AI, Unpacked

Veeam Software Canada

Clear answers on AI for Canada's business leaders. Every episode, Veeam Software Canada's Rick Byrne takes one overwhelming thing about data and AI and makes it make sense. No jargon, no product pitches. Just honest stories, simple analogies, and the perspective of someone who's been in the room with hundreds of organizations figuring this out. Built for the people responsible for decisions about AI without living in it every day. Canadian stories. Canadian context. Canadian reality. You'll leave feeling less behind, more clear, and ready to make one better decision. AI, Unpacked is produced by Veeam Software Canada.

Episodes

  1. 4d ago

    You Want AI. But Can You Trust the Data Feeding It?

    Canada’s largest banks are deleting data on purpose — at the board level — before AI gets anywhere near it. Do you know why? In this episode of AI, Unpacked, host Rick Byrne (Director of Systems Engineering, Veeam Canada) sits down with Ben Hui, Global SME for Data and AI at Veeam, to unpack why “is the AI safe?” is the wrong question — and why the real question is whether your data is safe to feed to AI. In this episode: The governance gap: 72% of Canadian organizations call responsible AI a top priority — 36% have no governance function to manage it (PwC Canada)“Data rot”: the forgotten folders, unaudited permissions, and expired records that turn toxic the moment AI reads everythingThe insurance company whose HR chatbot exposed compensation and disciplinary records to executives — on day oneTwo Monday-morning questions every leader should ask before scaling AI Guest: Ben Hui, Global SME for Data and AI at Veeam — inside Canadian organizations working on exactly this problem every day. AI, Unpacked delivers clear answers on AI for Canada’s business leaders. New episodes every couple of weeks. Follow on Spotify and YouTube — search AI, Unpacked. #AIUnpacked #AIGovernance #DataSecurity #CanadianBusiness #ResponsibleAI #Veeam Show Notes & Resources PwC Canada, Trust in AI report (February 2026) — survey of 220 senior decision makers at Canadian organizations Securiti, now part of Veeam — securing your data so your AI can be trusted: securiti.ai Veeam — the Data and AI Trust Company: veeam.com Connect: Rick Byrne and Ben Hui on LinkedIn

    You Want AI. But Can You Trust the Data Feeding It?

  2. Jul 6

    Where Does Your Data Live? The Question Canadian Boards Are About to Ask

    Do you know where your data is? Most Canadian business leaders can’t answer that question — and their boards are about to start asking. In the premiere episode of AI, Unpacked, host Rick Byrne (Director of Systems Engineering, Veeam Canada) sits down with Derran Guinan, Veeam’s Field CTO for the Americas, to unpack why nobody actually knows where their data lives, why “it’s in Canada” might not mean what you think, and the one thing about data residency almost no one gets right. In this episode: Why breach victims sometimes aren’t notified for two to three years — and what that reveals about most organizationsThe “easement” hiding in your data estate: data residency vs. data sovereignty, and the US CLOUD ActCanada’s new rules — Bill C-8 and the proposed PIPEDA replacement — and the question both start withA free, this-week action: three vendors, one afternoon with your legal team Guest: Derran Guinan, Veeam’s Field CTO for the Americas AI, Unpacked delivers clear answers on AI for Canada’s business leaders. Follow on Spotify and YouTube — search AI, Unpacked. Show Notes & Resources PIPEDA — Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada, 2000)Bill C-8 — An Act respecting cyber security, enacting the Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act (Royal Assent June 2026)Bill C-36 — the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act, the proposed replacement for PIPEDA (tabled June 2026)US CLOUD Act — Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data ActVeeam — the Data and AI Trust Company: veeam.com

    Where Does Your Data Live? The Question Canadian Boards Are About to Ask

  3. May 29

    Feeling Behind on AI? You're Not Alone — Welcome to AI, Unpacked

    Are you feeling behind on AI? So is almost every Canadian business leader. Your CIO wants a plan, your board is asking harder questions, and the data keeps piling up. But, nobody handed you the playbook. AI, Unpacked is a new podcast from Veeam Software Canada, hosted by Rick Byrne, Director of Systems Engineering.  Every episode takes one overwhelming thing about data and AI and makes it make sense. No jargon, no sales pitches, just honest stories, simple analogies, and the perspective of someone who's been in the room with hundreds of Canadian organizations figuring this out. This season we will:  Cut through the noise of hype, shifting regulations, and weekly headlinesGive Canadian business leaders honest, practical answers built for the Canadian realityHelp you leave each episode less behind, more clear, and ready to make a better callFollow AI, Unpacked wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube.  Let's make sense of it together.

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Clear answers on AI for Canada's business leaders. Every episode, Veeam Software Canada's Rick Byrne takes one overwhelming thing about data and AI and makes it make sense. No jargon, no product pitches. Just honest stories, simple analogies, and the perspective of someone who's been in the room with hundreds of organizations figuring this out. Built for the people responsible for decisions about AI without living in it every day. Canadian stories. Canadian context. Canadian reality. You'll leave feeling less behind, more clear, and ready to make one better decision. AI, Unpacked is produced by Veeam Software Canada.

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  • Creator
    Veeam Software Canada
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Veeam Software Canada