IBRSiQ April 2026
In April, rising ICT costs and AI complexity drive a shift toward data-led licensing, risk-based funding, and federated governance to ensure value.
IBRS Advisor Team
13 May, 2026
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VENDORiQ: Microsoft Pivots on AI. What We Learned From the AI Summit 2026 – Analysis
Microsoft pivots from AI hype to workflow integration via its three-layer platform, yet adoption faces hurdles regarding governance and cost.
IBRS Advisor Team
13 May, 2026
Atlassian’s AI Pivot: Trading Seats for Usage to Secure a Profitable 2027 – AFR May 7 2026
How do you anticipate these shifts in AI pricing models will impact your organisation’s long – term software budget and vendor strategy?
IBRS Advisor Team
7 May, 2026
Client Testimonial – Multi-decade partnership with CEnet
IBRS provided what I would call a foundational document in terms of seeing CEnet’s history. That study that was done back in 2011 really did inform the one strategy. And we still refer to it today. The relationship that we have with IBRS. It’s been long, but it’s been probably the most important from a consulting research perspective that CEnet has had over its lifespan.
IBRS Advisor Team
7 May, 2026
VENDORiQ: NetSuite’s Powers Up With – You Guessed It – AI
NetSuite’s Sydney announcements confirm that embedded agentic AI is becoming standard ERP kit, shifting the focus from custom builds to governance and workforce adaptation.
IBRS Advisor Team
24 April, 2026
VENDORiQ: Kore.ai Launches Agent Management Platform – Will Centralised AI Agent Governance Resolve Sprawl, or Just Move the Risk Elsewhere?
Kore.ai’s AMP tackles agent sprawl, yet visibility alone won’t fix governance debt. Prioritise process simplification over tools to avoid automating chaos.
IBRS Advisor Team
24 April, 2026
VENDORiQ: Google’s Gemini API Spending Tiers: When Cost Controls Become Service Interruption Risks
Google’s new enforced Gemini API spending caps risk sudden service halts. Executives must mandate token governance to prevent agentic workflows from triggering unmanaged production outages.
IBRS Advisor Team
24 April, 2026
VENDORiQ: Can Microsoft Fabric’s New Operations Agents Bridge the Gap Between Experimentation and Enterprise Production?
Microsoft’s new Fabric updates tackle hybrid data fragmentation and agentic automation, but leaders must balance operational agility against consumption-based costs.
IBRS Advisor Team
24 April, 2026
VENDORiQ: Claude Opus 4.7 Rocks – But Beware the Rocketing Costs!
Opus 4.7 offers superior reasoning but triggers structural cost escalations of 85–130%. CIOs must enforce model governance before 30 April.
IBRS Advisor Team
1 April, 2026