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Optimise to Innovate
Not every technology investment leads to innovation, but it should.
Welcome to Optimise to Innovate, the podcast from SoftwareOne for technology leaders who want to turn cloud, AI and software investments into measurable business value.
Join Alex Galbraith, Jason Gray and expert guests as they explore why well-intended technology programmes can sometimes become costly, complex or difficult to scale, and what organisations can do to get them back on track.
Across the series, we discuss cloud investment, AI adoption and Agentic AI, software estate management, SaaS sprawl, FinOps, cloud cost control and the practical decisions that help businesses move from optimisation to innovation.
Each episode brings honest conversation, real-world lessons and practical guidance for leaders who want technology to drive progress, not create more friction.
Have a topic you would like us to discuss? Email Alex and Jason at o2i@softwareone.com.
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New to the show? Start with these three episodes
For AI leaders: Agentic AI Is Not Really About Agents
For CIOs/CFOs: FinOps, You Can’t Tool Your Way Out of Bad Cloud Habits
For IT and procurement leaders: Are You Oversubscribed?
Episodes
7 episodes
Agentic AI, Agentic AI, Agentic AI, and other things...
AI used to chat. Now it’s starting to do the work.In this episode of Optimise to Innovate, Alex and Jason step back from the agentic AI hype and ask what happens when organisations actually start running this stuff at scale, bec...
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Feeling the Vibe? How Non-Developers Are Building Apps
Vibe coding promises a tempting idea. Describe the app you want, let AI build it, and suddenly anyone can become a creator!Building something that works is one thing, but building something you can trust is another...In this episo...
Are You Oversubscribed? The Hidden Costs of SaaS Sprawl
We're back with a question every business should be asking right now:Are you oversubscribed?We're joined by Julian Kuiper and Robert Whyte to unpack the increasing challenge of SaaS sprawl. Whether it's hidden subscriptions, shado...
Agentic AI Is not really about agents
In this episode of Optimise to Innovate, we cut through the hype around agentic AI and ask the big question: is this the future of business process transformation, or just generative AI with a very enthusiastic to-do list?Expert...
FinOps - You can't tool your way out of bad cloud habits
FinOps is not just spreadsheets and frowning, and this episode is proof!We dive into the people side of cloud cost control, the habits that actually work, and the common mistakes that quietly burn budget. This episode is very practical, ...