Show Resources: Follow Jono Staff on LinkedIn Follow Naran McClung on LinkedIn Cloud Reset's YouTube Channel Contact us at [email protected] with any questions, suggestions, or corrections. And don't forget to rate/review! Episode Summary: In this episode of Cloud Reset, we sit down with Cliff Ashford, Senior Director at Monash University, to dive into what it really takes to make a university data- and AI-ready. Cliff shares hard-earned lessons from leading a full-scale digital transformation—from overhauling Monash's 25-year-old student management system to building a cloud-native data lakehouse with Databricks. We cover: Why real AI success starts with governance—years in advance The shift from legacy platforms to agentic models and LLMs Building an institution-wide data model that's both secure and open Democratising access to data across all departments, not just IT Why HR and education teams were the fastest adopters of generative AI Monash's vision for peer-level AI assistants that enhance—not replace—staff How AI will reshape student experiences through simulated scenarios and real-time models Cliff also shares how Monash built safe-by-design infrastructure that enables innovation without compromising on data ethics or control. His favourite project? A fully governed, infinitely scalable data lakehouse that opens AI capabilities to the whole university. 🎧 Tune in now to hear how one of Australia's leading institutions is turning data into their biggest strategic asset.  

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