Enterprise AI Strategy
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Feature
17 Sep 2026
Why multi-agent systems are an enterprise architecture challenge
Multi-agent systems require strong governance frameworks to ensure agents share consistent assumptions, policies and data, which are critical for achieving alignment and ROI. Continue Reading
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News
17 Sep 2026
AI changes the ROI equation. Here’s how some have found success
A significant portion of enterprises struggle to demonstrate clear ROI from AI initiatives, but some have found areas where AI can provide productivity gains and even revenue growth. Continue Reading
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News
17 Sep 2026
Calls for AI slowdown raise new challenges for open-weight models
Regulating frontier AI could sideline smaller open source developers and push enterprises to take on more of the safety and governance burden themselves. Continue Reading
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News
16 Sep 2026
Gemini 3.8 Live Transforms Conversational AI
The models support real-time conversation by enabling users to interact without the traditional prompt-response structure. Continue Reading
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Tip
16 Sep 2026
Guide to AI data pipeline security and resilience
AI pipelines are critical enterprise infrastructure. Leaders must manage business risks, strengthen security and resilience and establish governance to scale AI safely. Continue Reading
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News
15 Sep 2026
Splunk's path to autonomous AI starts with tightly constrained agents
Splunk's new security GM sees autonomous AI agents as 'inevitable' – but says that enterprises will need to introduce them slowly, with strong limits on what they can do. Continue Reading
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News
15 Sep 2026
Zoom launches AI-powered revenue OS to compete in CRM market
Zoom is aiming to diversify its product offerings amid declining enterprise adoption. However, the video communications vendor faces fierce competition. Continue Reading
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Tip
15 Sep 2026
Prompt engineering and other tips to prevent AI sycophancy
AI sycophancy can reinforce biases and lead to poor business outcomes. But what are the signs that AI has become sycophantic, and are there techniques to avoid it? Continue Reading
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Opinion
15 Sep 2026
Why AI should build on, not copy, your data stack
The model might be the face of AI, but the data architecture performs the heavy lifting. Its strength determines the consistency and reliability of AI-generated results at scale. Continue Reading
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Opinion
15 Sep 2026
Why enterprise AI fails at the org chart, not the model layer
AI models are easy to access. Organizational authority is not. David Linthicum explains why the org chart -- not the model layer -- keeps enterprise AI from delivering. Continue Reading
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News
15 Sep 2026
Salesforce AI agent governance, development key themes at Dreamforce
Salesforce goes deep under the hood of AI architecture and agentic management with new releases. Continue Reading
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News
14 Sep 2026
Enterprises in shaky spot amid calls for an AI slowdown
Calls for an AI slowdown come as enterprise demand is building for cheaper and unregulated open source models from China. Continue Reading
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News
14 Sep 2026
Harnesses bring coordination and guardrails to enterprise AI agents
The meaning of harness is still evolving. Continue Reading
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Tip
11 Sep 2026
Physical AI deployment challenges and how to address them
Physical AI can conjure up unique but solvable issues surrounding unpredictability, data quality, safety and cost overruns. Avoid business disruptions with these best practices. Continue Reading
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11 Sep 2026
The AI safety crunch and how enterprises should deal with it
The competitive landscape, particularly the geopolitical clash between the U.S. and China, complicates the AI safety dilemma. Continue Reading
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Tip
11 Sep 2026
Key guardrails to defend against rogue AI agents
AI agents go rogue for many reasons. Businesses must establish defense mechanisms and guardrails that counter the potential damage from an agent's rogue actions. Continue Reading
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News
11 Sep 2026
Prompt: AI governance enters its verification phase
California's new AI auditing laws point to a shift from companies making their own safety claims to proving those claims in independent review. Continue Reading
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News
11 Sep 2026
Mistral bets enterprise AI will be about control, not just intelligence
The French AI lab is using a $3B fundraise to sell control over AI infrastructure, not just model power -- a shift in direction that could matter to U.S. firms in Europe too. Continue Reading
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Tip
11 Sep 2026
How AI agents transform UCaaS workflows and ROI
AI agents can boost UCaaS workflows, but IT leaders must follow best practices to identify high-value workflows, determine ROI metrics and establish governance guardrails. Continue Reading
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Tip
10 Sep 2026
How much does conversational analytics cost in 2026?
