In today's episode of Tech Talks Daily, I am joined by Michael Burdick, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Paro, the disruptive startup changing how companies connect with on-demand financial talent. Burdick, a leading authority in the freelance marketplace industry, will delve into the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and freelancing, a domain where he sees a promising future for AI. Freelance marketplaces have often found it difficult to compete with larger, more established Managed Service Providers (MSPs), due to concerns around risk, security, compliance, and potential misclassification lawsuits. Michael, however, believes in the power of AI to level the playing field. Through Paro, he has demonstrated how AI can help these platforms not only compete but also scale and disrupt the industry. Throughout the conversation, we explore the challenges faced by freelance marketplaces in competing with traditional MSPs, and how AI can be a game-changer. They also delve into the transformative impact of AI on the gig economy, offering greater flexibility and choice to high earners in the freelance world and challenging traditional employment norms. In addition to these broader industry topics, the discussion also spotlights Paro's innovative use of AI in its platform. From financial modeling and expert talent selection to potential applications in areas like pricing, business optimization, and professional career growth, Paro is leveraging AI to redefine how freelance marketplaces function. This conversation is a must-listen for anyone interested in the future of freelancing, the disruptive potential of AI in this space, and the innovative work being done at Paro. As Paro's founder, chief strategy officer, and interim CFO, Michael Burdick is uniquely positioned to provide these insights, offering a fresh, forward-thinking perspective on the rapidly evolving freelance marketplace industry. Don't miss out on this insightful discussion. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXP9yPYrMKA

Nasuni enables organizations to store, protect, synchronize, and collaborate on files across all locations at scale. Nasuni Cloud File Services™, powered by the Nasuni UniFS® global file system, leverages cloud storage to modernize primary NAS and file server storage; archiving; backup; and disaster recovery, while offering transformational new capabilities for multi-site file sharing. By combining the low cost, unlimited capacity, and durability of object storage from leading cloud vendors such as Amazon, Azure, Dell EMC, and IBM, with the high performance, security, and broad application compatibility of traditional file storage, the Nasuni subscription service improves workforce productivity, simplifies IT operations, and reduces IT costs. The world’s largest companies in 12 industry sectors rely on Nasuni to maximize the business value of their file data and ensure business continuity. Traditional backups, often an organization’s last line of defense again a disaster, are outdated and costing them time and money. Configuring incremental and full backup schedules, or pulling backups across the WAN to a central site, are cumbersome at best, unreliable at worst. So are babysitting backups to find out if they worked, and rotating and refreshing tape and disk media. And in the end, it still takes days or hours to recover. David Shaw, chief science officer of Nasuni, discusses the alternatives to backups. We talk about continuous file versioning, which continuously loads file deltas to the cloud for safe and easily accessible storage, making the recovery processes easier, and more critically, faster (within minutes), minimizing costly downtime. David also shares real-life anecdotes about customers who were able to recover files within minutes and maintain productivity without breaking stride. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_feqCWkFYZ0

When Aman, Steve, and Jon first launched Toast as a consumer payments app for restaurants, they quickly found that they were blocked at every turn by tired, dated, legacy point of sale systems and that restaurants of all sizes were in search of a better solution. One that was easy to deploy could be accessed from anywhere, and intuitive to use. In July of 2013, they launched Toast Point of Sale. Built on Android and based in the cloud, Toast was quickly embraced by the restaurant community in our hometown of Boston and grew quickly from there. Through word of mouth the growth of our community continued to accelerate. In fact, to this day, 1 out of every 5 new restaurants on Toast comes as a referral from an existing customer. Today they remain passionately focused on serving our community of restaurateurs. I wanted to learn more about the story behind Toast and the evolution of restaurant tech as consumer preferences develop. Steve Fredette is President and co-founder of Toast, where he leads product and innovation initiatives. Prior to Toast, he worked on mobile app development before the iPhone came out, creating the first Flickr and Shoebuy.com apps. At Endeca, now Oracle, he co-founded their mobile commerce business, building the product team and driving sales, marketing, and services to over $10 million in revenue in two years. Today, we talk about the growth of voice ordering will impact restaurants in 2020. We also explore how technology up levels the customer experience in a restaurant setting. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMLY7a2DPGQ

***Good news! I just received the greenlight with one change. In the introduction, Rhett was introduced as Vice President, but his proper title is CTO for Health Markets. Please have that changed. Knowing that it took a while on our end, I was wondering if you could give me an update on timing for when we can expect it to go live?*** How can AI transform the future of clinical decision-making? Today on Tech Talks Daily, we explore this pivotal question with Rhett Alden, Vice President of Clinical Decision Support at Elsevier Health. Rhett brings deep insights into the integration of AI with clinical knowledge to enhance healthcare delivery. Rhett discusses Elsevier's latest innovation, ClinicalKey AI, poised to revolutionize how clinicians access and utilize medical information. Developed with the sophisticated blend of Elsevier’s vast clinical knowledge assets and advanced AI technologies, ClinicalKey AI is designed to deliver trusted, transparent, and timely support to medical professionals. Rhett highlights how this tool leverages a retrieval-augmented generative architecture to provide accurate responses, greatly reducing the time clinicians spend researching complex cases. Delving deeper, Rhett explains the rigorous validation frameworks that underpin ClinicalKey AI, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of the AI responses while addressing potential biases in AI applications. He emphasizes the importance of transparency, with the system designed to allow clinicians to easily trace and verify the sources of information it provides. Localization of content is another key aspect Rhett touches upon. ClinicalKey AI is customized for diverse global healthcare systems, adhering to local protocols and regulations, thereby enhancing its applicability and effectiveness worldwide. Looking ahead, Rhett shares Elsevier’s vision for the future—transitioning from on-demand tools to anticipatory, embedded clinical advisors, with a particular focus on expanding into the fast-evolving field of oncology. Join us as Rhett Alden from Elsevier Health unveils how ClinicalKey AI and generative AI are setting new standards in healthcare technology. After the episode, we invite you to share your thoughts: How do you see AI shaping the future of clinical decision support systems in your environment? ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqLGJq9s9fI