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AI and the new value equation - from cost reduction to value reclamation

Cost reduction from AI is only part of the story, argue Salesforce's Vala Afshar, Henry King, and Dr David Bray.

The latest research is less-than-kind to AI - but its cognitive corrosion can be avoided

Zoho's Raju Vegesna on why enterprise AI rollouts must be designed for cognitive engagement, not just productivity gains - and what enterprise leaders need to do now.

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Expiring trade agreement cranks up pressure on automotive supply chains

Blue Yonder's Salim Shaikh makes the case for treating the November 2026 expiry of the Busan Rapprochement as a trigger to modernise automotive supply chains around shared data, n-tier visibility, and risk sensing.

How to build an AI-first firm that wins the next decade

AI-native services firms are already running 3-4x more projects than their competitors with the same headcount. Certinia's Prasad Sulur breaks down what it takes to build the operating model, talent base, and asset stack that lets a professional services firm compete in this new environment.

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Break the pilot cycle - orchestration as the building block of the modern agentic enterprise

UiPath's Robert Gibson argues that AI agents only deliver enterprise value when wrapped in an orchestration layer that coordinates agents, deterministic automation and human oversight under unified governance.

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The re-invention of Workday - CEO Aneel Bhusri lays down the law on agentic AI

HR and Finance customers want to take the lawful agent route to AI adoption, argues Bhusri.

Aneel Bhusri, co-founder, speaks at Workday Rising 2024

Delivering on fulfilment speeds and AI experience - a Walmart status report from CEO John Furner

Walmart had a solid quarter with e-commerce, AI, and supply-chain investments playing their part.

CamundaCon26 - CEO and CTO explain the critical need to orchestrate agentic AI to prevent chaos

Reporting from Amsterdam on the key announcements from the enterprise orchestration specialist - and the return of a nineties favorite...

AI and the new value equation - from cost reduction to value reclamation This article is sponsored by:

Cost reduction from AI is only part of the story, argue Salesforce's Vala Afshar, Henry King, and Dr David Bray.

Why Marks and Spencer is spending £140m on digital and technology this year after putting the cyber-crisis of 2025 behind it

It was the proverbial annus horribilis for the UK retail institution, but that's now being put in the past.

"You can't run your business with an LLM" - Intuit axes 17% of its workforce, but don't blame AI, insists CEO Sasan Goodarzi

Intuit's approach to AI incorporates both LLMs and human intelligence...

Confluent Current London 2026 - how customers simplify the data challenge

Real-world exemplars of improved data quality and access in retail, energy, digital, and delivery businesses.

Whose job is it to govern enterprise AI? Alteryx Inspire 2026 makes the case for putting analysts in charge

Andy MacMillan thinks business analysts, not IT and not the vendors, should own the layer where enterprise AI gets its business logic. Joseph Pantone, who started on a Charlotte Pipe plant floor twenty-three years ago and now runs analytics for the company, already does it that way.

Data center revenue soars 92% as NVIDIA turns in another record-breaking quarter...and the share price falls

The data center market is a happy hunting ground with two distinct categories for growth...

The flight plan for drone technology - why drone insurance is more engaging and controversial than it sounds

Far from being a dull subject, drone insurance is more interesting and challenging than some of the markets it will enable. Not convinced? Read on. 