Interchange IT Podcast

First off, we made the rookie mistake of scheduling our IT team to join us the same day as Comic-Con. One week later, we are joined by members of the Ivanti IT team, Dallin Hudson and Michael Kersey. We talk GoPro, Bitcoin, and Rick and Morty. Be prepared for some cringe-worthy IT horror stories. We want to hear your IT horror stories too! Tweet them to us using the hashtag #ITstories.

IT world – you’ve got some mansplaining to do. Today we’re joined by Amber Boehm, a true renaissance woman. We discuss the Hyperloop proposal, Amber gives great tips on expanding your career prospects with security expertise, and we dive into what it’s like being a woman in the tech world. We have some ideas to help improve the culture, but we’d love to hear yours too!

Following the untimely death of Steve’s drone, we talk Apple’s valuation and Project Sidewinder. We are joined with Pete Green, Enterprise Information Security and Risk Management Professional at Forsythe Technology. We talk about his career path, security challenges he’s dealt with, internal challenges, and a few horror stories he’s seen. We also go over why companies need security consultants and how they can help, plus a few security best practices.

We start today’s episode with exciting news; Steve got a hurricane dog over the weekend! We are joined by IT service management author, Kevin J Smith. We follow Kevin’s interesting career path of rocket scientist to ITSM expert. We go through ITSM horror stories, the shift to strategic IT, and the future of ITSM. Learn more about Ivanti at Ivanti.com.

First order of business - Steve got his new iPhone! Today we meet with Eric Sorenson, Chief Information Security Officer at doTERRA, one of the biggest essential oils companies in the world. We dive into the unique challenges of security in a global MLM, as well as the importance of risk assessments. Eric gives ideas for progressing your career with security training, as well gives us insight into what keeps him up at night as a CISO.

Software asset management is a bit of a mouthful, and we sure have a lot to say about it. We are joined by Todd Labrum, who drops some seriously crazy stats about how much money companies waste on software. We can pretty much guarantee this is the most entertaining asset management podcast in the world. Tune in for jokes, great tips to save money on software, and even some of McKay’s old dating fails.

In this episode, we jump right in with Steve Morton, CMO at Ivanti. Steve shares stories and lessons from a lifetime of working in the tech industry, like finding out the company he worked for was committing fraud, tips to move your career forward during an acquisition, and how to survive layoffs. Have a notebook nearby; Steve drops some serious nuggets of wisdom while Steve and McKay test the boundaries of workplace ageism…on their boss.

Fresh off a European adventure, Steve and McKay are joined by Patch Tuesday Wizard, Chris Goettl. We get into the origins of Chris’ Patch Tuesday fame, the absolute security madness of 2017, the future of weaponized malware, and ways to further your career in IT with security knowledge. Stick around for the most insane hardware asset management security breach near-miss story you’ve ever heard!

Why the IT/tech world needs another podcast (hint: because all the other ones are so boring it makes us want to cry). An intro to the hosts and a synopsis (good word) of what to expect from the podcast as you delve into it's wonder and majesty.