Experts In Polo Shirts

About Experts In Polo Shirts

The tech podcast where Synextra's technical Experts in Polo Shirts talk about what's actually happening in enterprise technology, not what the vendors want you to believe. Each episode features different members of the Synextra team—from Azure specialists and security professionals to developers and infrastructure architects—discussing the latest developments and real-world challenges in cloud, security, AI, and the broader tech industry. These are the people who spend their days implementing enterprise solutions, locking down networks, and testing whether the latest tech lives up to the hype (spoiler: sometimes yes, often no). Whether we're breaking down industry news, sharing how we solve problems in our own business, or exploring emerging technologies, every conversation comes from the implementation trenches, not the executive suite. We discuss what works, what doesn't, and why—with the honesty that comes from practical experience. If you want honest tech talk that sounds like the conversations already happening in your IT department—just better informed—you're in the right place.

Publisher

Synextra

Category

business · news · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Oct 2021

Latest episode

27 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

36 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Mar 2026

   The Future of Backups Is Weirder Than You Think

   Send us Fan Mail Data backup, disaster recovery, and cyber resilience are evolving faster than most people realise — and the technology on the horizon is genuinely wild. In this episode, Alex Wells-Linder (Cyber Security Analyst) and Matt Parker (Infrastructure Engineer) explore where backups are headed: from AI-powered recovery systems that diagnose problems before you even know they exist, to the surprising comeback of tape storage, all the way to glass platters, DNA, and storage that coul...

2. 

   13 Mar 2026

   IoT Gone Wild: From Roombas to Regime Change

   Send a text From accidentally hacking 7,000 robot vacuums with a PS5 controller to nation-states using traffic cameras to conduct assassinations—this episode covers the full spectrum of IoT security in 2026. We start light with the story of a Spanish engineer who just wanted to control his DJI Romo vacuum with his PlayStation controller. Using Claude Code, he accidentally discovered that his device key worked for every vacuum globally, giving him access to cameras, microphones, floor plans, a...

3. 

   23 Oct 2025

   The Blueprint for Fundamental App Re-architecture in Azure

   Send us a text Elliott and Matt are back, taking on the complex, often misunderstood world of app modernisation. Whether you’re migrating, rebuilding, or questioning whether that old VM has had its day, this episode lays out what modernising in Azure really looks like. Expect straight talk, a few rants, and plenty of practical advice from people who’ve seen it all — the good, the bad, and the costly. #Azuremodernisation #cloudmigration #devopsjourney Chapters: 00:00 – Intro: Wha...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 15 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

19

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

27

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