The Mixture of Experts interview series from theCUBE and NYSE Wired dives into the shifting landscape of enterprise technology. Each conversation examines the disruptive forces transforming infrastructure, cloud strategies, artificial intelligence adoption and the economics driving industry change. It’s a forum for big ideas, hard problems and candid analysis.

TheCUBE Research’s John Furrier talks with tech and finance execs during the Mixture of Experts interview series.

During the series, theCUBE Research analysts John Furrier and Dave Vellante look at how enterprises are facing mounting challenges in hybrid and multicloud environments, from rising costs to entrenched complexity. The discussions highlight how innovation is surfacing at the edge of these pressures, with solutions that promise greater flexibility and freedom for organizations caught in transition. It’s a timely look at how technology, business strategy and market forces intersect in today’s cloud-first world.

“This is our Mixture of Expert series featuring the leaders in technology, AI, crypto … robotics that are making the change over happen,” Furrier said. “There’s a lot of change happening certainly … the hot startups coming out of stealth, they’re launching. This is blocking and tackling infrastructure. Software and infrastructure continue to be the enabling technology, making things easier, simpler to use. The economics and AI is building this as well.”

From innovative ideas to practical execution, these 28 takeaways show how theCUBE + NYSE Wired: Mixture of Experts interview series captures the future of enterprise technology in motion:

1. The Mixture of Experts series explores cloud cloning innovation

FluidCloud Ltd. is tackling complex infrastructure challenges with seamless “cloud cloning,” enabling environments to move across providers quickly. Sharad Kumar, co-founder and chief executive officer of FluidCloud, and Harshit Omar, co-founder and chief technical officer of FluidCloud, show how the company’s approach cuts complexity, avoids lock-in and empowers VMware migrations.

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FluidCloud’s Harshit Omar and Sharad Kumar talk to theCUBE about how the company is tackling complex infrastructure challenges.

2. Building AI infrastructure for growth

Vultr, a registered trademark of The Constant Company LLC, is scaling AI infrastructure on three fronts: expanding global data centers with Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. GPUs; strengthening partnerships for ecosystem choice; and empowering developers worldwide to build AI-native applications, explained Kevin Cochrane, chief marketing officer of Vultr.

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3. DDN powers the ROI of AI

DataDirect Networks Inc. is helping enterprises turn AI from experiments into real returns by blending HPC expertise with scalable data platforms that fuel Nvidia SuperPODs, sovereign deployments and global AI factories, says Jyothi Swaroop, chief marketing officer of DDN

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4. Scaling AI demands with power and cooling

As part of the Mixture of Experts series, theCUBE spoke with Tom Traugott, senior vice president of emerging technologies at EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure, about how power, cooling and gigawatt-scale campuses are redefining data centers for the AI era.

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5. Unifying semantic layer for AI and BI

Agentic AI is driving demand for an open, universal semantic layer that unifies business intelligence tools and diverse data platforms. This approach delivers consistency, interoperability and analytics at just 20% of compute cost, said Chris Lynch, executive chairman and CEO of AtScale Inc.

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6. Hybrid strategy fuels Starburst’s growth

Starburst Data Inc. built its foundation on the belief that enterprises want to query data where it lives rather than migrate it, a vision that has proven critical as AI renews demand for on-prem and hybrid deployments. That approach is now driving strong adoption across financial services and beyond, according to Justin Borgman, chairman and CEO of Starburst.

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SWSH’s Alexandra Debow speaks about how the company wants to change the way people stay connected after industry events.

7. Investing in the data center value chain

The next wave of growth isn’t just about chips, but the entire data infrastructure powering AI. Ivana Delevska, founder and chief investment officer of Spear Advisors LLC, emphasized opportunities in networking and power generation as demand accelerates beyond hyperscalers.

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8. Building connections through shared memories

Somewhere Somehow Inc. is redefining the way people reconnect after events by making shared albums the centerpiece of social interaction. With AI-powered search and curation, the platform helps users find meaningful content while powering large-scale events worldwide, explained Alexandra Debow, co-founder and CEO of SWSH.

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9. Reimagining festivals for innovation and culture

Panathēnea is blending technology, culture and entrepreneurship into a modern festival of innovation, drawing over 3,000 global attendees in its inaugural year, explained Lefteris Katsiadakis, co-founder and CEO, and Lars Rasmussen, co-founder and mentor. The company’s vision is to create serendipitous connections that inspire ventures and collaborations.

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10. Building a startup culture in Europe

The annual Slush startup and tech event began as a way to shift Finland’s risk-averse mindset, proving that cultural change can spark entrepreneurial revolutions. Today it attracts billions in venture capital globally, said Peter Vesterbacka, founder of FinEst Bay Area.

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11. The golden age of security tech

Dave DeWalt, founder and CEO of NightDragon Management Company LLC, sees today’s convergence of AI, infrastructure and defense as a rare inflection point where opportunity matches urgency, making it a golden age for entrepreneurs and investors. With decades of experience at McAfee Corp. and FireEye Inc., he believes scaling security tech platforms across domains — from cyber to space — will define the next wave of billion-dollar companies.

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Doppel’s Kevin Tian discusses how Doppel is using advanced AI to link threat actor infrastructure across multiple channels.

12. Building an enterprise brain with Glean

Search remains the foundation for unlocking enterprise AI. Glean Technologies Inc. is going further by building an “enterprise brain” that unifies data across structured and unstructured systems to fuel intelligent agents, explained Arvind Jain, founder and CEO of Glean.

