Cloud and Clear
The Cloud and Clear podcast explores the journey of SADA at the tip of the spear in helping organizations transform the way their people work, and the way their industry goes to market in the context of Google Cloud. It features experts from SADA, partners, and our customers discussing and debating what digital transformation means in the real world.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 207
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Ep 46 / LEADING PEOPLE AND HIGH PERFORMING PARTNERSHIPS AT GOOGLE / Eric Rosenkranz, Google Cloud
Eric Rosenkranz is an award-winning software industry leader with a record of sustained performance leading teams, closing complex commercial deals, and landing break-through opportunities. For the p…
Ep 45 / QUBOLE'S MISSION OF MAKING DATA LAKES MAINSTREAM / Ashish Thusoo, Qubole
When it comes to storing big data, the two most popular options are data warehouses or data lakes--but what’s the difference between the two? Ashish Thusoo, Co-Founder and CEO of Qubole, breaks down …
Ep 44 / HOW CLOUD ALLOWS THE PUBLIC SECTOR TO RESPOND TO A GLOBAL PANDEMIC / Jeff Brown, G Suite
Jeff Brown, Strategic Business Executive at G Suite, is one of the most experienced professionals helping government agencies transform and innovate with Google Cloud. He discusses how organizations …
Ep 43 / GOOGLE CLOUD’S SHIFT IN STRATEGY TOWARDS BECOMING PARTNER-CENTRIC / Carolee Gearhart, Google Cloud
A fireside chat with Carolee Gearhart, VP of Worldwide Channel Sales and Global SMB Sales at Google Cloud, recorded at SADA’s 2020 All Hands Kickoff. In this special episode, hosted by Tony Safoian, …
Ep 42 / GCP HELPS STREETLIGHT DATA OPTIMIZE URBAN PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT / Paul Friedman, Streetlight Data
Paul Friedman, CTO of Streetlight Data, discusses how Google Cloud’s infrastructure and power is critical to their ability to process and offer DAAS to government organizations of all sizes. Streetl…
Ep 41 / STRATEGIES FOR ADAPTING TO THE ‘NEW NORMAL’ OF WORKING REMOTELY / Heather Summers, SADA
Companies worldwide have recently issued Work From Home orders, and for newly remote employees, it can be difficult to adapt to. SADA’s Digital Transformation Manager, Heather Summers, has over eight…
Ep 40 / THE NECESSITY FOR HYPER TRANSPARENCY IN THE WORLD’S LARGEST FULLY REMOTE ORGANIZATION / Brandon Jung, GitLab, Inc.
Brandon Jung, VP of Alliances at GitLab (the world’s largest fully remote company,) delves into GitLab’s company culture and the necessity for hyper transparency provided through the GitLab handbook…
Ep 39 / EARNING CUSTOMERS' BUSINESS BY SHIFTING AWAY FROM TRADITIONAL ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE MODELS / Nathan Rader, Parsable
Nathan Rader is currently the Chief Revenue Officer at Parsable, but has spent more than 20 years in technology, with 11 of those years being at Google Enterprise. In this episode, we discuss Nathan’…
Ep 38 / THE ORIGIN OF SADA’S PRODUCT BUSINESS AND THE APPLICATIONS DEVELOPED / Patrick Skoglund, SADA
SADA’s Head of Product and PI, Patrick Skoglund, discusses his journey and role in building the practice at SADA. The practice has developed the applications ATOM and dotMaps that are enterprise ass…
Ep 37 / IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES FOR CLOUD ADOPTION AND TRANSFORMATION / Justin Slaten, Avinew
Justin Slaten is an accomplished technology executive with over 20 years of experience taking cutting-edge approaches to building products, improving business processes, scaling businesses and teams…
Ep 36 / GOOGLE GEARS UP FOR A PARTNER-CENTRIC STRATEGY / Kyla Hunts, Google Cloud
SADA Alumni, Kyla Hunts, leads PSO Partner Programs at Google Cloud and is based out of the Spruce Goose office in Los Angeles. In this episode, we discuss the importance of expanding the talent pool…
Ep 35 / BRING THE POWER OF GOOGLE SEARCH TO THE ENTERPRISE / Chad Johnson, SADA
SADA's Director of Google Enterprise Search, Chad Johnson, is responsible for the growth of the Google Enterprise Search line of business, including the transition to Google's Cloud Search replaceme…
Ep 34 / DRIVING ADOPTION AND INTEGRATION THROUGH PEOPLE, NOT TECHNOLOGY / Travis Hahler, Google Cloud
Travis Hahler has an interesting background that paved his path toward his current role as Americas Change & Culture Lead at Google Cloud. After studying psychology and business, Travis worked for a…
Ep 33 / SADA'S VALUE WITH CHANNEL PARTNERS / Billy Franz, SADA
Just shy of his one year anniversary at SADA, Director of Inside & Channel Sales, Billy Franz, joins us to discuss his leadership style, the culture he has cultivated, and the importance of team div…
Ep 31 / WHY PARTNERS ARE CRUCIAL TO GOOGLE'S GO-TO-MARKET STRATEGY / Robert Harper, Google
Relatively new to Google Cloud, Rob Harper leads Channel Sales for the organization in North Central. On this episode, we discuss what makes Google Cloud unique, why Rob moved across the country to …
Ep 30 / HEAD OF GOOGLE CLOUD ENTERPRISE WEST EXPLAINS WHY GOOGLE CLOUD & MARKET TRENDS / Jen Chason, Google Cloud
Jen Chason heads Enterprise Sales for Google Cloud for all of west (outside of Northern California). Being relatively new to the role, she has some unique perspectives on making the transition to Goo…
Ep 29 / GOOGLE CLOUD'S FOCUS ON GO-TO-MARKET FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR / Gary Danoff, G Suite
Gary Danoff is one of those Googlers who comes from experience being in the partner's shoes! His perspective on what attributes the best partners have is a unique perspective. Public Sector is one of…
Ep 28 / THE ROLE OF GOOGLE CLOUD'S PSMS & THEIR IMPACT ON GO-TO-MARKET / Lisa Gluckstern & Bradley Fisher, Google Cloud
Lisa Gluckstern is the Partner Sales Manager (PSM) for Google Cloud's corporate segment in North and South Central Markets, and Bradley Fisher, is the PSM for South Central Enterprise. Learn about t…
Ep 27 / CREATING A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE, & AWARD-WINNING CULTURE FROM THE GROUND UP / Orkideh Shahidi, SADA
How do you build a company culture that has been rated the Best Place to Work year after year? Head of People Operations, Orkideh Shahidi, has dedicated the past seven years of her career to making …