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Russ White: Will AI Replace Network Engineers? (2026 Answer) (opens the original)
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Every network team is being told the same thing right now: automate faster or fall behind on AI. But the engineers actually getting it right aren't the ones automating everything — they're the ones who know exactly where automation can break things .In this episode, Jay and Michael sit down with Russ White, He has decades of experience building and designing large-scale networks for companies like Cisco, LinkedIn, and Juniper and holds the distinction of earning the very first Cisco Certified De
How This University Cut an 11-Day Process to 2.7 Seconds With His AI Implementation Strategy (opens the original)
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Every university, hospital, and company is being told the same thing right now: move faster on AI or get left behind. But the leaders actually pulling it off aren't the ones chasing every shiny tool — they're the ones who know exactly which fights to avoid. In this episode, Jay and Michael sit down with Mike Mathews, Vice President of Global Innovation & Learning at Oral Roberts University, who's been leading AI strategy in higher ed since before most people knew what a chatbot was. He breaks do
AI4 2026 Conference Recap: Geoffrey Hinton, AI Governance & Live Takeaways from Las Vegas (opens the original)
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Clear Winds went live from the floor of AI4 2026 in Las Vegas — the world's largest AI conference, with over 12,000 attendees from 100+ countries — to break down what's really happening in enterprise AI right now. In this episode, host Jay Bradford is joined by Clear Winds CEO Stan Sargent, VP of Engineering Michael Gray, and Director of Development James Hammack live from the show floor, fresh out of sessions with Geoffrey Hinton (the Nobel Prize-winning "Godfather of AI") and enterprise AI lea
What Is a Database Management System? A 50-Year Database Veteran Explains Everything | Episode 15 (opens the original)
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Every application you use — your CRM, your ticketing system, even AI — is running on a database behind the scenes. Most people never think about it until something breaks.In this episode, Jay and Michael sit down with Rick Goudeau, Clear Winds' database engineer who's been working in databases since the early 1970s. They break down what a database management system actually is, how the technology has evolved (and, in a lot of ways, hasn't), and the real-world mistakes that can take down an entir
E-Rate Under Fire: What Every K-12 IT Director Needs to Know (opens the original)
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Everyone in K-12 IT knows the name E-Rate. Very few understand how much is riding on it right now. In this episode, Jay and Michael sit down with Dan Rivera, Director of SLED Business Development at RUCKUS Networks, to break down the E-Rate program — how it started, what it actually covers, the most common mistakes districts make, and why a recent FCC vote has put the future of the program on the table. This is a practical, no-BS conversation for IT directors, superintendents, librarians, E-Rate
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