AWS is applying AI to the challenge of evaluating and improving cloud environments with a public preview of a new agentic service aimed at automating the discovery and optimization of architectural issues. Despite its name, AWS makes no claims for the architectural qualities of its Well-Architected Agent, the name of which refers to a long…
At Oktane a couple of weeks ago, Okta and a group of enterprise heavyweights, including AWS, CrowdStrike, Databricks, Google Cloud, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Wiz and Zscaler, launched the Blueprint Alliance. Their goal is a shared plan for securing and governing AI agents across the enterprise. The biggest names in tech are forming bigger alliances, signing bigger…
The latest warnings about artificial intelligence are difficult to brush aside. Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned last month, walking away shortly before his equity was due to vest, and publicly argued that leading AI companies are advancing toward increasingly capable systems without adequate assurance that those systems will remain controllable. His resignation landed amid a…
Sumit Johar has been modernizing BlackLine’s IT environment since becoming CIO of the software company in early 2024. As a longtime IT leader, Johar has plenty of experience overhauling tech stacks, but he says the work has taken on new meaning — and urgency — in the AI era. “The definition of modernization has literally…
I recently met with a client’s CEO and CIO together. The CIO asked, “How much should we spend on AI next year?” My response was, “If you do your job right, your CEO will ask why you aren’t spending more.” I spend a lot of time with CIOs who are planning their AI investments. One…
Most CIOs can easily describe their AI initiatives, but struggle to demonstrate and report on AI value and ROI. This is evidenced by Gartner’s AI ROI Vendor Sentiment survey, which found that 27% of respondents strongly agree that ROI from AI initiatives is difficult to quantify. In addition, only one in four had a clear…
For a few years now, the headlines have become familiar: yet another company laying off workers as a result of AI. But in recent months, we’ve seen a new twist. Some of those same companies are now reconsidering staffing decisions after recognizing the continued need for experienced professionals. Ford offers a telling example. In 2023,…