Data Wins in 2026: How Integrators Deliver AI, Modernization, and Revenue — Faster
About this episode
Jeanne Glass discusses the shift to data-first digital transformation and its implications for systems integrators in delivering AI and modernization.
In 2026, digital transformation is no longer cloud-first — it’s data-first. In this episode of the VirtualZ Skyward Data Podcast, Jeanne Glass, Founder and CEO of VirtualZ Computing, explores what this shift means for systems integrators and outsourcers delivering AI, analytics, hybrid cloud modernization, and storage transformation. Enterprises are investing heavily in AI platforms and modernization initiatives — yet business-critical operational data remains locked inside core systems. Jeanne breaks down why AI readiness is fundamentally a data access challenge, why hybrid is permanent, and why incremental modernization is now mandatory. She also explains how VirtualZ’s AI-ready data access platform — PropelZ™, FlowZ™, Lozen™, and Zaac™ — enables integrators to deliver faster outcomes, scalable execution, reduced risk, and new revenue opportunities without disruptive migrations or fragile pipelines. If you're responsible for modernization strategy, AI enablement, or enterprise transformation delivery, this episode outlines how to unlock operational data safely, incrementally, and immediately — and why speed is now the ultimate competitive advantage.
People in this episode
Host: Jeanne Glass
Topics covered
- data transformation
- AI integration
- hybrid cloud modernization
- data access
- operational data
- incremental modernization
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: VirtualZ Computing
Products: PropelZ™, FlowZ™, Lozen™, Zaac™
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