http://www.bridgepointetechnologies.com | On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by Alvaro Gonalez, AVP of Alliances and Marketing Strategy at Expedient. We’re talking about business continuity and disaster recovery, and so much more.
Expedient is a cloud and data center infrastructure as a service (IaaS) provider with local operations in cities across the U.S. Ranked as one of the Top 3 managed services providers worldwide on Channel Futures' MSP 501 list, Expedient’s converged solutions enable clients to focus on strategic business innovation, while the Expedient team handles the operation of the information technology needed to support it.
During our conversation, we discussed VDI having its day in hybrid work, running generative AI in content creation, Expedient's long-standing focus on business continuity and disaster recovery, and why planning for the unplanned is necessary.
Topics covered in this episode:
● Alvaro’s new role at Expedient as the VP of Alliances and Market Strategy, focusing on bridging technical, marketing, and sales aspects of the business.
● The tendency in the tech industry to focus on new and shiny technologies rather than solving actual problems.
● The challenge of balancing being seen as an expert with focusing on customer needs.
● How Expedient's VDI offering is driven by customer demand and caters to the hybrid work environment.
● The concept of hybrid work and the shift it brought to remote work and office dynamics.
● The impact of significant events on driving rapid technological change and adaptation.
● The importance of being exceptional at securing and managing endpoints due to the shift to hybrid work.
● The value of solving problems at scale and adopting strategies over tactics is highlighted.
● The impact of the pandemic on unplanned changes, the increased security risks and vulnerabilities during the pandemic, and the importance of recovery plans and preparation.
● The significance of micro-segmentation, including using tools like ColorTokens, for improving security across environments is discussed.
● The importance of incremental improvements and strategies in making a big difference in cybersecurity.
● Adapting and evolving due to various factors, including the pandemic and emerging practices like edge computing and end-user computing.
● The importance of solving challenges related to downtime, control, and telemetry in manufacturing.
● Microsoft's role in Expedient's ecosystem, where they provide support for Microsoft products like licensing, Microsoft 365, and Azure without directly reselling them.
● Predictions for the next 12 to 18 months.
ABOUT ALVARO GONZALEZ
Alvaro is an adventurous learner and hunter of excellence. After a first career in higher education, technology and problem solving in business are his focus.
First in the Cable MSO/IP world, then adding Telco, Data Center, MPLS and SIP, Cellular Network gear and remote site monitoring, Supply chain, BPO and now Cloud, he is proud of his record of using where he’s been to enrich his approach to the present set of problems faced by his employers and customers alike.
Alvaro’s academic experience was an excellent training in both how and why to be exacting in gathering data about a problem, organizing it in ways that illuminate solutions, and presenting the solutions effectively to people with different levels of technical and business expertise.
He gets great satisfaction from continuing to learn and applying his experience and fascination with improvement to clients’ needs and goals.
CONTACT ALVARO
LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/alvaro-gonzalez-54602a5/
Twitter. https://twitter.com/alvarocinci