The Calculus of IT
An exploration into the intricacies of creating, leading, and surviving IT in a corporation. Every week, Mike and I discuss new ways of thinking about the problems that impact IT Leaders. Additionally, we will explore today's technological advances and keep it in a fun, easy-listening format while having a few cocktails with friends. Stay current on all Calculus of IT happenings by visiting our website: www.thecoit.us. To watch the podcast recordings, visit our YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@thecalculusofit.
Podcasting since 2023 • 103 episodes
The Calculus of IT
Latest Episodes
Calculus of IT - Season 3 Episode 8 - IT aka the Pasty Anthropologist
Mostly true but also possibly just purely theoretical fact: IT's real job is studying human behavior, not fixing computers.In this episode, Mike and I set out to explore why IT needs to think like anthropologists (e.g., observing ...
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Calculus of IT - Season 3 Episode 7 - What Has Become of Chat?
The new episode is live, and we went deep into the nostalgia mines before emerging with some uncomfortable truths about how we communicate now.Mike and I started by tracing our entire chat history from 1992 BBS systems (Nate had t...
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Calculus of IT - Season 3 Episode 6 - Slack as an OS
So Mike and I set out to answer a simple question: What actually constitutes an operating system in 2026? Turns out, it depends on whether you're talking about computers or how people actually work. For a computer OS, you need hardware manageme...
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Calculus of IT - Season 3 Episode 5 - Who Speaks for IT Anyway?
The new episode is live. As usual, we were topical af.The question: In an industry flooded with analysts, vendors, and LinkedIn thought leaders, who actually speaks for IT versus speaking to IT?Short an...
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Calculus of IT - Season 3 Episode 4 - The Verification Economy (Part 2 of 2)
In part two, we tackle who actually does all this verifying, what it costs, and the uncomfortable questions nobody's asking yet.IT is becoming the verification department whether you signed up for it or not. You're verifying employee ide...
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