Interop Radio moves into high gear this week with an episode on digital transformation and the premier of the Hot Stage Diaries.

Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark Reading

March 23, 2015

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Interop 2015 is getting closer and Interop Radio is picking up the pace as the live event approaches. This week our radio programs shift into high gear as the architects and engineers of the InteropNet and SDN Lab gather at Hot Stage to build the network that will power the conference and expo in Las Vegas.

Interop Radio will be bringing nine special shows to the Interop community to give you a better picture than ever before into the "inner secrets" of the InteropNet. This week will see the beginning of "The Hot Stage Diaries," a daily program that will feature interviews with and stories about the people and technologies that make up the InteropNet and SDN Lab.

Interop Radio

Of course, Hot Stage doesn't mean we've forgotten about Interop Radio. This week features a special episode of our weekly show as Romi Mahajan talks with Pradeep Rahinam, CEO of Aditi, on Tuesday, March 24 at 3 p.m. EDT for Digital Transformation and the IT Organization.

Pradeep Rathinam is CEO at the charged, dynamic atmosphere of Aditi Technologies. Before Aditi, he served as the General Manager of the Microsoft ISV business unit. He is also actively involved with the software community in Seattle and has been on the Board of the Washington Technology Industry Association.

Romi Mahajan is a globally-renowned marketer, IT and strategy thinker, and author. His career includes spending 9 years at Microsoft, being the first CMO of Ascentium, a leading digital agency, and founding the KKM Group, a boutique advisory firm focused on strategy and marketing. He has also authored two books on marketing. Mahajan graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, at the age of 19 with a Bachelor's degree in South Asian Studies. He also received a Master's degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Find Romi on Twitter: @RomiParul.

Be sure to mark your calendar and join us on Tuesday, March 24 at 3:00 p.m. EDT for Digital Transformation and the IT Organization.

Hot Stage Diaries

Each day this week a new "page" in the Hot Stage Diaries will come your way at 7 p.m. EDT. These shows will take you inside the secret location where Hot Stage takes place, bringing you the stories as the teams come together to build one of the world's largest, most complex, temporary networks. There will be feature stories and interviews with the professionals charged with making technology from many companies come together to serve the Interop Community when it meets at Interop 2015.

Join us every day to keep up with the rapidly developing network.


Find Us On iTunes

Does your busy schedule make it easier for you to listen to great audio when you're on the go? Interop Radio is available as a podcast on iTunes! Simply subscribe to Interop Radio on iTunes and you'll get all the great Interop Radio shows (including the Hot Stage Diaries and every Interop LIVE! show from Interop 2015) right on your smart phone or other mobile device.

Attend Interop Las Vegas, the leading independent technology conference and expo series designed to inspire, inform, and connect the world's IT community. In 2015, look for all new programs, networking opportunities, and classes that will help you set your organization's IT action plan. It happens April 27 to May 1. Register with Discount Code MPOIWK for $200 off Total Access & Conference Passes.

About the Author(s)

Curtis Franklin Jr.

Senior Editor at Dark Reading

Curtis Franklin Jr. is Senior Editor at Dark Reading. In this role he focuses on product and technology coverage for the publication. In addition he works on audio and video programming for Dark Reading and contributes to activities at Interop ITX, Black Hat, INsecurity, and other conferences.

Previously he was editor of Light Reading's Security Now and executive editor, technology, at InformationWeek where he was also executive producer of InformationWeek's online radio and podcast episodes.

Curtis has been writing about technologies and products in computing and networking since the early 1980s. He has contributed to a number of technology-industry publications including Enterprise Efficiency, ChannelWeb, Network Computing, InfoWorld, PCWorld, Dark Reading, and ITWorld.com on subjects ranging from mobile enterprise computing to enterprise security and wireless networking.

Curtis is the author of thousands of articles, the co-author of five books, and has been a frequent speaker at computer and networking industry conferences across North America and Europe. His most popular book, The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Podcasting, with co-author George Colombo, was published by Que Books. His most recent book, Cloud Computing: Technologies and Strategies of the Ubiquitous Data Center, with co-author Brian Chee, was released in April 2010. His next book, Securing the Cloud: Security Strategies for the Ubiquitous Data Center, with co-author Brian Chee, is scheduled for release in the Fall of 2018.

When he's not writing, Curtis is a painter, photographer, cook, and multi-instrumentalist musician. He is active in amateur radio (KG4GWA), scuba diving, stand-up paddleboarding, and is a certified Florida Master Naturalist.

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