As artificial intelligence reshapes cybersecurity, organizations are being forced to rethink data sovereignty, trust, and resilience. In this episode, we sit down with Adam Gale, Field CTO for Cybersecurity and AI at NetApp, to explore how AI, security, and geopolitics are colliding in today’s digital infrastructure.
This conversation goes beyond theory to discuss real-world challenges and decisions organizations are facing right now.
\In this episode, we cover:
• How AI is being used in modern cybersecurity
• Why “human in the loop” still matters for critical decisions
• What data sovereignty really means—and why it’s not one-size-fits-all
• The role of encryption and key ownership in protecting data
• Real-world examples of dark sites, resilience, and infrastructure disruptions
• Why trust and transparency are essential in security platforms
With AI accelerating and regulations evolving worldwide, data sovereignty is no longer just a compliance issue—it’s becoming a strategic and board-level concern.
All content for TechONTAPPodcast is the property of NetApp and is served directly from their servers
with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.
As artificial intelligence reshapes cybersecurity, organizations are being forced to rethink data sovereignty, trust, and resilience. In this episode, we sit down with Adam Gale, Field CTO for Cybersecurity and AI at NetApp, to explore how AI, security, and geopolitics are colliding in today’s digital infrastructure.
This conversation goes beyond theory to discuss real-world challenges and decisions organizations are facing right now.
\In this episode, we cover:
• How AI is being used in modern cybersecurity
• Why “human in the loop” still matters for critical decisions
• What data sovereignty really means—and why it’s not one-size-fits-all
• The role of encryption and key ownership in protecting data
• Real-world examples of dark sites, resilience, and infrastructure disruptions
• Why trust and transparency are essential in security platforms
With AI accelerating and regulations evolving worldwide, data sovereignty is no longer just a compliance issue—it’s becoming a strategic and board-level concern.
🚀 This week on the Tech ONTAP Podcast: We’re talking all things StorageGRID 12.0 — and this release is a game changer for AI and data-driven workloads.
We are joined by Vishnu Vardhan and Morgan Mears to unpack how StorageGRID is evolving into an AI-ready object storage powerhouse.
Here’s what’s new in StorageGRID 12.0 👇
💾 Bucket Branches – Think Git for data. Instantly create space-efficient dataset copies for AI/ML training, testing, and version control.
⚡ Caching Load Balancers – Bring data closer to compute with up to 1.2PB of local cache for high-performance AI pipelines.
📈 Scalability & Smarter Metadata – Handle hundreds of billions of objects with ease.
☁️ Flexible Deployment – Run StorageGRID your way: appliance, container, or virtualized.
Whether you’re building data lakes, training large language models, or managing global datasets, StorageGRID 12.0 helps you scale with performance, simplicity, and efficiency.
TechONTAPPodcast
As artificial intelligence reshapes cybersecurity, organizations are being forced to rethink data sovereignty, trust, and resilience. In this episode, we sit down with Adam Gale, Field CTO for Cybersecurity and AI at NetApp, to explore how AI, security, and geopolitics are colliding in today’s digital infrastructure.
This conversation goes beyond theory to discuss real-world challenges and decisions organizations are facing right now.
\In this episode, we cover:
• How AI is being used in modern cybersecurity
• Why “human in the loop” still matters for critical decisions
• What data sovereignty really means—and why it’s not one-size-fits-all
• The role of encryption and key ownership in protecting data
• Real-world examples of dark sites, resilience, and infrastructure disruptions
• Why trust and transparency are essential in security platforms
With AI accelerating and regulations evolving worldwide, data sovereignty is no longer just a compliance issue—it’s becoming a strategic and board-level concern.
