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Will Lassalle

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Will Lassalle

@wlassalle

CIO | CISO | AI Governance Executive I help regulated enterprises turn AI strategy into measurable ROI, resilient operations,& provable control. #CIO #CISO #CTO

Orlando, FL

wlassalle.com

Born July 24

Joined November 2007

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Will Lassalle
@wlassalle
May 30
I’m focused on 3 outcomes for enterprise leadership in 2026: 1) Govern AI with provable control (not policy theater) 2) Reduce cyber/compliance exposure tied to business impact 3) Convert technology spend into measurable operating ROI If you’re hiring for CIO/CTO/CISO/CAIO
Will Lassalle
@wlassalle
Jul 21
Microsoft shipped 622 CVEs in July Patch Tuesday — nearly 3x the June record. AI is finding vulnerabilities faster than teams can patch them. For SMBs, 'patch everything' is now mathematically impossible. Risk-rank or get left behind. #CIO #CISO
Will Lassalle
@wlassalle
Jul 21
Gartner put a hard number on the AI budget shift yesterday. On July 20, it projected $64.2B in worldwide AI model and platform spend for 2026, up 63.4% from 2025. GenAI model spend is forecast to grow 117%. Specialized GenAI models are forecast to grow 210%. That is not a
Will Lassalle
@wlassalle
Jul 20
96% of enterprises in Cloudera's 2026 Data Readiness Index say AI is already in core business processes. Only 18% say their data is fully governed. That gap matters more than the model demo. When a sales agent, finance copilot, or service workflow touches Confluence, ServiceNow,
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Will Lassalle
@wlassalle
Jul 19
UBS now estimates hyperscaler capex growth drops from 76% this year to 25% next year and 6% in 2028. That matters because enterprise AI pricing still rides on capacity decisions made by Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Meta, Oracle and the chip supply chain behind them. If the

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