
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.

Gemini 3 boosts reasoning capabilities but costs soar. Adopt a mixed-model strategy, reserving it for complex tasks to manage spend.

ECI embeds AI into EvolutionX to streamline operations and fraud detection, favouring integrated simplicity over complex bolt-on solutions.

Workday acquires Sana to centralise knowledge, shifting from passive record-keeping to a proactive, AI-driven employee experience hub.

Leaders are prioritising operational optimisation and procurement, whilst navigating AI governance to future-proof their digital strategies.

Microsoft Ignite ushers in autonomous agents, creating an immediate need for financial oversight and zero-trust security to manage unpredictable operational costs.

Artificial intelligence is moving from isolated experiments to the foundation of enterprise operations, demanding that CIOs redefine digital transformation by placing a strategic focus on data utilisation, ethical governance, and deep workforce literacy

The AI industry is experiencing an unprecedented surge, with neo-cloud firms like Iren playing a pivotal role in reshaping the AI infrastructure market.

Unsustainable AI vendor economics demand a strategic focus on governance, true costs, and open-source models for lasting innovation and competitive advantage.

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.