How shadow IT leaves every industry in the dark

Shadow IT is everywhere. What began with employees or departments bringing familiar tools such as personal email or file-sharing apps into the workplace has grown into unauthorized software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms, mobile apps, and artificial intelligence (AI). With just a few clicks, these tools become part of daily workflows. But they also create significant operational risk.…

Salesforce to acquire Doti to boost AI-based enterprise search via Slack

Salesforce has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Israeli startup, Doti, aiming to enhance AI-based enterprise search capabilities offered via Slack. The demand for efficient data retrieval and interpretation has been growing within enterprises, driven by the need to streamline workflows and increase productivity, thereby accelerating decision-making. The global enterprise search market is projected…

MCP doesn’t move data. It moves trust

A quiet misunderstanding is spreading through the world of agentic AI. Many believe the model context protocol, or MCP, is just another integration layer – a new way to move data between systems. It isn’t. It’s something far more consequential. It wasn’t built to move data. It was built to control intelligence. As companies like…

AI, without fear: An open note to IT

If your inbox looks anything like mine, AI has gone from “my group wants to explore this interesting pilot” to “red alert, board-level priority.” Nearly 70% of Fortune 500 companies use Microsoft Copilot. Of those that partner with Integreon, many are still primarily using the browser-based version. What that tells me is the interest is…

Authentication in the age of AI spoofing

A finance manager joins a video call with familiar faces — the company’s CFO and her colleagues. They’ve been summoned via email for a confidential “M&A discussion” requiring bank transfers before the close of business. While the meeting isn’t outside the realm of possibility, the reality was just that: everyone aside from the manager was…

A CIO’s roadmap to fix America’s least connected city

Brownsville knew it had a major technology problem. The city’s data center infrastructure was outdated, there were no technology-related workflows or policies, and city staff and citizens were hamstrung by constant downtime and connectivity issues. Not only did this create a performance problem, it also created security problems, says Jorge Cardenas, the southern city’s CIO.…