Early estimates will often cover the technology but miss much of the added work. Expenses often rise as organizations prepare the platform for wider, reliable enterprise use. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Sep 2026
What it finally takes to make quantum commercially viable
Turns out quantum computing still has several missing links on the road to commercial viability, including better fault tolerance, lower error rates and more qubits per system. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Sep 2026
Why hope is a CIO leadership skill
CIOs need to inspire teams as well as manage technology. Futurist Nikolas Badminton explains how hope can help leaders build vision, empower teams and drive action. Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Sep 2026
Key enterprise strategies for AI agent observability
Monitoring AI agents encompasses three pillars: agent intent, method and outcome. Explore all three, along with best practices for AI agent observability. Continue Reading
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Feature
09 Sep 2026
To justify physical AI costs, choose high-value use cases
Physical AI is starting to drive business value in industries like manufacturing and healthcare. But the ROI calculus is subtle and calls for a wide-angle view of metrics. Continue Reading
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Opinion
08 Sep 2026
Mistral’s €3B round shows value beyond AI benchmarks
Mistral’s record €3 billion funding round highlights the enterprise value of AI models that customers can deploy, customize, retain and control. Continue Reading
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Tip
08 Sep 2026
AI cloud migration: Key steps to success
Migrating AI to the cloud demands strategic planning, system assessments, component modernization, data pipeline optimization and phased deployment. Find out what you need to know. Continue Reading
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Tip
08 Sep 2026
Planning AI infrastructure upgrades: Four steps for success
AI infrastructure upgrades require proactive planning. Steps include setting business goals, assessing existing infrastructure, and optimizing hardware, security and governance. Continue Reading
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News
04 Sep 2026
The human in the loop is falling asleep
AI agents can overwhelm human reviewers, creating new security risks. CIOs must rethink how they oversee AI agents and decide when humans should step in. Continue Reading
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Feature
03 Sep 2026
What businesses really need from an AI off switch
Turning off an AI feature doesn't necessarily stop AI processing. Businesses need meaningful controls over AI features, data access, third parties and software updates. Continue Reading
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News
02 Sep 2026
Enterprises make strides with private AI on-premises
Discussions at VMware Explore show that private AI usage is growing as smaller models gain power, but the tug-of-war with public cloud isn't necessarily a zero-sum game. Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Sep 2026
Why AI enablement teams shouldn't live within IT
AI enablement teams can sit outside IT to stay focused on business needs. That can help CIOs avoid costly AI projects that fail to deliver value. Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Sep 2026
Negotiating AI licensing and costs: A step-by-step guide for CIOs
CIOs must balance access to innovation with cost control as AI becomes standard. The goal: to avoid paying a premium for features that should be included. Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Sep 2026
Using AI for revenue growth is elusive but possible, experts say
Shifting AI's ROI from productivity gains to financial revenue is tricky. Some firms, like TD Bank Group, are leading the way. Continue Reading
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Tip
01 Sep 2026
AI cybersecurity vs. AI cyberattacks: Who's winning?
To stay ahead in the AI vs. AI cybersecurity race, businesses must incorporate the technology into detection, investigation, vulnerability management and response. Continue Reading
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Tip
31 Aug 2026
A guide to AI chip architectures
The diversity of today's AI processors can make their purpose, benefits and limitations confusing. This roundup can help businesses match their AI tasks to the right chip. Continue Reading
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Feature
31 Aug 2026
Ethical AI surveillance balances oversight and transparency
AI-powered employee surveillance gives employers new visibility into workers while raising concerns about privacy, bias and trust. Learn how enterprises can deploy it responsibly. Continue Reading
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News
31 Aug 2026
AI agent security: How reliable is enterprise AI testing?
Experts outline comprehensive testing practices before and after deployment of AI agents to prevent them from acting on their own beyond prescribed instructions. Continue Reading
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Feature
28 Aug 2026
Shift-left governance brings data controls upstream for AI
AI systems move too fast for data governance that waits until the end. Enterprises are replacing outdated review methods with earlier oversight and automated controls. Continue Reading
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News
28 Aug 2026
Where should CIOs invest next? IT leaders weigh in
Six CIOs share where they would invest if their IT budgets increased. AI leads, with data, infrastructure and security investments helping to scale it. Continue Reading
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Tip
27 Aug 2026
Embodied AI vs. physical AI: Why their differences matter
When integrating physical AI into the workplace, successful planning and deployment depend on knowing robotics is more than an array of technologies embodied in a mechanical form. Continue Reading
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News
27 Aug 2026
When AI agents go rogue: What enterprise leaders need to know
A recent wave of AI agents breaching test sandboxes and outside company systems is raising new governance and security questions for enterprise IT leaders deploying autonomous AI. Continue Reading
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Guest Post
25 Aug 2026
Beyond discovery: The real shadow AI challenge
IT teams can now identify shadow AI tools, but remediation doesn't scale. Managing hundreds of niche AI tools requires faster approvals and distributed governance. Continue Reading
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Opinion
25 Aug 2026
AI doesn't have a trust problem. Your data does.
