Tech Talks Daily
by Neil C. Hughes
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About this podcast
If every company is now a tech company and digital transformation is a journey rather than a destination, how do you keep up with the relentless pace of technological change?
Every day, Tech Talks Daily brings you insights from the brightest minds in tech, business, and innovation, breaking down complex ideas into clear, actionable takeaways.
Hosted by Neil C. Hughes, Tech Talks Daily explores how emerging technologies such as AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing, fintech, quantum computing, Web3, and more are shaping industries and solving real-world challenges in modern businesses.
Through candid conversations with industry leaders, CEOs, Fortune 500 executives, startup founders, and even the occasional celebrity, Tech Talks Daily uncovers the trends driving digital transformation and the strategies behind successful tech adoption. But this isn't just about buzzwords.
We go beyond the hype to demystify the biggest tech trends and determine their real-world impact. From cybersecurity and blockchain to AI sovereignty, robotics, and post-quantum cryptography, we explore the measurable difference these innovations can make.
Whether improving security, enhancing customer experiences, or driving business growth, we also investigate the ROI of cutting-edge tech projects, asking the tough questions about what works, what doesn't, and how businesses can maximize their investments.
Whether you're a business leader, IT professional, or simply curious about technology's role in our lives, you'll find engaging discussions that challenge perspectives, share diverse viewpoints, and spark new ideas.
New episodes are released daily, 365 days a year, breaking down complex ideas into clear, actionable takeaways around technology and the future of business.
Episodes
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- Using AI to Support Human Skills With Taskrabbit · 24 min · Episode 3786What does useful AI look like when the work still needs someone to arrive at your home with the right skills and tools? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Ania…
- How Deloitte Measures the Cost of Enterprise AI · 29 min · Episode 3785Could you explain why your AI bill rose and what the business got in return? I asked Jim Rowan, US Head of AI at Deloitte, because a total spend figure tells a finance team how…
- Recovering what matters first with Fusion Risk Management · 23 min · Episode 3784If your business lost several systems at once, would the recovery order reflect what your customers need most? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Mike Campbell…
- Understanding the Data Costs Behind Enterprise AI With Acceldata · 24 min · Episode 3783What happens to your AI budget when one business question becomes a series of data queries across several systems? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Rohit…
- Securing AI Generated Code Without Losing Speed With Checkmarx · 24 min · Episode 3782If AI can help anyone create an application, who checks whether the result is secure enough to put into production? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Frank Emery…
- Controlling AI Agent Access and Accountability With Ekco · 29 min · Episode 3781What happens when an AI agent pursues an approved task in a way nobody expected, using access that reaches further than it needs? On Tech Talks Daily, I'm joined by Jonathan…
- Bringing enterprise AI inference on premises with Scality · 20 min · Episode 3778What should a business consider before moving AI inference onto infrastructure it owns? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Paul Speciale, Chief Marketing Officer…
- Why AI Agents Need Better Data With Steffen Hoellinger of Confluent · 21 min · Episode 3780What if many of the problems businesses blame on AI are actually problems with their data? It's a question I wanted to examine when I sat down with Steffen Hoellinger, Field CTO…
- Current 2026: Why Confluent's Streamhouse Could Solve AI's Real-Time Data Problem · 23 min · Episode 3779What happens when an AI agent makes a business decision using information that's already out of date? It's a question I wanted to put to Stephen Deasy, CTO of Confluent, when we…
- Electrifying Collection Fleets and Improving Driver Safety With Republic Services · 26 min · Episode 3777How do you introduce electric vehicles and AI-assisted safety technology into a collection fleet that customers depend on every day? On Tech Talks Daily, I'm joined by Brett…
- Building Trust in Production AI Agents With Caylent. · 27 min · Episode 3776What would make you comfortable giving an AI agent the authority to act inside a live business process? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Valerie Henderson, CEO…
- Connecting AI Fall Detection With Care Workflows at KamiVision. · 25 min · Episode 3775What makes an AI fall alert useful to the person who needs help and the team responsible for responding? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Mike Link, chief…
