This week - is AI a "cognitive revolution" - and isn't it time to grapple with the jobs impact? Tech earnings give an early clue into the tariff impact, but how will tech investments change? Event season rolls on, and so do we. As always, your whiffs.
Why do organizations wait for a breach to take the actions that would have prevented a breach in the first place? The answer is not as simple as it sounds. How should organizations respond to changing risks, and AI threats? Time to rethink enterprise security with the experts at Buckhorn Consulting.
Workday Innovation Summit 2025 brought the future of work to a head. Amidst spirited discussions with Workday leadership, we went deep into Workday's agentic AI ambitions. If generative AI is too "shallow" for enterprise ROI, then what's next? Grab your beverage of choice and let's do this.
This week - tariff uncertainties haven't derailed the earnings of enterprise software bellweathers like Google, SAP, and ServiceNow (at least not yet). Systems of AI agents need systems of knowledge - but why? Intel is down, but "vibe coding" is up. Plus: your weekly whiffs.
Dear CIOs: "Don't build a lakehouse and wait two years and see if you have a job." A provocative statement - enough for a meaty conversation with Boomi CEO Steve Lucas. In the run-up to Boomi World, I talked to Lucas about his new book, and revisited our agentic AI debate.
This week - getting AI agents right is about real-time evaluation. Can AI help boardrooms - if so, how? AI pricing models are coming, but is AI coming for SaaS? Cybersecurity lessons, SI management, and pungent whiffs round out this week's proceedings.
The AI agent hype has reached a new crescendo, but that doesn't bring us closer to successful projects. Enter AI evaluation - can visibility into agent performance help? Here's my ten tips for better AI agent results, along with burning questions to the CTO of Galileo - with screen shots of AI evaluation in action.
This week - how Walmart hit an e-commerce milestone, and where gen AI fits in. Plus: CEOs weigh in on what's next for global markets, and enterprise spending. Generative AI project lessons are piling up, and the weekly whiffs are ready.
In this best-of-events highlight, I share the discussion around the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation's move to Unit4's ERPx platform. There's no getting away from managing change, but when it's discussed this openly, it's worth a closer look.
This week - so much for all those tech predictions - the enterprise tech market now resets. Professional services faces off against tariffs - and AI disruption. Spring events roll on, and we mix in some tech for good. As always, your weekly whiffs.
Not all enterprise AI projects are successful. But for the winning approaches, patterns are emerging. Blue Star Ltd's analytics and AI pursuits are supported by a technical team with a "business first" mindset. Here's what I learned from Blue Star CIO Udit Pahwa.
This week - are we heading for an AI winter, are we in a market bubble, or is there a breakthrough in AI quality coming? Plus: quantum computing chugs along, and enterprise projects get a boatload of negotiating tips. Your whiffs include: the DNA of 15 million up for sale.
SAP's Business Data Cloud announcement was one of the most ambitious in the company's history. It also raised a flurry of questions on SAP's data strategy, how existing investments fit in, and what this means for SAP Business AI. Time to dig into the top community questions with SAP's Irfan Khan.
