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.

Generative AI isn't just another tech trend; it's a fundamental shift in how businesses compete. The question is no longer if you should adopt AI, but how you can embed it into your organization to create a durable, defensible advantage. Google Cloud COO Francis deSouza shares how leaders are using AI as a competitive advantage to build intelligent operations for unmatched efficiency, create predictive customer experiences that foster deep loyalty and accelerate innovation to discover what's next. Executives will learn what it takes to build an AI-native culture…because the businesses that win the next decade won't just use AI—they'll be built with it at their core.

From the Rocky Mountain Cyber Symposium in Colorado Springs, Walton Smith from WWT and Dan Ellis from Google discuss the critical challenges facing the Department of Defense and the transformative role of innovative technology solutions, such as Google's Distributed Cloud (GDC) platform, in defense operations. Discover how WWT and Google leverage AI and advanced network security to enhance mission success and protect against threats.

Google Distributed Cloud air-gapped delivers a fully managed cloud experience for organizations that require complete isolation to meet stringent sovereignty and regulatory requirements. It does not require connectivity to Google Cloud or the public internet and comes with many of our leading AI technologies, to increase the value of your data, while keeping it secure.

Simplify operations from procurement to management for secure and optimized apps with WWT, F5 and Google Cloud