ETR Insights presents an interview with the Senior Cloud Infrastructure Architect for a large manufacturing and tech enterprise, who discusses strategy around IT budget cuts; AI/ML and data analytics are being prioritized while other projects are frozen. The company strongly emphasizes securing intellectual property while harnessing AI technologies, noting its unique position within the government cloud. IT must educate business users on the importance of data quality for generative AI. Read on to learn more about the company’s multi-cloud strategy, its shift to Power BI for data analytics, and how it manages a complex array of vendors to ensure operational efficiencies without disrupting business processes.