976 What better engagement buys insurance companies? The gamification of insurance Allstate’s Drivewise app Why employers and the insurance industry are so excited about wearables Privacy & HIPAA-compliance issues around capturing biometrics data How insurance companies utilize social media data How the IOT is helping underwriting The role of AI/Machine Learning in the insurance industry How AI and Machine Learning is changing the role of computers Links in the episode: Roman Dumiak on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/romandumiak/ Allstate’s Drivewise Apphttp://fortune.com/2018/09/24/allstate-ceo-data-tom-wilson/ John Hancock’s Wellness Game

In today's Device Squad, the podcast for the mobile enterprise from Propelics, Steve talks with Jim Forrest, Creative Innovation Director at Intrepid - an Accenture studio. A super-talented designer/musician, and all-around brilliant human, Jim recently moved his family from Somerville, MA to Copenhagen, Denmark to pursue a career with Accenture—and quickly discovered a better way of life. He also has this crazy-genius idea about shutting off the internet. Find out why he feels this way, and why life is so much better in Denmark. This episode also discusses: Finding design inspiration Developing a family manifesto for healthier internet habits Creating social change for healthier device usage through education (and how Apple can help) The benefits of a notification manager and granular, app-specific control The kid’s iPhone Apple needs to build Links in the episode: Jim Forrest on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dbray/ Forrest James Bandcamp: https://forrestjames.bandcamp.com/ Twitter: @james

Today's Device Squad, the podcast for the mobile enterprise from Propelics, is a real treat. Glenn Gruber of the Emerging Technology Council speaks with Dr. David Bray, Executive Director, People-Centered Internet coalition and former CIO of the FCC. They cover a number of AI topics around privacy and security, including the organizational and human impacts of introducing AI into the enterprise. In 2016, Business Insider named David one of the top "24 Americans Who Are Changing the World." He was also named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum for 2016-2021. He accepted the role of Co-Chair for an IEEE Committee focused on Artificial Intelligence, automated systems, and innovative policies globally for 2016-2017 and has been serving as a Visiting Executive In-Residence at Harvard University since 2015. Since 2017, he has served as Executive Director for the People-Centered Internet coalition co-founded by Vint Cerf, focused on providing support and expertise for community-focused projects that me

  Today on Device Squad, the podcast for the mobile enterprise from Propelics, Steve speaks with Sean Bradley Co-Founder & CTO at AudioEye about how AudioEye enhances the user experience to help make digital content more accessible for those with disabilities. This episode answers the following questions, and many more: What is accessibility and what are its principles? When did accessibility first become recognized as a need to be addressed? What were some of the early attempts at accessibility like? What is the Americans with Disabilities Act? What disabilities does accessibility accommodate? Are there established UI/UX rules around accessibility and what are they? What are the compliance requirements? How do Apple’s accessibility features compare to Windows? Are they the same? Who is required to meet these requirements? What are the top accessibility tools available? What are the web content accessibility guidelines? How does Accessibility testing work? What is AudioEye's mission? What is the AudioEye

In this episode of Device Squad, the podcast for the Mobile Enterprise from Propelics, Steve hosts a Strategists Forum with Propelics Mobile Strategists Glenn Gruber, James Hoshor, and David Enarson, along with Anexinet Cloud Solutions Director, Ned Bellavance, to discuss a new incarnation of some old mobile technologies, and to take a look at the reasons why the new sharing model (ride sharing, bike sharing, and scooter sharing) isn't quite as caring as it seems, and what—if anything—can be done about it. Articles cited in the episode: Meet the Militant Taxi Drivers Union That Just Defeated Uber and Lyft http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/21386/militant_taxi_drivers_union_uber_lyft_alliance_new_york_city New York Just Capped the Number of Uber, Lyft Vehicles in the City https://money.cnn.com/2018/08/08/technology/uber-lyft-new-york-legislation/index.html a16z Podcast: All about Bike Sharing https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a16z/id842818711?mt=2&i=1000401356891 The Bike-Share Oversupply in China:

