The AI Dev Tool Showdown

The AI Dev Tool Showdown

Author: World Wide Technology: Artificial Intelligence Experts December 10, 2025 Duration: 46:43
AI isn’t just changing how software gets written—it’s changing who ships, who scales, and who falls behind. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, Nate McKie and Andrew Brydon of World Wide Technology break down how artificial intelligence and AI coding assistants are reshaping enterprise software development—from real productivity gains and improved data quality to the risks leaders can’t afford to ignore. They cut through the hype to explain which tools actually matter, how to ev...

The AI Proving Ground Podcast: Exploring Artificial Intelligence & Enterprise AI with World Wide Technology is a weekly conversation focused on moving artificial intelligence from theoretical potential to tangible business results. Hosted by the artificial intelligence experts at World Wide Technology, this podcast directly addresses the intricate reality of implementing AI within complex organizations. Each episode features candid discussions with top experts, IT leaders, and innovators who are actively navigating this landscape. The dialogue centers on practical insights, dissecting real-world case studies that reveal what genuinely drives AI return on investment. You'll hear detailed explorations of the toughest challenges teams face, from initial strategic alignment and data foundation work to the final stages of deployment and scaling. The goal is to demystify the process, breaking down both successful approaches and common pitfalls encountered in enterprise AI. This isn't about futuristic speculation; it's a grounded examination of the tools, processes, and decisions that separate promising pilots from production-ready systems. Tune in for a clear-eyed, actionable perspective on how leading companies are building, integrating, and leveraging AI to solve concrete business problems.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 92

AI Proving Ground Podcast: Exploring Artificial Intelligence & Enterprise AI with World Wide Technology
Podcast Episodes
Before You Scale AI, Fix Your Data [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:11
AI is working. Your data probably isn’t. As enterprise AI moves into production, a new constraint shows up fast. Not models. Not compute. Data. In this episode, recorded live at NVIDIA GTC, NetApp’s Tore Sundelin and WWT…
AI Speed Starts in the Data Center [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:25
AI isn’t slowing down. Your data center is. As enterprise AI moves into real workloads, physical limits show up fast. Power. Cooling. Space. Timing. The conversation shifts quickly from what model to use to whether you c…
Agentic AI at Scale: How to Build Without Losing Control [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:11
Agentic AI is getting real fast. The challenge isn’t building it anymore. It’s running it without losing control. Recorded live at NVIDIA GTC, this conversation gets into what actually changes when AI moves into producti…
Why Private AI Is Winning in the Enterprise [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:25
Private AI is quickly moving from niche architecture to a core enterprise AI strategy. As AI workloads move into production, leaders are rethinking where inference runs, how data stays governed and why hybrid AI infrastr…
The CEO's Job in the AI Era: Accelerating Idea to Outcome (I2O) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:23
As AI spreads beyond developers into every workflow, the differentiator shifts from tools to leadership. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, WWT Co-Founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh argues that winning in AI wi…
AI Moves Fast. So Do Breaches. Now What? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:56
AI is accelerating everything — including your attack surface. Prompt injection. Shadow AI. Non-human identities. Automated agents making decisions at machine speed. The pressure to move fast is real. So is the risk. In…