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Is Digital Health the Future of Healthcare?
Description Host Amir Bormand meets with Sunil Mallya in this episode of The Tech Trek. Sunil is the Vice President of Engineering at OncoHealth and he has many years of experience in the digital healthcare space. He and Amir discuss the unique challenges that engineering teams often face in digital healthcare. Show Notes 03:44 – […]
Improving Cloud Efficiency With International Teams
Description Host Amir Bormand meets with Eric Labourdette, a seasoned Cloud Services Consultant in this episode of The Tech Trek. Amir and Eric dissect the Cloud Services industry and leverage Eric’s experience to paint a fuller picture of cloud computing trends. Show Notes 01:15 – Eric shares his philosophy for improving Cloud efficiency. 03:23 – […]
Here’s How DevOps Teams Can Refine SDLC Processes
Description On this episode of The Tech Trek, host Amir Bormand meets with Kelsey Steinbeck, the Director of Software Engineering DevOps at Indigo. Amir and Kelsey delve into the subject of DevOps best practices and break down various ways that teams can stay agile when working on large and small projects. Show Notes 04:24 – […]
Leaders Need Two Things: Time to Learn and Time To Fail
Description In this episode of The Tech Trek, our host Amir Bormand speaks with Lee Eason, the Director of Digital Branch Experience at Edward Jones. Amir and Lee share insights about working distributed/remote teams, supporting new leaders, and prioritizing team health. Show Notes 05:35 – Lee shares his experience with adapting to leading a distributed/mostly […]
Phases of Growth in Engineering Management
Description In this episode of The Tech Trek, Amir Bormand speaks with Shruthi Murthy, the Executive Vice President of Engineering at Modern Treasury. Amir and Shruthi discuss the various phases of growth that companies like Modern Treasury and WhatsApp experience. They also discuss how businesses and entrepreneurs can choose the right growth strategies for their […]
Simplifying Shared Services
Description This episode of The Tech Trek features Harish Parwani, the VP of Platform Engineering at CarGurus. Host Amir Bormand and Harish discuss the intricacies of shared services and how teams can maximize their productivity. Show Notes 00:56 – Harish offers his perspective and experience with shared services. 03:12 – Why do we need shared […]
Get Your Head Into Cloud Transformation
Description Partha Chakraborty, security executive at Humana, joins host Amir Bormand in episode #230 of The Tech Trek. He and Amir explore the critical factors that contribute to successful – and unsuccessful – cloud security. Show Notes 00:51 – Partha shares his perspective on what contributes to the successful adoption of Cloud security services. 09:20 […]
Promoting Internally Versus Hiring Externally
Description In this episode of The Tech Trek, host Amir Bormand interviews Roman Kleiner, the VP of Engineering at Egnyte. How and when do you decide to hire external talent when working on a task? When should you promote internally over hiring externally? These are just some of today’s topics. Show Notes 00:50 – What […]
Building A Cloud Security Team
Description Jonathan Villa, Practice Director of Cloud Security at GuidePoint, meets with host Amir Bormand in this episode of The Tech Trek. Jonathan shares his insights on how organizations can build effective Cloud security teams and adapt to a changing environment. Show Notes 2:29 – How to upskill your Security team for the Cloud. 7:46 […]
Migrating to the Cloud with Microsoft Azure
Description This episode of The Tech Trek features Vinod Ralhan, Director of Engineering at SurePrep. Vinod has immense experience managing projects and working with Microsoft Azure. He shares his best practices for using Azure for migration and modernization. Show Notes 2:50 – Vinod recalls what his on-premises environments looked like before Azure. 4:36 – Which […]
Fear of Failure Leads to Failure
Description Host Amir Bormand speaks with Leadership Coach Taha Hussain in Episode 226 of The Tech Trek. Taha started his career as a software engineer who made his way into management. Now, he helps teams and individuals improve their leadership skills. Show Notes 2:05 – How can you motivate someone to try something they’re initially […]