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Russell Smith hosts Petri Dish, a podcast for Microsoft system engineers and administrators looking to keep up to date with the latest trends in IT.
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How ExtraHop Gives Security Teams the Context AI Attacks Demand (opens the original)
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For years, cybersecurity teams have focused on keeping attackers out. But in today's AI-driven environments, the bigger challenge may be understanding what's happening after they get in. New research from ExtraHop shows that nearly half of organizations don't detect attacks until after data has already been exfiltrated. Joining me today is Heath Mullins, Chief Evangelist at ExtraHop and former Forrester analyst, to discuss the challenges of security in the AI era. 👏 Sponsored by Cayosoft .
AI can now fix outages while you sleep. Are enterprises ready? (opens the original)
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AI agents can now write code, investigate incidents, and in some cases resolve IT problems before anyone is even aware there's an issue. But how close are we really to autonomous IT? In this episode, I sit down with Karthik Sj, Chief AI Officer at LogicMonitor, to explore how AI is moving beyond chatbots into systems that can monitor, diagnose, and act on their own. We discuss why some organizations are embracing this shift faster than others, where automation can go wrong, and why the biggest o
AI Is Changing Tech Hiring: How IT Pros Can Still Stand Out (opens the original)
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AI is changing almost every part of the tech hiring process, from how candidates tailor résumés and apply for roles to how employers screen, assess, and communicate with applicants. But as both sides lean more heavily on automation, the process risks becoming noisier, less personal, and harder to trust. In this episode, I’m joined by Neil Costa, Founder and CEO of HireClix, to unpack how generative AI is reshaping recruitment for IT professionals, where the traditional hiring model is starting t
AI Theatre: Why Enterprise AI Projects Keep Failing (opens the original)
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Is your organization building real business value with AI or just putting on a show? In this episode of Petri Dish, Russell Smith speaks with Troy Norcross, Fractional COO, Founder of SER Team , and AI governance advisor, about why so many enterprise AI projects fail to deliver meaningful results. Instead of starting with a clear business problem, many organizations begin with the assumption that “AI is the answer” and then look for somewhere to apply it. Troy explains why this leads to AI spraw
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