The AI auditability gap isn't an AI problem. It's decades of data management debt, finally coming due, exposed by autonomous decision-making. Continue Reading
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Tip
24 Aug 2026
CISO's guide to RAG data security risks and protection strategies
Retrieval-augmented generation enhances AI security, but expands the attack surface. Organizations need to aggressively manage RAG security to protect their networks and data. Continue Reading
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Feature
21 Aug 2026
Data contracts gain urgency as AI tests data foundations
Unreliable data can undercut AI efforts before they deliver meaningful returns. Data contracts help clarify accountability and move quality controls upstream. Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Aug 2026
Power-hungry AI data centers weigh viable energy sources
AI data centers are encountering political resistance in some communities, but they'll be built elsewhere. Survival depends on the power sources chosen and their availability. Continue Reading
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Tip
19 Aug 2026
AI sycophancy: When leaders are told what they want to hear
Agreeable AI can reinforce executives' bias in strategic, personnel and investment decisions. Leaders must build decision processes that resist AI sycophancy. Continue Reading
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News
19 Aug 2026
GitHub outage had users weighing options, but finding few
Degraded availability on GitHub's network prevented some customers from using Copilot and deploying with GitHub Actions. Frustrated users found there's no easy alternative. Continue Reading
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Opinion
18 Aug 2026
Does Claude's watermark solve the AI transparency problem?
Anthropic now watermarks text generated or processed by Claude. Here's how the hidden pattern works, its limitations and why the approach has drawn criticism. Continue Reading
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Guest Post
18 Aug 2026
AI isn't breaking higher education – it's exposing the cracks
Higher education is built on inherited architecture that’s based on outdated assumptions. The question isn’t what AI tools to buy, but whether the fix needs a patch or rebuild. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Aug 2026
The hybrid future of enterprise AI sovereignty
With increasingly defined regulations to comply with and political tensions growing, business leaders are adopting AI sovereignty practices to weather the storm. Continue Reading
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Feature
14 Aug 2026
What Copilot in Windows means for endpoint governance
Microsoft 365 Copilot makes hidden data governance problems visible. Organizations must address oversharing, agent identity sprawl and policy gaps before broad deployment. Continue Reading
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Tip
13 Aug 2026
AI agent harnesses: The infrastructure behind autonomy
Harnesses are the scaffolding that turn a language model into a powerful, reliable agent capable of accurate autonomous action. Continue Reading
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News
13 Aug 2026
Dynatrace acquires Arize for AI agent development
With its third acquisition this year, Dynatrace continued its march from pure observability to systems of control, adding AI agent development tools to its observability arsenal. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Aug 2026
Kimi K3, Chinese open-weight models challenge AI status quo
Kimi K3 highlights the growing divide between open-weight and proprietary AI models. Explore how to weigh control, cost and governance before adopting open-weight models. Continue Reading
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Opinion
11 Aug 2026
HAL 9000 was right: AI guardrails matter more than perfect models
2001: A Space Odyssey's HAL killed its crew because no one told it humans mattered more than the mission. Today's AI needs that lesson: guardrails over goals, boundaries over logic. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Aug 2026
Physical AI, robotics revive lagging U.S. shipbuilding
Physical AI and robotics speed shipyard operations, improve production planning, increase shipbuilding volume and automate labor-intensive tasks like welding and surface prep. Continue Reading
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Feature
06 Aug 2026
How Google's AI search could revamp business strategy
As Google's AI search reshapes how users find and evaluate brands, enterprises need new strategies for visibility, authority and direct customer relationships. Continue Reading
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News
05 Aug 2026
AI Kill Switch Act: What it means for enterprise leaders
The proposed bill could apply to much more than just frontier model makers and might signal stricter regulatory restrictions for enterprise leaders to contend with. Continue Reading
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Opinion
27 Jul 2026
How to manage the gap between enterprise AI use and AI regulation
Companies are deploying AI across their organizations faster than lawmakers are building consistent rules to govern it, leaving CIOs to navigate an expanding patchwork of state requirements. Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Jul 2026
When orbital AI data centers become business reality
Shrinking launch costs, hyperscaler validation, serviceable hardware, manageable insurance risks and earthly energy constraints will thrust data centers into orbit and beyond. Continue Reading
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Tip
21 Jul 2026
AI inference cost optimization: An enterprise guide
Inference is the largest long-term expense in enterprise AI deployments. Businesses can keep AI inference costs in check with these seven optimization strategies. Continue Reading
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Opinion
21 Jul 2026
Why AI writing can't be great
In today's rapidly changing writing landscape -- just kidding. Most readers are savvy enough to recognize specific phrases as AI tells. Why does AI write like that, and why does it matter? Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Jul 2026
Businesses have AI tools. Why aren't employees using them?
