# Bryan Smith Source: https://expedient.com/knowledgebase/blog/authors/bryan-smith/ [](#) ![Bryan Smith](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/bsmith.jpg) # Chief Executive OfficerBryan Smith ![Building AI Infrastructure People Trust](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/EXP_Blog_Ai4_1200x628_Feed.png) ## Building AI Infrastructure People Trust There's no shortage of conversation right now about what AI agents can do. But this week at A... [ ![Bryan Smith](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/bsmith.jpg) Bryan Smith ](/knowledgebase/blog/authors/bryan-smith) 4 min Read [AI](/knowledgebase/blog/tag/ai) [See Tags](# "Blog post categories") ![The Great Inversion](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/EXP_Blog_GreatInversion_1200x628_Feed.png) ## The Great Inversion What was easy is now hard. What was hard is now easy. Key Takeaways AI reversed the old equ... [ ![Bryan Smith](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/bsmith.jpg) Bryan Smith ](/knowledgebase/blog/authors/bryan-smith) 6 min Read [AI](/knowledgebase/blog/tag/ai)[Infrastructure](/knowledgebase/blog/tag/infrastructure) [See Tags](# "Blog post categories") ## The Hidden Risk of Shadow AI – and How to Regain Control Nearly all businesses are in a race to utilize AI to optimize operations, reduce costs, and stay competitive.... [ ![Bryan Smith](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/bsmith.jpg) Bryan Smith ](/knowledgebase/blog/authors/bryan-smith) 5 min Read [AI](/knowledgebase/blog/tag/ai) [See Tags](# "Blog post categories") ## The Cloud Is Not A Destination, It’s An Approach “Just move it all to the cloud” is a message that many hyperscale providers have been pushing and promoting over the ... [ ![Bryan Smith](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/bsmith.jpg) Bryan Smith ](/knowledgebase/blog/authors/bryan-smith) 5 min Read [Cloud](/knowledgebase/blog/tag/cloud) [See Tags](# "Blog post categories") ## VMworld 2016 Featured Session: Using NSX for Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) At VMworld 2016, AJ Kuftic, Vice President of Product Strategy for Expedient was joined by Thomas Hobika, Director, S... [ ![Bryan Smith](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/bsmith.jpg) Bryan Smith ](/knowledgebase/blog/authors/bryan-smith) 2 min Read [Cloud Computing](/knowledgebase/blog/tag/cloud%20computing)[Disaster Recovery](/knowledgebase/blog/tag/disaster%20recovery) [See Tags](# "Blog post categories") ## Cloud Service Provider & Customer Relationships Data, IT infrastructure and compute environment are the backbone of any business. Therefore when entrusting the manag... [ ![Bryan Smith](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/bsmith.jpg) Bryan Smith ](/knowledgebase/blog/authors/bryan-smith) 3 min Read [Cloud Computing](/knowledgebase/blog/tag/cloud%20computing)[Server Management](/knowledgebase/blog/tag/server%20management) [See Tags](# "Blog post categories") ## What Really Matters in a Data Center? A Checklist Data Center Checklist 100% uptime, security/safety, 24x7x365 support and a Tier IV Data Center rating; sound familia... [ ![Bryan Smith](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/bsmith.jpg) Bryan Smith ](/knowledgebase/blog/authors/bryan-smith) 1 min Read [Data Centers](/knowledgebase/blog/tag/data%20centers) [See Tags](# "Blog post categories") ## Business Continuity Planning Preparing for Disasters: How to Create a Comprehensive Business Continuity Plan The creation and implementation of a... [ ![Bryan Smith](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/bsmith.jpg) Bryan Smith ](/knowledgebase/blog/authors/bryan-smith) 5 min Read [Disaster Recovery](/knowledgebase/blog/tag/disaster%20recovery) [See Tags](# "Blog post categories") ## Outages, Vol. I: Power In the world of data centers, there are three common causes of outages: power failure, loss of connectivity and human... [ ![Bryan Smith](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/bsmith.jpg) Bryan Smith ](/knowledgebase/blog/authors/bryan-smith) 3 min Read [Colocation](/knowledgebase/blog/tag/colocation)[Infrastructure Availability](/knowledgebase/blog/tag/infrastructure%20availability) [See Tags](# "Blog post categories") Load More Articles ## Subscribe to Our Blog VMware September 29th, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET ## It’s Time to Decide Your VMware Path [Join us →](https://go.expedient.com/VMWarePath) ### VMware September 29th, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET ## It’s Time to Decide Your VMware Path [Join us →](https://go.expedient.com/VMWarePath)