Episode 3

AI Runs on Infrastructure: Why CIOs Must Rethink Their Stack for the Next Wave of Growth

Is Your Infrastructure Ready for AI?

In this episode, we sit down with senior tech leaders to unpack a critical boardroom dilemma: Can outdated infrastructure deliver AI outcomes at scale?

From AI pilots that stall due to brittle systems to the growing shift toward platform engineering and “infrastructure as product” mindsets, this episode explores what it truly takes to be GenAI-ready. No jargon, no sugarcoating, just real stories and sharp insights from the field.

What we’re really asking is:

  • Are we building intelligence on a fragile foundation?
  • Or are CIOs finally rethinking their stack for the next wave of growth?

Latency, budgets, security trade-offs, cloud realities, and the real ROI of modernization: it’s all on the table.

This is the infrastructure conversation your board should be having.

Watch the episode now and join the transformation dialogue.

Meet the Speakers

Chella-Palaniappan
Chella Palaniappan

President – Client Services, Trigent

Chella helps enterprises modernize their infrastructure, align IT with business goals, and scale faster through cloud and AI-led transformation.

GopalBalasubramanian
Gopal Balasubramanian

Former Global Head – Cloud, Infrastructure & Security, Cognizant

CEO of the eVean Foundation, Gopal brings two decades of deep expertise in large-scale IT transformation across industries and continues to shape future-of-tech thinking.

rohit adlaka
Rohit Adlakha

Board Member, CxO Advisor, and ex-CIO

Moderator

Advisor and former CDO/CIO, Rohit bridges the business-technology divide with a global lens on innovation, risk, and enterprise transformation.