In this episode, Nick reviews lessons from 2025 that shift from POC to production in enterprise AI. Then he discusses key predictions for 2026 and discusses why it is such a pivotal year for enterprises to embrace AI.

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When a model learns your secrets, it never forgets.

In this episode, Nick sits down with Tom Gillis from Cisco to explore one of the most pressing challenges of the AI era: data sovereignty. As AI models absorb sensitive information and operational data at unprecedented scale, organizations are facing a new reality: once that knowledge is embedded, it can’t simply be erased.

Tom unpacks how Cisco is reimagining the data center for this new world from GPU-driven architectures and co-packaged optics to federated analytics that bring computation to the data instead of the other way around. Together, they discuss the return of on-prem infrastructure, the risks of IP leakage in model training, and why protecting data sovereignty may be the defining trust challenge of enterprise AI.

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In this episode, Nick sits down with David Reilly from World Wide Technology to explore how trust and structure must guide every AI transformation. Riley shares the five-question framework he used to evaluate technology decisions, from cost and reliability to risk and talent, and why it’s more critical than ever as enterprises race to adopt AI. Together, they discuss how CIOs can balance innovation with stability, build confidence with business partners, and lead teams through change without losing trust along the way.

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