Convo's with Centroid

What does it take to build and scale a cloud-powered business from the ground up?

For Hassan Khan, co-founder of Foundational Corp., the key is partnering with the right technology providers. By choosing Oracle and Centroid to power their AI-driven micro-payments platform, Foundational Corp. is meeting the demands of high-transaction industries like sports, media, and entertainment. With enterprise-grade infrastructure that's flexi...

Discover how Centroid utilized Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), M9sweeper, Kubernetes, APIs, EPM Automate, and open-source tools like Jenkins to tackle a complex EPM transaction matching project for a retail client.

With insights from Chris Wilson, AVP of Sales, Tulsi Sachde, Sr. Director of EPM, and Jacob Beasley, Director of DevOps, learn how we automated integrations across 30+ data sources and streamlined workflows with Oracl...

In this episode, Steve Galloway, Vice President of IT and Purchasing at Edw. C. Levy Co., reveals how they transformed from legacy EBS systems to a fully cloud-based environment on OCI, supporting Levy's HCM, CRM, and EPM systems. Learn how a decade-long partnership with Centroid is setting the stage for the next chapter: enhancing their cloud with Generative AI, predictive analytics, and DevOps, all backed by Centroid's expert man...

AI promises game-changing benefits for businesses—but only if it’s managed correctly. Join Scott Whitley, SVP of Sales at Centroid, and Shawnna Hoffman, President of Guardrail Technologies, a valued Centroid partner, as they dive into the real-world risks of AI adoption and why businesses must implement effective "AI Guardrails" to avoid disastrous outcomes. From AI pricing errors to unregulated chatbot behaviors, they break down w...

Join Ajay Arora, Managing Partner and CTO at Centroid, and Anatoli Arkhipenko, Head of Technology Transformation at BetaNXT, as they share how BetaNXT streamlined cloud orchestration with cloud automation on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). This success story highlights how, with Centroid’s expertise, BetaNXT moved from on-premises to a flexible, automated multicloud architecture—achieving impressive OpEx savings and dramatically...

Explore the journey of transforming your application ecosystem from on-premise to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) in this insightful podcast episode. Join Jim Brull, Managing Partner, Scott Whitley, SVP of Sales, Chris Wilson, AVP of Sales, and Brent Skillings, Director of Solution Architecture, from Centroid as they discuss the benefits, strategies, and innovations of moving to OCI. Discover why businesses are making the shift, ...

Explore the strategic advantages of modernizing your ERP with SaaS in this insightful podcast. Join Jim Brull, Managing Partner, Scott Whitely, SVP of Sales, Chris Wilson, AVP of Sales, and Brent Skillings, Director of Solution Architecture from Centroid as they dive into the journey of transitioning to SaaS ERP. Learn about the benefits, the risks, and the critical factors to consider when moving to the cloud. Discover how strateg...

In this episode, you’ll dive into Centroid’s Managed Services strategy with Jim Brull, Managing Partner, Scott Whitely, SVP of Sales, Chris Wilson, AVP of Sales, and Brent Skillings, Director of Solution Architecture. Tune in as they share the story behind our innovative, customer-driven approach to our Managed Services offerings, featuring the three E’s: Essentials, IT support for customers new to the cloud; Elevate, to bridge the...

Centroid IT experts, Ajay Arora, Managing Partner/CTO, Navdeep Saini, Director of Cloud Platform, Shashi Tewari, Manager of Database Resources/Database Services, and Vinh Tu, Manager of Infrastructure/Engineering Systems, sit down to discuss the present and future of on-premise and cloud technology. They shed light on the successes and challenges shaping IT teams and the ever-increasing customer demands for OCI, Kubernetes workload...

Embark on a transformative journey with BODi (formerly Beachbody) as Jim Brull, Centroid Managing Partner and SVP of Sales/Marketing, and Jonathan Levien, BODi’s VP of Enterprise Solutions & Services, delve into BODi’s transition from a traditional EBS shop to embracing a cloud-first strategy. This episode unveils the challenges, decision-making process, and the pivotal role played by Centroid in shaping the project’s success. From...

What’s the difference between Kubernetes and traditional VM deployments, and which one is the best for my business? Ajay Arora, Centroid Managing Partner and CTO, and Jacob Beasley, Centroid Kubernetes Expert, answer all this and more in this podcast. They share real-world scenarios that shed light on the differences between Kubernetes and traditional VMs. Th...

From Centroid’s unique approach to customer-focused cloud solutions and the technical and financial advantages of OCI, this podcast unpacks it all. Recorded live at Oracle CloudWorld 2023, Scott Whitley, VP of Sales at Centroid, and Brent Skillings, Director of Solution Architecture at Centroid, explore the challenges that many CFOs and CIOs face – the dilemma of cutting budgets or staff. They also delve into Centroid’s partnership...