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    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.

    John Burke and Jerald Murphy • April 24, 2026
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    How to use AI agents for infrastructure management

    AI agents enable businesses to automate a variety of tasks, including infrastructure development. However, left unchecked, they can wreak havoc at the infrastructure layer.

    Wisdom Ekpotu • April 21, 2026
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    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.

    Kinza Yasar • April 17, 2026
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    Infrastructure requirements for physical AI systems

    Physical AI systems are becoming a priority for companies because of their strategic and operational advantages. But businesses must contend with their infrastructure needs.

    Kerry Doyle • April 17, 2026
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    Exploring the context layer for AI systems

    To meet the needs of AI's increasing agency, context layers capture the missing reasoning, business rules and decision rationale that power truly aligned, autonomous AI systems.

    Abhishek Jadhav • April 16, 2026
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    4 strategic approaches to effective shadow AI governance

    Shadow AI is a technological risk and a governance challenge. Organizations must combine structured frameworks, continuous visibility and education to control these risks.

    Nihad Hassan • April 15, 2026
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    The business case for a multi-cloud AI strategy

    Using a single cloud provider for AI infrastructure can have its limitations. Discover the benefits businesses can realize by opting for a multi-cloud AI strategy.

    Stephen Bigelow • April 9, 2026
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    How to choose a data center for AI workloads

    Variables like power and network capacity affect the ability of data centers to support AI workloads. But not all AI workloads require the most powerful data center capabilities.

    Chris Tozzi • April 8, 2026
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    Managing drift in AI models and data

    The training data and algorithms used to build AI models have a shelf life. Detecting and correcting model drift ensures that these systems stay accurate, relevant and useful.

    Stephen Bigelow • April 2, 2026
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    History of generative AI innovations spans 9 decades

    Rapid GenAI advances are reshaping industries, sparking legal battles and driving embodied AI innovations, paving the way for transformative business processes and tools.

    George Lawton • March 31, 2026
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    LLM build vs. buy: A decision framework for LLM adoption

    When deciding whether to build or buy a large language model, businesses must consider costs, customization, governance, risk and readiness to determine the best AI approach.

    Stephen Bigelow • March 31, 2026
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    7 best practices to avoid AI vendor lock-in

    While lock-in is sometimes unavoidable, it's the very definition of risk. Businesses can use these best practices to mitigate lock-in risk with AI vendors.

    Stephen Bigelow • March 30, 2026
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    AI risk management: A strategic guide for enterprise leaders

    Enterprises across business sectors are adopting AI technologies, but are they prepared to deal with the risks? Our AI risk management guide can help.

    Nihad Hassan • March 27, 2026
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    How to preprocess different types of data for AI workloads

    Data preparation for AI differs by data type. However, common themes include improving data quality, ensuring consistency, reducing computing demands and enhancing model performance.

    Stephen Bigelow • March 24, 2026
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    5 questions every CIO should ask before investing in AI

    AI investment is accelerating, but many initiatives fail to scale. Five key questions help CIOs evaluate use cases, data readiness, long-term value and risk before committing resources.

    Kinza Yasar • March 23, 2026
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    Build accountability into AI to drive business value

    In a perfect world, AI systems work 100% of the time, but that's not the case in the real world. AI accountability ensures someone takes responsibility when AI fails.

    Kashyap Kompella • March 20, 2026
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    Does your organization need an AI ethics committee?

    Ethics oversight ensures high-risk AI use is accountable, responsible and compliant. Not all organizations need one; some incorporate this oversight into risk or legal teams.

    Kinza Yasar • March 20, 2026
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    Why and how enterprises should build a green AI initiative

    Executives making AI decisions must consider ethics, compliance and now environmental impact. Learn how green AI aligns governance and sustainability to improve digital strategies.

    Damon Garn • March 12, 2026
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    Tools and techniques for optimizing AI data pipelines

    Enhancing the five critical stages of AI data pipelines is essential; it determines whether AI drives business value or becomes a drain on resources.

    Stephen Bigelow • March 4, 2026
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    7 practical tips for agentic AI cost optimization

    Building an agentic AI cost-management framework requires unique considerations and details. These tips can help businesses get started.

    Kashyap Kompella • Feb. 24, 2026
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    The ethics that make human-AI agent collaboration work

    Skepticism and distrust are common with new technology. Executives must develop a culture of trust with AI to ensure effective human-AI agent collaboration.

    Zac Amos • Feb. 23, 2026
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    Global AI legislation and regulation tracker

    With AI, it's better to be proactive, not reactive. This tracker compiles the major AI legislation, laws and frameworks across the U.S., Europe, Asia and beyond.

    Jennifer English • Feb. 18, 2026
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    Best practices for building scalable AI infrastructure

    Scalability is vital for AI platforms. These 10 best practices can help businesses build scalable infrastructure that supports AI workloads and adapts to fluctuating demands.

    Stephen Bigelow • Feb. 13, 2026
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    How business leaders can prepare for quantum-AI integration

    AI completely changed the way we work, and quantum computing has the potential to upend our work completely. How can these technologies integrate to achieve further innovation?

    Kerry Doyle • Feb. 12, 2026
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    How to navigate data sovereignty for AI compliance

    As AI systems consume data for training and decision-making, businesses must navigate complex regulations, geopolitical boundaries and vendor risks.

    Donald Farmer • Feb. 9, 2026