V-Next: The Future is Now

Mar 06 2025 43 ep. 60 mins 4

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

Mar 06 2025 58 mins

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 rapid technological change, economic uncertainty, and global shifts—such as Brexit—the role of EA is being redefined. EA is no longer just about aligning IT with business; it is about

Driving Industry Innovation at Microsoft Research

Nov 10 2021 60 mins

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 Research for Industry at Microsoft. Listen in to hear advise and perspectives from Ranveer. He is truly a leader in the innovation industry. About FarmBeats Ranveer started the FarmBeats

Innovation's Role in the Global Pandemic

Oct 08 2021 82 mins

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 Tierney Morgan, Health and Life Sciences Industry Advocate with Microsoft about the the vaccine landscape, the hurdles that needed to be overcome, and practical wisdom on how to effectively

Gartner's Top Strategic Trends for 2021

Jul 08 2021 75 mins

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 to David Cearley, Research Vice President and Fellow with Gartner. We are going to dive into his Top Strategic Trend report that will provide us a glimpse of the technology trends over

The Future of Remote Work

Mar 10 2021 71 mins

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 lasting effects on how we work and live. In this episode, Mike J. Walker is speaking with Michel Bowman, a modern workplace expert at Microsoft about his vision for the future of remote w

Demystifying Quantum Computing

Feb 17 2021 70 mins

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 Microsoft, Google, and IBM are in a space race to build reliable quantum computing as a service. Mike J. Walker speaks to Delbert Murphy, Quantum Computing Expert at Microsoft. Quantum comp

Chris on Enterprise Architecture Innovation

Feb 03 2021 78 mins

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 the case but I’ve got some good news for you. Mike J. Walker has a chance to sit down with Chris Lockhart, an expert enterprise architect, strategist, author, and a “consultant tha

End of Year Thank You to the V-Next Listeners

Jan 21 2021 7 mins

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 new year and holiday season. See you next year! - Mike

Is Molecular Whiskey the Future

Jan 13 2021 57 mins

The World's First AI-Created Whiskey

Jan 06 2021 50 mins

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 Fourkind partner up, for the first time, to use Microsoft Azure AI in the creation of a new whisky recipes, by augmenting the capabilities of the master blender to produce novel sugge