How Western Digital Balances AI, Automation, and 24/7 Operations with SVP and CISO Sesh Tirumala

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On the 50th episode of Enterprise AI Innovators, hosts Evan Reiser ( Abnormal Security ) and Saam Motamedi ( Greylock Partners ) talk with Sesh Tirumala , Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Western Digital . Western Digital is one of the world's largest data storage manufacturers, with over 51,000 employees, 13,000 patents, and $13 billion in annual revenue. From enterprise data centers to high-performance hard drives for creative professionals, Western Digital has been a storage pioneer for over 50 years. In this conversation, Sesh offers insights into practical applications of AI in enterprise productivity, the critical role of IT in global manufacturing, and the future of IT architecture to enable business transformation. Quick hits from Sesh: On AI’s ability to reduce enterprise dependencies on meetings: “We all have this fear of missing out and we try to attend all meetings. What if you told your staff, ‘You don't need to, here's just a snippet that you need to know.’ 90% of the meetings are generally non action driven, so boring and monotonous. You can spare a lot of people from pain, I see value in that.

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