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Operationalizing Data for AI: Why DataOps Is the Missing Link
Organizations invest heavily in analytics platforms, cloud data stacks, and advanced machine learning, yet struggle to translate those investments into consistent business impact. Models look promising in isolation, dashboards shine during demos, but real-world performance breaks down under scale, change, and complexity. The root cause is rarely the algorithm. It is the absence of strong data operations. Data value is realized not just through strategy or analytics, but throu

Kurt Smith
4 days ago6 min read


Building Trustworthy AI Systems Without Slowing the Business
Building AI systems at enterprise scale has become a strategic expectation, not an experiment. Organizations across industries are under pressure to use artificial intelligence to improve decision making, automate operations, and unlock new growth. At the same time, leaders face real concerns around governance, ethics, security, and regulatory exposure. The challenge is clear: how to build trustworthy AI systems that create real business value without slowing the organization

Kurt Smith
6 days ago6 min read


Building an AI Operating Model: How Enterprises Move From Experiments to Execution
AI adoption across large enterprises is accelerating, yet execution continues to lag behind ambition. Leadership teams approve pilots, innovation teams test tools, and vendors promise transformation. Still, most organizations struggle to move AI beyond isolated experiments into reliable, scalable execution that delivers sustained business value. The challenge rarely sits with technology. Enterprises already have access to advanced models, platforms, and data. The real constra

Kurt Smith
Jan 156 min read


AI Agents in the Enterprise: What to Automate, What to Control, and What to Avoid
Modern enterprises are constantly navigating the pressure to move faster, scale operations, and remain competitive without adding more headcount or complexity. Static automation has its limits, and generic AI tools often miss the nuance required for enterprise-grade transformation. That’s where AI agents enter the scene : purpose-built, autonomous digital teammates that execute, decide, and adapt across business functions. This guide explores what you should automate with AI

Kurt Smith
Jan 135 min read


Operationalizing Data for AI: Why DataOps Matters More Than Ever
Modern enterprises depend on data to drive decisions, power analytics, and enable AI, but the moment AI moves from experimentation to production, weaknesses in day to day data operations surface quickly. Pipelines that looked fine in isolation struggle under real demand. Critical datasets arrive late or partially complete. Teams apply manual fixes that work once and then quietly introduce more risk. DataOps is the practical discipline that turns data from a strategic promise

Kurt Smith
Dec 18, 20256 min read


How to Modernize Your Data Architecture for AI in 2026
Modernizing your data architecture is no longer a technical luxury. It's a strategic imperative for organizations that want to compete in the age of AI-driven decision-making, real-time analytics, and scalable digital transformation. As 2026 approaches, businesses face mounting pressure to replatform from fragmented legacy systems to unified, intelligent, and secure data environments that are purpose-built for artificial intelligence. Data is the raw material of AI. Without

Kurt Smith
Dec 11, 20255 min read


How to Build a Data Governance Framework That Actually Works in 2026
Data leaders are under pressure from every direction. AI teams want faster access to training data. Security teams worry about exposure. Regulators keep tightening expectations. Meanwhile, business stakeholders just want accurate reports that they can trust. Data is one of the most powerful assets an enterprise possesses, but without governance, it can quickly become one of the greatest liabilities. The gap between promise and reality is exactly where most data governance fra

Kurt Smith
Dec 2, 202512 min read


From Data Chaos to Clarity: Building a Unified Data Strategy That Delivers ROI
Data has become one of the most valuable resources in the modern enterprise, yet for many organizations, it's also the most underutilized. Between disconnected systems, ungoverned silos, and legacy infrastructure, most companies face what can only be described as data chaos. The symptoms are familiar: inconsistent reporting, delayed insights, underperforming AI initiatives, and frustrated decision-makers. The root cause? A fragmented approach to data management. Building a un

Kurt Smith
Nov 13, 20254 min read


Governance and Compliance in AI-Driven Enterprises
Boards want outcomes, regulators want controls, and teams want clarity. AI accelerates value, but it also compresses risk timelines, magnifies data exposure, and introduces model behavior that can drift without warning. Customers expect responsible AI and auditors expect evidence. Leadership needs a plan that shows how AI risk is identified, measured, monitored, and reported in language the business understands. At Working Excellence, we simplify the complexity of cybersecuri

