AI Proving Ground Podcast
AI deployment and adoption is complex — this podcast makes it actionable. Join top experts, IT leaders and innovators as we explore AI’s toughest challenges, uncover real-world case studies, and reveal practical insights that drive AI ROI. From strategy to execution, we break down what works (and what doesn’t) in enterprise AI. New episodes every week.
Episodes
32 episodes
Private AI vs. Cloud: How Enterprise Leaders Can Make Smarter Build-or-Buy Decisions
Is your organization ready to own AI or are you better served by leveraging the speed and scale of the cloud? In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, WWT High-Performance Architecture Director Jeff Fonke and VP of Advanced Technology ...
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Enterprise AI Adoption: How Workforce AI Is Changing the Future of Work
Organizations are racing to unlock the potential of workforce AI, but only a few have cracked adoption at scale. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, VP of Digital Experiences Joe Berger and workforce AI expert Kait Miller break do...
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AI Won’t Save You: Easterly, Joyce and CISOs on the Cybersecurity Reality No One Wants to Hear
At a time when AI feels like oxygen — powering every tool, every conversation, every strategy — security leaders at the forefront are sounding the alarm: it won’t fix the fundamentals. In this episode, top voices from government, industry and t...
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The Brutal Truth About AI Data Readiness: How to Slow Down to Move Fast
Charged with moving fast on AI? You might be setting yourself back. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, WWT AI expert and data scientist Ina Poecher and Chief Technology Advisor Bill Stanley break down why the organizations that w...
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The ‘Dirty Dozen’ AI Risks — And the Framework That Kills Them
AI isn't just evolving — it's accelerating into every corner of business and society. But while innovation surges ahead, AI policy and regulation is playing catch-up. In this episode of The AI Proving Ground Podcast, two of WWT's foremost AI an...
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AI Hype to Mission Impact: Dell Federal, NVIDIA and WWT's Government Playbook
Federal technology leaders reveal how to start small, set data‑cyber guardrails and scale fast — all without blowing the budget . Listen to Dan Carroll (Dell Federal Field CTO), Ryan Simpson (NVIDIA Chief Technologist for Public Sector Partners...
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AI Agents: Scaling Your Digital Workforce
Enterprise adoption of AI agents is spiking, with industry surveys showing most large enterprises are already piloting AI agents. But there's a lot of hype out there. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, Technical Solutions Archite...
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Cloud‑Native AI: A Blueprint for Faster, Safer Innovation
Cloud‑native AI is rewriting the enterprise playbook; in this episode, guest host Robb Boyd convenes data strategist Ina Poecher and cloud architect Zaid Elkhateeb to unpack why 2025 belongs to firms that treat hyperscale cloud as their default...
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Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent-to-Agent (A2A): The Future of Enterprise AI
Agentic AI systems have the potential to work together, but not yet at scale. This episode breaks down two emerging standards — Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent-to-Agent (A2A) communication. Both promise modular AI integration, safer data...
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AI's Invisible Bottleneck: Why AI Stalls at the Network, not the GPU
For many, AI success isn’t limited by how many GPUs you can buy; it’s limited by how fast those GPUs can talk to each other without tripping over the plumbing. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, two of WWT’s top networking minds ...
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Jack in the Box CTO Reveals AI Playbook
Jack in the Box CTO Doug Cook and WWT Chief Digital Advisor Charlie Lawhorn detail how a multi-year modernization sprint paved the way for advancements in AI — and what every business can learn from the fast-food chain's journey. Doug and Charl...
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What Cisco Live 2025 Revealed About the Future of Enterprise AI
At Cisco Live 2025, the networking giant rolled out a sweeping agenda to make AI not just powerful, but practical — and secure. In this episode, we caught up with leaders from Cisco, NVIDIA and WWT to talk about what this year's announcements a...
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3 Easy Steps to Kickstart AI the Right Way
AI leaders these days have little time for proofs of concept. They need ROI. If you're leading AI transformation in a large organization, this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast is your blueprint. AI consultants Kathleen Nowicke and Yoni ...
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The Data Traps That Are Killing AI Initiatives
Nearly half of today’s AI initiatives are dead on arrival. The culprit? The data. From disjointed systems and undefined use cases to cultures that overestimate readiness, WWT data strategists Bill Stanley and Jonathan Gassner break down why man...
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Inside the AI Coding Revolution: Tools, Tradeoffs and Transformation
As AI innovation intensifies, one domain is already feeling the impact: software development. In this episode, WWT experts Nate McKie and Andrew Athan explore how AI-powered coding assistants are improving developer productivity and reshaping e...
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Hidden Infrastructure Demands of Enterprise AI
As AI pushes the limits of traditional IT infrastructure, enterprises are racing to modernize their data centers. In this episode, Mike Parham and Bruce Gray walk us through the behind-the-scenes decisions that matter — from power and cooling c...
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40:29
Data Poisoning, Prompt Injection and Exploring Vulnerabilities of Gen AI
AI systems are only as trustworthy as the data they're trained on — but what happens when that data is intentionally corrupted? WWT's Justin Hadler and Chance Cornell break down the growing threats of data poisoning and prompt injection, explor...
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Assessing AI Workloads: How to Choose the Right Environment for Enterprise AI
Where should your AI workloads run? It's one of the most overlooked questions in AI strategy. From surprising constraints around power, cooling and floor space, to the growing demand for GPU-as-a-Service models, this episode delivers a field-le...
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Deepfakes for Good? How AI is Powering the Next Era of Personalization
Can deepfakes go from dangerous to delightful? In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, Adam Dumey and Chris Roberts explore one of the more surprising — and controversial — topics in generative AI: the use of synthetic media and deepf...
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A Practical Playbook for AI: Driving AI Adoption in the Enterprise
Many organizations are chasing AI's promise. But who's actually delivering results? In this episode of The AI Proving Ground Podcast, we take you inside WWT's AI Day STL, where real-world success stories meet tactical, boots-on-the-ground guida...
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Beyond Chatbots: How Digital Humans Are Transforming Enterprise AI Experiences
As enterprise AI strategies mature, the user interface is evolving beyond chatbots. Enter the digital human — real-time, emotionally aware, multilingual AI avatars designed to mimic human interaction with uncanny realism. In this episode of AI ...
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Staying Ahead of AI Policy and Governance with a Global Framework
AI isn't just evolving — it's accelerating into every corner of business and society. But while innovation surges ahead, AI policy and regulation is playing catch-up. In this episode of The AI Proving Ground Podcast, two of WWT's foremost AI an...
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Why AI Might Save Healthcare — And How It’s Already Happening
Can AI solve the healthcare crisis? Hear from two frontline healthcare executives — Dr. Sanaz Cordes and Dr. Eric Quinones, both Chief Digital Advisors with WWT — on the groundbreaking ways AI is reshaping clinical care, restoring physician foc...
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AI at Scale: How Cisco & NVIDIA Are Powering the Future of Enterprise AI
As AI moves from predictive analytics to real-time autonomous decision-making, enterprises face a critical challenge: scaling AI securely and efficiently. This episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast explores key takeaways from NVIDIA GTC, the...
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Bonus! AI’s Next Leap: Insights from NVIDIA GTC 2025
Jensen Huang’s keynote at NVIDIA GTC 2025 reinforced that we are entering a new phase of AI-driven enterprise transformation — signaling a shift from AI as a supporting tool to AI as a decision-making and autonomous agent. In this episode of th...
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