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In this session, Kieran Devlin of UC Today sits down with Chris Stapenhurst, Director of Product Management at Arctera, to unpack a critical shift in the financial services sector. If you are a compliance leader looking to reduce operational drag and gain global visibility, this conversation sets the stage for a more agile, cloud-first future.
The era of managing sprawling data centers just to satisfy compliance boxes is coming to an end. In this insightful interview, we explore why banks and financial institutions are aggressively moving toward "pure SaaS" models. It isn’t just about cost - it’s about the agility required to survive in the age of AI and strict data sovereignty.
Chris Stapenhurst shares his expertise on how Arctera is helping organizations break free from legacy infrastructure, allowing compliance teams to choose the technology that fits their needs rather than being bound by existing IT hardware. We discuss the reality of "sovereign regions" and how nimble cloud vendors are solving the residency puzzle faster than ever before.
Key discussion points include:
The Drivers of SaaS: How the democratization of AI and the need for operational flexibility are pushing firms away from rigid, on-premise hardware solutions.
Agility & Sovereignty: How Arctera’s unique approach allows them to deploy country-specific, compliant SaaS environments in a matter of months, solving the complex data residency challenge.
The ROI of Cloud Compliance: Understanding the tangible return on investment achieved by reducing data center costs, electricity consumption, and the specialized IT headcount required to manage physical servers.
Global Risk Visibility: Why a unified cloud platform provides a "single pane of glass" for global heads of compliance, eliminating the fragmentation of monitoring risks across hubs like New York, London, and Singapore.
Next Steps: 
Ready to streamline your global compliance operations? Visit the Arctera website.

With a wave of retirements about to hit workforces, companies have to be prepared to keep avenues open for experienced workers who want to adapt to AI, and to teach junior workers so they can still learn the core skills that AI now performs.
Key takeaways include:
The day-to-day challenges this shift will bring
What kinds of responses can HR leaders experiment with to protect and grow expertise amid rising retirements and AI reshaping on-the-job learning?
What expertise will look like in an AI-enabled workplace
How to frame the skills and expertise issue so people in the boardroom take action.
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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.