Kurt Smith
Nov 11, 20257 min read


Working Excellence CISO James Gorman Named a Top Global CISO for 2025 by Cyber Defense Magazine
Reston, VA, November 5, 2025 – Working Excellence announced today that James Gorman, Chief Information Security Officer , has been recognized by Cyber Defense Magazine as one of the Top Global CISOs for 2025 . The recognition was presented at CyberDefenseCon 2025 , one of the world’s leading gatherings of cybersecurity executives and industry innovators. The Top Global CISOs list honors leaders who are redefining cybersecurity through trust, strategy, and innovation. Gorm

Kurt Smith
Nov 5, 20253 min read


Intelligent Automation: AI Agents in Enterprise Workflows
Enterprises everywhere are striving to balance speed, accuracy, and innovation while managing an ocean of repetitive work and fragmented systems. Intelligent automation has emerged as the bridge between human creativity and digital precision, with AI agents redefining how workflows operate across departments, systems, and processes. AI agents aren’t just automated scripts. They are adaptive digital teammates that interpret data, make decisions, and act across platforms. When

Kurt Smith
Oct 28, 20254 min read


Cloud Migrations for AI-Driven Enterprises
Cloud migration has become the forcing function for AI ambitions, the moment a company decides whether intelligence will be a built-in advantage or something bolted on later. Many teams feel the squeeze of rising costs, brittle legacy stacks, and fragmented data that slows every initiative. Others are under pressure to ship GenAI features without the foundations to support them. This guide lays out a clear, practical path to migrate with confidence, reduce technical debt, an

Kurt Smith
Oct 23, 20257 min read


Enterprise Data Architecture: Building a Scalable AI Foundation
Every organization sitting on a mountain of untapped data is facing the same reality: without the right architecture, that data can't fuel innovation, decision-making, or growth. Enterprises know they need to modernize, yet too often they're stuck with rigid, fragmented systems that don't scale, don't talk to each other, and don't support the demands of AI. This isn't just a technology challenge, it's a strategic one. Data architecture is the bedrock of every modern digital

Kurt Smith
Oct 21, 20255 min read


Data Governance for AI: Enabling Trustworthy Insight
Every business leader today feels the pressure to scale AI quickly, but many also feel the uncertainty that comes with it. How do you unlock innovation without losing control? How can you trust insights generated by algorithms you can’t fully explain? These are not small questions, and they are exactly why data governance for AI has become one of the most important disciplines in modern enterprise management. AI has changed how organizations think about data. Models are no l

Kurt Smith
Oct 16, 20255 min read


AI Agents for Business: Driving Data-First Transformation
Enterprises today are expected to make decisions faster, deliver exceptional customer experiences, and keep operations running flawlessly around the clock. The competitive landscape rewards organizations that can turn data into action at scale. AI agents are now at the center of that shift , helping businesses evolve from manual execution to intelligent, autonomous performance. Unlocking the Value of Intelligent Autonomy Enterprises are discovering that traditional automation

Kurt Smith
Oct 14, 20254 min read


Secure Data Strategy: Integrating Cyber Risk into Data Roadmaps
Enterprises today are sitting on enormous volumes of data, but few have the structures in place to keep that data both usable and secure....

Kurt Smith
Oct 1, 20254 min read


Custom AI Agent Development vs. Off-the-Shelf Platforms
The race to integrate artificial intelligence into business operations has become one of the defining challenges for leaders across...

Kurt Smith
Sep 10, 20255 min read


Strategic Data Monetization: Turning Insights into Revenue
Every modern enterprise collects data. But few know how to turn that data into actual, measurable revenue . Strategic data monetization...

Kurt Smith
Aug 28, 20254 min read


AI Agents for Business: Achieving Scalable, Intelligent Operations
The modern enterprise isn't just digitizing processes; it's reimagining how work gets done. Traditional automation tools can only go so...

Kurt Smith
Aug 7, 20254 min read


AI-Enhanced Threat Detection: Integrating ML into SOC Workflows
Modern security operations centers (SOCs) face an unprecedented volume and velocity of threats. Traditional rule-based detection methods,...

Kurt Smith
Aug 5, 20255 min read
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