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Navigating the 2025 Microsoft Enterprise Agreement Reset
Microsoft is ending volume discounts on Enterprise Agreements to fund AI investment, forcing executives to shift from price negotiation to value management and governance.
Navigating the 2025 Microsoft Enterprise Agreement Reset
Microsoft is ending volume discounts on Enterprise Agreements to fund AI investment, forcing executives to shift from price negotiation to value management and governance.
VENDORiQ: Databricks Launches Dolly 2.0, Acquires AI Storage and Governance Firms
After launching a ChatGPT alternative, Databricks announced its acquisition of an AI storage firm as well as an AI governance enterprise. What does this mean for organisational users?
IBRSiQ: Artificial Intelligence Q&A
IBRS conducted a presentation and open Q&A on the state of generative AI for a client. The presentation was lively, with many questions raised. A written response to the questions follows.
Beyond Composable Technology – Why Fourth-Wave ICT is the Future
Pundits of composable technology see a day when all enterprise solutions are broken into reusable building blocks. But is this nirvana of a lego-like approach to enterprise software practical, or even achievable?
The Top Six Risks of Generative AI
As the adoption of generative artificial intelligence (AI) grows exponentially and vendors increasingly embed AI capabilities into their products, CIOs need to recognise the risks and adopt proactive mitigation strategies.
Not a One Way Street – Information Management Also Supports AI
A growing amount of IT research discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) tools may support effective information management (IM), often through process automation. This is valid. But so is the inverse proposition, that effective IM supports productive use of AI and reduces its risks. Do not assume there is a one-way street: examine how enhancing IM practices now may support current and future AI initiatives.
Collaborating for Effective Intranet Communication
What strategies can be implemented to improve the quality of content in an enterprise intranet to increase its effectiveness as a communication tool? IBRS looks into the value of intranet in enterprise communications.