AVANT Technology Insights
Podcast with Ken Presti

July 15, 2020

AVANT’s new 6-12 Report on UCaaS brings a wealth of market research on Unified Communications-as-a-Service. In this episode, AVANT’s Ken Presti walks you through the highlights, including an 86% surge in UCaaS customer interest when the Coronavirus pandemic began.

July 8, 2020

Digital Transformation involves a wide range of options for your consideration. In this interview by Ken Presti, AVANT Cloud Engineer Bill Franklin helps us navigate the process while using an analogy guaranteed to kick up some suds. (This podcast should be poured down the side of your glass)

June 26, 2020

What happens when your company is required to use specific software in order to do business in a foreign country, and that software carries malware providing a free pass to your intellectual property? Ken Presti interviews Steve Pierce of Trustwave, whose researchers uncovered that exact scenario.

June 24, 2020

“Most of the breaches took less than 10 steps” and many took less than five. In this episode, we discuss the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) with Chris Novak, director of Verizon’s Threat Research Advisory Center, which looks at incidents and breaches by the numbers.

June 17, 2020

Where should Microsoft Teams fit in to your communications infrastructure strategy? Bundled with Office 365, Teams offers certain capabilities while other capabilities are delivered by multiple companies, making cost/feature comparisons especially important. AVANT director of cloud engineering, Brent Wilford, provides his opinions on this topic with host, Ken Presti.

June 10, 2020

Aryaka Networks has recently released its “Global State of the WAN Report” for 2020. In this episode, Aryaka’s SVP of WW Channels, Olen Scott, sits down with Ken Presti for a lively discussion on how the WAN is evolving to support the worldwide emphasis on cloud-based apps.

June 4, 2020

A well-designed proof-of-concept can be a huge advantage in making the right technology decision. In this episode, Ken Presti talks to AVANT Sr. Cloud Sales Engineer John Paullin about best practices to maximize your success through effective POCs.

May 21, 2020

Is GDPR going to die??  In this episode, AVANT’s Ken Presti takes a deep-dive into this question, with Ian Thornton Trump, a CISO based in London, England, who is well-versed in matters of risk and governance. Please subscribe on Apple, Google, or Spotify.

May 14, 2020

#ZeroTrust has become a key strategy in #cloudsecurity. In this episode, #AVANT's Ken Presti speaks with Chris Riley, CISO of #Ntirety, on how to fully leverage this approach for the defense of your company.

May 6, 2020

In part two of Ken Presti’s panel discussion with Jack Danahy of #AlertLogic, Leo Taddeo of the #Cyxtera Federal Group, and Ray Watson of #Masergy, we talk about securing home networks (and related liability), credential theft, and a whole lot more.