This week on the Tech ONTAP Podcast, Justin sits down with global AI and digital transformation strategist Kamales Lardi to explore one of the most important conversations in modern IT: how to adopt AI responsibly, ethically, and effectively in the enterprise — with data at the core. While AI capabilities continue to expand, most organizations still struggle with real-world implementation, scaling beyond pilots, and building trust within the business. Kamales shares why AI strategy must start with people, data governance, and business outcomes — not just tools and hype. Topics we cover: ✔ Why AI success is driven by data readiness + governance ✔ Why 95% of AI initiatives still fail to produce measurable ROI ✔ Human-centric transformation vs. tech-first execution ✔ Digital Darwinism + workforce anxiety ✔ Ethical, legal & privacy concerns — including IP ingestion ✔ Where automation makes sense (and where it doesn’t) If your organization is building or scaling AI workloads, this is must-listen guidance to avoid costly missteps and create responsible, secure, business-aligned AI outcomes. Listen to the full episode on SoundCloud & podcast apps Learn more at https://www.netapp.com #TechONTAP #NetApp #AI #AIEthics #DigitalTransformation #ResponsibleAI #DataGovernance #DataManagement #hybridcloud #enterpriseai #futureofwork ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 💬 Join the Community 💬 ► NetApp Discord ►►► https://discord.gg/NetApp ► NetApp Subreddit ►►► https://reddit.com/r/NetApp ► NetApp Forums ►►► https://community.netapp.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🕸️ NetApp on the Web 🕸️ 🌎 https://www.netapp.com/ 📢 https://www.netapp.com/newsroom/ 📃 https://docs.netapp.com 🧠 https://kb.netapp.com/ 🚑 https://mysupport.netapp.com/ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 https://community.netapp.com/ 🎓https://netapp.com/certifications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ► Want even more NetApp content?! ► ► NetApp ONAIR ►►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfSioalJt_M&list=PLBnrAGltewPWEadNWSbG6mDubyGO6YqQu ► Tech ONTAP Podcast ►►► https://soundcloud.com/techontap_podcast ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 💬 Socials 💬 ► LinkedIn ►►► https://www.linkedin.com/company/NetApp ► Facebook ►►► https://www.facebook.com/NetApp ► Instagram ►►► https://www.instagram.com/NetApp ► X / Twitter ►►► https://twitter.com/NetApp ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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