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Sam Rastogi shared thisIsolated AI pilots are officially over—scaling for the multi-agent swarm requires moving from localized tinkering to a turnkey, "push-button" AI factory. Read the full blueprint on Forbes: https://lnkd.in/gFQ_PJQt #EnterpriseAI #AgenticAI #AIFactory #HybridCloudIndustrializing Enterprise AI: Building The Push-Button AI Factory For The Agentic EraIndustrializing Enterprise AI: Building The Push-Button AI Factory For The Agentic Era
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Sam Rastogi shared thisScaling Agentic AI in the AI Factory era requires eliminating the "legacy tax" of fragmented systems—before infrastructure complexity becomes your biggest security vulnerability. Highlights from the blueprint on Forbes: https://lnkd.in/gYfVzrA6 #EnterpriseAI #AgenticAI #HybridCloud #CyberSecurityConquering The Complexity Gap: A Blueprint For The AI-Driven EnterpriseConquering The Complexity Gap: A Blueprint For The AI-Driven Enterprise
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Sam Rastogi shared thisThe primary bottleneck in enterprise AI isn't a lack of innovation—it's the weight of operations. We've officially entered the AI Factory era. Key insights on Forbes: https://lnkd.in/ghAAduGaThe AI Factory Era: Orchestrating The Next Wave Of Business AgilityThe AI Factory Era: Orchestrating The Next Wave Of Business Agility
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Sam Rastogi shared thisGenAI isn't just a pilot project, it’s a foundational enterprise system on par with ERP and CRM. Highlights from the research: https://lnkd.in/gZkfeseEScaling GenAI: From Hype to Enterprise Competitive EdgeScaling GenAI: From Hype to Enterprise Competitive Edge
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Sam Rastogi shared thisIllumio, the pioneer and leader of Zero Trust Segmentation, today announced a $225 million Series F funding round at a $2.75 billion valuation.Illumio Secures $225 Million at $2.75 Billion Valuation to Stop Cyber Disasters with Zero Trust SegmentationIllumio Secures $225 Million at $2.75 Billion Valuation to Stop Cyber Disasters with Zero Trust Segmentation
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Sam Rastogi shared thisSee why Cisco is a Leader in the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls #cybersecurity
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Sam Rastogi shared thisRedefining Data Center Security: Deliver Effective Workload Protection in a Multicloud WorldRedefining Data Center Security: Deliver Effective Workload Protection in a Multicloud World
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Sam Rastogi shared thisRedefining Security for the Modern Data Center in a Multicloud WorldRedefining Security for the Modern Data Center in a Multicloud World
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Sam Rastogi liked thisSam Rastogi liked thisWe talk a lot about paying down tech debt. Today I paid a different kind. I bet a sales team that my security team could out-raise them for Make-A-Wish America. Sales teams, it turns out, are professionally excellent at closing. Settled up with my friend Dave West today. Aged 15 years — roughly how long I'll be hearing about this. Thanks to Dave and his team for the partnership, the competition, and the money raised for a great cause. Best bet I've ever lost.
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Sam Rastogi liked thisSam Rastogi liked thisThis prank on this W.........t employee was Just too much She was told she was fired mid-shift—with no real explanation. She stayed calm, respectful, and kind. Then the CEO revealed it was a prank. Her character passed the test. The leadership idea did not. Pressure reveals character—but using someone’s livelihood for entertainment reveals leadership too. Very inspiring. Very innovative. Very unnecessary. #Leadership #WorkplaceCulture #EmployeeExperience #EmotionalIntelligence #Professionalism
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Sam Rastogi liked thisSam Rastogi liked thisOpenAI CEO Sam Altman has pushed back on Elon Musk's prediction that money could become largely irrelevant by 2036, arguing that while AI and robotics are likely to make many goods and services significantly cheaper, money will still play an important role in the economy over the next decade. In a TMZ street interview, Altman was asked about Musk's recent comments that rapid advances in artificial intelligence and robotics could create such an abundance of products and services that traditional jobs and money would become far less important. Altman agreed with the broader idea that AI has the potential to create much greater prosperity and abundance. He said AI and robotics should make many products and services more affordable while improving quality of life. However, he drew a clear distinction from Musk's conclusion, stating: "Clearly I think money will still matter in 10 years." When asked whether AI-driven wealth would simply accumulate among the richest individuals and companies, Altman pointed to what he considers one of AI's biggest long-term challenges: the concentration of power and wealth. He said AI can reduce costs and change how people access services, citing transportation as one example where ownership models could evolve. But he emphasized that lower costs alone will not automatically solve economic inequality or ensure the benefits of AI are distributed broadly. The exchange highlights an increasingly important debate in enterprise AI and economic policy: while artificial intelligence may dramatically increase productivity and reduce costs, questions around wealth distribution, market concentration, and access to AI remain unresolved. As AI capabilities continue to advance, the discussion is shifting beyond what the technology can do to how its economic benefits should be shared. What are your thoughts on this? 🤔💬 Credit: Source via X, (@Adams_Tech_AI) Curious about where AI is headed? 🤖 Follow Future AI to keep your edge over the competition #AI #OpenAI #SamAltman #ArtificialIntelligence #FutureOfWork
