Ep094: The DEX Factor – How Nexthink is Eliminating IT Headaches Before They Happen

Sam Gantner, Chief Product Officer of Nexthink, reveals how DEX is moving IT from reactive firefighting to proactive problem prevention and transforming enterprise productivity.

Topics Include:

• DEX stands for Digital Employee Experience
• DEX eliminates IT issues preventing employee productivity
• Shifts IT from reactive to proactive problem-solving
• Employees often serve as IT problem alerting systems
• Best IT is transparent to employees
• DEX solves device sluggishness and slow application issues
• Network problems consistently appear across organizations
• IT teams often lack visibility into employee experiences
• Many organizations waste money on unused software licenses
• DEX Score measures comprehensive employee IT experience
• Surveys capture subjective aspects of technology experience
• Reduction of actual problems differs from ticket reduction
• Nexthink uses lightweight agents on employee devices
• Browser monitoring essential as browsers become application platforms
• Employee engagement metrics capture real-time feedback
• Nexthink rebuilt as cloud-native platform using AWS services
• Company deploys across 10+ global AWS regions
• 30% of engineering resources dedicated to AI development
• One customer eliminated 50% of IT tickets
• Another recovered 37,000 productivity hours worth $3M annually
• A third saved $1.3M by identifying unused licenses
• AI implementation requires dedicated employee training
• Good AI now better than perfect AI never
• Technology adoption is the next DEX frontier
• Digital dexterity becoming critical for maximizing IT investments

Participants:

• Samuele Gantner – Chief Product Officer, Nexthink

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