CFOs are positioned to be leaders in AI-driven business transformationAt the recent theCUBE + NYSE Wired CFO Summit, a key insight emergedWith AI radically transforming business models, CFOs play a key role in addressing both cost and revenue impactsTwenty years ago, IT shifted from hardware management to democratization with Web 2.0, then cloud and software as a serviceIn a recent edition of his Breaking Analysis series, Vellante wrote that the time for Intel Corp. to shed its foundry business is nowLast week, Databricks Inc. announced it was raising a late-stage $10 billion funding round at a $62 billion valuationThe traditional purpose of going public was to raise capital, provide liquidity to investors and give retail investors access to the stockThese markets, where people sell employee shares or investors get liquid, they lock in their returns, and then they’re playing with house moneyThe 2025 tech outlook and CFO AI leaders were a big focus for theCUBE Research industry analystsIntel has a big investment in foundry. They have $100 billion, literally $100 billion of plant property and equipment on their balance sheet