The Digital Decode

• Reimagining Fan Engagement with Presidio Captivate

  As live sports, entertainment, and digital media continue to converge, broadcasters and content owners are under pressure to deliver more personalized and immersive experiences. The traditional one-size-fits-all broadcast model no longer meets the expectations of modern fans.This week, host Allec Brust is joined by Neerav Shah, Managing Principal of Industry Solutions at Presidio, and Jason Dvorkin, Head of Industry Specialist Business Development at AWS. Together, they explore Presidio Captivate, a modular cloud-based platform that helps organizations unlock new ways to deliver, personalize, and monetize content across sports and media.They discuss how teams, leagues, universities, and content owners are using Captivate to expand reach, improve engagement, and create new revenue streams through automation, real-time analytics, and custom experiences.In this episode:How shifting viewer behavior is changing the fan experienceWhat it takes to turn archived or in-venue footage into digital contentHow personalization supports NIL deals, betting platforms, and international fan engagement

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• Reimagining Fan Engagement with Presidio Captivate

  As live sports, entertainment, and digital media continue to converge, broadcasters and content owners are under pressure to deliver more personalized and immersive experiences. The traditional one-size-fits-all broadcast model no longer meets the expectations of modern fans.This week, host Allec Brust is joined by Neerav Shah, Managing Principal of Industry Solutions at Presidio, and Jason Dvorkin, Head of Industry Specialist Business Development at AWS. Together, they explore Presidio Captivate, a modular cloud-based platform that helps organizations unlock new ways to deliver, personalize, and monetize content across sports and media.They discuss how teams, leagues, universities, and content owners are using Captivate to expand reach, improve engagement, and create new revenue streams through automation, real-time analytics, and custom experiences.In this episode:How shifting viewer behavior is changing the fan experienceWhat it takes to turn archived or in-venue footage into digital contentHow personalization supports NIL deals, betting platforms, and international fan engagement

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• AI, Observability, and the Future of Digital Resilience

  As digital infrastructure grows more complex, organizations are under pressure to gain clearer visibility into how their systems are performing—and whether they’re secure. With Cisco’s acquisition of Splunk and Presidio’s recent acquisition of Kinney Group, the focus is shifting toward proactive observability and practical AI adoption.This week, host Allec Brust is joined by Jim Kinney, founder of Kinney Group and leader of Presidio’s Splunk Solutions Practice, and Cory Minton, Field CTO of Splunk Practice at Cisco. Together, they break down how these shifts are helping teams apply data more effectively and move from reactive repair to proactive care.In this episode, we discuss:How Splunk supports real-time monitoring of critical digital systemsWhat proactive observability looks like in practiceThe role of machine learning and AI in managing large-scale data environmentsHow programs like Atlas help teams reduce complexity and speed up resultsAs mentioned in the episode, make sure to accelerate your cloud journey with Presidio Explores at presidio.com/explores-fso. 

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• Sports Betting and Gaming: Surging Users and Rapid Revenue Growth

  The sports betting industry is booming, with 100% year-over-year revenue growth. How can platforms scale to meet surging end-user engagement while sustaining this rapid momentum? In this episode, the team at Presidio explores the tech and innovation driving transformation in this high-stakes sector.This week, host Allec Brust sits down with Presidio experts—Jay Donovan, National Client Executive of Betting and Gaming, and Roger Sherwood, Practicing Director for TMEGS—to discuss the remarkable growth of the sports betting and gaming industry. They dive into the technical and regulatory challenges shaping the sector’s evolution, from navigating obstacles to scaling platforms during peak game events. Discover how the TMEGS practice leverages innovative cloud solutions to stabilize platforms, process millions of transactions, and fuel ongoing growth in one of the world’s fastest-growing industries.In this Episode:How Presidio’s PRISM solution offers guaranteed discounts on compute consumption from hyperscale cloud providers.The legal hurdles in states where sports betting remains illegal or highly restricted, and how growth strategies can unlock the industry’s full potential.Insights from streaming platforms like Netflix, including chaos engineering and building systems designed to handle high-density user activity

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• The New Era of Enterprise Networking: Simplifying IT Operations

  Legacy systems are holding you back. They're slowing you down, hindering innovation, and increasing your operational costs. You have so much you want to accomplish, so much that your IT teams could do, if only you had the time or support, or a simplified, modernized network...This week, host Allec Brust sits down with three experts from Presidio—Andy Richter, Enterprise Networking Practice Director; Jacquelyn Thome, Consulting Solution Architect; and Britny Bolton, Inside Solutions Architect—to explore the transformative power of automation in enterprise networking, internal company problem-solving, and beyond.Together, they dive into the tools and strategies reshaping the field, including the impactful technologies Cisco is bringing to market with AI-driven solutions.Get ready to learn how AI automation and cutting-edge technologies are shaping the future of business infrastructure and enterprise networking—and how they can seamlessly integrate into your organization's workflows.Discussed in this episode:The role of unified management platforms like Cisco Meraki in simplifying infrastructure management.How AI-powered tools are improving security operations, reducing wireless channel changes by 60%, and enabling smarter alert prioritization.Educating clients and overcoming barriers to AI adoption.Presidio Explorers, a virtual adventure campaign that takes you through journeys to scale new heights in Cloud Collaboration.

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