Enterprise-grade AI is finally accessible to mid-market enterprises — and the window to move is now.
In this episode of AI Insights, Dell’s Global CTO and Chief AI Officer John Roese breaks down why 2026 is shaping up to be a turning point for mid-market enterprises — not because the strategy changed, but because the tools to execute it have arrived. From personal AI agents running on local devices to edge deployments that used to require a data center, John shares what he’s hearing directly from mid-market CIOs and what’s actually working in the field.
If you’ve been waiting for enterprise AI to make sense for your business, this is the episode that tells you where to start.
Chapters:
0:00 — The Mid-Market AI Gap
1:24 — The Rise of Personal Agents and Local AI
4:05 — Where Mid-Market AI Value Lives
5:43 — From the Inside Out to the Outside In
6:52 — The Real Cost of AI: Tokenomics
9:05 — Why Incremental Beats Big Bang
10:18 — Where to Start