In this episode of Device Squad, the podcast for the Mobile Enterprise from Propelics, Steve hosts a Strategists Forum with Propelics Sr. Mobile Strategist Glenn Gruber, and Anexinet Cloud Solutions Director, Ned Bellavance and asks the following questions: What is going on with cellphone sales? Are they flagging? Are they not? And if not, why is there so much discussion around this in the news? Lastly, how long before our phones are replaced by a new and better technology? Articles cited in the episode: CNN Money – April 20 Apple sinks on fears of slowing iPhone sales Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty slashed her iPhone shipment projections for the quarter ending in June on Friday, citing weakness in China. Canaccord Genuity's Michael Walkley also cut his iPhone sales forecasts and cut his earnings estimates for Apple too. The chief financial officer of a key Apple chip supplier -- Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) -- warned of "mobile softness" and "continued weak demand" when it reported earnings this week. Too inno

Today's Device Squad, the podcast for the mobile enterprise from Propelics, comes to you live from the AI World Conference & Expo in Boston (https://aiworld.com/) where the word of the day is Data Labeling. Join Steve on his quest to figure out why companies need to create their own discrete labelled data set rather than everyone working towards creating a single, universal labelled data set that encompasses all knowledge. Plus, learn all about the Achilles heel of Machine Learning (i.e. the time and effort of finding the data to label), find out about Cognitive Computing and Knowledge Engineering, learn how AI is giving tech jobs to the poor, and much more. This episode features interviews with the following leaders in AI and Machine Learning: IBM Power9 https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/power/power9 IBM Watson https://www.ibm.com/watson/ Data Robot (Dow Jones) - “democratizes predictive analytics” - Machine learning data analytics and predictive modeling (using the customer's data) https://www.datar

Today on Device Squad, the podcast for the mobile enterprise from Propelics, Steve speaks with fellow Sr. Strategist James Hoshor and Michael Golub, Head of Machine Learning Task Force at Anexinet about the state of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning in the enterprise. This episode covers the following topics: The evolution of AI from personal to professional use Current top players in AI & Machine Learning Machine Learning basics  The problem of bias Enterprise AI adoption in 2018 AI & Machine Learning enterprise use cases  Deriving maximum enterprise value from AI Potential hurdles of implementing AI/Machine Learning

It's 2 great podcasts in 1! In this fun crossover episode of Device Squad, the podcast for the Mobile Enterprise from Propelics, Steve sits down with Ned Belavance, host of Anexinet's AnexiPod podcast to discuss Anexinet's recent acquisition of Propelics (and much more).

In this episode of Device Squad, the podcast for the Mobile Enterprise from Propelics, Steve discusses the state of retail mobility with fellow Propelics Mobile Strategists James Hoshor, Glenn Gruber, Spurti Gurram, and Alani Setalsingh. Mobile technology boosts productivity for field sales, builds better relationships, ensures security, identifies trends and allows instant access to data—all while simplifying business processes to help make everyone's life a little easier. Join us for The State of Retail Mobility - a Strategists Forum covering today's most exciting advancements in Retail Mobility.

Today on Device Squad, the podcast for the mobile enterprise from Propelics, Steve speaks with Dr. Alexander Cohen, MD PhD, Child Neurologist at Boston Children’s Hospital, Michael McWatters, UX Architect at TED Conferences, and Cathy Farmer, Board of Directors Member for the Organization for Autism Research. Today's topic strays a bit from our usual Enterprise Mobility focus. Instead, we're featuring a panel discussion all about digital tools for Asperger's Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder, a topic I'm sure many of our listeners can benefit from. All of today's guests—including our host—have deep experience with Autism—Steve, Cathy and Michael all have siblings and/or children on the spectrum.  This episode covers the following topics: Autism Spectrum - a look at the numbers A brief history of Autism therapies Apps (and robots) for children with Autism/Asperger's Designing 101 for Autism/Asperger's The benefits of VR, TV, and SMS How a spectrum diagnosis is made The state of mobile diagnostic tools Cel