As enterprise AI deployments accelerate, businesses find workflow redesign, change management and employee trust, not just the tools, determine adoption success. Continue Reading
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Opinion
15 Jul 2026
To make policy, policymakers should use AI
Too often, policymakers base their organization's policies for AI usage on what they read in the news instead of first-hand experience working with the latest AI features. Continue Reading
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Feature
14 Jul 2026
AI and robotics yield bumper crops down on the farm
Autonomous tractors roam the fields 24/7, while AI, computer vision and machine learning harvest fruits, increase milk production, limit pesticides and boost crop yields. Continue Reading
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Opinion
09 Jul 2026
Bans on AI layoffs: Current laws and what might come next
An appellate court in China ruled that employers cannot cite AI as a reason for terminating employees. Is similar legislation likely to occur in the U.S.? Continue Reading
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Guest Post
08 Jul 2026
AI scaling is where most companies stall. Here's why
Expanding AI use requires new operating models, talent and mindsets -- not just more resources. Companies fail because they try to scale experiments instead of redesigning systems. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Jul 2026
AI in law offices: How it's being used and the risks
Document discovery, court motions, patent protection, focus groups and client calls are tasks where AI saves law firms significant time and costs, while keeping humans in the loop. Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Jul 2026
The rise of the AI forward-deployed engineer
The bottleneck in enterprise AI has shifted from model access to deployment. Vendors are responding by embedding engineering teams directly inside customer environments. Continue Reading
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Tip
30 Jun 2026
7 machine learning challenges facing businesses
Machine learning challenges cover everything from ethical issues to data quality and user acceptance concerns. Learn about seven common obstacles. Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Jun 2026
AI is supposed to cut lots of jobs? Not so fast
Workers have long feared AI will one day displace them. But emerging evidence suggests otherwise: AI might preserve jobs, even as it reshapes roles and skill requirements. Continue Reading
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Tip
25 Jun 2026
5 advantages of a semantic layer for enterprise AI
Semantic layers are an increasingly pivotal architecture for enterprise AI, enabling AI systems to more accurately identify relationships between conflicting data points. Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Jun 2026
25 women pioneers who shaped AI's evolution
From the very first algorithm in the 1840s to World War II's ENIAC to current Mythos headlines, women can stake claim to some of the most notable advancements in AI's history. Continue Reading
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Tip
23 Jun 2026
10 machine learning benefits for businesses
CIOs and other IT leaders can gain an edge with machine learning, from customer retention to patient care. Blending ML with other AI elements opens new possibilities. Continue Reading
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Tip
18 Jun 2026
How to keep data silos from damaging your AI projects
Data silos impede successful AI operation. However, there are practical ways to connect data stores and improve AI outcomes. Continue Reading
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Tip
18 Jun 2026
The best AI chatbots for 2026: Compare features and costs
AI chatbots are smarter, faster and more versatile than ever. See how top platforms like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude and Microsoft's Copilot stack up in this hands-on comparison. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Jun 2026
12 top machine learning use cases and business applications
Machine learning applications in the era of GenAI and AI agents are increasing the efficiency and accuracy of everything from decision-making to maintenance to service delivery. Continue Reading
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Guest Post
16 Jun 2026
Your AI advantage isn't speed -- it's judgment
Corporate AI strategies prioritize speed, but when everyone accelerates equally, the advantage disappears. Real competitive edge comes from using AI to sharpen strategic thinking. Continue Reading
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News
16 Jun 2026
MIT study warns of major AI risk. Is governance keeping up?
