NEW EdgeBytes Episode from The Enterprise Edge: Trust is no longer a compliance checkbox. It's a strategic asset. At the recent 2026 Munich Security Conference, two announcements signal a turning point for enterprise AI, defense modernization, and digital sovereignty - and they deserve our attention and analysis.1. The Trusted Tech Alliance - 15 global tech giants (Microsoft, Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Anthropic, SAP, Ericsson, Nokia, and more) united around five verifiable principles for trusted, secure, transparent infrastructure. As Ericsson's CEO Börje Ekholm put it: "No single company or country can build a secure and trusted digital stack alone."2. SAP's Defense Innovation Hub - a purpose-built ecosystem where startups, academia, and defense organizations co-create solutions for resilient, mission-critical operations. The message is clear: software and data integrity are now front-line concerns, not back-office afterthoughts. The thread connecting both? The future of technology - from enterprise AI to national security - will be governed by trust frameworks and ecosystem cooperation, not unilateral control. This will reshape procurement policies, public-private partnerships, and geopolitical alliances for the next decade. Have a listen and let me know your thoughts: Which trust principle matters most in 2026 and beyond - transparency, supply-chain security, or cross-border interoperability, and why? Drop your take in the comments!

EdgeBytes Episode 2 from The Enterprise Edge: The Enterprise Software Reckoning. The current enterprise software tailspin isn't what you think it is.36,165 tech jobs lost in just 6 weeks of 2026. Salesforce cutting 1,000. Workday down another 400. Amazon slashing 16,000 corporate roles.But these aren't failing companies. They're profitable enterprises making high-stakes bets. In this latest episode of EdgeBytes, I break down why the real driver isn't AI capability - it's AI anxiety; how companies are using AI as both the excuse for cuts AND the promise of growth; and three scenarios for what happens next (and which one we're actually living in). My take is this isn't a correction. It's a complete restructure of the value chain. The enterprise software we knew for 20 years? Already gone. But enterprise software is NOT dead. Watch to find out what is emerging right before us, and how to position yourself for success.

5-minute POV on recent announcements from ServiceNow...First, Panasonic Avionics Corporation - the company that puts entertainment systems in your airplane seat - just ripped out legacy CRM and went all-in on ServiceNow's AI-powered platform to manage 300 airline customers. And ServiceNow and Anthropic just announced a deep partnership integrating Claude directly into the Now Platform. More evidence that Bill McDermott and team are building the operating system - or "connective tissue" - that unifies workflows across enterprise operations, with AI as the intelligence layer, not just a feature. Listen - and react, comment, share - below!

Paul Baier didn't just survive the dot-com crash - he learned lessons that make him uniquely qualified to cut through today's AI hype. Now CEO of GAI Insights and Harvard Business School Executive Fellow, Baier helps Fortune 500s and startups answer the question boards are finally demanding: "Show me the actual numbers." In this conversation, we go beyond the buzzwords. Baier reveals what "AI-hybrid organization" actually means on an org chart, walks through real ROI calculations for secure employee chatbots, and explains why CFOs are starting to care more about "Return on Employee" than traditional metrics. You'll hear about the metric Morgan Stanley started tracking that they never measured before and why the measurement reckoning of 2026 separates serious deployments from expensive science projects. If you're tired of AI demos and ready for deployment reality - complete with governance guardrails, post-launch surprises, and the conversations that actually move budget approvals - this episode delivers the edge you need. Stream it now, and be sure to LIKE, COMMENT and SHARE!

Forget the tired playbook of relentless growth-at-all-costs; Leanne Taylor, Chief Revenue Officer at SYSPRO, dismantles the myth that bigger is always better in this essential episode of The Enterprise Edge. With the precision of someone who's built revenue engines across continents, Taylor reveals why "growth for growth's sake is actually a recipe for disaster" and argues that the most dangerous thing leaders can do is chase trends without understanding their own operational DNA. Her framework is bracingly simple yet profound: get crystal clear on your ideal customer profile, resist the seduction of every shiny market opportunity, and build systems that scale intelligently rather than chaotically. When she describes companies as needing to "eat their own dog food" - meaning leaders must intimately understand their products by using them - it's not consultant-speak but hard-won wisdom from someone who's seen the wreckage of unfocused expansion. This isn't another generic leadership conversation; it's a masterclass in strategic restraint from a revenue leader who knows that saying no to the wrong opportunities is how you say yes to sustainable success. Stream it now! And be sure to LIKE, SHARE and COMMENT!

