Emerging Tech 🎙️ Episodes

198
April 9, 2025

#198: Saint Mary's Student-Run Help Desk + SolarWinds' 3X ROI Higher Ed Solutions [EDUCAUSE 2024]

Featuring:

Kathy Hausmann, Director of Digital Infrastructure and Support Services at Saint Mary's College


Tyler Horning, Senior Account Manager, Central Region, Public Sector, SolarWinds




Episode Highlights:
Saint Mary's Student-Run IT Support Evolution

Discover how Saint Mary's College transformed from post-it note tracking to a sophisticated Web Help Desk system that resolves nearly 50% of tickets within one day


Explore their innovative two-tier support model: ResNet (student tec...
112
Nov. 25, 2022

#112: Q Branch: Transforming Courts with AI & Automation in Maricopa County

Featuring:

Aaron Judy, Chief of Innovation and AI at Maricopa County Clerk of the Superior Court



In this episode, you’ll learn:

How Maricopa County's intelligent capture project targets 33% labor reduction in phase one with an additional 40% in phase two


How Cleo, their conversational AI, operates across multiple channels including web, Amazon voice devices, Google devices, text, email, and Facebook


How AI-powered System Reliability Engineering (SRE) helps triage and respond to syste...
Guest: Aaron Judy