Episode Details

AI investment is rising fast, but figuring out what actually creates value is still a work in progress. For WWT CEO Jim Kavanaugh, that uncertainty isn't a reason to slow down. It's a reason to get closer to the work.

In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, Jim shares what WWT is learning by putting AI to work inside its own business. That means experimenting aggressively, seeing what holds up in a real enterprise environment and giving people across the organization room to learn, adapt and rethink how work gets done.

The bigger lesson: AI transformation is business transformation. The companies that pull ahead won't be the ones that get every decision right. They'll be the ones that learn quickly, course-correct and turn individual breakthroughs into capabilities the entire organization can use.

And as AI gets more capable, human expertise doesn't become less valuable. It becomes the thing that connects the technology to the business: knowing what matters, where to apply it and how to turn what you're learning into growth.

More about this week's guest:

Jim Kavanaugh is globally recognized as an innovative business executive and is renowned for his inclusive, people-first leadership style. His emphasis on promoting a healthy, vibrant workplace has anchored WWT's award-winning culture, while his savvy business acumen has propelled the company's substantial growth from a small startup to a global technology solution provider that helps organizations conquer the speed and complexity of technology, harness the power of digital transformation and make a new world happen.

The AI Proving Ground Podcast leverages the deep AI technical and business expertise from within World Wide Technology's one-of-a-kind AI Proving Ground, which provides unrivaled access to the world's leading AI technologies. This unique lab environment accelerates your ability to learn about, test, train and implement AI solutions. 

Learn more about WWT's AI Proving Ground.

The AI Proving Ground is a composable lab environment that features the latest high-performance infrastructure and reference architectures from the world's leading AI companies, such as NVIDIA, Cisco, Dell, F5, AMD, Intel and others.

Developed within our Advanced Technology Center (ATC), this one-of-a-kind lab environment empowers IT teams to evaluate and test AI infrastructure, software and solutions for efficacy, scalability and flexibility — all under one roof. The AI Proving Ground provides visibility into data flows across the entire development pipeline, enabling more informed decision-making while safeguarding production environments.