The AI Infrastructure Decision Your Board Will Eventually Question
By Howard Oliver, MBA Hyperscalers are not the enemy. Unvalidated dependency is. For larger midmarket companies, the AI path often looks practical at first. Use the available cloud platform. Launch the pilot. Connect the data. Prove the use case. Move fast. On paper, that feels like progress. Then the pilot becomes important. That is when […]
Why Hiring a Chief AI Officer Won’t Fix Your AI Execution Problem
By Howard Oliver, MBA Many organizations are hiring a Chief AI Officer, Chief Transformation Officer, CTrO or similar senior AI leader to accelerate AI adoption; a logical step, as AI is now central to operations. However, leadership alone does not solve the execution challenge. These positions are incredibly important and help to provide much-needed guidance for the […]
AI-First Means Getting Infrastructure Right Earlier Than You Think
By Howard Oliver, MBA Organizations committed to becoming AI-first are quietly changing focus. Success depends less on model quality and more on getting infrastructure, governance, and execution right from the outset.In conversations with CEOs and transformation leaders across Ontario and the EU, a recurring pattern emerges. Teams are moving fast. Pilots are working. Results look […]