AI experts warn of catastrophic AI risks, but governance lags, with security concerns driving policy while broader risks aren't being fully addressed. Continue Reading
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Tip
11 Jun 2026
How to build AI security guardrails without blocking innovation
To take advantage of opportunities AI might present -- without opening the door to a breach -- an organization needs to put the right guardrails in the right places. Continue Reading
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Tip
04 Jun 2026
Controlling AI sprawl: A practical guide for the C-suite
As AI tools proliferate across enterprise teams, leaders must ensure AI use isn't redundant or unsanctioned. Do you know all the AI tools your business uses? Continue Reading
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Tip
02 Jun 2026
Best practices for integrating third-party AI with local systems
Third-party AI components are increasingly common across industries and domains, but many businesses don't know how to effectively integrate them with their local systems. Continue Reading
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Feature
31 May 2026
Is AI replacing jobs? How 17 job types feel the effects
AI has threatened various jobs since ChatGPT came out. New data shows where the threat is real and where it's imagined. Continue Reading
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Tip
29 May 2026
How businesses can get ahead of potential AI deskilling
Will AI's efficiency gains of today come at the expense of workforce skill tomorrow? Hear one expert's thoughts on the impending AI deskilling epidemic and how to prevent it. Continue Reading
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Feature
29 May 2026
10 top AI knowledge management platforms for businesses
AI knowledge platforms use search and GenAI to surface and monetize enterprise information, but comparisons show wide variance in capabilities, integration, governance and scale. Continue Reading
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Tip
29 May 2026
How to apply FinOps to optimize agentic AI costs
FinOps gives businesses the operating model for visibility, accountability and value management. But traditional FinOps models will need to be reworked for agentic AI. Continue Reading
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Tip
28 May 2026
AI FinOps requires a different approach than cloud
While AI's utility will continue to generate revenue for businesses, its cost grows with it. FinOps is a key strategy and governance tool that ensures AI delivers measurable ROI. Continue Reading
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Feature
27 May 2026
Agentic governance must go beyond traditional IT practice
Industry experts agree: Agentic AI requires new governance methods, not traditional IT playbooks. The current agentic governance gap threatens to derail enterprise AI adoption. Continue Reading
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Feature
27 May 2026
How to choose the right IKMS in a fast-moving AI market
Poor platform selection is a leading cause of failed knowledge management system deployments. Product demos don't tell nearly enough. Five key factors can determine IKMS success. Continue Reading
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Tip
21 May 2026
8 AI costs leaders don't always budget for but should
The hidden costs of enterprise AI often emerge after deployment, through stalled pilots, compliance burdens, workforce disruption, model upkeep and reputational risk. Continue Reading
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Tip
15 May 2026
Why AI pilots fail and how to move them into production
While AI pilots thrive in sandboxes, production demands clear ownership, robust data infrastructure, failure testing and runtime monitoring throughout the system's lifecycle. Continue Reading
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Feature
15 May 2026
Educating the future AI-savvy human workforce
As the need for skilled AI workers approaches desperation levels for many businesses, unique and more personalized teaching methods are preparing tomorrow's AI workers. Continue Reading
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Feature
12 May 2026
AI drones undertake high-risk jobs along the supply chain
From power line and bridge inspections to remote and heavy cargo deliveries, autonomous AI drones are becoming the supply chain's version of air traffic controllers. Continue Reading
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Feature
07 May 2026
GenAI and synthetic data: What can go wrong in business?
GenAI's ability to improve everything it touches, including synthetic data, is undeniable, but when misused, simulated data can amplify bias, taint data and compromise security. Continue Reading
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Tip
28 Apr 2026
Build and organize an effective machine learning team
Putting together an ML team requires a business understand why it needs one and the core roles involved in making all aspects of the machine learning process work. Continue Reading
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Tip
27 Apr 2026
How to build AI skills across your workforce
AI skills are no longer an optional investment. Business leaders who know how to build AI skills throughout their organizations can unlock AI's full potential. Continue Reading
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Tip
24 Apr 2026
How businesses use KPIs to measure AI's performance
Business decision-makers under heavy pressure to justify the value of their AI projects look to key performance indicators for salvation. KPIs reveal AI's efficiency and ROI. Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Apr 2026
How to start a career in AI: Advice from experts
AI careers don't follow one path. As AI becomes part of everyday work, more professionals are entering the field by building on what they already do and focusing on real results. Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Apr 2026
Business vs. provider: AI software restrictions to know
How much control do businesses have over the use of AI platforms they buy? Vendor acceptable use contracts and policies can determine an AI deployment's success or failure. Continue Reading
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Tip
17 Apr 2026
Citizen developers are redefining enterprise AI development
Generative AI is enabling nontechnical business users to build enterprise software, accelerating innovation while creating new risks around governance, security and control. Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Apr 2026
GenAI in accounting: Chat BDO's ride from pilot to production
Accounting and advisory firm BDO built and deployed a proprietary AI platform so its tax and audit pros could automate routine tasks and significantly increase client-facing time. Continue Reading