Arraya Insights Radio

In this episode of the Arraya Insights Podcast, our panel of cybersecurity experts discuss the impact that AI and LLMs will have on security, both good and bad, from digital assistants to deepfakes. Hosted by Scott Brion, Director, Cyber Security, this episode's panel includes Mike Piekarski, Enterprise Security Architect, and Keith Wood, Cyber Security Consultant.

In this episode of the Arraya Insights Podcast, Arraya's Kyle Jones and Halim Chtourou welcome Liquidware's Chris Walker, Jason Smith, and Ethan Brown to discuss Liquidware's workspace management suite, including Stratusphere UX, Profile Unity, and Flex App. Liquidware provides environment management, application layering, monitoring, and diagnostics through these solutions. Listen in to learn more about how you can improve your end user experience, improve your bottom line, and lighten the load on your IT staff. In addition, Chris Walker includes a short demonstration on Liquidware's Stausphere UX.

The fifth episode from Arraya's new series "5 Ways to Save in 5 Minutes" covers the topic of automation. Javier Barron, Arraya's Director, Modern Workplace, and Chris Bovasso, Director, Application Services, discuss how automation can save organizations time and money, while optimizing efficiency and reporting.

The fourth episode from Arraya's new series "5 Ways to Save in 5 Minutes" covers the topic of consolidation. Javier Barron, Arraya's Director, Modern Workplace, and Chris Bovasso, Director, Application Services, discuss how consolidation of workloads, applications, and processes, can increase efficiency and optimize your systems.

The third episode from Arraya's new series "5 Ways to Save in 5 Minutes" covers the topic of application integration. Javier Barron, Arraya's Director, Modern Workplace, and Chris Bovasso, Director, Application Services, discuss how application integration can help users save time, energy, and reduce error, all while saving businesses money.

The second episode from Arraya's new series "5 Ways to Save in 5 Minutes" covers the topic of reporting & analytics. Javier Barron, Arraya's Director, Modern Workplace, and Chris Bovasso, Director, Application Services, discuss the importance of utilizing strategic data from operational processes to truly measure the success of your business.

The first episode from Arraya's new series "5 Ways to Save in 5 Minutes" covers the topic of licensing rationalization. Javier Barron, Arraya's Director, Modern Workplace, and Chris Bovasso, Director, Application Services, discuss how organizations can evaluate the licensing they already have to determine whether they're utilizing it to its full potential without overpaying. This exercise can deliver cost savings, reduce complexity, and maximize value.

In this episode of the Arraya Insights Podcast, our panel kicks off Cyber Security Awareness Month with a roundtable on all things security. They touch on CISA's theme for 2022: See Yourself in Cyber, and the guidance the organization is focusing on this year. The discussion covers the current threat landscape, data loss prevention, the challenges of balancing security with the user experience, and how the concepts of zero trust and proactive security are working, including top tactics organizations should focus on implementing now. Hosted by Scott Brion, Director, Cyber Security, this episode's panel includes Mike Piekarski, Enterprise Security Architect, and Keith Wood, Cyber Security Consultant.

Digital transformation has become an essential step for businesses looking to advance in their industry and remain competitive. For the many businesses who are considering or have already started their migration to the cloud, the journey doesn't stop there. The next phase, the application modernization process, is where the true benefits of digital transformation lie. A main consideration when embarking on the app modernization journey is security. Every business has a certain security model that will need to be enforced and often reported on for compliance, among other reasons. Without an OS, engineers need to reevaluate how to secure their applications. In this episode of the Arraya Insights podcast, Chris Bovasso, Director of Application Services, and Mike Piekarski, Enterprise Security Architect, discuss the security implications and considerations of the application modernization process. They highlight that when it is done correctly, not only can businesses maintain their security posture, they can do so better and more efficiently.

Who wouldn't love a cyber security silver bullet? Something guaranteed to stop attackers in their tracks. Unfortunately, the reality on the ground is far more complex. What works for one organization may not work for another. This is true not only of the solutions needed to build out a cyber security posture, but of the people tasked with making sure those tools live up to the hype. For some organizations, the best approach to the all-important people side of security is building a robust in-house team of cyber security experts. For others, it makes more sense to lean on outside expertise in the form of a managed services provider. Others may even decide the right solution is a combination of the two. This episode of the Arraya Insights podcast covers the challenges and complexities of managing and running an effective cyber security program and how, for some organizations, a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) can provide significant value. Hosted by Scott Brion, Director, Cyber Security, this episode's panel includes Mike Piekarski, Enterprise Security Architect, and Dan Abbondi, Managed Services Practice Director.

