All Your AI Are Belong to US – Lessons From VENDORiQs in 2025
2025 showed real value comes from mastering business basics, cost control, and owning your data strategy.
IBRS Advisor Team
15 December, 2025
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VENDORiQ: ‘Agenticify’: The Made-Up Word That Will Change Enterprise Architecture Forever
Google’s new Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers fundamentally enable structured AI orchestration at the cloud infrastructure layer, accelerating predictable, governable automation for enterprises.
Joseph Sweeney
12 December, 2025
VENDORiQ: Google Gemini 3 – Is a 6x Cost Increase Justified?
Gemini 3 boosts reasoning capabilities but costs soar. Adopt a mixed-model strategy, reserving it for complex tasks to manage spend.
IBRS Advisor Team
9 December, 2025
VENDORiQ: ECI Software Solutions’ New AI Services – Built-In Vs Bolt-On
ECI embeds AI into EvolutionX to streamline operations and fraud detection, favouring integrated simplicity over complex bolt-on solutions.
IBRS Advisor Team
9 December, 2025
VENDORiQ: Workday’s Sana Acquisition – A Unified AI Strategy or Incremental Advancement?
Workday acquires Sana to centralise knowledge, shifting from passive record-keeping to a proactive, AI-driven employee experience hub.
Joseph Sweeney
9 December, 2025
VENDORiQ: Microsoft Just Ignited an Agentic Cost and Governance Imperative for 2026
Microsoft Ignite ushers in autonomous agents, creating an immediate need for financial oversight and zero-trust security to manage unpredictable operational costs.
Joseph Sweeney
20 November, 2025
VENDORiQ: Microsoft’s Copilot Gets a Sandbox – What Does ‘Computer Use’ Mean Now?
Microsoft’s new sandboxed Copilot extends its reach from data synthesis to autonomous execution, creating governance and compliance challenges, especially around paywalled data and security.
Joseph Sweeney
11 November, 2025
VENDORiQ: Vendor Consolidation or Creative Control – Firefly Redefines AI’s Role in Content Supply Chains
Adobe’s unified Firefly AI platform streamlines creative production, offering choice via a multi-model ecosystem while shifting vendor lock-in to the overarching Creative Suite.
Jaie Obillo
11 November, 2025
VENDORiQ: Canva’s Creative OS is a Strategic Attack on Adobe’s Fortress
Canva is challenging Adobe’s market leadership by offering free professional tools (Affinity) and launching an AI-driven Creative Operating System for enterprise content scale.
Joseph Sweeney
10 November, 2025