We're about to get a heavy helping of MCP from the keynote stage, as fuel for the agentic AI buzz. But why MCP? Why is context the obsession of enterprise AI vendors? K2view CTO Yuval Perlov has answers - and surprising views on why "data readiness" is overrated.
This week - deriving value from enterprise AI isn't just a data problem. Fall event fun kicks off, with Hubspot Inbound as our first pit stop. AI and cybersecurity remains on the front burner, but what about AI "de-skilling?" As always, your weekly whiffs.
Has enterprise software failed customers? IFS Ultimo CEO Steven Elsham says yes - at least when it comes to bringing insights to the users. But when Elsham joined Ultimo, he came in with a mandate: change cloud EAM into pro-active software, beyond today's systems of record.
This week - Wall Street sees a massive AI disruption to professional services, but is there more to it? The US AI Action Plan gets a dissection, and NVIDIA and Alibaba push their AI plans, with markets wavering. AI projects need guidance, and the whiffs keep coming.
This week - agentic AI opens up new threat vectors, so what's an enterprise to do? Are we heading towards AI winter, or an AI bubble pop? Peeps weigh in - and so do I. My argument against AGI is best made via my "all AI" whiffs section... Let's do this.
Bringing cloud services to all Sage customers is a big enough challenge - but now, Sage CTO Aaron Harris must do the same with AI, while avoiding AI's own disruptions to the SaaS market. In our latest Executive Intelligence podcast, Harris reveals how he (re)thinks technology, and why Sage trained their own LLM for finance.
This week: entry-level jobs are hard to come by - but why? And how should we rethink AI and education? A big new developer productivity study is previewed, and GPT-5 didn't live up to its billing - what does this mean for enterprise AI? I'm back, and so are your weekly whiffs.
With a major new event coming up, SAP CX is at another turning point. But can SAP CX live up to its "Intelligent CX" billing? Time for a 'State of SAP CX' review with SAP's Balaji Balasubramanian.
This week - dirty data does a number on AI, but can digital twins help? Context engineering is here, and AI agents need it. SAP plans to acquire SmartRecruiters; here's my first take. Vendor earnings show resilience, and Ozzy makes Hits and Misses.
Acumatica CEO John Case is in the hot seat - but in a good way. As Acumatica looks ahead as a Vista equity company, AI brings a new set of disruptions. But in this podcast, Case makes his case for why an effective cloud ERP platform is crucial for the kind of AI enterprises need.
The last time I put AI to the test in my creative workflow, I had mixed results - time to revisit. How would AI fare with Powerpoints? Video editing? Infographics? Amidst the fails, I've had breakthroughs. But my human-to-human infographic project with Two Line Studios is the highlight.
This week - is Model Context Protocol ready for enterprise scale? If not, what's missing? Different takes on autonomous agents and workflow complexity keeps it interesting. So does vibe coding... on production servers. Your whiffs include: Microsoft Teams in cars.
Amidst the whirlwind of spring events, a few persistent AI vendors got my attention. How? By returning my email volleys with savvy responses and fresh data. The latest in enterprise AI? Context intelligence, agentic protocols - and why AI is a process accelerator: for better, or worse.