In this Expert Q&A, Chris Bovasso, Arraya's Director, Application Services, and Mike Wishnefsky, Solutions Engineer, discuss when organizations should consider moving to SharePoint Online. In addition, they outline the top reasons to move SharePoint to the cloud, the benefits of doing so, and highlight what users can achieve through integrations and customizations with the online version.

On this episode of the Arraya Insights Vodcast, Scott Brion, Arraya's Cyber Security Director, welcomes special guest Jonathan Nguyen-Duy, Vice President and Global Field CISO at Fortinet. As a global security advisor and executive lead for strategy and analytics, Jonathan's work at Fortinet is focused on strategy, data analytics and helping enterprises with digital transformation for security from the IoT edge, across enterprise networks, to hybrid clouds. He is a widely published security expert and frequent speaker at industry events with unique global commercial and public sector experience as well as a deep understanding of threats, technology, compliance, and business issues. The discussion covers a wide range of topics facing organizations today including vulnerability management, hybrid work models and their effect on cyber security, current challenges such as staffing, supply chain, cyber insurance, and more.

Chris Bovasso, Arraya's Director, Application Services, and Mike Wishnefsky, Solutions Engineer, discuss Microsoft Dataverse in this Expert Q&A interview. They dive into what the Dataverse is, as well as its benefits and use cases.

In this episode of the Arraya Insights Vodcast, our panel discusses the importance of endpoint security in today's "New World of Work". Now that users are more connected to their business networks from their homes than ever before, what can and should be done to protect home networks? And should organizations have a say in how those networks are configured? Our panel tackles these questions as well an array of topics, including endpoint protection, network security, multi-factor authentication, securing VPNs, zero trust, micro-segmentation, and more. Hosted by Scott Brion, Director, Cyber Security, this episode's panel includes Mike Piekarski, Enterprise Security Architect, and Keith Wood, Cyber Security Consultant.

In this episode of the Arraya Insights Vodcast, our panel discusses cyber security considerations for 2022. They touch on the major breaches from 2021 and the impact they've had on organizations heading into the new year, as well as what could be coming in 2022. Topics include cyber insurance, micro-segmentation, zero trust, cyber resilience, configuration management, and more. Hosted by Scott Brion, Director, Cyber Security, this episode's panel includes Mike Piekarski, Enterprise Security Architect, and Keith Wood, Cyber Security Consultant.

In this episode of the Arraya Insights Vodcast, our panel discusses the impact and early lessons from the Log4j vulnerability. They dive into risk management and responsibility, cloud security, tactics to defend against attacks, and more - then wrap up with cyber security predictions for 2022. Hosted by Scott Brion, Director, Cyber Security, this episode's panel includes Mike Piekarski (Enterprise Security Architect) and Keith Wood (Cyber Security Consultant).

In this episode of the Arraya Insights Vodcast, our panel looks at the hybrid cloud journey and specifically, how the modern data center conversation has changed. They discuss the cloud-first mindset vs. traditional data centers, application modernization, challenges to cloud adoption, and more. Hosted by Chuck Kiessling, Senior Director, Presales Solutions, this episode's panel includes Ron Longley (Director, Data Center) and Gary Funt (Senior Cloud Solutions Architect).

Chuck Kiessling, Arraya's Senior Director, Presales Solutions, and Tony Shaw, Senior Solutions Engineer, Workspace, discuss Microsoft 365 tenant to tenant migrations. Whether for a merger, acquisition, divestiture, or other scenario, Arraya's experts walk through design considerations, the hurdles they see clients face, and process best practices when it comes to migrating an existing M365 tenant to a new tenant.

Chuck Kiessling, Arraya's Senior Director, Presales Solutions, and Javier Barron, Practice Manager, Workspace, discuss Microsoft Teams adoption, including planning, optimizing user experience, and best practices for a successful rollout.

On this episode of the Arraya Insights Vodcast, our panel welcomes special guests, Tim Chase, Field CTO, and Alain Lubin, Channel Sales Engineer, from Lacework. The discussion covers a wide range of topics including threat detection and response, M&A security challenges, and Lacework's unique approach to cloud security. Hosted by Chuck Kiessling, Senior Director, Presales Solutions, this episode's panel also includes Scott Brion (Director, Cyber Security) and Mike Piekarski (Enterprise Security Architect).

