AI projects often fail not because of the technology, but because of misalignment with strategy, poor data foundations, and low organisational readiness. To succeed, IT leaders must shift focus from hype to value, build robust data ecosystems, and foster cross-business collaboration.
Think of ‘AI’ as pattern services—Machine Learning, Graph, and Generative AI—that orchestrate to deliver complex outcomes, with Agentic AI as advanced process automation.
Core AI will soon be embedded in core business platforms, making complex custom projects redundant and shifting ICT strategy focus to vendor roadmaps.
Adobe’s strategy signals a shift from tool vendor to AI workflow orchestrator, prioritising efficient, brand-compliant content scaling over raw AI model power.
Adobe’s new Firefly Foundry offers bespoke, brand-specific Generative AI models using proprietary IP, securing brand integrity while scaling content production.
A recap of important vendor announcements this month, such as a product launches, M&A, or changes in licensing agreements.
Lately, the big questions for CIOs have revolved around strategic ICT challenges, ensuring proper governance and maximum value from IT investments. The key trend is artificial intelligence (AI), with senior leaders keen to understand the AI landscape, including practical uses for generative AI, to guide investment decisions and ensure the new tools align with established principles
Oracle’s vision: AI-as-a-Service built into OCI and applications will drive productivity, minimise customisation, and secure business outcomes.
CustomGPT.ai’s new visual processing allows AI agents to incorporate images (diagrams, screenshots) as visual citations into responses, leveraging existing multimodal large language model (LLM) technology.
