AI Chat: ChatGPT, AI News, Artificial Intelligence, OpenAI, Machine Learning Navigating AI: Insights from ProArch's Cloud Strategy Director
Dec 11, 2025
Jim Spignardo, Director of Cloud Strategy and AI at ProArch, shares his extensive experience in modernizing businesses through AI and cloud technologies. He emphasizes starting with business problems before selecting AI tools to avoid wasteful investments. Jim discusses security risks and the need for clear governance to tackle issues with shadow AI. He explains how automation and AI agents can enhance efficiency and sparks innovation within organizations. Finally, he highlights the importance of pacing projects to set realistic expectations for AI capabilities.
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Solve Problems Before Picking Tools
- Do define the problem before choosing AI tools and map the affected processes and departments first.
- Start by automating routine, high-frequency tasks and then tackle deeper system integration challenges.
Address Shadow AI And Create Policies
- Do assume employees already use unsanctioned AI and create clear AI usage and adoption policies.
- Detect shadow AI with tools like Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps and decide what to sanction or block.
Rapid Internal Agent Adoption
- Jim tracked internal agent adoption and saw growth from about five to 36 deployed agents in six months.
- This expansion reduced anxiety and encouraged staff to experiment with Copilot Studio.