This special episode of Arraya Insights Radio was recorded live during a virtual roundtable event. In this episode, our panel looks at the Hybrid Cloud Journey. Specifically, they explore the challenges the journey presents, the concerns and pain points organizations experience, and the wide range of solutions available to address these challenges. Hosted by Chuck Kiessling, Senior Director, Presales Solutions, this episode's panel includes Ron Longley (Director, Data Center), Gary Funt (Senior Cloud Solutions Architect), and Kirk Freeman (Solutions Architect).

In this episode of the Arraya Insights Vodcast, our panel looks at the cyber threat landscape. Specifically, they delve into ransomware, cyber security preparedness, incident response, cyber insurance and more. Hosted by Chuck Kiessling, Senior Director, Presales Solutions, this episodes panel includes Scott Brion (Director, Cyber Security), Mike Piekarski (Enterprise Security Architect), and Keith Wood (Cyber Security Consultant).

On this episode of Arraya Insights, our panel welcomes special guests, Chris Colotti and Jon Hildebrand, Cohesity Field CTOs, to tackle a wide range of topics including the cloud, backup and recovery, ransomware, and more.

"Episode 2: The Technologies that Defined 2020 (and What's to Come in 2021)" On this episode of the (audio only version of the)Arraya Insights Vodcast, we look back at some of the technologies that helped shape a year like no other. Then, we look ahead to the next crop of solutions and advances heading our way in 2021.

Episode 1: "The New Normal and the Hybrid Cloud" In this debut episode of the Arraya Insights Vodcast, our team of subject matter experts talk about the impact of COVID-19 from an IT perspective. They also analyze the role the cloud has played - and can continue to play - in mitigating the pandemic's impact operationally-speaking.

Episode 18: Generally speaking, finding the right person to fill openings on your IT team has become a contact sport. It's an even more rough and tumble task for those looking to fill in-demand roles in areas like cyber security or application development. On this episode of Arraya Insights Radio, our host Thomas York, Arraya's Senior Director of IT Operations, sits down with Harry Chen, Director, Staffing Solutions, to discuss how organizations can avoid taking the big hits and offer practical advice and insights concerning how to find the right candidate for a position in record time.

Episode 17: Cyber Security was a hot topic all year long and next year promises to be more of the same. More of the same, but also different. On this episode of Arraya insights Radio, Thomas York, Senior Director of IT Operations, welcomes a first time guest to the podcast: Scott Brion, Arraya's new Director, Cyber Security. Together, they talk through some of the latest security headlines and theorize how organizations, as well as the industry itself, need to evolve in order to maintain pace with those who seek to inflict cyber harm.

Episode 16: SD-WAN may just be five little letters, but it's made a huge impact on the business world. With so many providers in the marketplace and so many solutions on the shelves, it's not easy to find the right choice for your organization's needs. On this episode of Arraya Insights Radio, Thomas York, Senior Director of IT Operations, and Doug Guth, Director, Infrastructure Solutions & IoT, set out to help listeners get their footing in this increasingly complex world to find the solutions that make the most sense for their organization.

Cyber Security incidents have become dangerously common. There's plenty of research supporting that statement, but perhaps the most meaningful proof can be found by scanning recent industry headlines. On this episode of Arraya Insights Radio, we speak to two of our in-house security experts: Tom Clerici (Director, Cyber Security) and Michael Pocock (Security Team Lead, Managed Services) about the tactics and tools organizations of all sizes need in order to emerge from a cyber attack unscathed.

Episode 14: IT leadership is NOT for the faint of heart! On this episode of Arraya Insights Radio, David Mahoney (Advisory Services Lead) joins us in studio to discuss the evolving role of the CIO, including how to strategize for a business world that is undergoing near constant digital disruption.

Episode 13: Predicting 2019 in Technology: Fact vs. Fiction. Arraya Insights Radio is back for another year! In this episode, Tom Clerici (Practice Director, Cyber Security) and Doug Guth (Practice Director, Infrastructure Solutions & IoT) go head-to-head over the year ahead in technology. They debate which industry trends will define 2019 and which ones may have been over-hyped.

