# Best of 2025 | Build, Buy or Bring-Your-Own AI: What's on Your Tech Sandwich?

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Podcast: [Gartner ThinkCast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gartner-thinkcast-1020030)
Published: 2025-12-30T06:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.gartner.com/en/podcasts/thinkcast
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## Resource

As we close out the year, we're bringing you some of 2025's standout ThinkCast episodes. Today's episode, originally released in April, explores how leaders can scale AI using Gartner's "AI tech sandwich": In this episode of Gartner ThinkCast, we tackle one of the most pressing questions facing executive leaders today: How should organizations approach AI deployment? Gartner Distinguished VP Analyst Whit Andrews joins host Karen Stokes Lockhart to help answer whether leaders should build, buy or blend when approaching their AI integration, while further exploring Gartner's "AI technology sandwich" framework. Tune in to hear Whit and Karen discuss the multiple layers of enterprise AI, including embedded AI, bring-your-own AI and the critical governance decisions that support a responsible, scalable foundation for IT and tech leaders navigating a complex AI landscape. Dig Deeper: Download the guide to Deploying AI in Your Organization Register to attend a Gartner CIO Conference near you

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