- What Proof of Reserves Can Tell You With LeveX · 28 min · Episode 3774What can a crypto exchange's proof of reserves establish, and what might still be missing from the picture? On Tech Talks Daily, I'm joined by Harvey Liu, co-founder and CEO of…
- Reducing IT Firefighting With ControlUp · 28 min · Episode 3773What needs to happen before an IT team can trust an AI agent to resolve a problem rather than simply report it? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I welcome Jed Ayres, CEO of…
- Making AI the ERP Interface With NetSuite · 23 min · Episode 3772When would you trust your ERP system to move from answering a question to carrying out the work? Recording at SuiteWorld in Las Vegas, I spoke with Brian Chess, who leads AI…
- Turning AI Experiments Into Business Value With Newton · 30 min · Episode 3771What if the biggest gain from AI comes from reducing the distance between the person who understands a problem and the person building its solution? On Tech Talks Daily, I'm…
- NetSuite Founder on the End of ERP and What Comes Next · 18 minWhat if your ERP system came to you through a conversation, instead of asking you to learn its menus before you could get anything done? Recording at SuiteWorld in Las Vegas, I…
- Giving Enterprise AI Agents the Business Context They Need With SAP · 27 minWhat needs to happen before AI agents can reliably complete work across the systems that run a business? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I welcome back Irfan Khan, Chief…
- Putting Engineering Judgment to Work With AI and Southworks · 29 min · Episode 3768When AI makes writing code faster, how do you decide whether your team is building the right thing? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Johnny Halife, CTO at…
- Understanding the Infrastructure Behind Stablecoin Payments With Noah · 21 min · Episode 3767What happens behind the scenes when a cross-border payment uses stablecoins, and how much of that should the customer need to understand? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I…
- Designing ERP Access Governance Before Go Live With Pathlock · 35 min · Episode 3766What happens when the pressure to complete an ERP transformation leaves access governance waiting until after go-live? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Chris…
- Losing the Endpoint Recovery Gap With IGEL · 20 min · Episode 3765What happens when an organization restores its systems after an incident but employees still cannot connect to them? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Sterling…
- Understanding Tokenized Shares and Ownership Rights With Equiniti · 25 min · Episode 3764What does an investor actually own when a share becomes a token, and who keeps the official record accurate? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Dan Kramer, Chief…
- Improving Specialty Care Access With AI and Leap · 28 min · Episode 3763What good is a new treatment if patients still struggle to get the approvals, appointments, and support needed to receive it? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with…
- Keeping the Human Voice in AI Translation With DeepL · 27 min · Episode 3762What happens to a good idea when the person who understands the problem best cannot express it confidently in the language used by the rest of the team? In this episode of Tech…
- Making Industrial Work Safer With Ascend Robotics · 14 min · Episode 3761What if the most useful industrial robots are the ones helping experienced people continue working in safer conditions? Recording from the show floor at IFS Unleashed 2026 in…
- IFS Unleashed: How Digital Workers Are Becoming Digital Teams · 14 min · Episode 3760What happens when individual AI agents begin working together as digital teams, and how much more can businesses achieve when automation moves beyond a single task? Recording…
- IFS Unleashed: AVEVA on Why Industrial AI Is More About Data Than Algorithms · 12 min · Episode 3759What if the biggest obstacle to industrial AI isn't the technology itself, but the data businesses are trying to use with it? And how much could manufacturers and industrial…
- Making Enterprise Data Ready for AI With The Modern Data Company · 30 min · Episode 3759Could your enterprise data support a reliable report and still leave an AI agent unsure what the numbers mean? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Saurabh Gupta…
- Moving Marketing From Static Rules to AI Agents With JustAI · 22 min · Episode 3557What happens when marketing software starts learning from customer behavior instead of following a campaign rule that someone wrote weeks ago? In this episode of Tech Talks…
- Building a Better Buying Experience With AI and 1mind · 31 min · Episode 3756Is your company using AI to improve the buying experience, or to carry out the same processes faster? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Jonathan Kvarfordt, known…
