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Episode 10 - Tech Trends & Predictions for 2021

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To say 2020 has been unprecedented would be an understatement. Needs took precedence over wants, and some, more than others, fared well simply because their products and services served that need. We hope 2021 will bring a better outlook as the world looks to scientists and technologists to restore world order.

Join a panel of experts and leaders to explore top technology predictions and trends for 2021 to solve the challenges we will face for some time to come. This panel will also share survey responses from leaders across different industries on what they see as critical challenges for them.

We will be exploring and diving deep into and discussing top trends, including:

  • Hybrid Cloud is the winning enterprise architecture – for now.
  • Accelerating digital transformation roadmaps and transitioning to the Cloud for increased scale and better economics.
  • Remote, offshore and distributed teams will be the new norm. Working from home will outlast the pandemic raising the need for better collaboration tools and Agile methods – even in non-technology industries.
  • Hiring, retaining, and scaling talent gains new importance. Skill shortage, productivity management, and employee motivation become real concerns.
  • Cybersecurity moves front and center with technologies and platforms, seeing increased investments and interest.
  • For some, AI goes mainstream and gets democratized at scale. However, many wonder where the journey starts and how they can leverage it rapidly to gain a competitive edge.

So join us from your peloton or grab some popcorn on the couch for this interactive ZipChat session. Submit your questions during registration for our experts to address. It’s an open mic, so come with your questions for our subject matter experts!

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Meet our panelists

David Farmer, CEO at AdGiants

David started his career in the advertising industry, creating award-winning campaigns for companies like Coca-Cola, American Express, Sonic Drive-Ins, and many other well-known global brands. In 2001 he left to build Ad Giants Enterprise, a marketing technology company focused on a Saas model, giving large franchised and distributed companies a platform to manage, customize and distribute their global marketing.

In 2020, David and his core team of partners pivoted to create Ad Giants, the first CMO, on-demand subscription model targeting small to medium size businesses to supply strategic leadership and marketing services. Synerzip was chosen as their development partner to bring this inventive new approach to life.

Arun Mirchandani, SVP Technology, R&D, Prog Mgmt at Vocera Communications

The mission of Vocera is to simplify and improve the lives of healthcare professionals and patients while enabling hospitals to enhance the quality of care and operational efficiency. Arun is responsible for innovative as well as evolutionary products and solutions for Healthcare, Communications, and Wearable space. He runs product strategy and product management, as well as plays a key role in strategic M&A activities.

Mukund Rajamannar, Director of Engineering at Synerzip

Mukund has worked on architecture and design with teams to build horizontal scalable and performant product solutions with a service-oriented architecture. He’s built development teams focused on continuous engagement and delivery using open source and cloud services.

Mukund also has exposure to multiple domains and technologies and has built teams of various scales, and; in his ‘spare’ time he dabbles with big data analytics and IOT.

Mike Watson, VP of Engineering, Synerzip

Mike is a veteran engineering leader with over 15 years of experience leading software teams. Mike’s passion is in helping software product development organizations transition into strong Agile practices and cultures within. He has experience working with large and medium public companies (such as Motorola and Tangoe), as well as mid-to-late stage startups (such as 4thpass, Solbright and Quintessent). Mike has been fortunate to work with a few of the leading minds in modern agile process development.