{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"AI-First Podcast","title":"Why Vornado put AI at the center of its digital strategy | Box AI-First Podcast EP 12","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/00f52940\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3970,"description":"For Vornado Realty Trust, AI is the new utility powering the way buildings run, deals get made, and work gets done.In this episode of the AI First Podcast, Box Chief Customer Officer Jon Herstein speaks Robert Entin, Executive Vice President and CIO at Vornado, one of the largest real estate investment trusts in the U.S. Robert shares how AI is helping Vornado transform everything from tenant experience to lease management,  all while preserving the integrity of its iconic New York properties.From automating rent billing and managing 2 million invoices in the cloud to building AI-ready hubs for loan documents and lease abstracts, Vornado is putting intelligent content at the heart of how the business operates. Robert explains how they're pairing structured metadata with powerful AI tools to extract real-time insights, boost efficiency, and empower knowledge workers.If you're leading digital transformation, navigating content sprawl, or exploring how AI fits into your enterprise, this episode delivers a candid, deeply informed look at what it takes to lead with technology and make change stick.Key moments:(00:00) Reflecting on the early internet era and how AI is evolving differently(00:56) Introducing guest Robert Entin, EVP and CIO at Vornado Realty Trust(02:17) Robert’s background and Vornado’s transformation from legacy to AI-ready(03:35) How Vornado bet big on New York’s Penn District(05:15) From software engineer to CIO,  Robert’s unique career path(06:35) Lessons learned transitioning from vendor to internal operator(08:52) The pace of innovation at Vornado and its leadership’s appetite for change(09:58) What “transforming real estate through technology” really means(11:02) From legacy systems to PropTech and smart buildings(13:15) Building converged networks to support modern building operations(15:07) Early move to cloud: why Vornado chose Box nearly a decade ago(17:25) Decommissioning legacy systems and modernizing file storage(19:27) How cloud content...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/j4SH_SJXIFpvjH4B8yyPpvmdnt9L4RNNWKUrP1zhnaI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xMDdi/MDE2MzZjY2Q0ZjNk/YWZkYmI2MDkyZjg3/YmUzOS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}