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Sam Rastogi liked thisSam Rastogi liked thisIndia's AI journey is moving into a new phase. Across industries, I am seeing customers shift from exploring AI to putting it at the centre of how they operate. That is why I am excited to share that Microsoft's newest cloud region, India South Central, is now live in Hyderabad, making India home to our fourth cloud region and making Microsoft the largest hyperscaler in the country. This milestone is really about our customers and partners. Thank you to the organizations that trusted us during early access. The new datacenter means more local choice for all our customers with enterprise-grade security, compliance and governance frameworks for the AI era. What excites me most is what comes next. The AI opportunities this unlocks for businesses, developers and innovators across India are immense, and we look forward to sharing more customer stories and innovations in the weeks ahead. India is not just adopting AI. India is helping define what is possible with AI. #MicrosoftIndia #Azure #AI #CloudInfrastructure #MicrosoftCloud
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Sam Rastogi liked thisSam Rastogi liked thisI'm honored and humbled to make the Forbes Midas List for the 18th time. The recognition I value most is the privilege of doing what I do every day – helping founders from inception to iconic. Three reflections come to mind as I look back on my journey: 1. A Safety Net, Then and Now I arrived in Silicon Valley in 1992 with $500 in my pocket and a Stanford University fellowship. What I found was an abundance of people willing to bet on me. Stanford gave me a one-year leave of absence to start my first company, VXtreme, and promised to be my safety net if it didn't work. Mentors like Anoop Gupta, John Hennessy, and Gary Rieschel showed me what was possible for an immigrant founder. That's the business I'm in today. Someone was my safety net once, and now I get to be that for founders. In the ups and downs, from the whiteboard sketch to the bell ringing – paying it forward is everything. 2. Five Waves, One Bet: People First, From Inception I've been fortunate to build and invest in startups across five technology waves – PC, web, mobile, cloud, and now AI, a 100x era of Collaborative Intelligence. Architecture shifts every decade, markets come and go, and technologies get rewritten. But my bet has been the same – people first. Markets don't build companies. People do. That's why I bet on founders first, and markets second, lean in hardest when risk is highest, and stay for the marathon. It's also why some of our most rewarding partnerships are with founders we're now backing for the second, third, and fourth time. Here's looking at the founders I have partnered with from inception to iconic who have had IPOs and M&As – John Zimmer, Logan Green, Manish Chandra, Tracy Sun, Armon Dadgar, Mitchell Hashimoto, Rehan Jalil, Ankur Singla, Lyndon Rive, Anand Deshpande, Guru Pangal, Kumar Ramachandran, Manu Gulati, and Gou Rao – and now the founders building the future of AI – Jagdeep Singh, Rajiv K., Seshu Madhavapeddy, Dheeraj Pandey, Rodrigo Liang, Faraj Aalaei, Bill Gross, Tom Chavez, Vivek Vaidya, Tarun Raisoni, Barun Kar, and Stefano Ermon. 3. What Drives You? What Defines You? It's the first question I ask every founder I meet – and one I've sat with myself. The honest answer has evolved. I used to be driven by curiosity and impact, and I still am. But what defines me now is different: helping elevate the people I work with to their highest potential. Helping a founder, investor, or colleague operate at the peak of their Maslow's hierarchy and become the best version of themselves. That's the work, the privilege, and the most satisfying win of all. Thank you to Iain Martin and Forbes for the recognition. To our founders – thank you for choosing Mayfield. To my Mayfield family, you make this a team sport and make coming to work fun every day. And to my family – you are the foundation for all of it. We're not shooting for the roof. We're shooting for the moon. Upwards and onwards!
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Sam Rastogi liked thisSam Rastogi liked thisAfter a career spanning 47 years, it is now time to step back and enjoy life at a much slower pace. My employment record consists of 10 companies and exposed me to amazing opportunities that I was very lucky to be a part of. From service providers, system houses to consultancies to startups, I got to see the business world from so many different lenses. When I first started the interview cycle at college, the question we were all focused on answering “where do you want to be in 5 and 10 years from now”. I still can’t answer that question. Perhaps my best response should have been “if an interesting opportunity comes up, I will go after it”. For the many folks who know me, highly process-driven businesses did not quite suit me very well. Over the last few weeks, I have had time to look back over 47 years and have realized that the people I have gotten to know, worked for or with, competed against and even tried to sell product to, have been amazing. There have been challenging moments but we came through them together, maintained a mutual respect and have compiled a library of humorous tales and maybe a few lessons learnt. Thank you to all the folks who I was lucky enough to interact with, a number of them are no longer with us but to the remainder, thank you, it was an amazing journey!!!
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