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Reality Check with Dave Nicholson

Reality Check with Dave Nicholson

By: Dave Nicholson
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Reality Check with Dave Nicholson is a no-fluff conversation series about how technology decisions actually get made when real money, real jobs, and real reputations are on the line.

Hosted by Dave Nicholson, the show focuses on senior IT decision makers—CIOs, CTOs, and C-suite leaders—who are navigating AI, automation, and modern infrastructure in the real world. This isn’t vendor pitch theater or analyst theory.

Guests are anonymized so they can speak candidly about what’s working, what’s failing, and what keeps them up at night as AI reshapes careers, budgets, and businesses. The discussions center on practical outcomes: how to make money, save money, reduce risk, and avoid costly mistakes in an era of rapid technological change.

Real decision makers. Real money. Real consequences. No fluff.

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Episodes
  • Can Legal Teams Keep Up with AI Risk?

    Can Legal Teams Keep Up with AI Risk?
    Mar 2 2026

    Dave Nicholson sits down with Bill Price—longtime tech executive, general counsel, and AI governance expert—to unpack how legal teams keep pace with AI deployment.

    Bill shares why legal must become a business partner, how to vet vendors when indemnification and data privacy matter, and what to do when AI tools hallucinate.

    If you’re rolling out AI inside a large enterprise, this is the conversation you need to hear.

    #RealityCheck #EnterpriseAI #LegalTech #AICompliance #Techstrong
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    37 mins
  • Oleg Dulin on AI in the Software Development Lifecycle

    Oleg Dulin on AI in the Software Development Lifecycle
    Feb 23 2026

    AI hype is everywhere. But what’s actually happening inside engineering teams?

    In the first episode of Reality Check, Dave Nicholson speaks with Oleg Dulin about how AI is actually being deployed inside the software development lifecycle. This is not a vendor showcase. It’s a frontline discussion about productivity, platform pressure, hyperscalers, and the human implications of AI adoption.

    Oleg explains why the ability for AI tools to ingest large codebases was the real unlock, how these tools are integrating into CI/CD and collaboration workflows, and why enterprises still “piloting” AI in 2026 may already be behind.

    The conversation also explores:

    • Pressure on SaaS vendors to become platforms
    • Whether hyperscalers are innovating fast enough
    • The shift from coding to architecture and systems thinking
    • Organizational change and upskilling challenges
    • Why AI replacing developers is the wrong narrative

    eality Check features real operators making real decisions about capital allocation, engineering velocity, and competitive advantage. Subscribe for more conversations with practitioners shaping the future of enterprise technology.

    #ArtificialIntelligence #SoftwareDevelopment #EnterpriseAI #DevOps #CTO #SaaS #CloudComputing #PlatformStrategy #DigitalTransformation #EngineeringLeadership #AIDevelopment #Hyperscalers #CIO #InnovationStrategy #RealityCheckPodcast
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    35 mins
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