Jesse Nowlin: Getting Technology Out of the Way
“Technology is wonderful, but at the end of the day, we really just want it to get out of the way, give us what we need and a wonderful productive work experience.”
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About Jesse
Westland Real Estate Group CIO, Jesse Nowlin, has been passionately involved in IT since he was fixing computers at fifteen years of age.
Jesse's built networks and managed systems all over the world, including for the Israel Defense Forces.
He oversees technology for over 500 employees in 100 locations at Westland Real Estate and has managed to keep the business on the cutting edge of digital transformation while also founding tabGeeks - a content network for people who work in IT.
Highlights
Jesse describes what it was like to set up the workforce for remote working when no one had ever done so before. He emphasizes how having Google Workspace helped them thrive.
Jesse shares real-world business problems Google Workspace helped him solve - like going from 27 servers down to 6!
Alternatives business communication and collaboration services and how Jesse chose Google Workspace.
Jesse points to the incredible growth in the collaborative tech sector that occurred during lockdown as a foreshadowing of the incredible cloud computing developments that are yet to come, especially in Google Workspace.
How Google Workspace and the shift toward remote working affected IT professionals, and how he’s now brought into every major company decision due to the fact that everything relies on technology.
Jesse talks about the benefits of going slow and tackling one problem at a time can help win buy-in and adoption of new technologies.
Context-aware technology and how we’re already seeing its potential to provide what you need, when you need it, without having to ask.
How Jesse’s creating an IT content network to pull together the explosion of publications connecting people in the IT community.
Jesse opens his Google Workspace toolkit and shares some of his favourite tips, tricks and add-ons.
and MUCH MORE!
Links
Google Workspace Recap Podcast
The Great Suspender Chrome extension's fall from grace
Google Workspace for Education announcement
About Google Workspacers
Google Workspacers is the only podcast dedicated to stories of Google Workspace transformation.
Host Christian Newman interviews business owners and technology leaders to discover how they’re using Google Workspace to strengthen their digital culture, and bottom line.
About Christian Newman
Christian Newman is the CEO of Rise Digital - a Google Cloud Partner based in Vancouver, Canada helping make organizations more productive with Google Workspace.
