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Join Kieran Devlin from UC Today as he sits down with Chris Stapenhurst, Director of Product Management at Arctera. If you are navigating the complexities of modern compliance and data governance, this conversation highlights exactly why the "build it yourself" model is becoming obsolete.
As data volumes explode and regulations tighten ahead of 2027, the traditional on-premise data center is struggling to keep up. Chris Stapenhurst explains that AI is incredibly power-hungry - noting that large tech companies are even purchasing nuclear power stations to fuel data centers - and most firms simply cannot manage that level of hardware overhead on their own.
In this insightful discussion, Kieran and Chris break down the critical role of elasticity in the AI era. They discuss why "building for tomorrow" often leads to wasted budget on unused capacity, and how SaaS models offer a smarter alternative.
Key discussion points include:
The Power of Elasticity: Understanding how cloud infrastructure allows organizations to "burst" up resources to meet immediate AI processing demands and shrink back down instantly, ensuring you only pay for what you use.
Data Governance & Hygiene: How Arctera aggregates and normalizes content from disparate sources (whether on-prem or cloud) to create the clean, accessible data foundation required for accurate AI insights.
Agility Through SaaS: The compliance advantage of a SaaS model, which delivers seamless quarterly updates to address new regulations without the costly downtime and IT resource drain associated with upgrading on-premise systems.
Next Steps:
Are your infrastructure and compliance strategies ready for the next wave of AI regulations? Visit the Arctera website to learn more about their cloud-native solutions.

AI is no longer experimental. From Microsoft Copilot to Zoom AI Companion, AI is now embedded across enterprise collaboration platforms - and leaders are under pressure to deploy it at scale.
But here’s the challenge: the pace of innovation is outstripping traditional governance models. New behaviors are emerging. AI-to-AI interactions are happening. Shadow AI is spreading. And regulators are watching closely.
In this exclusive UC Today interview, Rob Scott sits down with Devin Redmond, CEO of Theta Lake, to unpack what modern AI governance really looks like - and why moving from guardrails to scalable governance is now mission‑critical for CIOs.
In this conversation, we explore:
Why AI has moved from pilot projects to production pressure
The innovation paradox facing today’s CIOs
Why blocking AI often increases enterprise risk
What real AI governance maturity looks like#
How to monitor human‑to‑AI and agent‑to‑agent interactions
Why regulators are intensifying scrutiny
What CIOs should demand from their AI vendors

Join our host Kristian McCann and CEO of UC Today Rob Scott as they wrap up the final episode of the Microsoft Teams Show. Alongside Tom Arbuthnot, and our panel of regular guests, Kevin Kieller, Satish Upadhyaya, Amanda Sterner, and Ryan Herbst, the team reflects on seven years of Teams’ evolution—from Skype for Business to a hub for AI-driven collaboration.
In this final episode, the panel examines Teams’ journey, milestones, and the rapidly growing role of AI in workplace collaboration.
Key Highlights:
Teams Evolution: From Skype for Business to Teams Phone, breakout rooms, and Teams Rooms, the panel discusses how user needs and adoption have shifted over time.
AI and Copilot Integration: The team explore how AI agents and Co-pilot are reshaping workflows, knowledge management, and team productivity across enterprises.
Competition and Innovation: The show discusses how competitors like Zoom, Slack, and Cisco have influenced Teams’ features, adoption, and strategic positioning.
Future of Collaboration: Our panel give predictions for voice-driven AI interfaces, immersive meetings, and the next frontier for Teams in a post-pandemic, hybrid workplace world.
Next Steps: Stay tuned for upcoming UC Today shows on AI, productivity, and employee experience.

Join host Kieran Devlin from UC Today for this video on The Rise of Digital Sovereignty and What It Means for UC Tech Dominance. He is joined by an all-star panel of industry experts: Jon Arnold (Principal, J. Arnold & Associates), Craig Durr (Chief Analyst), and Dom Black (Director of Research, Cavell Group).

In this episode, the panel tackles the "elephant in the room" for 2026: Digital Sovereignty. With France standardizing on state-backed platforms and moving away from US giants like Microsoft and Zoom, are we seeing the end of the global UC monolith? The group also dissects Zoho’s latest strategic moves in the SaaS market and provides a temperature check on the device landscape following a record-breaking ISE.

Is your enterprise data actually safe, or just "compliant"? This month, we dig deep into the geopolitical shifts forcing IT leaders to rethink their cloud strategies.
What is discussed in this episode: 
Digital Sovereignty Is Escalating
Governments are starting to redraw the rules around where data lives and who controls it.
Could regulation quietly force enterprises to rethink their entire collaboration stack?
Zoho’s Quiet Power Play
While others chase AI headlines, Zoho is reshaping SaaS economics in a way that could ripple through the entire channel.
Is their strategy about to disrupt how software risk and pricing are handled?
ISE 2026’s Biggest Signal
Something fundamental has changed on the show floor.
Meeting rooms are evolving fast, and the companies controlling workplace data may end up owning the future of the office.

In this episode of UC Today, host Kristian McCann sits down with Jim Johnstone, CISO at Yorktel-Kinly, to explore the new realities of AV security in the modern enterprise. As AV systems evolve from isolated room setups to deeply integrated network components, the line between facility tech and IT infrastructure is disappearing. But has security thinking kept pace? 

Johnstone unpacks the transformation of AV systems and why organizations need to elevate their approach from project-based oversight to lifecycle governance.

In this in-depth conversation, you’ll discover:
🔵 How AV’s shift from isolated rooms to connected infrastructure has expanded the security perimeter.
🔵 Why shared ownership among IT, facilities, and security teams is creating blind spots.
🔵 Common overlooked missteps — like stale credentials and unmanaged firmware — that open quiet entry points for attackers.
🔵 How to translate enterprise-grade frameworks (ISO, NIST, CIS Controls) into practical AV security workflows.

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