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Optimise to Innovate

Optimise to Innovate

By: Alex Galbraith & Jason Gray
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Not every tech investment leads to innovation, but it should...


Join your hosts, Alex Galbraith and Jason Gray for the new Optimise to Innovate podcast from SoftwareOne.


SoftwareOne helps organisations maximise the value from investments in technology. Over this podcast series, Alex, Jason and guests explore how technology investments, that are designed to solve business problems and drive innovation, can often transform from enablers to obstacles, and what you can do to navigate this challenge..


Together with industry experts, they will examine challenges in cloud investment, AI innovation, software estate management, cloud cost control and much more, providing practical advice and guidance on how these challenges can be overcome and how you can transform your technology investments into power drivers for business acceleration.


Want to suggest a topic for discussion on a future episode? Simply email Alex and Jason on o2i@softwareone.com.


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Episodes
  • Agentic AI Is not really about agents

    Agentic AI Is not really about agents
    Mar 24 2026

    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 guests Alex Waldhaus and Seva Shchepanskyi explore why agentic AI is not really about agents at all, but about better process design, stronger data foundations, sensible governance, and knowing when to keep humans firmly in the loop.

    From data platforms, governance, and change management to observability, human-in-the-loop design, and the risks of treating AI like magic instead of engineering it like a system, this conversation grounds the topic in real-world execution and practical examples.

    A great listen for anyone who wants smarter automation and fewer meetings where someone says the word transformation 14 times...

    You can follow our guests on LinkedIn:

    • https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-waldhaus-5a5174115/
    • https://www.linkedin.com/in/vsevolod-shchepanskyi/
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    52 mins
  • FinOps - You can't tool your way out of bad cloud habits

    FinOps - You can't tool your way out of bad cloud habits
    Feb 23 2026

    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, with plenty to steal for your own teams.

    If your cloud bill has ever made you wince, this one will feel very familiar.

    Want to suggest a topic for discussion on a future episode? Simply email Alex and Jason on o2i@softwareone.com.
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    43 mins
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