Prajkta Waditwar
Senior Manager – Enterprise Technology & AI Strategic Sourcing at Box Inc.Box Inc
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Chemical Engineer, MBA, PMP, CSCP, CPP, Six Sigma, MCPPO Certified and MCIPS Chartered. I am an AI-driven procurement and enterprise technology strategist operating at the intersection of artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure, supply chain governance, and strategic finance. Over the past decade, I have led high-impact sourcing and transformation initiatives across global technology enterprises and U.S. government environments. My work focuses on building AI-enabled procurement frameworks, strengthening vendor governance, and modernizing enterprise decision systems to create scalable, audit-ready, and resilient operations. I have authored 15+ white papers, peer-reviewed research publications, and multiple books on AI in procurement, ethical sourcing, supply chain governance, and technology strategy. My research has been cited by academic and professional institutions, and my frameworks have influenced enterprise AI adoption discussions within both public and private sectors. In my executive roles, I have: • Led sourcing of next-generation AI and cloud infrastructure technologies • Negotiated high-value, complex technology contracts supporting enterprise-scale platforms • Designed automation and governance frameworks replacing manual, repetitive procurement systems • Introduced modernization initiatives in municipal government procurement environments • Supported mission-critical public sector sourcing, including emergency and infrastructure programs I am a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (MCIPS – MER route), reflecting peer-recognized senior leadership and extraordinary professional impact. I serve as a reviewer for IEEE and Springer conferences and as a judge at international innovation competitions. My focus: Responsible AI adoption, enterprise vendor strategy, and procurement as a strategic intelligence function. **Writing in a personal capacity. The views and opinions expressed in my articles are my own, do not represent those of my employer, and are based solely on publicly available information and personal insights.**
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As global e-waste continues to grow, businesses are under increasing pressure to manage technology more responsibly while balancing costs, performance and operational needs. In response, many may turn to new equipment, expensive initiatives or high-profile sustainability campaigns. However, organizations can often make meaningful progress by improving how they manage the technology they already own. Below, members of Forbes Technology Council share practical ways companies can reduce e-waste—and reap business benefits—through smarter operational decisions and more intentional technology management.
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Zero-day vulnerabilities are among the toughest cybersecurity threats to defend against because attackers can exploit them before developers have had a chance to create and release a fix. As organizations and individuals rely more heavily on interconnected systems, cloud platforms and AI-powered tools, these hidden flaws can create risks that extend well beyond a single breach.Over time, repeated zero-day attacks can weaken trust in digital systems, strain business continuity and reshape how security teams think about prevention, response and resilience. Below, members of Forbes Technology Council share potential zero-day vulnerabilities, their long-term consequences and practical ways businesses and individuals can better protect themselves.
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One of the biggest misconceptions about AI-driven procurement is that technology is the hardest part. It's not.
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Internet of Things devices have long helped organizations collect and report real-time data from equipment, environments and products. As agentic AI systems become more capable of reasoning, planning and acting within defined guardrails, IoT devices can become part of systems that don’t just flag problems but help resolve them.Pairing agentic AI with IoT can give organizations a faster, more adaptive way to respond to changing conditions while still keeping human oversight in place where it matters most. Below, members of Forbes Technology Council share promising ways organizations can combine agentic AI and IoT to solve real-world problems.
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As modern systems become more distributed, interconnected and dependent on automation, maintaining reliability without exhausting engineering teams is getting harder. Site reliability engineering, or SRE, gives organizations a structured way to improve uptime, resilience and incident response, but it’s only effective when practices are focused, intentional and manageable. The challenge isn’t simply adding more monitoring, processes or tools; it’s helping teams identify what matters most and respond without unnecessary noise or complexity. Below, members of Forbes Technology Council share SRE practices organizations can use to strengthen reliability while keeping workloads sustainable.
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System efficiency has long been a guiding principle for modern tech organizations looking to control costs, streamline operations and improve performance. But when outages, cyber incidents or infrastructure failures occur, systems that have been optimized too aggressively can leave companies with little room to adapt. Resilience requires a different kind of planning—one that accounts for disruption before it happens, even when that means accepting some added cost, complexity or operational friction. Below, members of Forbes Technology Council share the tradeoffs tech teams should consciously make to strengthen resilience and reduce operational risk.
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Box Inc
Company bio
Box, Inc. is an intelligent content management and AI-first cloud platform that helps organizations securely manage, collaborate on, and unlock value from their business content. The company provides tools that enable enterprises to store, share, govern, and automate workflows around their most critical documents and data in the cloud. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Box serves organizations across industries including finance, healthcare, government, life sciences, media, and technology. Its platform integrates secure cloud content management with advanced artificial intelligence capabilities that help businesses analyze content, automate processes, and extract insights from unstructured data. Box’s Intelligent Content Management platform combines enterprise-grade security, compliance, collaboration, and AI-powered automation to support the entire content lifecycle—from creation and sharing to governance and retention. The platform integrates with leading enterprise applications and is designed to enable organizations to work more efficiently while maintaining control and protection of sensitive information. Today, Box supports hundreds of thousands of businesses worldwide, including many Fortune 500 companies, helping them transform how they manage and use content in the era of AI.