Luminaries - Talking to the Brightest Minds in Tech
True visionaries in technology focus on enabling positive human progress. We invite you to meet exceptional technology leaders from our analyst, partner and customer communities as well as from the Dell Technologies family of IT companies. Hosts Mark Schaefer and Douglas Karr will be your guides on an expedition plotting the paths of IT transformation and business growth.
Episodes
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- How volumetric video and virtual reality could revolutionize medicine, education, and more
- How virtual sets are helping the film industry reduce environmental impact
- How these technologies can democratize storytelling, helping underrepresented populations tell their own stories
Hollywood's Alternative Soundstage
Imagine shooting a film on location in Tokyo, Paris, and London… all without leav...
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- How to reduce risk and get buy-in for digital transformation
- How to identify the right starting point to begin the process
- The guiding principles of leadership during transformation and beyond
- How to address the four most significant barriers to transformation
The Human Element of Digital Transformation
“The shoemaker’s children go barefoot.” It’s a common proverb that applies across industrie...
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- How data-driven instruction can accelerate learning
- How virtual reality can promote diversity in a recruitment process
- How “vertically integrated training” can solve labor shortages
The Looming Crisis in the Aviation Industry
Pilots must retire at 65 by federal mandate, and there aren’t enough new pilots coming in to balance the aging population. The existing model for pilot training is part ...
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- How blockchain can streamline financial transactions
- A long-term investment plan for blockchain implementation
- Practical use cases for blockchain technology
The Australian Securities Exchange Is Getting Real with Blockchain
Of all the exciting new technologies on every business leader’s mind, blockchain may be the most discussed and least understood. Experts say it has the potential to transfo...
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- How to choose durable, reliable technology for years of use
- How to build more efficient data centers
- How creativity and technology combined to create a $330 million science center
Creativity and Technology Combine to Power a $330 Million Science Museum
Brooks Weisblat started his career with a degree in biology and an interest in a promising new technology: The world wide web. He started work...
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- How McLaren diversified into Health and Human Performance
- How breakthrough innovations come from the intersection of art and computer engineering
- How big data is sparking innovation in health care
- How to build credibility in a an established industry
Formula 1 Is More Than Just Winning Races
Sure, winning Formula 1 racing is done on powerful analytics but for McLaren Applied Technolo...
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- How robotics is connecting customers to the perfect cup of coffee
- Why having a sustainable supply chain is important to Briggo
- Why the future is not filled with robot workers but a human-machine partnership
- How to use data to create a better customer experience
- How diversity and inclusion helps Briggo to be an innovative technology company
Even A Good Cup Of Coffee Can Have A Good Technology ...
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- The evolution of a multi-cloud world
- Why adopting a multi-cloud model requires significant organizational culture change
- What the cloud announcement at Dell Technologies World 2019 will mean for customers
- Why clarity is required to pick the best cloud platform to meet your modernization goals
- How to remain relevant in technology given the pace of change
- How will cloud fuel widespread adoption ...
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- How to deliver a user-based experience that leads to customer retention
- How tech is bringing past icons back to life and delivering customers an immersive experience
- How to design a future-ready tech transformation
- How emerging tech, like VR and AR, will come into play
Setting A New Standard for Fan-Focused Technology
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is more than a museum. It's an...
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- What jobs of the future will look like
- The importance of STEM and diversity in developing digital skills
- How to approach security risks in a multi-cloud environment
- Innovation emerging from developing countries creating new industries and job growth
- Leading your business through digital transformation
- How diversity in your workforce differentiates you from your competition
Technology Will Elim...
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- How 5G will impact AI applications, self-driving cars, telemedicine and more
- The timeline for 5G rollout and adoption
- What makes 5G different from any previous broadband technology
- How 5G will drive business innovation
- How Dell is participating in developing and innovating with 5G
Faster Mobile Broadband Is Just the Beginning for 5G’s Potential
5G connectivity is almost ready for primetime. Wi...
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- How STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) education can elevate under-served populations
- How technology can make a sustainable, scalable social impact around the world
- How to promote a productive cross-conversation between science and the arts
Reshaping the World through Technology, Science, and Art
We often hear about the specific ways technology will either save or end the...
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- How to address the cultural issues that limit diversity in tech
- How to broaden the labor pool for the next generation of tech workers
- How technology can connect employees, help examine intrinsic bias, and create dialog
- How data can drive a better employee—and ultimately, customer—experience
Diversity and Gender Equality Could Solve Tech's Talent Gap
By recent estimate, there will soon be roug...
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- How scientists are working to eliminate bias and error in AI training
- How practitioners are developing algorithms that can win FDA approval
- How AI can supplement and even exceed human capability in reading medical scans
- What’s coming next for AI in healthcare
New Algorithms Could Detect Eye and Brain Disorders Earlier than Humans Can
Eyes are more than the “windows to the soul.” They’re the vi...
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- How advances in technology have made sailing safer
- The role that technology plays for all of today's sailors
- The extreme environments of a round the world race
- How tech has allowed spectators to keep up to date with the race whilst remaining on solid ground
Tech That's Tough Enough To Withstand Mother Nature's Wildest Conditions
In a 40,000 nautical mile race around the world in 70-foot racing...
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- What are the opportunities for VR to lead in educational training?
- What’s in the future for VR?
- What are some of the obstacles and hurdles to overcome in order to make VR adoption more widespread?
- How immersive virtual experiences like CAVE are being applied in particular industries
Virtual Reality (VR) Isn't Just For The Video Game Industry
VR opens up an amazing array of possibilities for th...
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• How technology is changing lives in India, Nepal, and beyond
• How the right tech supports humanitarian and conservation work in the most extreme environments
• How to find motivation and passion to pursue your goals
National Geographic’s Adventurer of the Year Brings Purpose to Global Adventure
If your laptop crashed right now, you might lose some valuable data. But it’s likely n...
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• How to capture data in context that that makes it meaningful
• How to safely store data in an easily-retrievable format
• How to build a robust data backup system
• How space exploration is moving toward data-driven discovery
Collecting and Storing Scientific Data Is Keeping Astronauts In Space
What’s the most valuable data you store in the cloud? For most of us, it’s pictu...
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- Why company culture is critical in driving technological innovation
- How introducing new technology into a traditional workplace can be an easy transition
- How critical it is to understand your customer's needs and pain points
- The next disruption in railway? The Railway Internet of Things (RIOT)
How Innovation in IT Leads to New Revenue Streams
IT is generally considered a cost center in organiz...
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