Vista Equity Partners Founder, Chairman and CEO Robert F. Smith joined CNBC’s Closing Bell with Scott Wapner to discuss the future of enterprise software, the rise of consumer AI and how artificial intelligence is reshaping the software investment landscape.During the conversation, Smith shared his perspective on what will differentiate winners in the enterprise AI era, the growing adoption of agentic AI and the shift from traditional SaaS pricing toward usage- and outcome-based models. He also discussed how Vista is applying more than 25 years of Operational Intelligence to help its portfolio companies develop enterprise AI solutions built around governance, security and trust.The interview also explores AI regulation, the importance of protecting enterprise data and where Smith sees opportunities emerging across the software sector.#VistaEquityPartners #RobertFSmith #EnterpriseAI #EnterpriseSoftware #ArtificialIntelligenceVideos by Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC (together with its affiliates, “Vista Equity Partners”) contain the opinions of past and present Vista Equity Partners and portfolio company personnel. Vista Equity Partners makes no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the information in these videos. It should not be assumed that the portfolio companies discussed in these videos were profitable or that future portfolio companies or experiences will be comparable. Past performance is not necessarily indicative, or a guarantee, of future results. Under no circumstances should these videos be construed as an offer to sell, or a solicitation to buy, any security or as opinions regarding the provision of investment advisory services by Vista Equity Partners. The titles as represented are a reflection of individual roles and work at the time of filming and not necessarily indicative of current or future positions. Value Creation Team (“VCT”) consists of Vista professionals dedicated in whole or in part to operational matters (“Operating Professionals”) and the members of Vista Consulting Group (including OneVista) (“VCG”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vista. Vista Consulting Group (including One Vista) (“VCG”) is an affiliate of Vista and VCG personnel are not employees or partners of Vista Equity Partners and are compensated separately for their services by portfolio companies or the funds managed by Vista Equity Partners. Portfolio companies as represented are a reflection of Vista Equity Partners’ private equity portfolio at the time of filming and not necessarily representative of Vista Equity Partners’ current or future private equity portfolio. Branding of Vista Equity Partners’ private equity portfolio companies, including logos or other brand expressions, is a representation of such companies branding at the time of filming and is not necessarily indicative of current or future branding. For additional information, see vistaequitypartners.com/disclosures/. —————————————— Like and subscribe to stay up to date with Vista. For more information, visit us at https://ift.tt/Y4LCjH5 or follow us on: https://ift.tt/hEsL8K6
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