{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5fda353b5f9eb72404a5200f/66b4e419976d724bf6d1d214?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"0221 - Local Impact, Global Reach with Joe Dowling","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5fda353b5f9eb72404a5200f/1723130537590-0b25aa57-3d02-4a8f-bbda-7ae38d969d38.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Our hosts today are Clare Mustapha and Akanksha Aravinda.&nbsp;</p><p>Welcome to today’s interview:&nbsp;</p><p>Today we’re talking with Joe Dowling, Chief Technology Officer at Sidero, a GlobalLogic Company.&nbsp;</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To start Joe, could you tell us a little about your career and introduce us to Sidero and Globallogic?&nbsp;</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What key lessons have you learned about managing outsourced/offshored delivery models? [e.g. Managing remote/offshore teams, what strategies have you found most effective for ensuring cohesive teamwork and productivity across different locations?]&nbsp;</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Can you talk about the impact that Sidero has had on Athlone, and maybe the value of setting up in a region as opposed to the capital?&nbsp;</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How has Sidero's acquisition by GlobalLogic changed things? [in terms of service offerings, access to new technologies, global reach, etc? What new opportunities has it created?]&nbsp;</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Can you share your thoughts on how Generative AI technologies are impacting software service firms? [opportunity, threat, same ‘ole]?&nbsp;</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reflecting on your long experience working in software services and technology, what advice would you give to us as Digital Innovation students?&nbsp;</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any final thoughts?&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Thank you for finding the time to talk to us today.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Notes, extra questions, and further reading:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Joe Dowling on LinkedIn (<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-dowling-958a842/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">link</a>)&nbsp;</p><p>Sidero - IT Services and IT Consulting -&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.sidero.ie/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.sidero.ie</a></p><p>GlobalLogic – A Hitachi Group Company -&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.globallogic.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.globallogic.com</a></p><p>The interview team: Akanksha Aravinda, Clare Mustapha, Snehal Jain, Sofia Rollan Zegers, and Yizhuo Qiao.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Acknowledgements&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Music&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Title: Voltaic Fluctuations</p><p>Artist: Ben Prunty</p><p>Source:&nbsp;&nbsp;https://www.benpruntymusic.com/</p><p>License: Non-transferable license. Permission granted by Ben Prunty</p><p><br></p><p>Cover Art&nbsp;</p><p>Title: Complex collage II</p><p>Artist: Allen Higgins</p><p>Source: podcast-JOE.pptx</p><p>License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast License</p><p>Design Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0&nbsp;</p><p>The license can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0</p><p>By taking part you give permission for your voice to be recorded, for the recording to be edited, and for it to be posted and published as a podcast.</p>","author_name":"Allen Higgins"}