IT Infrastructure as a Conversation
Neil C. Hughes
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What does it really take to power the digital-first world we now live in? IT Infrastructure as a Conversation explores this question with purpose and insight.
As part of the Tech Talks Network, this podcast focuses on the core systems that make digital transformation possible. From cloud and networking to data management, storage, and analytics, we speak with the leaders responsible for building and maintaining the foundations of enterprise technology.
Each episode features thoughtful conversations with public sector innovators, enterprise architects, business technologists, startup founders and strategic thinkers. We examine how infrastructure decisions influence business outcomes, how to balance reliability with innovation, and why rethinking legacy systems does not have to mean massive cost or disruption.
We also look at the cultural side of infrastructure. What happens when strategy meets operational reality? How do leaders inspire change in complex environments? And where should businesses start if they want to future-proof without overcomplicating?
This is a podcast for those who understand that infrastructure is more than technology. It is the foundation on which everything else depends.
If you're ready to rethink how infrastructure is discussed, delivered, and developed, this is your conversation.
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How Gi21 Capital Sees The Next Wave Of AI Infrastructure Growth
What does it really take to build the infrastructure powering the AI economy?While much of the conversation around artificial intelligence focuses on models, applications, and breakthroughs, far less…
AI Workloads Are Changing Network Traffic, Is Your Infrastructure Ready?
Have we spent so much time talking about AI models, data, and agents that we've overlooked the networks carrying everything between them? In this episode of IT Infrastructure as a Conversation, I sit…
From SD-WAN to AI Traffic: How Enterprise Networks Are Evolving
What happens when AI workloads begin to overwhelm the network infrastructure originally designed for human browsing and SaaS consumption?In this episode of IT Infrastructure as a Conversation, I’m…
Syndigo on Why AI Commerce Is Failing Without Better Product Data
What if the biggest problem in AI-powered commerce isn’t the AI at all, but the data feeding it?In this episode of IT Infrastructure as a Conversation, I spoke with Tarun Chandrasekhar, Chief Product…
Why Infrastructure Needs A Survivability Layer: HyperBUNKER And The Shift To True Offline Recovery
In this episode, I’m joined by Imran Nino Eškić and Boštjan Kirm from HyperBUNKER, two leaders whose perspective has been shaped by more than 50,000 real-world data loss and ransomware cases. This is…
How To Simplify Storage, Virtualization, And Recovery At Scale
What happens when the infrastructure your business depends on becomes too complex, too expensive, or too slow to recover when something goes wrong?In this episode of Infrastructure as a Service, I…
PuppyGraph at IT Press Tour: Zero-ETL Graph Analytics on Your Existing Data
What does “infrastructure” mean when your data stays exactly where it is, yet suddenly behaves like a graph?I met Weimo Liu, CEO and co-founder of PuppyGraph, during an IT Press Tour presentation,…
Why Infrastructure Complexity Is Still Being Underestimated
When does automating tasks stop being enough, and when does infrastructure itself need to become a shared conversation across teams?In this episode of IT Infrastructure as a Conversation, I’m joined…
Why the Endpoint Is Becoming the New Control Point for IT Leaders
What happens when someone who helped shape the early days of virtualization returns to the field to lead a new era of secure, flexible computing? At IGEL’s Now & Next event in Frankfurt, I sat…
Observability without Overload: Lessons from Chronosphere’s Field CTO
In this episode of IT Infrastructure as a Conversation, I sit down with Bill Hineline, Field CTO at Chronosphere, to talk about something every IT leader has wrestled with at some point,…
Phison Electronics and the Future of AI-Native Infrastructure
In this episode, I’m joined by Michael Wu of Phison Electronics, recorded shortly after our meeting on the IT Press Tour in Silicon Valley. Michael takes us inside Phison’s latest breakthrough: the…
Cohesity’s Infrastructure Playbook for Cyber Recovery and Insights
How can organizations protect their most valuable asset, data, while unlocking its full potential through AI-driven insights? That is the question I explored on the IT Press Tour in Silicon Valley…
Can Estonia Compete with AWS? Storadera’s Tommi Kannisto Thinks So
In this episode of Infrastructure as a Conversation, I’m joined by Tommi Kannisto, founder of Storadera, a cloud storage company based in Estonia that’s quietly building a smarter, simpler…
Simplifying Stateful Workloads: The Rise of Kubernetes-Native Data Platforms
What if running databases in Kubernetes could be as simple as spinning up a container—without cloud lock-in or complexity?In this episode of IT Infrastructure as a Conversation, I’m joined by Tamal…
On-Prem, In Control: The Infrastructure Shift Toward Data Sovereignty
In this episode of IT Infrastructure as a Conversation, I sit down with Thomas Bak, CEO of Auwau, fresh from our meeting at the IT Press Tour. We explore how his journey from running a managed…
Fixing Legacy Data: How Quesma Reinvents Database Migrations and Insights
On this episode of IT Infrastructure as a Conversation, I explore a fresh approach to one of the oldest headaches in enterprise IT: migrating legacy databases without breaking everything.My guest is…
Fabrix.ai and the Future of Agentic AI for Enterprise IT
In this episode of IT Infrastructure as a Conversation, recorded live at the IT Press Tour, I caught up with Raju Datla, CEO of Fabrix.ai, to talk about a shift that could redefine how IT operations…
Is AI Infrastructure Broken? A Candid Conversation with Volumez
Is AI Infrastructure Broken? A Candid Conversation with VolumezAI adoption is accelerating, but most enterprises are still stuck in the pilot phase. Cloud costs keep climbing, GPUs go underutilized,…
Rethinking Database Management with ProxySQL
Behind every seamless digital experience is an infrastructure team working hard to keep systems scalable, responsive, and resilient. In this episode of IT Infrastructure as a Conversation, I’m joined…
The BI Paradox: How Indexima Is Rebuilding Analytics from the Backend Up
In a world where business users expect instant insights from tools like Power BI and Tableau, few stop to consider the heavy lifting happening behind the scenes. Dashboards may look simple, but the…
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IT Infrastructure as a Conversation has published 24 episodes since April 2025, covering topics in Business, Technology.
IT Infrastructure as a Conversation is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 25m.
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