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2025 Research Review: Costs, Budgets, Governance and… you guessed it, AI
Navigating 2025 required balancing accelerating AI, rigorous governance, and cost control to translate market hype into actionable executive strategy. Our full access report on the year that was.
2025 Research Review: Costs, Budgets, Governance and… you guessed it, AI
Navigating 2025 required balancing accelerating AI, rigorous governance, and cost control to translate market hype into actionable executive strategy. Our full access report on the year that was.
VENDORiQ: Are Your AI Agents a Security Achilles’ Heel? Microsoft’s To the Rescue?
Microsoft’s new AI security tools, like Entra Agent ID, aim to embed security into AI agent development, tackling risks like prompt injection and data poisoning head-on.
VENDORiQ: Google’s AI-Enhanced Open Data Governance Shows the Future of Data Management
Google’s AI-enhanced Dataplex and BigLake updates, leveraging Apache Iceberg, champion open, integrated data management and governance, contrasting with Microsoft’s unified approach.
VENDORiQ: Microsoft Build 2025 – How Microsoft’s New Services Could Drive Azure Consumption and Future Costs
Microsoft’s Build 2025 announcements, especially around AI and the ‘agentic web’, will increase Azure, GitHub, and Microsoft 365 consumption and costs.
VENDORiQ: Zapier’s Evolution – How Low-Code Agentic AI Could Deliver a Revolution in Automation
Zapier’s new agentic AI, with ‘pods’ and ‘dashboards’, revolutionises automation by enabling low-code, adaptable, AI-driven workflows for businesses.
VENDORiQ: What’s the Deal with Salesforce’s $8 Billion Deal to Acquire Informatica?
Salesforce’s $8 billion acquisition of Informatica aims to enhance its AI capabilities by improving data management, integration, and governance across its platforms.
VENDORiQ: AI Dominance – A Shifting Landscape
US restrictions on AI chips drive sovereign alternatives; Huawei’s cheaper, rapidly scaling chips challenge Nvidia’s dominance, fragmenting the global AI ecosystem.