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AI Cloud Essentials

Objective insights for AI leaders accelerating enterprise AI

Building and scaling AI solutions? Get actionable advice from host Ritu Jyoti and AI visionaries as they explore essential business and technical issues, from cost to compliance.

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Beyond GPUs

Hosted by Ritu Jyoti
Guest: Jacob Feldman, Lead Solution Architect, CoreWeave

Why is an AI-native cloud the smart choice for enterprise AI? Maximum compute performance is a start. But an infrastructure optimized for speed and efficiency is essential to escape pilot purgatory—and scale.

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The Hyperscaler Tax

Hosted by Ritu Jyoti

The most significant threat to enterprise AI? Spiraling costs. Find out how an AI-native cloud addresses the costly shortcomings of general-purpose clouds, stops budget bleed-out—and avoids the Hyperscaler Tax.

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January 27, 2026

Mitigating AI risk

Hosted by Ritu Jyoti
Guests: James Higgins (CoreWeave, CISO)

Existing cloud security protocols create a dangerous “AI Risk Blind Spot,” since traditional security protects the container but not the algorithmic integrity of the AI model itself. The solution is an AI-native cloud that is purpose-built to embed specialized security, governance, and compliance throughout the AI lifecycle.

Podcast host

Ritu Jyoti

AI Value Strategist | CEO, Stealth AI Startup

Ritu Jyoti is an award-winning AI thought leader and value strategist who has spent more than 25 years at the crossroads of technological innovations and strategic business outcomes. She draws from this deep experience to help organizations integrate disruptive innovation and unlock new efficiency. Ritu gained her deep AI experience during her time as GM/GVP of AI and Data at IDC, where she guided global vendors, end-users, and investors with actionable research. She is also an expert contributor to CIO Online’s popular blog series “Leading the Agentic Age.”

Podcast guests

Jacob FeldmanJacob Feldman

Jacob Feldman

Lead Solution Architect, CoreWeave

A long-time member of the CoreWeave team, Jacob Feldman works closely with customers across industries and use cases to design and engineer solutions that achieve incredible feats in the cloud.

Lavanya ShuklaLavanya Shukla

Lavanya Shukla

Director of AI, Weights & Biases

Lavanya Shukla is on a mission to put powerful developer tools in the hands of every machine learning engineer and researcher on the planet.

James HigginsJames Higgins

James Higgins

Chief Information Security Officer, CoreWeave

A seasoned technology and business leader with 30+ years of experience in advanced technology, James Higgins specializes in information security and public-private collaboration.

Jean EnglishJean English

Jean English

Chief Marketing Officer, CoreWeave

Jane English leads CoreWeave’s global marketing and communications strategy, accelerating the company’s brand, market presence, and business growth.

Corey SandersCorey Sanders

Corey Sanders

Senior Vice President of Product, CoreWeave

Corey Sanders leads the development and execution of CoreWeave's strategic initiatives, focusing on scaling innovation and driving sustainable growth in the rapidly evolving AI ecosystem.