This week - the great AI coding and productivity debate roils on (and on). But are we in an AI bubble? Data breaches keep things a little too real, and observability gets a business case. As for whiffs, do I have to mention Coldplay?
Every day, AI vendors bravely venture into my inbox with shiny new AI pitches. Often, they get a provocative response for their trouble. Sometimes, these conversations actually go somewhere. In this edition: demystifying RAG.
This week - AI ethics meets enterprise reality - can the two be reconciled? The AI for coding productivity debate heats up, thanks to a potent new study. But where does that leave us? Cyber attacks bring lessons learned, and so do our weekly whiffs.
No matter the enterprise tech du jour, analyst relations is a constant. But is analyst relations truly serving customers, or are we due for a rethink? Last year, I made the case for next-gen analyst relations. Tim Crawford of AVOA had a few thing to say in response - time for an update.
This week - AI regulation and tech layoffs dominated the headlines, but cybersecurity is downplayed at our collective peril. Microsoft attempted a clean sweep of the whiffs section, but Anthropic's agentic vending machine business stood its ground.
Talk of "autonomous agents" is pervasive - but are customers on board? Next up in my event highlights: a discussion about autonomous agents for finance that took me by surprise. Workday partner Auditoria.ai has a different way of approaching autonomy - and the projects to back it up.
This week - agentic AI still has buzzword momentum, but where is the ROI? The AI copyright rulings were widely hailed as a victory for LLM vendors, but is it that cut and dried? AI coding gets field tested, supply chains should be outside-in - and a closing rant on the workplace virtue of "playfulness."
I've issued three monster articles (and four podcasts) about SAP Sapphire - but it wasn't enough. To kick off my spring event highlight series, we go under the hood of SAP's Foundational Model pursuit, and why it matters to customers. SAP's Walter Sun also counters my grouchy Perplexity partnership reaction.
This week - the viral fallout from Apple's AI reasoning paper continues, but where does that leave enterprises? Let's break down the lessons. The Spatial Web is here - how will it impact AI? Plus: privacy breaches are everywhere, and so is the blame for them. As always, yours whiffs.
IFS Connect 2025 put Industrial AI at the center, but I want to see the value customers are achieving now - before AI agents enter this mix. Here's how Manuel Gorrin of Nature's Path Foods used IFS to build a sustainability dialogue with business users, via the right KPIs and data platform.
Salesforce Connections 2025 jolted marketers in the best way possible - and it wasn't just about agentic AI. On the final day of the show, I had my burning questions ready for Salesforce President and CMO Ariel Kelman, and he was ready also. Are marketers ready for "do-not-reply" marketing?
This week - Enterprise leaders are on notice: change or be a legacy manager. I also give my paradoxical take on AI leadership. Mary Meeker's monster slide deck drop continues to spark debate, and event season isn't done with us yet. Yucky data brokers dominate the whiffs.
When it comes to using agentic AI for travel, I'm a tough sell. So Salesforce set me up with Engine, an early Agentforce adoper - and a travel services company. What could go wrong? But Engine's thoughtful approach to AI use case design is worth a closer look.
