In this introductory episode, host Brian Solis lays out the roadmap for the WTF podcast. You’ll hear a bit about Brian’s background, why he decided to start the podcast, and what you can expect on a regular basis if you tune in.

Introducing WTF: What’s the Future?

Change doesn’t come easily. Updating an entire government organization’s tech from legacy systems to cutting edge IT in 3 short years is an arduous task. But it’s not impossible. Dr. David Bray did it. During his stint as CIO at the FCC, David took on the mission of convincing tenured government employees it was time to go to the cloud. This was quite a stretch for many of the employees, who had been with the FCC for an average of 15-19 years, and were using 200 legacy systems; their newest was 10 years old. David likes to call himself a “Mission: Near-impossible agent.” He was recruited by the government when he was 15 to work in a physics lab with accelerated electron beams. Since then, his resume has included Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response IT Chief at the CDC, work in both private and public sectors in IT and Computer Science (Microsoft, Yahoo, National Intelligence), as well as being named &nbsp;top  “24 Americans Who Are Changing the World” by Business Insider 2016.  On this episode of WTF: What’s the future? David discusses how to champion change in your organization. He offers the examples from his successful career at the FCC, during which all legacy systems were updated to leading technology, and their IT budget decreased by over 40%.

WTF: What's the Future?