- Turning Building Data Into Better Decisions With Willow · 48 min · Episode 3754What would change if your building could help explain what needs attention, why it matters, and whether the action you took actually worked? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily…
- Why Old Leadership Playbooks Fail in the AI Era With Pantheon · 25 min · Episode 3753How much damage can a proven leadership playbook cause when it is applied to the wrong company? Experience can give executives confidence, but Sameer Kazi argues that confidence…
- Making Travel eSIMs Work the Moment You Land With Holafly · 28 min · Episode 3752What matters most when you land in another country and your phone has no data? The cheapest plan may have looked like the obvious choice before departure, but priorities change…
- Who Controls Your Data in a Sovereign AI World With NetApp · 28 min · Episode 3752Could your board explain where the organization's most valuable data resides, who can control it, and how quickly it could be recovered In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I…
- Moving Enterprise AI From Pilot to Production With Stelia · 34 min · Episode 3751Why do promising AI pilots struggle when they become services that real customers depend on? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I'm joined by David Hughes, Chief Technology…
- Reducing Hospitality Friction Without Losing Human Service With Aven Hospitality · 28 min · Episode 3749Can a hotel modernize its technology without turning hospitality into another automated transaction? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Mark Hollyhead, Chief…
- Building Trust in Autonomous IT With LogicMonitor · 34 min · Episode 3748When should an AI system be allowed to fix an IT problem without waiting for a human to approve the action? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Matt Tuson, General…
- Moving AI From Pilot to Production With Broadridge · 38 min · Episode 3747What has to change before an AI pilot can become part of a regulated financial workflow? In this episode, I speak with Tom Carey, President of Broadridge's Global Technology and…
- Measuring Workplace AI by Employee Outcomes With DXC Technology · 35 min · Episode 3746What if the most useful measure of workplace technology was not the number of tickets closed, but the amount of productive time returned to employees? In this episode of Tech…
- Testing Cyber Resilience Before an Incident With SolarWinds · 23 min · Episode 3738What does cyber resilience look like when leaders must make a costly decision before anyone fully understands the incident? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with…
- Stopping Shadow AI Without Slowing Employees With Liminal · 28 min · Episode 3744Can an organization control employee AI use without making the approved tools so restrictive that people simply work around them? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak…
- Making Better Marketing Decisions With Braze AI · 21 min · Episode 3713How can marketers make better decisions for individual customers without spending their working lives designing, running, and maintaining separate tests? Recorded at Braze Forge…
- Forge26: AI Marketing With Human Creativity With Braze · 17 min · Episode 3742How can marketers use AI to improve the customer experience without filling every channel with increasingly similar content? Recorded at Braze Forge 2026 in Las Vegas, this…
- Building Governed AI Across Distributed Data With Starburst · 24 min · Episode 3741Can an enterprise move quickly with AI when the information it needs remains spread across business units, acquired companies, private data centers, multiple clouds, and systems…
- Measuring AI by Business Results Instead of Adoption With Domino Data Lab · 30 min · Episode 3740How should a business measure AI success when employee adoption tells leaders very little about revenue, savings, risk, or better decisions? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily…
- Braze at Forge 2026: Where Should Human Judgment End and AI Decisioning Begin? · 24 min · Episode 3739What happens when artificial intelligence moves beyond helping marketers create content and begins making decisions on their behalf? Recorded at Forge 2026 in Las Vegas, I speak…
- Turning Disposable Research Into Continuous Insight With Cint · 21 min · Episode 3737What if every market research project could continue contributing to business decisions after its original question had been answered? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I'm…
- Security Posture at Machine Speed With Barracuda · 23 min · Episode 3738What happens when attackers can discover and exploit a weakness faster than your organization can patch it? Recorded at Barracuda TechSummit 2026 in Alpbach, Austria, this…
- Giving Enterprise AI the Context It Needs With Orange Logic · 21 min · Episode 3736Why do increasingly capable AI models struggle to produce reliable answers inside large organizations? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Misti Vogt, SVP of…
