Event Moment: Nick Leamon and Chad Dickerhoff on Building AI Sales Order Agents
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Microsoft Scout Is the New ‘Front Door’ While WorkIQ Makes Every AI Agent Smarter
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Microsoft Outlines Copilot Cowork Pricing Model: ‘Consumption With Real Controls’
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Event Moment: Christopher Lochhead on Why Creation Becomes Priceless in the AI Era
Christopher Lochhead explains why AI is commoditizing knowledge and execution, making creativity and differentiation the most valuable assets in business.>
Google Cloud Spec Brings Order to the Chaos Surrounding AI Context
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SAP is now Europe’s most valuable company, and CEO Christian Klein is leveraging that position to influence broader policy.
AI Security: Practical Ways Microsoft Users Can Tap Purview to Lock Down Data in AI Use Cases
Microsoft demos specific Purview functions that customers can tap into in AI use cases so they are protecting critical corporate data assets from both malicious external actors and insider threats.
The Cloud Wars Top 10 have secured $915B in contracted future business, signaling extraordinary long-term demand for cloud and AI services.
Cloud investment momentum continues despite political and economic uncertainties, driven by AI’s transformative promise.
EY’s leaders discuss how their partnership with ServiceNow is transforming compliance and AI deployment across industries like finance and manufacturing.
Once doubted, Oracle’s cloud strategy pays off big as it reports a 41% RPO surge and forecasts FY26 cloud growth over 40%, led by relentless AI infrastructure demand.
With the launch of ASOR and its new Agent Partner Network, Workday is enhancing how organizations integrate and manage AI agents alongside human employees securely and efficiently.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure revenue surged 62% in Q4, showcasing significant demand growth and validating Oracle’s position as a hyperscaler.
From multi-agent interactions to supply chain vulnerabilities, AI agents introduce a number of potential security risks. A new resource lays out the risks and steps to prevent them, while leaning on red teaming practices.
Microsoft and ServiceNow collaborate to advance AI-powered agent-to-agent communication.
UG Expert Shawn Dorward dives into how Copilot tuning is more than just a new feature, as it shifts perspectives on AI adoption.
AI Agent & Copilot Podcast: Kyndryl AI Readiness Report Finds People, Orgs Have a Steep Hill to Climb
Most companies aren’t ready for AI — not culturally, technically, or in terms of workforce adoption — despite the rapid pace of technological advancement.
IBM’s new lab in NYC focuses on responsible AI, cybersecurity, and supply chain solutions.
Oracle’s blowout RPO numbers hint at massive contract-to-revenue transitions.
AI Agent & Copilot Podcast: Security, Microsoft Copilot Partnership Insights from Zenity’s Michael Bargury
Security software leader weighs in on agent security considerations, his firm’s partnership with Microsoft for Copilot Studio, and security of emerging agent-to-agent communication protocols MCP and A2A.
Sam Altman and Larry Ellison, joined by Softbank’s Masayoshi Son, are upending the AI industry with Project Stargate.
Shortly after releasing A2A, Google is accelerating agent development and communications with updated functionality and support from leading software platform providers.
Microsoft Accelerates AI Development with New Azure AI Foundry, GitHub Services at Build 2025
New functionality in Azure AI Foundry, Copilot Studio, and GitHub brings major advances in building and managing AI agents while selecting the optimal model for developer flexibility.
This week’s Build conference featured a new round of AI agent interoperability initiatives from Microsoft, with a particular focus on Model Context Protocol (MCP) and new servers.
Microsoft’s Latest Release Announcements Aimed at Streamlining Agentic AI, Increasing Accessibility
Microsoft’s latest announcements boost agentic AI adoption with Copilot Tuning, multi-agent orchestration, and new developer tools for accessible, enterprise-ready AI.
Microsoft and OpenAI are reshaping their partnership, paving the way for an IPO and new strategic dynamics in AI leadership.
At SAP Sapphire, SAP counters the “apps collapse” narrative by asserting that AI agents will enhance enterprise applications.
Microsoft partners with AI software provider Gong to deliver the latter’s sales intelligence directly into customers’ software ecosystem for higher sales performance.
AI Agent & Copilot Podcast: St. Luke’s University Health Network On Expanding AI Use Cases
Security executive Krista Arndt explains how Security Copilot, agents improve response time to security incidents, accelerate training of new security professionals.
AI Agent & Copilot Podcast: St. Luke’s University Health Network On Expanding AI Use Cases
Security executive Krista Arndt explains how Security Copilot, agents improve response time to security incidents, accelerate training of new security professionals.
At SAP Sapphire, the company is expected to address five critical issues, including AI’s role in applications, data strategy, and hyperscaler trends, which will determine whether it can sustain its lead as the world’s fastest-growing enterprise software vendor.
Workday rejects the agentic AI hype, instead emphasizing practical business outcomes with its expanding AI portfolio aimed at delivering measurable impact across functions.
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