Lifting the Lid on Technology

Right now, tens of millions of AI agents are talking to each other. Not to us. To each other.
In episode two, hear the insights from someone who spent 35 years inside Microsoft. Philip Meyer and Barry White get past the hype and into the machinery of real business AI in New Zealand.
Covered in this episode
The agentic shift, hiring digital agents, machine to machine knowledge transfer, why AI still needs data plumbing and security, the five pillars of an AI shift, Microsoft Fabric andCopilot Studio, and why Copilot is the UI for AI.
Practical talk on all things Microsoft: Copilot, agents, Fabricand generative AI for business.
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The loss of information of businesses, the damage done to them, equates to the third largest economy in the planet.
In episode one, Barry White sits down with Philip Meyer, 35 year Microsoft Veteran, now out on his own. They dig into the questions every New Zealand business is quietly asking about the cloud and AI.
Covered in this episode
Why New Zealand stays hybrid, data sovereignty and the ANZ government data centre, latency andtransactional workloads, the diluted promise of cloud scalability, the real cost of lost intellectual property, and the shift from Shadow IT to Shadow AI.
Straight talk on cloud compliance, data sovereignty and governance, built for New Zealand business.
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Most acquisitions are messy. Two companies, two cultures, two ways of doing things: and often casualties along the way. 
Sometimes, it goes differently.
In episode 23 of Lifting the Lid, Barry White sits down with Pablo Garcia-Curtis (Group CEO, Softsource vBridge) and Mark Mayo (CEO, The Laptop Company) to talk about what actually happens when you bring 200 people under one company, and why taking time turned out to be the smartest move they made.
If you're a business leader navigating growth, thinking about acquisition, or just trying to build a team that doesn't wants to do the right thing, this episode is worth a listen.
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Are NZ workplaces keeping pace with the rest of APAC in the new era of collaboration?
With hybrid work now the norm, organisations across New Zealand are rethinking how people connect, communicate, and collaborate.
In this episode of Lifting the Lid on Technology, Jason MacBride, Regional Director ANZ at Neat, joins Barry White to unpack the latest IDC APAC Team Collaboration Benchmarks Report, revealing how NZ businesses compare with their regional peers and how Neat is paving the way for customers with innovative workplace collaboration solutions that simplify hybrid meetings, enhance inclusivity, and drive smarter, more sustainable experiences.
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In this episode of Lifting the Lid on Technology, we were joined by Olivia Brown, Group People and Culture Lead at Softsource vBridge for a different perspective on technology. With years of experience leading large technical teams, Olivia sits down with Barry to discuss why workplace success depends on people and culture as much as technology.
Olivia offers practical insights into how leaders can embrace AI as a strategic asset while protecting collaboration, well being, and the connections that help people thrive.
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