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AI Runs Best On Cloud Native—But Who's Managing the Kubernetes Platform?

8 minute read | May 27, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer an experimental side project. It's reshaping industries, the world we live in and becoming central to product innovation and...

Mary is responsible for the financial, HR and legal operations at Fairwinds. Her experience includes CFO roles with Foley, Storwize (IBM), Virtual Iron (Oracle) and Ucentric (Motorola). She holds a B.S. in Accounting from University of Illinois and an MBA from Kellogg at Northwestern University.

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