This Week in Enterprise Tech

Week 16 - This Week in Enterprise Tech

June 06, 2024 Charles Araujo and Hyoun Park Season 1 Episode 16
Week 16 - This Week in Enterprise Tech
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This Week in Enterprise Tech
Week 16 - This Week in Enterprise Tech
Jun 06, 2024 Season 1 Episode 16
Charles Araujo and Hyoun Park

AI interfaces, vendor dependencies, C-suite changeups, addressing common security breaches even at cutting-edge AI companies, and CIO strategies for business growth - all on this week’s This Week in Enterprise Tech, brought to you by Hyoun Park of Amalgam Insights and Charles Araujo of The DX Report.

The “Egg Theory” of AI

Can AI be too simple? Hyoun and Charles discuss Rex Woodbury’s assertion that “just add water” agentic AI may be dissatisfactory to its users. Particularly with the concept of AI agents as “co-pilots,” what is the correct balance of AI assistance and human agency?

Digital Native: https://www.digitalnative.tech/p/the-egg-theory-of-ai-agents

PluralSight: The Risks of Private Equity-Backed Vendors

What do enterprise IT buyers need to be prepared for when a private equity firm acquires a vendor you depend on? Charles and Hyoun discuss what happened to PluralSight, a technology learning platform, after Vista Equity Partners bought it three years ago.

Axios: https://www.axios.com/2024/05/31/vista-equity-pluralsight

UiPath and CEO vs. Board Challenges

Daniel Dines is back in as CEO at UiPath, cutting short Rob Enslin’s brief tenure. What does that say about UiPath and the broader RPA market?

UiPath: https://www.uipath.com/newsroom/uipath-ceo-transition-daniel-dines

Security Breaches in Cutting Edge AI Companies

Recent security breaches at Snowflake and Hugging Face underscore the need for broader adoption of more effective security measures. But even tech companies struggle with sufficient compliance from internal end users.

Snowflake - https://community.snowflake.com/s/question/0D5VI00000Emyl00AB/detecting-and-preventing-unauthorized-user-access

Hugging Face - https://huggingface.co/blog/space-secrets-disclosure 

Structuring Tech in a High-Growth Situation

A profile of Nutanix CEO Rami Mazid prompts Hyoun and Charles to consider CIO strategies for business growth.

Mark Chillingworth for Diginomica - https://diginomica.com/next-2024-nutanix-cio-optimizes-estate-growth-opportunities





This Week In Enterprise Tech is hosted by:

Charles Araujo of The DX Report and

Hyoun Park of Amalgam Insights

Show Notes

AI interfaces, vendor dependencies, C-suite changeups, addressing common security breaches even at cutting-edge AI companies, and CIO strategies for business growth - all on this week’s This Week in Enterprise Tech, brought to you by Hyoun Park of Amalgam Insights and Charles Araujo of The DX Report.

The “Egg Theory” of AI

Can AI be too simple? Hyoun and Charles discuss Rex Woodbury’s assertion that “just add water” agentic AI may be dissatisfactory to its users. Particularly with the concept of AI agents as “co-pilots,” what is the correct balance of AI assistance and human agency?

Digital Native: https://www.digitalnative.tech/p/the-egg-theory-of-ai-agents

PluralSight: The Risks of Private Equity-Backed Vendors

What do enterprise IT buyers need to be prepared for when a private equity firm acquires a vendor you depend on? Charles and Hyoun discuss what happened to PluralSight, a technology learning platform, after Vista Equity Partners bought it three years ago.

Axios: https://www.axios.com/2024/05/31/vista-equity-pluralsight

UiPath and CEO vs. Board Challenges

Daniel Dines is back in as CEO at UiPath, cutting short Rob Enslin’s brief tenure. What does that say about UiPath and the broader RPA market?

UiPath: https://www.uipath.com/newsroom/uipath-ceo-transition-daniel-dines

Security Breaches in Cutting Edge AI Companies

Recent security breaches at Snowflake and Hugging Face underscore the need for broader adoption of more effective security measures. But even tech companies struggle with sufficient compliance from internal end users.

Snowflake - https://community.snowflake.com/s/question/0D5VI00000Emyl00AB/detecting-and-preventing-unauthorized-user-access

Hugging Face - https://huggingface.co/blog/space-secrets-disclosure 

Structuring Tech in a High-Growth Situation

A profile of Nutanix CEO Rami Mazid prompts Hyoun and Charles to consider CIO strategies for business growth.

Mark Chillingworth for Diginomica - https://diginomica.com/next-2024-nutanix-cio-optimizes-estate-growth-opportunities





This Week In Enterprise Tech is hosted by:

Charles Araujo of The DX Report and

Hyoun Park of Amalgam Insights