On this episode of Arraya Insights Radio, our team looks to answer one of the most pressing questions facing organizations today: Is the cloud safe? In order to help us break down this complex issue, we welcome two special guests - Chuck Keissling (Manager, Cloud and Workspace Practice) and Joe Davolos (Security Solutions Architect).

On this episode of Arraya Insights Radio, our team turns their attention to reviewing VMworld 2018. While VMware's massive industry showcase may have come and gone, the news and announcements it unveiled could have a lasting impact on businesses of all sizes. As a result, our special guests - Ron Longley (Data Center Practice Manager) and Halim Chtourou (Enterprise Architect) - help us recap all of the highlights from VMworld 2018 and analyze what they could mean for the data centers of today and beyond.

Join us for a two part discussion of the the nuts and bolts of GDPR as well as its global impact. In this episode, we cover right to erasure responsibilities, GDPR compliance game plans, and the fallout from a more local new digital privacy law.

Join us for a two part discussion of the the nuts and bolts of GDPR as well as its global impact. In this episode, we cover GDPR’s scope, penalties for non-compliance, and what exactly constitutes personal data in the first place.

Earlier this month, Arraya Solutions made the trek to Las Vegas for Dell Technologies World 2018 and came back just bursting with new insights regarding what's here and what's coming next from the Dell Technologies family, including our strategic partners Dell EMC and VMware. On this month's episode, the Arraya Insights Radio crew discuss the top takeaways from the conference, paying particular attention to how those items will impact businesses.

Business Process Automation: Is it the real life first chapter of an epic sci-fi story pitting humanity against machines or is it a looming disruptor, a rising trend coming to make businesses smarter, more efficient, and even more secure? On this month's episode, the Arraya Insights Radio crew goes toe-to-toe with the hype surrounding BPA and its various offshoots, taking a strategic look at what these solutions are, what they can do, and who stands to benefit most.

This month on Arraya Insights Radio, our podcast team explores the increasingly mainstream phenomenon that is cyber crime. In addition to covering some of the biggest recent headlines generated by the topic, our team also looks at the steps businesses need to take in order to build and maintain a Security Operations Center (SOC) that is up to the threat posed by today's cyber criminals.

Episode 5: Simplifying the Complexities of Data Center Modernization Arraya Insights Radio is back for a new year of podcasting on the topics and trends shaping today's IT environments! In this episode, our team goes beyond the refresh cycle to explore and explain the realities of bringing data centers into the modern business world. Topics covered include hyperconverged, the cloud, all-flash, and more! Host: Thomas York (Director, Quality and Operational Excellence) Guest: Ron Longley (Practice Manager, Data Center) Theme Music: “I Don’t Remember (Yesterday)” by Hygh Risque

Episode 4: How Digital Transformation is Reshaping Work, Wellness & the Happiest Place on Earth The Arraya Insights Radio team cap off 2017 with a deep dive into the subject of Digital Transformation, including its impact on organizational processes and entire industries. Later, our crew explores an iconic Digital Transformation success story to show how even our vacations aren't immune to its influence. Host: Thomas York (Director, Quality and Operational Excellence) Guests: Ryan Benner (Vice President, Enterprise Infrastructure) and Matt Sekol (Director, Microsoft and Cloud Practice) Theme Music: “I Don’t Remember (Yesterday)” by Hygh Risque

Episode 3: Security & the Shop Floor: An Xs and Os Look at Manufacturing’s Digital Defenses As the Department of Homeland Security’s annual Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month comes to a close, the Arraya Insights Radio crew discusses the challenges facing modern manufacturers as they work to keep their data and their processes safe from cyber criminals looking to make a quick buck – or worse. Later, the conversation stays with cyber security, however, some longstanding NFC East rivalries begin to bubble to the surface. Host: Thomas York (Director, Quality and Operational Excellence & Dallas Cowboys Fan) Guests: Tom Clerici (Director, Cyber Security Practice & NY Giants Fan) and Doug Guth (Director, Cisco and IoT Practice & Philadelphia Eagles Fan) Theme Music: “I Don’t Remember (Yesterday)” by Hygh Risque

Episode 2: The Arraya Insights Radio crew returns with a recap of Microsoft Ignite and they crack open Satya Nadella's new book, "Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone."

In our debut episode, the Arraya Insights Radio crew analyze the latest trends and news stories impacting cyber security and turn their expertise to a galaxy far, far away ...