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Free spirited, old school podcasts on all things enterprise with Jon Reed of diginomica.com, along with troublemakers and/or special guests. This feed includes live recordings from the road, as well as interviews for diginomica.com and debates on the future of the enterprise. Frequent topics include the impact of cloud, mobile, in-memory (including HANA), and analytics on the enterprise - but with an eye towards customer realities and genuine skills needs. Guests are free to call BS on Jon, and each other - a dash of enterprise humor is always welcome.

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October 31, 202659 min

What are enterprise leaders getting wrong about AI? Sparring with Esteban Kolsky at CCE 2026

Esteban Kolsky, Chief Distiller at Constellation Research, has been issuing provocative board level research on what enterprise leaders are getting right (and wrong!) about enterprise AI. Live at CCE 2026, Reed and Kolsky sit down to break out some of the key issues Kolksy has surfaced, and why his research imperative has gained momentum amidst all the AI hype/BS. We cover Kolsky's advisory on resilient architectures, AI cost evaluations, and why the CEO should be the Chief AI Officer - and the pitfalls such a role presents. Halfway through the podcast, we switch gears to settle scores on several debates we have had on LinkedIn, including AI leadership, the value of synthetic data, and the most contentious of all: whether expertise is indeed a commodity, and why this is such a perilous and important argument for human work. That lands us into the final crucial topic of how to engage young talent, rather than sidelining them in the AI economy.

October 31, 20261 hr 3 min

Enterprise AI trends and realities - a CRMKonvos crossover session

Jon Reed's CRMKonvos AI sparring partner Dr. Michael Wu couldn't make it, but the rest of the gang did - and we served up an enterprise AI reality check edition. What have we learned from the fall event season so far? What are vendors doing right - and wrong? Why does Jon think we are at a turning point with LLM agents? Are we past tokenmaxxing? Is automation the right framing for agentic AI? This session was sparked by some very sharp audience questions - and sets up the final push of the fall 2026 event season. Note: catch all the CRMKonvos replays on their video channel: https://www.youtube.com/@crmkonvos.

October 27, 202624 min

The Oracle AI World podcast review - with Rebecca Wettemann

At the tail end of Oracle AI World 2026, day two, Jon sat down with Rebecca Wettemann of Valoir for an impromptu show review, in the protypical empty (but blessedly quiet) room. Did Oracle's agentic vision line up with customer realities? Was Fusion Claw an advance - if so, why? And how does Oracle's AI evolution point to the change in the value of language models - versus their surrounding architecture? How does Oracle customers' AI adoption path line up with Valoir's latest research - and where should Oracle go from here? These are some of the topics we hit on during our pre-flight show wrap.

October 10, 202654 min

The SAP Connect 2026 show review - with Josh Greenbaum

Jon's familiar foil Josh Greenbaum took off on a plane before the guys could record an on-site event review. Instead, they hopped on a post-event video call to break down whether SAP Connect 2026 lived up to expectations, and delivered for customers. The two compare notes on what they dug up on the ground, including Josh's customer views and Jon's AI geek outs. The biggest topic? How did SAP fare bringing the customers along - and not just the so-called "keynote luminaries," but the rest of the attendees and customers beyond? Why was SAP positioning so hard against "generic models"? Will customers embrace the data and process discipline of ERP modernization? And is "the end of three year migrations" a real thing, or just a vision? There are just some of the topics the guys air out... before wrapping with the always-potent topic of AI pricing and how customers will assess AI investments. To keep things spicy, Jon blows a couple of small gaskets along the way on AI misconceptions.

October 10, 202624 min

SAP Connect watch party recap - pregame and postgame review edition

For the SAP Connect 2026 opening keynote, Jon Reed was joined by Josh Greenbaum and Bonnie Duncan Tinder for their annual Connect watch party. Here, you can listen to the pregame and postgame reviews of a keynote that surprised all three of them. Pregame runs until 15:25; postgame runs until the end of the keynote for six more minutes of recap. You can see the full watch party including the keynote on LinkedIn at https://lnkd.in/p/g4_t-Puz. This was a high stakes keynote for SAP - did they accomplish what we thought they should? Where did they fall short? What did they get right? We recap.

October 10, 20261 hr 11 min

Enterprise month in review - human talent versus machines, a (non) Doomsday edition

Yep, it's that time. The Enterprise Month in Review is back and ready for your hot takes and savvy participation. As usual, Brian and Jon have our underrated stories of the month (Jon blows a bit of a gasket on autonomous agents). We'll also have a bit of AI Doomsday audience participation, and a research reveal on human talent and leadership to riff on. As always, Brian's infamous slide deck will be back. Note: if you want to check the slide deck, you see see the video replay at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Xy8MVL5gw.

September 6, 20261 hr 0 min

Enterprise Month in Review - fall event survival - BS Detector special

Yep, the silly season is upon us.... time to polish thos BS detectors! Get ready to decode over-the-top AI keynote messaging. Brian and Jon have your survival guide ready! Each will reveal the questions customers should be pressing, and how to get the most insights with the least event friction! We'll also be picking our top underrated stories of the month. As usual, Brian will have his infamous slide deck - bring your savviest and snarkiest commentary. Note: to check the slides or video (re)action, you can see the video replay on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/live/McdDj1G9ZUU.

September 6, 20261 hr 4 min

Have executives lost the AI plot? 2026 trends gut check - a CRMKonvos crossover

* note - the podcast starts 30 seconds into this file - In late August, Jon returned to the CRMKonvos hot seat for an open discussion of what's working in enterprise AI, and what's not. Top of the agenda: what about the gap between high performing enterprises, and all other AI adopters? Can it be closed? Why are enterprise CEOs often less clued into real AI success than the CIOs and CFOs that work for them? Why does the architecture around AI make such a difference? The audience had questions for Jon also - this sets up another great AI debate with Michael Wu on CRMKonvos in October. See the full CRMKonvos video collection on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@crmkonvos.

July 26, 20261 hr 9 min

Enterprise Month in Revew - what are CIOs getting right - and wrong? With Tim Crawford

Yep, it's that time, the enterprise month in review is upon us. Special guest Tim Crawford will give his strong take on where CIOs are going wrong - and what the best CIOs are getting right. You co-hosts, Brian Sommer and Jon Reed, will have their underrate enterprise stories of the month - and Brian's infamous slide deck will have its share of surprises. As always, the audience is a jugular part of the show so bring you savviest and smartest commentary...

July 26, 20261 hr 15 min

Analyst Relations gut check - live feedback sessions on AI-created AR solutions

And now for something completely different! Let's have a live look at Analyst Relations disruptions - via a feedback session on AI-generated content on how AR needs to change. I generated this content from my own research and analysis - but did AI get it right? What went wrong? How can all of us - including analysts - serve customers better when they need an open, year round dialogue like never before? Joining me will be independent analysts Bonnie Tinder and Josh Greenbaum. I'll get their unscripted reactions to this collateral, some of which is quite edgy, but does it reflect our views? Where did AI go wrong, and where can data and analytics help us make changes in our industry? Join us and let's hear your reactions also. Note: you may want to see the visuals for these slides. If so, check the YouTube replay for easy scrolling through the visuals, https://youtube.com/live/nqD9jWEF0UQ. AD FREE CONTENT REVIEW REQUEST - this may be the longest running enterprise podcast and it has never had ads or sponsors, and never will. If you're weary of podcast ads and sponsor announcements, and love the kind of unscripted/unsponsored content as much as I do, consider leaving me a positive review, it's shocking how much of a difference this makes in bringing in more listeners. Thanks - these podcasts are for the community... always will be.