Full Tech Ahead
On this podcast, I sit down with business leaders, researchers and executives to explore innovative technology solutions and products, whether they’re transforming industries today or still in development. But we go far beyond the tech itself. From real-world use cases and business implementation journeys to cybersecurity challenges and future trends, we uncover what’s shaping the digital landscape.
We also dive into topics that matter to every tech professional: Work/life balance, business communication, education and training. Think of it as your one-stop shop for meaningful technology discussions that inspire and inform.
Episodes
62 episodes
The 2026 GPU Shortage Crisis
In this episode of "Full Tech Ahead," host Amanda Razani interviews Stefaan Vervaet, co-founder and CEO of Akave. They discuss the major shifts in AI infrastructure, specifically the rise of "Neo Clouds"—specialized GPU-as-a-service providers a...
Stop Using AI for Everything
In this episode of "Full Tech Ahead," host Amanda Razani interviews Federico Ramallo, Founder and CEO of Density Labs. They examine the realities of AI engineering, focusing on business outcomes and managing total cost of ownership (...
Cut Factory Maintenance Costs by 30 Percent
In this episode of "Full Tech Ahead," host Amanda Razani interviews Israel Ortiz, VP and General Manager at Accruent. They discuss the major operational crisis currently facing the manufacturing sector: the massive retirement wave of seasoned w...
Why CEOs are Failing Their AI Strategy
In this episode of "Full Tech Ahead," host Amanda Razani interviews Kurt Muehmel, Head of AI Strategy at Dataiku. They discuss the recently published "2026 CEO Confessions Report," which gathers anonymous feedback from around 900 global enterpr...
Stop the Ad Ops Grind: Cut Errors and Unlock Growth
In this episode of “Full Tech Ahead,” host Amanda Razani interviews Michele Bavitz, Vice President of Growth at Theorem. They discuss the vital role of automation in digital media ad operations (ad ops) and how it addresses operational complexi...
Control Your Data and Stop AI Leaks
In this episode of "Full Tech Ahead," host Amanda Razani interviews Ward Balcerzak, Field CISO at Sentra. They explore how AI is fundamentally transforming data security posture management (DSPM) and exposing long-neglected operational hygiene,...
Cyberattacks are up 4X. Are you Ready?
In this episode of "Full Tech Ahead," host Amanda Razani interviews Joe Sykora, CEO of Coro. They discuss the massive cybersecurity challenges facing small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) who struggle wit...
Boost AI Token Efficiency by 20 Percent
In this episode of "Full Tech Ahead," host Amanda Razani interviews DJ Spry, Head of Product for Aria Networks. The discussion focuses on the rapidly shifting AI landscape and the critical infrastructure bottlenecks facing organizations buildin...
Manage Your AI Security Debt
In this episode of "Full Tech Ahead," host Amanda Razani interviews Nidhi Aggarwal, Chief Product Officer (CPO) of HackerOne. They discuss the paradigm shift in cybersecurity risks caused by AI-accelerated software development. Aggarwal introdu...
Control Your AI Spending
In this episode of "Full Tech Ahead," host Amanda Razani interviews Matthew Shaxted, CEO of Parallel Works. The conversation centers on a major obstacle facing enterprises today: skyrocketing token consumption and the ballooning costs of using ...
Scale AI Content Safely
In this episode of "Full Tech Ahead," host Amanda Razani interviews Chris Yates, SVP of Product, Design and Engineering at Pantheon. They discuss the critical "trust factor" and governance bottlenecks emerging as organizations rapidly adopt AI ...
Grow Agency Revenue with AI
In this episode of "Full Tech Ahead," host Amanda Razani interviews Sarah Edwards, CPSO at Kantata. They discuss the strategic implementation of AI in the services industry (consulting firms, agencies, and B2B IT service teams). Edw...
Delivering High Quality Software with AI
In this episode of "Full Tech Ahead," host Amanda Razani interviews Max Reele, VP of Delivery at Rise8. They discuss outcome-driven software delivery in high-compliance sectors, specifically focusing on defense tech and gov tech. Re...
From AI Hype to Real Business Results
In this episode of "Full Tech Ahead," host Amanda Razani interviews Mark Talbot, AVP Customer Success AI Incubation at Appian. They discuss transitioning enterprise AI from isolated experiments into governed production workflows, focusing on re...
AI Bringing Care to Remote Areas
In this episode of "Full Tech Ahead," host Amanda Razani interviews Dr. Jason Corso, Toyota Professor of AI at the University of Michigan and Co-Founder of Voxel51. They discuss Voxel51’s role as a developer tool software company for physical a...
The Role of AI in Healthcare
In this episode of "Full Tech Ahead," host Amanda Razani interviews John Edwards, SVP of Citius Healthcare Consulting at CitiusTech. They discuss the rapid acceleration of AI in the healthcare sector, shifting from simple proof-of-concepts to f...
The Importance of Model Context Protocol
In this episode of "Full Tech Ahead," host Amanda Razani interviews Amit Sharma, CEO and Founder of CData. They discuss the critical challenge of enterprise AI: securely connecting advanced AI models to proprietary enterprise data (like CRM and...
Your Analytics are Wrong!
In this episode of "Full Tech Ahead," host Amanda Razani interviews Josh Koenig, co-founder and SVP of Marketing at Pantheon. They discuss how the rapid adoption of AI agents and LLMs is fundamentally changing web traffic and search...
Manage AI Like Employees
In this episode of "Full Tech Ahead," host Amanda Razani interviews Leslie Nielsen, CISO at Mimecast. They discuss Mimecast's recently released "2026 State of Human Risk Report." Nielsen explains that human-centric cyberattacks are ...
Automate Finance End-to-End
In this episode of "Full Tech Ahead," host Amanda Razani speaks with Prashanth Saradesai, Head of AI for Wiss, about how accounting and finance organizations can successfully implement artificial intelligence. Saradesai shares insig...
Unlock Safe AI Growth
In this episode of "Full Tech Ahead," host Amanda Razani interviews Javed Hasan, CEO and Co-Founder of Lineaje. They discuss the critical importance of software supply chain security, emphasizing that 95% of modern software risks come f...
Off-Grid Data Centers
In this episode of "Full Tech Ahead," host Amanda Razani interviews Reza Azizian, CEO of Ferveret. They discuss the company's innovative liquid cooling technology for data centers and AI factories, which is inspired by nuclear reac...
How to Help Your AI Team
In this episode of "Full Tech Ahead," Amanda Razani interviews Mery Zadeh, SVP of AI Governance and Risk Consulting at Lumenova AI. The conversation centers on the complexities of building AI governance teams and navigating the "three-language ...
The End of SEO?
In this episode of "Full Tech Ahead," Amanda Razani interviews Ryan Johnson, CPO of CallRail, about how Artificial Intelligence can benefit small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Johnson explains CallRail's evolution into a conversation inte...
AI-Powered Software: Speed, Security Risks and Solutions for Modern Development
Join us as we welcome Karen Cohen, VP of Product Management at Apiiro, who shares her expertise on securing enterprise software in the age of AI. Discover how Apiiro helps companies innovate rapidly while maintaining robust risk controls, and h...