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A lot of recent TechTarget Enterprise Software coverage keeps coming back to the same underlying issue: The hard part of enterprise AI increasingly isn't proving that the technology can do something. It's figuring out how to operate it. Pam Baker looks at the AI capabilities quietly accumulating inside existing enterprise applications and why organizations need better visibility into access, ownership, data use, permissions, cost and governance. https://lnkd.in/grErh3n4 Rahul Awati, PMP provides a practical framework for questioning vendors about AI agent governance, security, accountability, interoperability, pricing and operational risk. https://lnkd.in/gCDZtnih David Essex talks with Jim Dwyer of Sutherland about starting with one strategically important AI use case, executing it well and measuring the result before trying to scale everything at once. https://lnkd.in/gGPuH3kS Different angles, but a common theme: AI adoption is becoming as much an operating-model challenge as a technology one. #EnterpriseSoftware #EnterpriseAI #AIGovernance #CIO

Have you heard of virtual power plants? 🔋 Right now, AI data centers are creating major strain on power grids in local communities, driving up costs and causing environmental strain. In order to support AI compute, a new source of power is required. Virtual power plants connect distributed energy sources to create a unified, virtualized power network. VPPs' efficient grids can reduce costs, prevent blackouts and support clean energy. Wondering if VPPs would suit your energy needs? ✍️ Stephen Bigelow lays it all out for you. 🔗 : https://bit.ly/4bmqYMZ #AIenergy #AIsustainability #VirtualPowerPlants #PowerGrid #AIpower #AIstrategy #AI #EnergyEfficiency #DataCenters #AIDataCenters

You cannot govern AI you do not know you have. Pam Baker explains why traditional software inventories often miss AI capabilities embedded inside applications that the organization has already approved. https://lnkd.in/grErh3n4 A useful inventory goes beyond applications and vendors. It tracks individual features, permissions, data access, permitted actions, usage, costs, risk and ownership. #EnterpriseSoftware #EnterpriseAI #AIGovernance #SoftwareAssetManagement #RiskManagement #ITLeadership TechTarget

Connecting AI agents with proper context is key for them to deliver on their potential. 🔑 Context refers to data and business logic. When AI agents are given the right context, they can accurately carry out their intended work. It can also make sure you avoid consequences, such as financial and reputational harm. And AI has been known to guess more than one would expect, with loads of hallucinations when it doesn't actually have the answer. At the end of the day, lack of context is the enemy of accuracy. ✍️ Eric Avidon explores real-world consequences of what happens when AI agents lack context. 🔗 : https://bit.ly/4cbkLnb #DataManagement #AIdata #DataContext #BusinessContext #DataStrategy #AIstrategy #AI #AIagents #AgenticAI

Even sustainability professionals use AI tools. In my latest for TechTarget Informa TechTarget, I dive into some of the top use cases for AI in sustainability and give a rundown of the best AI tools for sustainability professionals. https://lnkd.in/eBa-_xuh

🌌 Have you heard of data gravity? It's the concept that large datasets attract apps, services and other resources because moving data is slow, expansive and complex. So, workloads are placed near data, rather than the other way around. Overall, data gravity affects workload placement, optimizing performance and costs. And it can address key challenges in the data-driven technology landscape. Yet, it also presents a new point organizations must consider in data management. Most businesses place workloads in the same data center as the data for better performance and lower costs. How does data gravity impact those decisions? ✍️ Damon Garn dives deeper into this topic. 🔗 : https://bit.ly/4fKpJIP #DataManagement #DataStrategy #DataCenters #DataGravity #AIdata #AI #AIstrategy #ITinfrastructure #DataAutomation #ITautomation

Enterprise AI adoption is stalling at the production stage. ⚠️ However, its bottleneck has shifted from model access to deployment. Vendors are responding by embedding engineering teams directly inside customer environments. They're called forward-deployed engineers -- or FDEs -- and their role is to bridge the execution gap. AI FDEs embed within customer organizations and work across the entire deployment lifecycle. They write code, build systems and are involved throughout the implementation process. ✍️ Kinza Yasar has more on the role of FDEs and how they can improve AI deployments. 🔗 : https://bit.ly/3S05Fdv #AI #AIstrategy #AIengineers #AIengineering #AIdeployments #AIrollouts #AIleadership #Engineering #EnterpriseAI #EnterpriseIT

Traditional network automation can't keep pace with emerging tech. Enter intelligent network automation. 🧠 Traditional automation is based on manual configurations, monitoring and human involvement after an issue occurs. That's no longer enough to keep up with advanced technologies like cloud, distributed networks and IoT. Now, intelligent network automation uses AI to prevent network issues before they occur. It can also enable prediction, automation and self-healing capabilities. So, how can your IT team move from reactive to predictive networking? ✍️ Damon Garn explores the transition to intelligent, automated networks. 🔗 : https://bit.ly/4fFyvaP #ComputerNetworking #ComputerNetworks #ITnetworks #ITinfrastructure #EnterpriseNetworks #EnterpriseIT #NetworkAutomation #ITautomation #IntelligentNetworks #AI #AInetworks

📲 As businesses look to modernize their contact centers, finding the right CX provider can be difficult. Enterprises must consider both technical and business buying decisions. In a busy and evolving CX market, business customers need to find their proper vendor match -- easier said than done. Luckily, for all of us, we've got an insightful article that provides a checklist to help businesses evaluate CX vendors. Take a look at the several different tech and business factors that enterprises should consider when shopping for CX vendors. ✍️ Jon Arnold shares his insights. 🔗 : https://bit.ly/4xalmNZ #ContactCenters #CX #CXstrategy #CXleadership #CustomerExperience #CallCenters

🚨 Black Hat USA 2026 kicks off today! Live from the conference floor, we've got all the breaking news, trending topics and more you need to know. We're covering sessions on traditional cybersecurity, like malware, privacy and cryptography, to newer threats from AI, like promptware and autonomous exploits. Our conference guide has all you need to know. ✍️ This guide combines reporting and insights from all of Informa TechTarget's Cybersecurity team, including Dark Reading, Cybersecurity Dive and TechTarget Cybersecurity. 🔗 : https://bit.ly/4fIkCsE #BlackHat #BHUSA #ITconference #TechConference #ITnews #TechNews #Cybersecurity #CybersecurityNews