V-Next: The Future is Now

V-Next: The Future is Now

Mike J. Walker

Episodes 43
Avg. Duration 1h 1m
Activity Dormant
Since Apr 2020
Latest Episode Mar 2025

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Every 2 Weeks
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Episodic
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rss.buzzsprout.com

About This Podcast

Listen to Mike Walker discuss the latest innovation techniques, emerging technologies, and conversations with innovation experts that are either dealing with being disrupted or disrupting themselves.

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S1E1 Enterprise Architecture: Bridging Strategy, Innovation, and Change with Tom Graves

Mar 06, 2025 58m Transcript

Enterprise architecture (EA) has long been a critical function in organizations, often operating under the umbrella of IT leadership. However, the landscape is shifting. As organizations navigate…

S1E57 Driving Industry Innovation at Microsoft Research

Nov 10, 2021 1h Transcript

Ever wonder how the worlds leading innovators think, spend their time, and the projects they are working on? If you do, you're in luck!  Mike J. Walker speaks to Ranveer Chandra , Managing Director…

S1E56 Innovation's Role in the Global Pandemic

Oct 08, 2021 1h 22m Transcript

The world has seen the pace of healthcare innovation accelerate at a tremendous rate. If you ever wanted to get a  "behind the scenes" view of this pandemic, stay tuned! Mike J. Walker speaks to…

S1E54 Gartner's Top Strategic Trends for 2021

Jul 08, 2021 1h 15m

One thing we’ve learned from this pandemic , nothing is certain and big changes await ahead. With each of these challenges there is an innovation that is waiting to solve it.  Mike J. Walker speaks…

S1E53 The Future of Remote Work

Mar 10, 2021 1h 11m Transcript

Transformed by the 2020 global pandemic, the workplace will never be the same.  While full-time Zoom meetings, home schooled children, and isolation are temporary the impact of this shift will have…

S1E52 Demystifying Quantum Computing

Feb 17, 2021 1h 10m Transcript

Quantum computing will introduce radical transformations across many areas like: medical and life sciences, security and encryption, and will super charge artificial intelligence. Companies like…

S1E51 Chris on Enterprise Architecture Innovation

Feb 03, 2021 1h 18m

Imagine if your company strategies were clear, innovation permeated all corners of your business, no technology debt, and people were not a problem to moving things forward. Well, that’s likely not…

S1E50 End of Year Thank You to the V-Next Listeners

Jan 21, 2021 7m

I just wanted to send all of our listeners a BIG thank you for all your support this year. Creating this podcast has been fun and looking forward to many more episodes! I hope all of you have a happy…

S1E49 Is Molecular Whiskey the Future

Jan 14, 2021 57m

S1E48 The World's First AI-Created Whiskey

Jan 07, 2021 50m

AI and whiskey, you might not think they go together, but they do! Mike J. Walker hosts with special guest Angela D’Orazio, the Chief Nose Officer for Mackmyra Distilleries. Mackmyra, Microsoft, and…

S1E47 Innovating with Bourbon

Dec 18, 2020 40m

So what does Bourbon and Innovation have in common? Much more than you might think. Mike J. Walker hosts with special guest Marianne Eaves, Master Distiller and bourbon extraordinaire. This spirit…

S1E46 Gartner's Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle 2020 Panel Discussion Part 3

Dec 11, 2020 1h 6m

In part 3 of a 3 part series, I'm excited to try something a little different. We will start with a virtual bourbon tasting with a panel of innovation thought leaders and then discuss the Gartner…

S1E45 Gartner's Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle 2020 Panel Discussion Part 2

Nov 20, 2020 1h 6m

In part 2 of a 3 part series, Arun Ghosh from KPMG and I are continuing from the panel 1  episode. Continuing with our virtual bourbon tasting panel we are going deeper into the Gartner Emerging…

S1E44 Gartner's Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle 2020 Panel Discussion Part 1

Nov 19, 2020 50m

In part 1 of a 3 part series, I'm excited to try something a little different. We will start with a virtual bourbon tasting with a panel of innovation thought leaders and then discuss the Gartner…

S1E43 Protecting Our Elections with Emerging Tech

Nov 05, 2020 1h

In this episode, I'm excited to be speaking with Dr. Josh Benaloh, Senior Principal Cryptographer at Microsoft Research. If you have ever wondered why we still don’t hold our elections online, how we…

S1E42 The 2020 Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle with Brian Burke

Oct 28, 2020 46m

In this episode, I'm excited to be speaking with my former colleague Brian Burke, VP Research Analyst for Gartner about the latest Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle that he is a co-author on.…

S1E41 Demystifying the Gartner 2020 Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle

Oct 16, 2020 44m

In this episode, I'm seeking to demystify the Gartner 2020 Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle. I'm going to talk about the good, the bad, and yes... the ugly as well. As many of you already know, I've…

S1E40 Gartner Hype Cycles Explained

Oct 16, 2020 11m

In this episode, I'm providing a 10 minute primer on the Gartner Hype Cycle Methodology. For those organizations that are starting to go through their "season of strategy" Gartner Hype Cycles are…

S1E38 Emerging Technology Fueling Smart Cities

Oct 15, 2020 1h 22m

In this episode, Jonathan Reichental, Ph.D. is back!  Jonathan and  I are  going deep on emerging technologies that are fueling smart cities today and tomorrow. We cover everything from future trends…

S1E39 The Business of Digital Transformation

Oct 15, 2020 45m

In this episode, I'm  invited to the "Thinking Big" Fall 2020 Virtual Speaker Series at John Carroll University to talk about the business of digital transformation. While this is a broad topic I…

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