TechUnhinged

In this episode of TechUnhinged, host Ashar Samdani sits down with Chris Savage, CTO at ALIANDO, a Microsoft partner delivering cloud, data, and AI work in 30 countries. Chris argues that AI projects don't fail because of the technology; they fail when nobody ties them to a business process and a dollar figure. They cover AI implementation through process mapping, data permissions and hygiene, cloud versus on-premises AI infrastructure, and ROI metrics a CFO will accept. Chris also describes how an agent surfaced a spreadsheet of every employee’s salary that HR had shared without realizing anyone could open it.

In this episode of TechUnhinged, host Rabia Javeed sits down with Erik Gross, Cofounder at The Tech Academy, a former US Navy nuclear reactor operator and instructor. Erik argues that AI rarely fails on its own; it fails when leaders hand it work that needs identical outputs, uncleaned data, or untrained staff. They cover enterprise AI readiness, deterministic versus non-deterministic systems, AI literacy for non-technical staff, and what AI coding tools take away from new engineers. Erik also explains why 96 percent of employees whose unused SaaS accounts his team soft-deleted never asked for access back.

In this episode of TechUnhinged, host Rabia Javeed sits down with James Edgell, founder of SoftEXIT, a no-code application platform. James argues that AI is a strong coder but a poor planner, which makes clear requirements, data design, and architecture the work that now decides whether software holds up. They cover AI software development, feature drift in AI-generated code, the AI developer productivity gap, and the shrinking entry-level pipeline. James also explains why the DBA and the architect have become the most important people on a team once AI writes the code.

In this episode of TechUnhinged, host Ashar Samdani sits down with Andres Andreu, CEO of Constella Intelligence, an identity risk intelligence company. Andres argues that compliance doesn't make an enterprise secure, and that SOC 2 reports and written policies offer hope rather than protection once AI agents hold real privileges. They cover agentic AI security, AI agents as privileged identities, hybrid architecture for AI cost control, and deception engineering. Andres also describes how, by his account, Constella went from monitoring 400 Telegram channels to 11,000 using agents and without adding a single person.

In this episode of TechUnhinged, host Rabia Javeed sits down with Liza Adams, founder and AI advisor at GrowthPath Partners, a go-to-market veteran of five tech waves. Liza argues that AI adoption fails not because of the tools but because leaders skip the human change management that has to come first. They cover AI adoption, the mindset shifts that precede behavior change, risk matrix governance, and how AI search shapes buyer decisions. Liza also explains why the security team at PointClickCare became a co-builder rather than a blocker, and why that made every later workflow faster.