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The Calculus of IT

An exploration into the intricacies of creating, leading, and surviving IT in a corporation.  Every week, Mike and I discuss new ways of thinking about the problems that impact IT Leaders.  Additionally, we will explore today's technological advances and keep it in a fun, easy-listening format while having a few cocktails with friends.  Stay current on all Calculus of IT happenings by visiting our website: www.thecoit.us. To watch the podcast recordings, visit our YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@thecalculusofit.

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Update frequency
every 5 days
Average duration
84 minutes
Episodes
94
Years Active
2023 - 2025
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 13 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Industry 5.0

Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 13 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Industry 5.0

Oddly enough, the bots don't seem to be too emotionally affected by their future rise to becoming our overlords.

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"The New IT Leader's…

00:19:24  |   Thu 12 Jun 2025
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 13 - Industry 5.0

Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 13 - Industry 5.0

.....aaaand that's a wrap folks.  It’s the end of the season, the end of an era, and maybe the last human-hosted podcast you’ll ever hear. In our Season 2 finale, Nate, Mike, and Kevin take everythin…

02:02:28  |   Thu 12 Jun 2025
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 12 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Shaping the Future: Autonomy, Adoption, and the Four Pillars

Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 12 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Shaping the Future: Autonomy, Adoption, and the Four Pillars

The bots will have their way.  So get out of their way.  

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"The New IT Leader's Survival Guide" Book - https://www.longwalk.consulting…

00:21:38  |   Fri 06 Jun 2025
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 12 - Shaping the Future: Autonomy, Adoption, and the Four Pillars

Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 12 - Shaping the Future: Autonomy, Adoption, and the Four Pillars

We’ve talked resilience, compliance, AI, and risk - but what does it really take to become the architect of your organization’s technology future?

In this penultimate episode of Season 2, Nate and Mik…

01:26:54  |   Fri 06 Jun 2025
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 11 - Part 2 - Long-Term Resilience and Autonomy

Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 11 - Part 2 - Long-Term Resilience and Autonomy

Welcome to the Calculus of IT double feature you didn’t know you needed. In this two-part journey, me and Mike stare down the end of the world - at least, the IT version - and ask: what does it reall…

02:02:23  |   Thu 29 May 2025
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 11 - Part 1 - Long-Term Resilience and Autonomy

Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 11 - Part 1 - Long-Term Resilience and Autonomy

Welcome to the Calculus of IT double feature you didn’t know you needed. In this two-part journey, me and Mike stare down the end of the world - at least, the IT version - and ask: what does it reall…

01:55:06  |   Thu 29 May 2025
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 10.1 - The Token Economy

Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 10.1 - The Token Economy

It’s another Calculus of IT mini-episode (“Jort” alert!), and this time Nate and Mike are spiraling down the GenAI token rabbit hole - no tokens required (yet).

Join us for a fast-paced, highly caffei…

01:28:31  |   Thu 15 May 2025
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 10 - Autonomy and Compliance

Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 10 - Autonomy and Compliance

It’s the regulation episode you didn’t know you needed - but absolutely do.

After three weeks swimming in the future of AI, quantum, and edge, Nate and Mike are back with a rundown of the one thing ev…

01:47:18  |   Thu 15 May 2025
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 10 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Autonomy and Compliance

Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 10 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Autonomy and Compliance

Bots don't actually care about compliance.  Maybe because they are literally one of the most noncompliant technologies possible?  Who knows, let's listen to them hash this one out.

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00:13:11  |   Thu 15 May 2025
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 3 - Emerging Technologies and Their Impact on Autonomy

Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 3 - Emerging Technologies and Their Impact on Autonomy

The epic, unfiltered three-part saga is complete!

In Episode 9 of Calculus of IT, Nate, Mike, and Kevin wrap up their marathon exploration of IT autonomy with a bang, a glass of red wine, and a health…

02:03:25  |   Thu 01 May 2025
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 3 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy

Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 3 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy

What happens when your AI agent tries to talk to mine but mine hates yours?

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The Calculus of IT website - https://www.thecoit.us
"The New IT Leader's Survival Guide" Book - https://www.l…

00:16:24  |   Thu 01 May 2025
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 2 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy

Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 2 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy

This is like the Fyre Festival for bots.  Sound really awesome but mostly just make a bunch of shit up.  

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The Calculus of IT website - https://www.thecoit.us
"The New IT Leader's Surviv…

00:17:18  |   Thu 24 Apr 2025
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 2 - Emerging Technologies and Their Impact on Autonomy

Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 2 - Emerging Technologies and Their Impact on Autonomy

It's 2027.  

You have just hired your new VP of Subdermal Biomodifications and she has spent the last four years constructing a self-designed, explicit LLM environment, complete with custom agent and …

02:00:49  |   Thu 24 Apr 2025
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 1 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy

Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 1 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy

Here come the bots!!


Last night, Mike, Kevin and I pivoted the podcast from discussions on what is happening in autonomy TODAY and started taking a look at the impact of autonomy on the future of IT L…

00:16:37  |   Wed 16 Apr 2025
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 1 - Emerging Technologies and Their Impact on Autonomy

Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 1 - Emerging Technologies and Their Impact on Autonomy

Last night, Mike, Kevin and I pivoted the podcast from discussions on what is happening in autonomy TODAY and started taking a look at the impact of autonomy on the future of IT Leadership.  How will…

02:00:09  |   Wed 16 Apr 2025
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 8 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Building Resilience Through Independence and Effective Change Management

Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 8 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Building Resilience Through Independence and Effective Change Management

As promised, each episode this season will also have a bonus TL;DR version from our favorite bots over at NLM or from whatever we currently feel is most bot-worthy. And this week, those crazy bots ar…

00:22:02  |   Thu 10 Apr 2025
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 8 - Building Resilience Through Independence and Effective Change Management

Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 8 - Building Resilience Through Independence and Effective Change Management

In this episode of The Calculus of IT, Nate McBride and Mike Crispin focus on the critical but often overlooked topic of building resilience in IT through independence and effective change management…

01:52:57  |   Thu 10 Apr 2025
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 7 - Part 2 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy

Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 7 - Part 2 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy

As promised, each episode this season will also have a bonus TL;DR version from our favorite bots over at NLM or from whatever we currently feel is most bot-worthy. And this week, those crazy bots ar…

00:20:40  |   Fri 04 Apr 2025
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 7 - Part 2 - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy

Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 7 - Part 2 - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy

In Part 2 of our mini-series about IT leadership principles, Nate and Mike went all the way to Boston (actually we live right near it) to broadcast live from BioIT World (it's an annual podcast tradi…

01:29:36  |   Fri 04 Apr 2025
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 7 - Part 1 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy

Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 7 - Part 1 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy

As promised, each episode this season will also have a bonus TL;DR version from our favorite bots over at NLM or from whatever we currently feel is most bot-worthy. And this week, those crazy bots ar…

00:13:45  |   Thu 20 Mar 2025
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