E38: The Power Of A Healthy Skeptic Mindset While Driving The Innovation Agenda

About this episode

Tomás O’Leary and Hari Candadai discuss the latest moves by software mega vendors and the importance of a healthy skeptic mindset in driving innovation.

Tomás O’Leary and Hari Candadai talk about the latest moves made by software mega vendors, including Oracle, Microsoft, and IBM, and the signals to watch regarding job cuts and economic trends in 2023. Plus, they’ll discuss the idea of being a “healthy skeptic” when driving your innovation agenda, and how this mindset can steer your IT roadmap decisions based on what you need, rather than on what software vendors demand.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tomás O’Leary, Hari Candadai

Topics covered

• software vendors
• innovation
• economic trends
• job cuts
• skeptic mindset

Keywords

• Oracle
• Microsoft
• IBM
• IT roadmap

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Oracle, Microsoft, IBM

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