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Trevor Schulze on How CIO’s Can Drive AI Strategy

In this episode, Andy Leonard and Frank La Vigne are thrilled to be joined by Trevor Schulze, the Chief Information Officer at Alteryx. Trevor brings an unparalleled perspective on digital transformation, drawing from his impressive tenure at industry giants such as Micron, Cisco, and RingCentral.

Time stamps

00:00 “Data Driven: AI & CIO Insights”

04:32 CIO’s Role in AI Evolution

06:50 CIO’s Evolving Role with AI

11:43 “Embracing Data Democratization”

16:24 Democratizing Data Access

19:33 “AI Investment and Optimization Cycle”

20:55 AI Enhances Tool Configuration Guidance

24:42 Breaking Free from Vendor Lock-In

27:41 “Unleashing Shadow AI and Technical Debt”

31:53 Digital Performance Essential for All Industries

34:01 Data Privacy Concerns in AI Use

37:30 AI Democratization Challenges for Enterprises

42:15 AI Transforming Business Processes

43:55 Data-Driven Career Journey

47:13 “Building Trust in Data Analytics”

52:34 Building Trust in Future Tech

About the author, Frank

Frank La Vigne is a software engineer and UX geek who saw the light about Data Science at an internal Microsoft Data Science Summit in 2016. Now, he wants to share his passion for the Data Arts with the world.

He blogs regularly at FranksWorld.com and has a YouTube channel called Frank's World TV. (www.FranksWorld.TV). Frank has extensive experience in web and application development. He is also an expert in mobile and tablet engineering. You can find him on Twitter at @tableteer.