What does it really take for SaaS companies to adopt AI without creating major security, governance, and data risks?

In this episode of PowerMoves AI: Inside the SaaS AI Shift, Kristi Perdue sits down with Greg Clark, Senior Director of Product Management - Enterprise Cybersecurity at OpenText.

With more than 20 years of experience across information governance and cybersecurity, Greg shares what enterprise organizations are really facing as they adopt AI and agentic AI.

They discuss:

* AI governance and enterprise cybersecurity
* Shadow AI and unauthorized AI agents
* Identity and access controls for AI agents
* Data security and over-permissioned agents
* AI adoption, training, and organizational change
* How AI is transforming product management
* AI guardrails, monitoring, and risk management
* Why companies need to understand their data before deploying AI
* How SaaS leaders can build AI features that deliver real value

This conversation goes beyond AI demos to explore the practical challenges of adopting AI responsibly while balancing innovation, security, governance, and business growth.

Connect with Greg Clark on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregoryclark/

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AI is changing the SaaS business itself - from what companies build and monetize to what enterprise buyers are willing to trust. Inside the SaaS AI Shift is the executive decision making podcast for leaders responsible for what comes next.

Host Kristi Perdue brings more than 30 years of SaaS experience and credentials as a Certified Chief AI Officer (CAIO) and Certified Information Governance Officer for AI (CIGO/ AI). As founder of AlterBridge Strategies and creator of Power Moves AI™, she gets past the demos and into the decisions reshaping enterprise software.

Each episode examines the consequential choices behind the shift: how AI changes product strategy and the SaaS business model, where anticipated ROI breaks down, when governance must become operational, and what enterprise buyers will require before they trust AI at scale.

Through candid conversations with executives doing the work, the show surfaces the tradeoffs and hard-earned lessons behind those decisions. It is built for SaaS founders, CEOs, product leaders, and executive teams preparing to lead through a fundamental transformation of the SaaS business.