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13. Defending against AI-driven threats

During the Mixture of Experts series, Kevin Tian, co-founder and CEO of Doppel Inc., explained how his company is tackling the explosion of AI-powered social engineering. Doppel uses graph-based architecture and advanced AI to link threat actor infrastructure across multiple channels, offering organizations defense that scales beyond conventional phishing protections, according to Tian.

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14. Bridging AI innovation with industry demand

The AI Agent Conference spotlighted how breakthroughs in agentic AI are now crossing into real-world industries, creating powerful opportunities for collaboration between technologists and enterprise leaders. These dynamics were explored by Sarbjeet Johal, founder and CEO of Stackpane, and Simon Chan, founding partner at FirsthandVC, during the Mixture of Experts series.

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15. Redpanda’s data streaming breakthrough

Redpanda Data Inc. is transforming real-time data with Apache Iceberg and ultra-fast streaming that powers banks, gaming and the NYSE. Alex Gallego, founder and CEO at Redpanda, pointed to speed, connectivity and Bring Your Own Cloud as key drivers.

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16. Safeguarding data in a multicloud era

Enterprises are prioritizing cyber resilience with strategies built around ultra-fast recovery, distributed databases and multicloud adoption. Oracle Corp.’s Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance is at the center of this shift, according to Juan Loaiza (pictured), executive VP of mission critical database technologies at Oracle.

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Glean’s Arvind Jain speaks about unifying data across structured and unstructured systems.

17. Automating vendor risk with AI agents

Safe Security Inc. is bringing full automation to third-party risk management, cutting onboarding from weeks to minutes while shifting decisions from compliance to risk-based insights. The platform’s agentic AI enables enterprises to scale across thousands of vendors with speed, accuracy and autonomy, according to Saket Bajoria, chief product officer, and Saket Modi, co-founder and CEO at Safe Security.

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18. Otter.ai hits major milestone in AI-powered productivity

Otter.ai Inc. is reshaping workplace collaboration with its AI-driven transcription and meeting tools. The company has crossed $100 million in annual recurring revenue and surpassed a billion recorded meetings, according to Sam Liang, founder and CEO of Otter.ai.

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19. Building trustworthy AI systems for the enterprise

While generative AI is rapidly gaining consumer traction, enterprise adoption faces hurdles, explained Ori Goshen, co-founder and co-CEO of AI21 Labs Ltd. His company is focused on creating reliable orchestration layers that reduce hallucinations, boost accuracy and help mission-critical applications scale successfully in production environments.

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20. Nexthop AI secures major funding to tackle hyperscale networking

Nexthop Systems Inc. is taking on one of the toughest challenges in modern infrastructure: building custom networking solutions that can interconnect millions of GPUs with high resilience and efficiency. Backed by $110 million in funding, Anshul Sadana, founder and CEO of Nexthop AI, says the company is focused on co-developing hardware and software with hyperscalers to deliver next-generation AI-scale systems at unprecedented speed and scale.

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21. Auradine secures major funding to fuel AI and blockchain systems

Auradine Inc. raised $153 million in Series C funding to scale Bitcoin infrastructure and AI networking platforms. The investment will accelerate growth and energy-efficient innovation, said Rajiv Khemani, co-founder, president and CEO of Auradine.

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DDN’s Jyothi Swaroop discusses turn AI from experiments into real returns with theCUBE.

22. Celestial AI lands major funding to expand optical interconnectivity

Dave Lazovsky, founder and CEO of Celestial AI, secured $250 million in new financing to scale production of the company’s Photonic Fabric. The breakthrough optical interconnectivity platform is designed to accelerate AI workloads more efficiently and cost-effectively.

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23. Lambda’s $480M boost accelerates AI infrastructure

Its recent $480 million Series D funding is enabling Lambda Inc. to expand its cloud platform, offering enterprises faster deployment, easier scaling and more accessible compute for advanced AI workloads. This investment positions the company to meet rising demand across training and production environments, Robert Brooks IV, founding team and VP of sales at Revenue at Lambda, emphasized.

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24.  CalypsoAI launches first generative AI security index

The new CalypsoAI Corp. Security Index provides enterprises with the first comprehensive safety rankings of major generative AI models, measuring vulnerabilities, attack resilience and overall security posture. The index helps organizations compare models with confidence before moving into production, James White, chief technology officer at CalypsoAI, explained.

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25. Fusion’s promise for clean energy

TAE Technologies Inc. is pioneering carbon-free energy by advancing proton-boron fusion, which avoids radioactive waste and delivers scalable, safe power at low cost. The company expects commercial prototypes in the early 2030s, according to Jim McNiel, chief growth officer of TAE Technologies.

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26. SingleStore’s role in scaling enterprise AI

SingleStore Inc. is well-positioned as enterprises modernize their databases to power AI agents and reduce hallucinations. Securely using corporate data for contextual reasoning at scale is the next frontier, Raj Verma, CEO of SingleStore explained.

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Neo4j’s Sudhir Hasbe discusses next-generation graph innovation with theCUBE.

27. Making data work across platforms

Bobsled Inc. streamlines how enterprises structure, share and govern data across clouds and platforms. The company’s context-driven interoperability layer helps unlock business value, explained Jake Graham, co-founder and CEO of Bobsled.

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28. Breaking barriers in graph scale

Neo4j Inc.’s new Infinigraph technology eliminates the single-machine limits that once constrained graph databases. It enables graphs to span hundreds of terabytes while supporting both operational and analytical workloads at scale, said Sudhir Hasbe, president and chief product officer of Neo4j.

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