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Enterprise AI. Unlocked.

Welcome to the AI Proving Ground Podcast, your front-row seat to how enterprise leaders, technologists and innovators are turning AI strategy into execution and execution into ROI. Hosted by WWT, each episode dives deep into the real-world challenges, lessons and breakthroughs shaping the future of AI in business.

Real-World Lessons

Learn from actual case studies detailing how organizations are deploying AI across industries, from pilots to full-scale rollouts.

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Hear from visionary leaders across the WWT ecosystem, from partners and clients to WWT executives and experts, about navigating AI transformation.

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Discover practical strategies for implementing AI, optimizing infrastructure and driving measurable impact.

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The CEO's Playbook to AI

WWT Co-Founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh explains why executive leadership is critical for moving beyond pilots, how companies should build the right foundations for AI and why waiting on the sidelines may be the biggest risk of all.

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Where AI Meets Real-World Impact

Dive into the conversations shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Every episode spotlights industry leaders, innovators and technologists — from both inside and out of WWT — as they explore how AI is transforming business, technology and everyday life.

Cloud, FinOps and AI

AI has pushed cloud into overdrive. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, two of our top cloud experts — Jack French and Todd Barron — reset the approach and detail why cloud is the launchpad but portability is the strategy

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AI's Trust Problem

Artificial intelligence investment is exploding, but adoption often stalls. Great Place to Work CEO Michael Bush and WWT CTO Mike Taylor unpack the real reason why: trust.

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Building AI-Native Nations

AI isn't a hype cycle anymore — it's an infrastructure project. Core42's Edmondo Orlatti and WWT's Mike Trojecki break down what's actually happening inside the world's fastest-moving AI orgs.

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Google Cloud's Francis deSouza and WWT's Jim Kavanaugh on Building Durable, Scalable AI

In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, Google Cloud COO Francis deSouza and WWT Co-Founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh talk about how executives are turning AI into a true competitive multiplier by building intelligent operations that run faster, cheaper and smarter; create predictive customer experiences that earn real loyalty; and accelerate innovation by embedding AI into every workflow.
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Dec 3, 2025

How AI Is Rewriting the Future of Software Development with Microsoft AI Futurist Marco Casalaina

As software and data take center stage in the modern enterprise, the combination of purposeful AI adoption, skilled teams and disciplined processes is becoming a catalyst for transformation. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, WWT CTO Mike Taylor and Microsoft AI Futurist Marco Casalaina provide real-world examples of how organizations are rethinking data foundations and embedding AI into development and operations to unlock new levels of speed, agility and innovation.
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•15:00
Dec 2, 2025

A New AI Operating System with Cisco's Jeetu Patel and WWT's Jim Kavanaugh

In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, WWT Co-founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh and Cisco President Jeetu Patel break down the real constraints shaping the AI era and explore why platforms will define the next decade of enterprise innovation. They'll also talk about how secure, scalable architectures enable organizations to innovate confidently and compete at AI speed.
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•45:52
Dec 1, 2025

Business Innovation Summit Series: Unfiltered Conversations About the Future of Enterprise AI

This special episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast kicks off a weeklong series of daily releases from the WWT Business Innovation Summit — bringing you unfiltered conversations with the leaders shaping the next decade of AI, cybersecurity, cloud and enterprise strategy. Featuring insights from executives at Cisco, Google Cloud, Microsoft, NVIDIA, NightDragon, Morgan Stanley and more, this series offers urgent, real-time perspective on how AI is transforming the global economy, redefining risk, and rewriting the rules of competitive advantage.
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•4:21
Nov 30, 2025

How AI Is Rewriting Customer Expectations Across Healthcare, Utilities and Retail

Customer expectations are shifting faster than most organizations can respond. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, leaders from healthcare, utilities and retail break down how AI is redefining what "good" customer experience looks like — and how their industries are rethinking service models, operational workflows and human touchpoints to keep pace with a new, AI-shaped standard.
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•30:55
Nov 18, 2025

When AI Starts to Act on Its Own, Who's in Control?

As artificial intelligence moves from prediction to action, a new security frontier is taking shape. In this episode, Zscaler's Head of AI Innovation Phil Tee and WWT's VP of Global Cyber Chris Konrad explore the rise of autonomous agents, the evolution of Zero Trust and what it means to secure AI itself. From poisoned prompts to quantum threats, they warn the biggest risk isn't just deploying AI — it's trusting it. A sharp, real-world look at how enterprises can protect their future as machines begin to make decisions of their own.
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•42:00
Nov 5, 2025

How AI Agents Are Transforming IT Ops

AI agents are moving from hype to the heart of enterprise IT. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, Eric Jones and Ruben Ambrose — two leading AI experts — explore how intelligent, human-guided systems are transforming IT service management, incident response and operational scale to deliver faster resolutions, stronger security and smarter decisions across the enterprise.
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•45:08
Oct 28, 2025

Can AI Be Trusted to Run Critical Networks?

Artificial intelligence is firmly in the heart of the world's most critical infrastructure — the massive networks that keep our digital lives running. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, two of our top trusted advisors to the world's largest network operators — Dave Clough and Yohannes Tafesse — break down the high-stakes reality of applying AI at scale, the often-overlooked work of preparing data and building trust, and why the lessons emerging from telecom will shape how every enterprise approaches AI in mission-critical environments.
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•50:39
Oct 21, 2025

Cloud, FinOps and AI: What You Need to Know About Unit Economics, GPUs and the ROI Flywheel

AI has pushed cloud into overdrive. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, two of our top cloud experts — Jack French and Todd Barron — reset the approach and detail why cloud is the launchpad but portability is the strategy; how to start greenfield with containers and abstraction; what a real FinOps model for AI looks like (unit economics, tagging, token/GPU visibility); where neo clouds fit versus hyperscalers; and how to handle cross-cloud risk and skill gaps; and the governance moves that accelerate—not restrict—innovation.
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•39:34
Oct 14, 2025

AI's Trust Problem: What Great Leaders Know That Most Don't with Great Place to Work CEO Michael Bush and WWT CTO Mike Taylor

Artificial intelligence investment is exploding, but adoption often stalls. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, Great Place to Work CEO Michael Bush and WWT CTO Mike Taylor unpack the real reason why: trust. They reveal how culture, leadership and access — not just technology — determine whether AI pilots fail or flourish, and why people-first leadership may be the ultimate competitive advantage in the age of AI.
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•49:03
Oct 7, 2025

Executive Leadership in the Age of AI: Lessons from WWT Co-Founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh

AI is reshaping business faster than any technology in history. But while employees are already using AI daily, enterprises are struggling to capture value at scale. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, WWT Co-Founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh explains why executive leadership is the critical factor in moving beyond pilots, how companies should build the right foundations for AI and why waiting on the sidelines may be the biggest risk of all.
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•52:19
Sep 30, 2025

Agents, Copilots and Beyond: Everyday AI's Jordan Wilson on Future of AI in the Enterprise

In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, we talk with Jordan Wilson, host of the popular Everyday AI Podcast, to unpack the realities of enterprise AI adoption. From tool sprawl and failed pilots to executive sponsorship and agentic models, Jordan shares lessons he's taken away from thousands of conversations with enterprise leaders — and explains why soft skills and unlearning old habits may be the ultimate keys to success.
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•58:22
Sep 23, 2025
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Everything AI. All in one place.

The AI Proving Ground Podcast is a byproduct of WWT's one-of-a-kind AI Proving Ground, which provides unrivaled access to the world's leading AI technologies. Powered by our Advanced Technology Center, this unique lab environment accelerates your ability to learn about, test, train and implement AI solutions.

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