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.
Episodes
92 episodes
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 12 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Shaping the Future: Autonomy, Adoption, and the Four Pillars
The bots will have their way. So get out of their way.
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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21:38
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 12 - Shaping the Future: Autonomy, Adoption, and the Four Pillars
We’ve talked resilience, compliance, AI, and risk - but what does it really take to become the architect of your organization’s technology future?In this penultimate episode of Season 2, Nate and Mike step back to connect the big pictur...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:26:54
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 11 - Part 2 - Long-Term Resilience and Autonomy
Welcome to the Calculus of IT double feature you didn’t know you needed. In this two-part journey, me and Mike stare down the end of the world - at least, the IT version - and ask: what does it really mean to be resilient when...
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 11 - Part 1 - Long-Term Resilience and Autonomy
Welcome to the Calculus of IT double feature you didn’t know you needed. In this two-part journey, me and Mike stare down the end of the world - at least, the IT version - and ask: what does it really mean to be resilient when...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:55:06
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 10.1 - The Token Economy
It’s another Calculus of IT mini-episode (“Jort” alert!), and this time Nate and Mike are spiraling down the GenAI token rabbit hole - no tokens required (yet).Join us for a fast-paced, highly caffeinated, and only slightly unhinged tou...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:28:31
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 10 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Autonomy and Compliance
Bots don't actually care about compliance. Maybe because they are literally one of the most noncompliant technologies possible? Who knows, let's listen to them hash this one out.
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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13:11
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 10 - Autonomy and Compliance
It’s the regulation episode you didn’t know you needed - but absolutely do.After three weeks swimming in the future of AI, quantum, and edge, Nate and Mike are back with a rundown of the one thing every IT leader loves to hate: complian...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:47:18
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 3 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy
What happens when your AI agent tries to talk to mine but mine hates yours?
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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16:24
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 3 - Emerging Technologies and Their Impact on Autonomy
The epic, unfiltered three-part saga is complete!In Episode 9 of Calculus of IT, Nate, Mike, and Kevin wrap up their marathon exploration of IT autonomy with a bang, a glass of red wine, and a healthy dose of existential dread.<...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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2:03:25
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 2 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy
This is like the Fyre Festival for bots. Sound really awesome but mostly just make a bunch of shit up.
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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17:18
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 2 - Emerging Technologies and Their Impact on Autonomy
It's 2027. You have just hired your new VP of Subdermal Biomodifications and she has spent the last four years constructing a self-designed, explicit LLM environment, complete with custom agent and rules structure that she has bee...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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2:00:49
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 1 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy
Here come the bots!!Last night, Mike, Kevin and I pivoted the podcast from discussions on what is happening in autonomy TODAY and started taking a look at the impact of autonomy on the future of IT Leadership. How will f...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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16:37
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 1 - Emerging Technologies and Their Impact on Autonomy
Last night, Mike, Kevin and I pivoted the podcast from discussions on what is happening in autonomy TODAY and started taking a look at the impact of autonomy on the future of IT Leadership. How will future IT Leaders grapple with the murk...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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2:00:09
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 8 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Building Resilience Through Independence and Effective Change Management
As promised, each episode this season will also have a bonus TL;DR version from our favorite bots over at NLM or from whatever we currently feel is most bot-worthy. And this week, those crazy bots are at it again.
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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22:02
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 8 - Building Resilience Through Independence and Effective Change Management
In this episode of The Calculus of IT, Nate McBride and Mike Crispin focus on the critical but often overlooked topic of building resilience in IT through independence and effective change management. It's a bigger deal than you ...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:52:57
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 7 - Part 2 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy
As promised, each episode this season will also have a bonus TL;DR version from our favorite bots over at NLM or from whatever we currently feel is most bot-worthy. And this week, those crazy bots are at it again.
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20:40
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 7 - Part 2 - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy
In Part 2 of our mini-series about IT leadership principles, Nate and Mike went all the way to Boston (actually we live right near it) to broadcast live from BioIT World (it's an annual podcast tradition now ;-). We continued with Part 2 ...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:29:36
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 7 - Part 1 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy
As promised, each episode this season will also have a bonus TL;DR version from our favorite bots over at NLM or from whatever we currently feel is most bot-worthy. And this week, those crazy bots are at it again.
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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13:45
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 7 - Part 1 - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy
In this episode Mike and I continue on the path of IT Leadership and Autonomy with a focus on establishing clear boundaries and principles for how IT Leaders conduct the delicate balance of decision-making. This episode explores how to balance ...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:43:42
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 6.3 - Reflecting on Reflection Time
Every now and again Mike and I like to step aside and discuss some of the external impacts on being an IT Leader (and also just being a human trying to keep one's shit together in this day and age.)Next week, we will be back to dive into...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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35:35
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 6.2 - Digitalization of Work and Heteronomy
So much research went into preparing for Season 2 and there was no practical way to really call out all of the best articles and papers we read. There are a few that really stand out however, and we wanted to highlight one of those tonigh...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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21:45
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 6.1 - Exploring the New Digital Wave of Rationalization
So much research went into preparing for Season 2 and there was no practical way to really call out all of the best articles and papers we read. There are a few that really stand out however, and we wanted to highlight one of those tonigh...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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18:14
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 6 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Creating Technical Diversity without Chaos
As promised, each episode this season will also have a bonus TL;DR version from our favorite bots over at NLM or from whatever we currently feel is most bot-worthy. And this week, those crazy bots are at it again.
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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16:38
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 6 - Creating Technical Diversity without Chaos
In Episode 6 of The Calculus of IT, we tackle a critical challenge: How do you create technical diversity without unleashing chaos? Joined by special guest Kevin Dushney, Mike and I explore the delicate balance between maintaining technological...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:49:32
Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 5 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Actively Preserving Autonomy in IT
As promised, each episode this season will also have a bonus TL;DR version from our favorite bots over at NLM or from whatever we currently feel is most bot-worthy. And this week those crazy bots are at it again.
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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22:31