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 66 / THE INFINITE POSSIBILITIES FOR DATA WITH LOOKER AND GOOGLE CLOUD / Daniel Mintz, Looker, part of Google Cloud
Chief Data Evangelist at Looker, a part of Google Cloud, Daniel Mintz joins this episode to discuss the importance of data and what can be done with it via Looker and Google Cloud. Mintz also dives i…
Ep 65 / HOW A 214-YEAR-OLD CONSUMERS GOODS COMPANY IS TRANSFORMING TODAY / Patty Vollmar, Colgate-Palmolive Company
Colgate-Palmolive’s WorldWide Director of Global Collaboration and Workplace services, Patty Vollmar, joins to discuss how a 214-year-old company is transforming amidst a global pandemic and how leve…
Ep 64 / CULTIVATING DIVERSITY IN NUTANIX DURING RADICAL TIMES / Wendy M. Pfeiffer, Nutanix
CIO of Nutanix and SADA Board Member, Wendy M Pfeiffer, joins this week’s episode to discuss how she’s creating more diversity in her organization, especially during these radical times. Pfeiffer als…
Ep 63 / HELPING CUSTOMERS TRANSFORM ON THE EDGE OF TECHNOLOGY WITH GOOGLE CLOUD / Janet Kennedy, Google Cloud
Janet Kennedy, VP, North America Regions, Google Cloud joins this episode to discuss how Google is helping customers transform on the edge of technology, being a female leader and cultivating a cultu…
Ep 62 / HOW PAPA JOHN’S LEVERAGED GOOGLE CLOUD TO BUILD THEIR CUSTOMER COMMUNITY / Justin Falciola, Papa John’s International
Justin Falciola, Chief Insights & Technology Officer for Papa John’s International joins this week’s episode to discuss how Papa John’s has leveraged Google Cloud and Google Maps over the past two ye…
Ep 61 / EMBRACING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE REMOTE WORK WITHIN THE PUBLIC SECTOR / Heather Sheston, SADA
Tony talks to SADA Client Partner Executive - Public Sector, Heather Sheston, on how COVID-19 has forced the government to quickly shift from an onsite, fairly low-tech industry to one that provides …
Ep 60 / SADA TURNS 20: REFLECTIONS AND WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS / Tony Safoian, SADA
In celebration of SADA’s 20 year anniversary, CEO Tony Safoian reflects on SADA’s history and shares his vision for the future.
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Ep 59 / GOOGLE CLOUD AND WINNING TRADITIONAL ENTERPRISE CUSTOMERS / Jim Anderson, Google Cloud
Jim Anderson is a technology leader with 25+ years of management experience which creates a unique perspective on the cloud market today. As the Managing Director for Google Cloud - South Central Reg…
Ep 58 / TRANSFORMING THE WORKPLACE WITH DIVERSITY, INCLUSION & THE CLOUD / Frans Johansson, The Medici Group
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is not just the right thing to do, but it’s a competitive advantage - says Frans Johansson, Co-Founder & CEO of The Medici Group, who has been a thought leader i…
Ep 57 / HOW BIGQUERY'S SPEED & FLEXIBILITY GIVES SOJERN A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE / Dhaivat Pandit
Sojern is a next-gen platform that uses proprietary data science methods to examine real-time information, that connects the world’s travelers to their dream destination. When Sojern needed a new sol…
Ep 56 / GOOGLE CLOUD OFFERS AIRASIA THE BEST CLOUD IDENTITY SOLUTION / Mo Khurram Zia, AirAsia
AirAsia is one of the most innovative airlines in regard to their people, their management, and the technology they use. Mo Khurram Zia, Head of People Operations for AirAsia, joins Tony to discuss t…
Ep 55 / PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN A GLOBAL PANDEMIC WORLD / Jason Martin, Google Cloud
This week is the first episode ever hosted by SADA COO, Dana Berg! He sits down with VP of Google Cloud PSO, Jason Martin, to discuss the world of Professional Services, why Google Cloud has built su…
Ep 54 / HOW GCP INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY FOR CONNECTANDSELL AMIDST A CRISIS / Chris Beall, ConnectAndSell
ConnectAndSell is a patented cloud sales acceleration platform that solves the #1 B2B sales challenge: getting hard to reach decision-makers on the phone. CEO of ConnectAndSell, Chris Beall joins thi…
Ep 53 / HOW GOOGLE SERVES NOT SELLS DURING A DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONAL ERA / Tara Seppa, Google Cloud
On this episode, Tara Seppa, Regional Director, New England, Google Cloud, joins to discuss how companies are shifting to better serve their customers amisdt the current environment. COVID-19 has cau…
Ep 52 / WHY FREESTAR MADE GOOGLE CLOUD A PART OF THEIR BUSINESS STRATEGY / Kurt Donnell, Freestar
For this special episode that marks one year of Cloud n Clear, Kurt Donnell, President & CEO of Freestar joins us. As the leader of the #1 fastest growing private company in the 2019 Inc. 5000, he ex…
Ep 51 / INNOVATION IN ROBOTICS FORWARDS CHILD DEVELOPMENT / Paolo Pirjanian, Embodied
Embodied is doing incredible things with robotics - specifically, companion robots that feature software for supporting children's development of foundational life skills. Moxie, their companion robo…
Ep 50 / THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CHANNEL PARTNERS IN KEY STRATEGICAL ROLES / Nirav Sheth, Google Cloud
Nirav Sheth, Director of Channel Sales & Partnerships at Google Cloud, joins episode 50 to discuss the implementation of Channel partners in key strategic roles. He gives some guidance and feedback o…
Ep 49 / ADDING VALUE AND OPTIMIZING COSTS WITH GCP VS. AWS / Corey Quinn, The Duckbill Group
Corey Quinn, Cloud Economist at the Duckbill Group specializes in helping companies improve their cloud bills by optimizing costs and adding value to their investments. Join this episode hosted by Mi…
Ep 48 / HOW THE GOOGLE MAPS PLATFORM CHANGES BUSINESS MODELS & THE FUTURE / Francisco Irao, Google
Francisco Irao has been involved in selling IT solutions for over 20 years, with 17 of them being at Google. Newly minted as Head of Channel and Direct Sales of Americas for Google Geo Enterprise and…
Ep 47 / PARTNER MARKERING PIVOTS DURING A TIME OF CRISIS / Kayla Spiess, Google Cloud
In the first episode hosted by SADA CMO, Narine Galstian, special guest Kayla Spiess, Head of Partner Marketing, Americas at Google Cloud, joins to discuss pivoting partner marketing during a time of…