Close out 2025 with a front-row seat to the future of enterprise AI as Workday CTO Peter Bailis reveals how one of enterprise software's most successful platforms is reimagining work itself. In this season finale of The Enterprise Edge podcast, Bailis unpacks Workday's bold "compound AI systems" architecture - a sophisticated approach that's transforming how 11,000 companies worldwide manage their most critical resources: people and money. From introducing "agent systems of record" that give AI identities in your org chart to processing contracts at superhuman speed, Bailis explains why Workday's laser focus on HR and finance workflows positions them uniquely in an increasingly crowded market. Whether you're evaluating enterprise platforms, curious about practical AI implementation at scale, or simply fascinated by how distributed systems thinking translates from Stanford classrooms to managing billions of daily transactions, this conversation delivers the rare combination of technical depth and strategic insight that only a Cal-educated, Stanford-teaching CTO can provide. Hear why focus still matters even at hyperscale - and how the company governing your work location, manager relationships, and time-off approvals is betting everything on sticking to its core. Stream it now and be sure to LIKE, SHARE and COMMENT!

In this episode, host Mark Vigoroso sits down with Corey Spencer, General Manager and Global VP of AI at UKG, for a masterclass in enterprise AI strategy. Spencer pulls back the curtain on UKG's groundbreaking Workforce Intelligence Hub - a platform designed to turn decades of siloed HR data into actionable insights - while candidly addressing the industry'sthorniest challenges: AI hallucinations, trust deficits, and the monetization puzzle keeping CFOs up at night. From his home base in Utah's "Silicon Slopes," Spencer shares hard-won lessons from 25 years in SaaS, explains why building customer trust is now a team sport requiring "capability coalitions" across vendors, and offers a refreshingly honest take on whymost AI demos impress but few AI implementations deliver. Whether you're navigating the hype cycle, wrestling with agentic AI architectures, or simply trying to understand how multi-agent systems will reshape enterprise software,this conversation delivers the strategic clarity and tactical wisdom you can put to work at your company today. Stream it now and be sure to LIKE, SHARE and COMMENT!

Join The Enterprise Edge founder and CEO Mark Vigoroso as he sits down with Vignesh Subramanian, Infor's SVP of Product Management overseeing AI, analytics, automation, and platform strategy, for a wide-ranging conversation that moves from the technical to the operational to the personal. Learn why Infor has doubled down on industry-specific SaaS solutions while carefully navigating the hyperscaler game, how agentic AI is reshaping mission-critical enterprise workflows without triggering a "doomsday scenario" for the workforce, and why Subramanian, who's witnessed in his 25 years at Infor everything from the dot-com boom to the cloud revolution, believes AI's near-term promise lies in bridging humanity's labor shortage gap. Along the way, you'll discoverSubramanian's unexpected side hustle as a reserve oboist in a chamber orchestra, his philosophy that "winning requires planning" learned from coaching youth cricket, and why he keeps a hand-painted calendar on his desk featuring sketches from his favorite South Indian composer. It's enterprise software strategy meets human insight - proof that the most compelling conversations about technology happen when you actively listen to the people behind the platforms. Stream it now, and be sure to LIKE, SHARE and COMMENT!

In this episode of The Enterprise Edge podcast, Informatica's EVP and Chief Product Officer Krish Vitaldevara delivers insider perspectives on the Salesforce acquisition - valued at $8 billion - and why it represents a perfect strategic alignment between two companies that share DNA around vendor neutrality and partner-first ecosystems. Fresh from joining Informatica in March after leadership roles at Microsoft, Google, and NetApp, Vitaldevara makes acompelling case that AI isn't just disruptive - it's a triple convergence of the PC revolution's productivity gains, mobile's modality shift, and cloud's infrastructure buildout, all happening simultaneously. From discussing why most companies' data still isn't ready for AI to revealing how consumption-based pricing will become essential in the agentic era, this conversation offers critical strategic insights for anyone navigating the intersection of enterprise data management, AI transformation, and the future of enterprisesoftware. Stream it now and be sure to LIKE, SHARE and COMMENT!

Ready to future-proof your business - or risk becoming the next Kodak? In this must-see episode of The Enterprise Edge podcast, founder & CEO Mark Vigoroso sits down with Sunil Ranka, Silicon Valley entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, and founder of Predikly, to discuss the urgent reality of agentic AI and automation. Sunil pulls no punches: companies waiting on the sidelines for their competitors to adopt AI are already falling behind. With jaw-dropping examples - like a three-person team generating $30 million in annual revenue - he reveals how AI agents and automation are collapsing traditional business models and creating unprecedented opportunities for lean, high-revenue operations. Whether you're an executive navigating digital transformation or an entrepreneur eager to understand how AI is rewriting the rules of scale, this conversation delivers actionable insights on speed-to-market, avoiding costly implementation mistakes, and why embracing AI now isn't optional - it's survival. Don'tmiss this energizing look at the future of work, productivity, and innovation. Stream it now, and be sure to LIKE, SHARE and COMMENT!