The InformationWeek Podcast

Are CIO Plans for AI and the Cloud Permanently Joined Together?

Will the development of these resources proceed in tandem at enterprises, or must CIOs evolve these technologies with separate strategies?
Luiz Domingos, CTO for Mitel; Jon Kuhn, senior vice president of product for Delinea; Anshu Jain, co-Founder and CTO with Outmarket AI; and Steve Williams, CISO, NTT DATA tackled that and other questions in this episode.

Strange Data Centers in a Strange Land: Data Hubs in Exotic Places

Is putting a data center under the ocean or in orbit just a novelty or a future-forward idea?
Data centers have been installed put undersea and now in space -- do these exotic locations seem more like a novelty than a benefit to enterprise operations? One benefit is access to natural sources of cooling for data centers, either in the freezing temperatures in space or cold waters of the sea.
Dmitry Zakharchenko, chief software officer for Blaize; and Alvin Nguyen, senior analyst with Forrester, discussed these topics with Shane Snider, senior writer with InformationWeek joining in.

What Will Be Quantum Computing’s Role in the Cloud?

As stakeholders in the cloud try their hands at developing quantum compute chips and related resources, is there a symbiotic evolution of tech in the making?
This episode brought together James Kaplan, partner with McKinsey; Rich Salz, principal architect at Akamai; Matthew Keesan, vice president and general manager of quantum computing and platform with IonQ; and Daniella Pontes, quantum ambassador.
They discussed that question as well as should enterprises make an effort to be quantum-ready, AI-ready, as well as cloud-ready -- or does this become a point of confusion for CIOs?

Is Regulation Thawing on Decentralized Finance?

There may be a new era of DeFi in the offing if regulation eases up, and stakeholders in this sector see new potential understandings with watchdogs.
This episode of DOS Won’t Hunt brought together Wenny C., partner with SynFutures; Martin de Rijke, head of growth for Maple Finance; Alan Orwick, co-founder of Quai; and Gerald Gallagher, general counsel at Sei Labs.

Will Changing Expectations Lead to a Cloud Computing Reset?

This episode brought together Tatum Tummins, senior product manager with Kion; Edward Walsh, senior managing consultant for IBM’s global cloud advisory practice; Jason Hardy, vice president and CTO of AI at Hitachi Vantara; Joe Jacir, cloud architect for enVista; Stephen Manley, CTO with Druva; and Dave Driggers, CTO and founder of Cirrascale.
They discussed whether AI might devour the critical capacity needed at data centers that makes the cloud worthwhile. They dove into other questions such as whether there is a tipping point where cloud loses its viability if AI gobbles up capacity at data centers.

The Cost of AI: How Can We Adopt and Deliver AI Efficiently?

What mindset do enterprises need to adopt in order to make AI happen without breaking the bank and see tangible results?
Leading into the final week of InformationWeek's "The Cost of AI" series, Fred Sala, chief scientist at Snorkel AI; Becky Carroll, partner, IBM Consulting Global - AWS strategic partnership lead for data and AI; Charles Xie, CEO and founder of Zilliz; Srujan Akula, CEO of The Modern Data Company; and Deepak Singh, vice president of developer experience at AWS discussed how companies should structure their AI strategies to deliver positive ROI and other questions.

How Will International Politics Complicate US Access to AI?

Sometimes "The Cost of AI" rests in the hands of political players.
International politics can throw disruptive curves into companies’ plans and ambitions to leverage AI to remain competitive. The extent of such disruptions -- or the negotiations to avoid them -- could vary in influence based on how organizations respond.
Could global needs for AI create “strange bedfellows” comparable to agreements seen in the pursuit of fossil fuels? Does a path forward exist for companies stymied by politics that risk narrowing access to international resources for AI technology?
Ian Cohen, CEO of Lokker; Ted Krantz, CEO of Interos; Sahil Agarwal, co-Founder and CEO of Enkrypt AI; and David Brauchler, technical director and head of AI and ML security for NCC Group discussed those and other questions in this episode.

If Everyone Uses AI, How Can Organizations Differentiate?

As AI saturates the market, what becomes of its competitive advantages? Does it become a basic, digital commodity in the background? As InformationWeek kicks off “The Cost of AI series,” this episode of DOS Won’t Hunt brought together Andy Boyd, chief product officer with Appfire; Amol Ajgaonkar, CTO of product innovation with Insight; Mike Finley , CTO and co-founder for AnswerRocket; Kashif Zafar, CEO of Xnurta; and James Newman, head of product and portfolio marketing for Augury.The podcast panel discussed what happens if companies start to look like they are just copying each other when they use AI, what the ROI is for AI, and how organizations can differentiate what they get out of AI?

How Must Staffing Change in Relation to AI?

This episode features Luke Behnke, vice president of product for Grammarly; Cliff Jurkiewicz, vice president of global strategy for Phenom; Ryan Bergstrom, chief product and technology Officer for Paycor; Daniel Avancini, co-founder and chief data officer for Indicium; and Arun Varadarajan, co-founder and chief commercial officer for Ascendion.They discussed how AI already changes staffing, what skillsets organizations want in an AI-powered world, fears about job loss, what this may mean for executives in the C-suite who need to get up to speed on AI, and when organizations can comfortably rely on AI to enhance their workforce.

What Happens if AI No Longer Has Access to Good Data to Train On?

In a world dominated increasingly by AI, access to relevant data becomes paramount -- but what if such streams of information dry up? This episode features Shobha Phansalkar, vice president of client solutions and innovation for Wolters Kluwer; Olga Megorskaya, founder and CEO of Toloka; Pete DeJoy, co-founder and senior vice president of product for Astronomer; Melissa Bischoping, senior director of security and product design research at Tanium; and Omar Khawaja, Field CISO, Databricks.They discussed types of data that is necessary and relevant for training AI, how organizations might determine if data is useful or simply junk, what happens if policy stonewalls data access, and whether or not AI simply dies without data.