The Technology Translator
Technology is now part of every business, but most business owners, managers and leaders were never taught how to make technology decisions. The Technology Translator is a practical podcast that breaks down technology, cybersecurity, AI and digital business topics into plain English. Hosted by Vic, a technology professional with more than a decade of experience working with Australian organisations, each episode explores the questions business leaders are asking every day: What technology do we actually need? How do we reduce risk? What should we know about AI? How do we get value from technology without getting lost in the jargon? No buzzwords. No vendor sales pitches. No unnecessary complexity. Just practical conversations designed to help Australian businesses make technology make sense.
Episodes
Firewalls are one of those technology terms everyone has heard, but not everyone really understands.
In this episode of The Technology Translator, we break down what a firewall actually does, what “allow” and “block” really mean, and how things like default allow and default deny work in practice.
We also look at what this means if you’re a small business with a laptop, Wi-Fi and mostly cloud-based appli...
Ever wondered what actually happens when you hit send on an email — or why your house and office are full of little boxes with blinking lights?
In this episode of The Technology Translator, we break networking down into plain English. From Wi-Fi and Ethernet to routers, switches, IP addresses, DNS, bandwidth and even why LAN parties were once the ultimate nerd event, we follow how information actually gets from A to B.
No netwo...
You use technology every day. You open your laptop, click on the F drive, jump into SharePoint, open your CRM and get on with your job.
But have you ever stopped to think about what's actually happening behind the scenes?
In this episode of The Technology Translator, we're going back to basics and looking at how business technology evolved from paper and filing cabinets, to individual computers, centralised servers and eventually the...
Everyone is talking about AI.
ChatGPT. Microsoft Copilot. Claude. AI Agents. Agentic AI. RAG. MCP.
But before your business invests in AI, there's a far more important question to answer...
Are you actually ready for it?
In this episode of The Technology Translator, Vic Cole explains why successful AI adoption has far less to do with choosing the right tool and far more to do with understanding your business information.
You'll learn:
AI is everywhere.
Every software vendor has an AI feature. Every conference has an AI keynote. Every second LinkedIn post seems to promise that AI will completely transform your business.
But what actually is AI?
In this episode of The Technology Translator, Vic cuts through the noise and explains Artificial Intelligence in plain English.
You'll learn:
- Why AI isn't actually as "new" as people think
- The difference between AI, machine ...
Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT problem.
It's a business risk, a governance issue, and increasingly, a legal and regulatory responsibility.
In this episode of The Technology Translator, Vic breaks down what Australian business owners, directors and managers actually need to know about cybersecurity obligations—without the jargon.
You'll learn why the Australian Government has been warning businesses for years, what the Aus...
Most businesses think cybersecurity is simply part of IT.
But is it?
In this episode of The Technology Translator, Vic explains why keeping technology running and protecting a business from cyber threats are two very different challenges.
Starting with a simple poster she saw early in her career comparing cybersecurity to personal hygiene, Vic explores how cyber risk has evolved from an IT issue into a business responsibility.
You'll l...
Most businesses have an IT provider.
But very few business owners actually know what they're paying for.
In this episode of The Technology Translator, Vic breaks down what a modern IT provider should actually be responsible for, from day-to-day support and onboarding staff to backups, budgeting, projects and long-term technology planning.
Through a real story about a not-for-profit organisation that nearly had to close its doors after...
Your team is busy.
But are they busy doing work that actually creates value?
As businesses grow, hidden labour starts creeping in. Chasing approvals, forwarding emails, copying information between systems, creating reports, maintaining spreadsheets, following up internally and keeping processes moving. Individually these tasks seem small, but together they can consume hundreds of hours every year.
In this episode of The Technology Tra...
Most cyberattacks don't start with someone breaking into your systems.
They start with someone logging in.
In this episode of The Technology Translator, Vic shares one of the most embarrassing moments of her cybersecurity career – falling for a phishing simulation while working for a company that specialised in phishing awareness training.
From phishing emails and password reuse to multi-factor authentication (MFA) and password ...
Most businesses have moved to the cloud, but many business owners still don't understand one critical fact:
Your data is your responsibility.
In this episode, I break down what "the cloud" actually means, why software providers like Microsoft and Google aren't responsible for your data, and why every business owner needs to understand the concept of shared responsibility.
I'll share a real story about an organisation that believed the...
Most business owners don't have a technology problem.
They have an ownership problem.
In this episode of The Technology Translator, Vic breaks down the technology foundations every business needs in plain English.
What is a domain name? Why does a business need one? What's the difference between a Gmail account and a business email address? What is cloud storage, and why does it matter where your data is stored?
You'll also learn why p...
Most business leaders were never taught how to make technology decisions.
Not at school. Not at university. Not during their careers.
Yet today they're expected to make decisions about cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, software, cloud platforms, technology budgets, and digital transformation.
In this first episode of The Technology Translator, Vic shares her own journey into technology, the surprising gaps she discovered through...
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