In this episode of WWT Presents Research, host Robb Boyd and Corey Wanless, a principal solutions architect, explore ways in which organizations can automate infrastructure and processes for AI success.

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.

As AI agents, cyber risk and infrastructure demand accelerate, IT leaders must move beyond experimentation and build the visibility, agility and resilience needed to operate at AI speed. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, we dive into the key lessons learned at Cisco Live 2026 and how enterprise business and technology leaders should think about them moving forward.

Private cloud sounds simple until you sit in the room where the decisions get made. Everyone agrees they want it — but everyone means something different. That's where things start to drift. Teams buy hardware, timelines get tight, and suddenly the foundation is poured before anyone agrees on what the cloud is supposed to deliver.