A lot has happened since the last time Steve spoke with his friend Andy Ofiesh, comedian and former Software Engineer at Bitcoin Armory (his brother's company). In fact, a lot has happened since they recorded this episode only two weeks ago. Namely that the price of Bitcoin has skyrocketed from $2,600 to $10K! This time, the conversation is all about Bitcoin—and about the November 17th "crash" that occurred after the cancellation of the SegWit2x hard fork. You'll learn what caused the dip in the price of Bitcoin and why it has the tendency to behave with such volatility. Plus, Andy and Steve discuss the following: What is a hard fork? What is the SegWit2x fork? How does a Bitcoin hard fork differ from the standard definition of a hard fork? What is Bitcoin Armory and what do they do? What does giant Polynesian stone currency have to do with Bitcoin? Is there a limit to how many Bitcoin will be produced? What is the significance of this limit? Why did Bitcoin need to double the block size? What’s the differen

In this episode of Device Squad—the podcast for the Mobile Enterprise from Propelics—Steve talks about Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) with fellow strategists Glenn Gruber and Spurti Gurram.  Tune into this episode to learn about where Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR) came from, where they're at and where we think they're going! We discuss the impact and experience of Microsoft's HoloLens and Google Glass along with Apple's recent ARKit, Google's ARCore, and much more. Links in the episode: The dawn of the age of holograms (HoloLens demo) What is Yelp Monocle? Apple's ARKit ARKit (developers) ARKit Demos How is ARKit better than ARCore? How is ARCore better than ARKit? The Machines (an AR game) AR Pump Training Video Apple AR glasses rumors  

In this episode of Device Squad—the podcast for the Mobile Enterprise from Propelics—Steve talks about the state of mobile technology in global health with his friend, Nikhil Patil, MPH, Environmental Health PhD candidate, and all-around super-fascinating dude.  Nikhil has been immersed in global health for the past ten years. He worked as a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo, West Africa, spent a year in Kenya studying the effects of water sanitation, hygiene and nutrition on child health-care outcomes, and helped build a research department for eHealth Africa in Northern Nigeria to improve health programs and data systems.  Tune into this episode to learn about how the African continent utilizes: Corporate-sponsored internet The role of drones  The participatory approach: the importance of social media "Crisis Mapping" for diseases, unrest, and natural disasters Securing and managing data & dealing with false data Sustainable systems (and finding ownership) Integrating technology into governmen

In this episode of Device Squad—the podcast for the Mobile Enterprise from Propelics—Steve talks about mastering the art of mobile testing with his colleague, Propelics Sr. Mobile Strategist James Hoshor.  Tune into this episode to learn: Why it’s so important for testers to understand the mobile environment Key testing methods for the mobile enterprise How to determine your ideal testing tools and resources  Why adopting a mobile testing strategy is so important    Enterprise Mobile Strategy & Best-in-Class Apps: www.propelics.com

In this episode of Device Squad—the podcast for the Mobile Enterprise from Propelics—Steve talks about Amazon (AWS) Lambda with his good friend Justin Yurasits, head of software operations for Fidelity's Customer Contact platform. We discuss AWS Lambda's Serverless Computing and how it enables organizations big and small to "run code without thinking about servers" and pay only for the compute time they consume without provisioning or managing servers. AWS Lambda lets you run code for virtually any type of application or backend service—all with zero administration. But can running and scaling your code really be as easy as a simple upload? Are the days of server management really over? Is Amazon Lambda the ultimate answer for any new startup, or established enterprise, looking to minimize costs and staffing? Tune in and find out! Links in the episode: AWS Lambda AWS Mobile

Enjoy this live, behind-the scenes chat with participants and presenters from the 2017 ET6 Exchange - May 21-23, Chandler, AZ The conference is chaired by Maribel Lopez of Lopez Research. Now in its seventh year, ET6 Exchange (formerly M6 Mobility Exchange) is the longest running hosted* enterprise mobility and digital transformation conference focused exclusively on bringing an intimate end user audience together with industry experts and solution providers to discuss strategy, policy, solutions and security. ET6 is the perfect platform to help build an intelligent digital enterprise. We've been discussing the move to mobile, cloud big data and analytics for over 5 years. Mobility, once an overlay set of applications and services, is now an integral part of the overall IT infrastructure. Cloud computing has evolved from bare metal to rich services and we now have the data storage, processing systems and analytics solutions to drive insight from any type of data. These technologies are the foundation for tra