AI's Next Phase: Moving From Models To Measurable Impact
Techstrong.ai, Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
Jake Burns, an executive in residence at Amazon Web Services (AWS), dives into the cloud computing issues that IT teams will need to consider as they deploy artificial intelligence (AI) workloads.
As organizations pour millions into AI projects, many are discovering that the technology's real value lies not in the size of the model but in how effectively it's applied, governed, and measured.
Mike Vizard and Jake Burns explore what it takes to operationalize AI at scale-turning promising proofs of concept into production systems that generate tangible ROI. They touch on aligning AI investments with strategic objectives, developing metrics for productivity and efficiency gains, and building feedback loops that connect AI performance directly to business results.