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Getting ahead of AI Multicloud risk - a CIO's guide to preventing Shadow AI and turning governance into a competitive advantage

Artificial intelligence is extending just changing how software is built to changing how cyber conflict, critical infrastructure, and enterprise risk are being discussed at the highest levels. A recent article in The Independent by Anthony Cuthberson (which has since been syndicated across major publications including Yahoo, AOL, and MSN, proving the urgency of this topic), examines what an AI-driven cyber conflict could look like as increasingly capable AI systems begin disc

As AI systems move from experimentation into production, the way infrastructure is deployed and governed is fundamentally changing. Traditional cloud security models were built around human-operated environments where infrastructure changes happened relatively slowly and predictably. Agentic AI changes that dynamic entirely. Developers are building at warp speed and expecting infra, security and compliance at the same pace of innovation. They are not slowing down to figure

Imagine a world where cybersecurity isn’t a bottleneck, but your secret weapon for rapid, secure innovation. Yogita, CEO of Invigrid, drops truth bombs that could reshape how your organization builds and protects in the AI era. Are silos, slow security checks, and misconfigurations holding you back? It’s time to think first principles and revolutionize your process before AI makes the gap even wider. Yogita reveals how the old paradigms of security are failing in a hyper-s

#InternationalWomensDay interview with Yogita Parulekar, CEO & Founder of Invi Grid Inc., explores how AI and multi-cloud scale quietly erode ownership and governance. “Security is not a product, but a process.” AI agents operate with their own identities. Governance must move in real time. #LeadHerInSecurity #WomenInCybersecurity #Cloud #AIGovernance #DevSecOps

Generative AI, as we see it today, is like a junior, overconfident consultant who is eager to please and sounds convincing even when the information isn’t fully correct. An AI Agent, who takes this to the next level, is like this new employee who may end up taking actions on your behalf based on the consultant’s advice. Overzealous actions of untrained or unsupervised new AI Agent with access to sensitive systems can cause harm to the company. The evolution from AI that gener

For years, Heroku simplified infrastructure. Push code. Deploy instantly. Scale without worrying about servers, networking, or runtime management. It lowered the barrier to shipping software. It helped define how a generation of developers learned to build. “Git push to deploy” changed how products launched and how engineering teams operated. That model worked for a long time. But the environment around it has changed drastically and exponentially. Salesforce's announceme

AI is revolutionizing how we build, operate, and secure infrastructure. As organizations juggle both AI and traditional workloads across multi-cloud environments, maintaining control, ownership, and accountability becomes increasingly challenging yet crucial. In this conversation, InviGrid CEO Yogita Parulekar shares insights on agentic AI, governance, and the operational realities shaping modern infrastructure. Understanding Control Loss in Multi-Cloud Environments The Chall

This is a developing story. Watch this blog for advances to this tech when new breakthroughs, partnerships are announced so you can stay on top of how to adapt your internal company policies and practices. Agentic AI is advancing at breakneck speed, with daily breakthroughs reshaping what’s possible. One recent one being Clawdbot, or OpenClaw. Clawdbot is like a guest who might overstay their welcome. You can invite it even if you know it, but it might not always do what you

Imagine starting a new job as an IT administrator. You’re tasked with inventorying and tracking your company’s AI assets. You diligently review documentation, speak with engineers, and compile what seems to be a complete inventory. But on presentation day, something feels off. Unknown AI API calls have occurred, and the cost dashboard shows numbers that don’t align with your report. Clearly, there’s more going on than meets the eye. This lack of visibility into existing AI re

InviGrid was built on a simple belief: cloud governance is broader than security, and without full visibility, even mature cloud environments can hide meaningful risk and waste. That belief was validated when a global, multi-billion-dollar technology company used InviGrid Intelligent Cloud to examine its multi-cloud environment and uncovered $1.2 million in cloud cost savings despite going in with the expectation that there would be very little left to find.

Security leaders are moving as fast as their budgets and practical organizational considerations allow them to embrace security principles like “secure-by-design”, “zero trust,” and “defense in depth” to strengthen cybersecurity and resilience. Yogesh Badwe, CSO at Druva

Enterprise cloud infrastructure security doesn’t happen casually. It’s only achieved as a deliberate, engineered outcome. As Gopal Padinjaruveetil — VP & CISO of the Auto Club Group of a 122-year-old American Automobile Association (AAA) — says, it’s “secure by design, not by chance.”

The CIO role is no longer confined to managing infrastructure or keeping the lights on. If you’re still defining your job that way, you’re behind. Today’s CIOs are expected to operate as business strategists, risk mitigators, and above all, innovation enablers. From my own conversations with seasoned executives like Becky Wanta, a Global F50+ CIO and CTO with leadership experience at MGM Resorts International, Best Buy, PepsiCo and Wells Fargo, to name a few, one thing is cle

Speaking with Manuel Ramos of the SupplyCast: Voices in the Chain podcast in Lima, Peru, where there are now a growing number of startups and new businesses, many entrepreneurs think that innovation and artificial intelligence are something distant, almost unattainable. But as Yogita points out: “It's not at all unattainable. Today, there are countless open-source models to learn, cloud credits to experiment with, and free online courses. The key is to take the initiative.”

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COMMENTARY: Security teams know very well that cloud technologies are fundamentally different. The traditional perimeter has disappeared. Any service, if misconfigured or compromised, can end up publicly exposed and discovered by automated bots scanning the internet.

In today's episode of Reporting Norms, we dive into the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity and cloud governance with a special guest, Yogita Parulekar, CEO of Invi Grid Inc. Yogita's impressive journey from foundational roles at EY and Oracle to pioneering a no-code secure cloud infrastructure orchestration platform is truly inspiring. Recognized as one of the top 150 women fighting cybercrime, she shares her insights on the challenges and innovations in cybersecurity. Lear