Static access is one of the most persistent risks in enterprise security. As employees move across roles and projects, permissions accumulate and very few are removed. What starts as operational convenience becomes exposure. Accounts retain access they no longer need and visibility erodes. The result is an expanding attack surface. The risk is most pronounced…
Google is recasting its data and analytics portfolio as the Agentic Data Cloud, an architecture it says is aimed at moving enterprise AI from pilot to production by turning fragmented data into a unified semantic layer that agents can reason over and act on more reliably at scale. The new architecture builds on Google’s existing…
Across enterprises, a familiar pattern is emerging. A business unit identifies an AI tool with a clear upside in productivity or revenue, and the proposal moves into procurement. Security raises concerns, and the legal team asks new questions about the tool. Compliance starts to hesitate, and the momentum slows. Finally, the project stalls. This friction…
AI governance is a hot topic these days. Organizations are assembling councils, publishing principles, rolling out “approved AI tools” lists, and asking employees to opt in to acceptable use policies. In most enterprises, however, the reality on the ground is that the horse has long ago fled the barn: AI is already deeply and widely…
Since the emergence of Industry 4.0 in 2011, manufacturing has undergone a digital transformation. Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) sensors now allow machines and assets to communicate seamlessly, while artificial intelligence has become a core business enabler. Cloud computing provides virtually limitless processing power and storage, and big data analytics has become essential for strategic…
In conversations I’ve had with CIOs over the past year, there’s been a noticeable shift in how NIS2 (Network and Information Security Directive 2) is being discussed. It used to be filed away as another regulatory hurdle to clear, but now it’s prompting CIOs and their teams to think a little deeper about how well…
As every CIO knows, AI success hinges on rock-solid data practices. But as CEOs and boards have emphasized digital transformations in recent years, funding for data management transformation efforts has been piecemeal at best. Now, with AI atop the CEO agenda, many CIOs find themselves in a bind, having to also overhaul data operations and…
When the LIV Golf professional men’s golf tour launched in 2022 as a rival to the PGA Tour, it set out to capture a younger, global fan base. The international league’s four-day, 72-hole format competitions, featuring both individual and team components, boast a festival-like atmosphere, with concerts and other events geared toward younger audiences. “We…
Yet that is precisely how most organizations are deploying AI coding agents today. The prevailing narrative around “AI-powered development” frames these systems as productivity tools. Vibe-coding and agentic coding are considered something closer to a faster autocomplete or a more sophisticated IDE plugin. Flip the switch, the story goes, and suddenly your engineering organization becomes…
Practically every company today is posting roles to hire an “AI engineer.” They’re likely assuming that an “AI engineer” can handle everything from product development to infrastructure to data integration. Most of the time, though, they’re going to be disappointed. That’s because assessing the competency of engineers has always been hard–and adding AI to the…