SaaSOps Leaders With David Politis

Episode 16 - Jon Hyman, Co-founder and CTO at Braze

In this week’s episode, BetterCloud’s CEO David Politis and Braze’s Co-founder and CTO Jon Hyman discuss the journey that led Jon to become Braze’s Co-founder and CTO (1:15, how IT can ensure that it’s aligned with stakeholders across the company (8:06), the challenge of selecting the right technologies for your organization (17:55), and why Jon is excited about the future of digital whiteboarding tools over the next 10 years (29:32).

Episode 15 - Justin Dean, CIO and CTO at Weedmaps

Justin Dean BetterCloud CEO David Politis talks with Justin Dean, CIO and CTO at Weedmaps. Dean discusses the journey that led him to his current hybrid role (1:16), the challenge of identifying the right internal tools while also creating best-in-class products for customers (20:10), how he views IT as an enabler of the entire business (27:28), and the advice he’d give to anyone beginning their career in IT (40:23). To learn more about how BetterCloud can help you discover, manage, and secure your SaaS apps, please visit www.bettercloud.com. To learn more about SaaSOps, please visit www.saasops.com.

Episode 14 - Ben Silber, VP of Information Technology and Security at 605

BetterCloud CEO David Politis talks with Ben Silber, VP of Information Technology and Security at 605. Silber reflects on his journey into executive leadership (4:15), how he finds the “low hanging fruit” that enables his teams to be more strategic (10:14), how he relies heavily on automation to deliver a best-in-class employee experience (17:43), and his predictions for the future of workplace technology (28:51). To learn more about how BetterCloud can help you discover, manage, and secure your SaaS apps, please visit www.bettercloud.com. To learn more about SaaSOps, please visit www.saasops.com.

Episode 13 - Johan Dowdy, Global Head of IT and IT Security at Asana

BetterCloud CEO David Politis talks with Johan Dowdy, Global Head of IT and IT Security at Asana. Dowdy discusses the biggest changes in IT he’s seen over the last few years (3:06), how IT can build trust with stakeholders across the entire org (9:10), the traits he looks for when he builds IT teams (13:12), how he chooses which SaaS applications are available to employees (21:13), and some of his predictions for the future of work and IT (37:35). To learn more about how BetterCloud can help you discover, manage, and secure your SaaS apps, please visit www.bettercloud.com. To learn more about SaaSOps, please visit www.saasops.com.

Episode 12 - Matt Diamond, CIO at Secureworks

BetterCloud CEO David Politis talks with Matt Diamond, CIO at Secureworks. Diamond shares how he got the organization to support a digital transformation (6:27), how he honed his skills to be able to do his job today (13:34), how he navigated his career opportunities and ultimately moved into executive leadership (15:33), and how IT automation dramatically improved the speed at which his team can respond to tickets successfully (18:28). To learn more about how BetterCloud can help you discover, manage, and secure your SaaS apps, please visit www.bettercloud.com. To learn more about SaaSOps, please visit www.saasops.com.