The Scoop with Mark Jones on MISaustralia.com
Summary: The Scoop is a weekly podcast from The Australian Financial Review's MIS magazine. Host Mark Jones and guests analyse the business of technology and management, interviewing leaders from Australia and across the globe.
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Podcasts:
SAP's enterprise software is influential, and controversial. We take you to the closing panel of SAP User Group's independently run summit in Sydney to discuss its future. The Scoop podcast host Mark Jones discusses SAP's cloud computing, business intelligence and internet strategies with Paul Hawking, Director of SAP Academic Programmes, Victoria University; Ray Wang, Enterprise Strategist, Altimeter Group; and Tony de Thomasis, SAP NetWeaver Practice Lead, Acclimation. [audio only]
Is there life after running a large technology company? In part two of our conversation with IT leader Roger Allen, we discuss the role of creativity in leadership, how to create a successful Australia IT company, and opportunities for marrying venture capital with indigenous philanthropy. Roger Allen talks with The Scoop host Mark Jones
Roger Allen is one of Australia's most influential and astute technology leaders. As CEO of the iconic Computer Power Group in the 1980s and '90s, he was a pioneer in distributed computing and systems integration, forging links with Federal Government and investors like Rupert Murdoch. Now director and co-founder of IT investment company Allen & Buckeridge, Roger speaks with Mark Jones about how Computer Power shaped the technology industry in this first of two in-depth profile interviews. [audio only]
Meet Neville Roach, a respected ICT leader whose credits include former chairman of Fujitsu Limited, founding chairman of NICTA, and leadership roles at AIIA and the ACS. Neville is actively involved in uniting the Indian and Australian business communities, and received the 2008 Pearcey Medal for his contributions to the industry. [audio only]
Business Intelligence is undergoing a renaissance as CIOs seek to make BI tools broadly available across their organisations. But how difficult is the task ahead? The Scoop is joined by Ben Patey, CIO at CSC, and Madan Sheina, lead analyst, information management at Ovum. [audio only]
The technology and entertainment worlds collided and gave us 3D movies and super computers built from PlayStation consoles. So how will this convergence of industries shape the future of each industry? The Scoop is joined by Ian Brown, VFX and 3D animation lecturer, AFTRS; Sandra Walters, executive producer, Kapow Pictures; and Dr Alex Zelinsky, group executive, Information Sciences, CSIRO. [audio only]
Cloud computing pricing and licensing models have failed to keep pace with the maturity of cloud technologies. In this week's video edition of The Scoop, Commonwealth Bank CIO Michael Harte and Komastu CIO Ian Harvison discuss their frustrations and recommend solutions.
Steve Vamos is a non-executive director at Telstra well known for senior management roles at IBM, Apple, NineMSN, Microsoft and the Society for Knowledge Economics. Steve spoke with The Scoop host Mark Jones about his passion for leadership and business success. [audio only]
Max Burnet discovered computers in the 1960s and was hooked. A veteran of Digital Equiment Corporation, he's seen the rise and fall of mainframes and mini-computers. The Scoop speaks with "Museum Max" about lessons from history, his passion for collecting technology, and cloud computing. [audio only]
In our first "IT elders" episode we meet Gordon Bell, principal researcher at Microsoft Research. Gordon has finished a decade long project called MyLifeBits which made digital records of his entire life. The Scoop host Mark Jones spoke with Gordon about e-memories, your own e-health record, the noise on facebook, and cloud computing's future. [audio only]
If CIOs have become "business enablers," who makes the technology decisions? In our final "Future of" episode, we examine at the CIO's future. The Scoop host Mark Jones is joined by Kumar Parakala, former President, Australian Computer Society; David Yuille, COO at AAPT; and Sam Higgins, research director, Longhaus. (audio only)
Social media has disrupted marketing and journalism. So what happens when everyone including companies and government agencies are making content? The Scoop's "Future of?" series kicks off this week with Andy Gregson, founder of Media140 and Annabel Crabb, political columnist at the Sydney Morning Herald.
Cloud computing and hosted software have given CIOs a legitimate alternative to big bang ERP systems. So are the days of big ERP systems finished? The Scoop speaks with Grahame Reynolds, chairperson of the SAP Australian User Group; Glenn Elliott from Salesforce.com Users Group Sydney; and Steve Hodgkinson, research director, Ovum.
e-Health is still an unhealthy industry, yet the federal government needs it to drive the NBN. So how will e-health deliver the dream? Joining The Scoop host Mark Jones is Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, clinical lead at NeHTA; Gary Cohen, chairman of iSoft; and Dr David G. More, executive director of More and Associates.
Telstra's proposed split casts new light on the NBN. But are we going back to the future with a government-owned wholesale broadband monopoly? Joining The Scoop host Mark Jones for this video podcast is Primus Telecom CEO and chairman of Terria Access Seekers Association Ravi Bhatia, and BBY senior analyst Mark McDonnell.
