November 12, 2025
Author: Betsy Burton
November 5, 2025
AI Governance: Focus on Empowerment Not Control
By Betsy Burton In many organizations, and particularly among some vendors and IT professionals, the term "governance" still carries the connotation of a rigid control function—a set of technologies desi
Confluent’s Real-time Data Broker Powers AI Agents
By Betsy Burton October 29, 2025, Confluent announced the launch of Confluent Intelligence, a suite of products designed to help enable real-time AI. The suite includes Real-Time Context Engine and enhanced Streami
October 30, 2025
Human Intelligence Training AI Drives Mercor’s $10 Billion Valuation
By Betsy Burton Human Intelligence Fuels Mercor's Valuation Artificial intelligence talent marketplace Mercor announced a massive $350 million Series C funding round on Monday, October 27, 2025, instantly q
October 29, 2025
Oracle 23ai Extends ADW with Autonomous AI Lakehouse
Oracle 23ai Extends ADW with Autonomous AI Lakehouse Oracle introduced its Autonomous AI Lakehouse, during its Oracle AI World event in Las Vegas. This release is a significant enhancement and rebranding of the exist
October 22, 2025
Oracle Adds Native AI Agents to Fusion Cloud Applications
By Betsy Burton Oracle Adds Native AI Agents to Fusion Cloud Applications At Oracle AI World event, Oracle made two announcements that will bring native agents to its Fusion Cloud Applications Suite, including:
October 15, 2025
SolarWinds Launches AI Agent to Automate IT Management
SolarWinds AI Agent Sets To Automate IT Management October 8, 2025, SolarWinds, a prominent provider of IT management and observability software (ITOM), announced the launch of its new SolarWinds AI Agent and
Hot Research: The Aragon Research Globe™ for the Data Lake Market
Hot Research: The Aragon Research Globe™ for the Data Lake Market By Betsy Burton I am thrilled to announce the publication of our latest market evaluation, the Aragon Research Globe™ for the
October 8, 2025
Fake AI Generated Videos Deluge Social Media; Sora 2 Release
Fake AI Generated Videos Deluge Social Media; Sora 2 Release There is a sudden and dramatic surge of synthetic content on every social media platform, frequently appearing without watermarks or disclosure tags, th
MuleSoft Agent Fabric Centralizes AI Orchestration and Governance
By Betsy Burton MuleSoft Agent Fabric Centralizes AI Orchestration and Governance Salesforce recently announced the launch of MuleSoft Agent Fabric, which is designed to manage and secure the rapidly expanding
September 30, 2025
Agentic Business Orchestration: Nintex New Business Strategy
Agentic Business Orchestration: Nintex New Business Strategy September 24, 2025, Nintex unveiled its new strategic direction, Agentic Business Orchestration,. This announcement marks a significant evolution fo
AI Agent Innovations: Hot From WebexOne
AI Agent Innovations: Hot From WebexOne 2025 I am attending Cisco WebexOne here in San Diego, and the conference center is buzzing with AI-enabled workplace and CX-focused AI Agent innovation . Today, Cisco un
September 18, 2025
Idiocracy Dystopia: Your Imperative for AI Governance
Idiocracy Dystopia: Your Imperative for AI Governance By Betsy Burton Ok I admit, as silly as it is, you should put the film Idiocracy on your week-end watch list. Idiocracy offers a humorous but chil
September 17, 2025
Proactive AI Selling Agent Free for Amazon Marketplace
By Betsy Burton Proactive AI Selling Agent Free for Amazon Marketplace September 17, 2025, Amazon announced a major enhancement to its existing Seller Assistant tool at its annual Amazon Accelerate conferen
September 10, 2025
RavenDB Launches Innovative Native DBMS AI Agents
RavenDB Launches Innovative Native DBMS AI Agents By Betsy Burton September 8, 2025, RavenDB announced the launch of its new AI Agent Creator, a feature fully integrated into its multi-model NoSQL
September 5, 2025
Microsoft’s Free Copilot for Federal Gov: Gift or Loss Leader for Future Lock-in?
Microsoft's Free Copilot for Federal Gov: Gift or Loss Leader for Future Lock-in? By Betsy Burton On September 2, 2025, Microsoft and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced a government-wide agreeme
August 20, 2025
Databricks’ $100B Valuation: Will It Delay or Accelerate IPO?
Databricks' $100B Valuation: Will It Delay or Accelerate a Public Offering? Databricks has confirmed it has signed a term sheet for a Series K funding round. While the specific amount of new capital to be rais
August 13, 2025
Multi-Agent AI Swarms are Here!
By Betsy Burton Multi-Agent AI Swarms Are Here! Manus, an AI startup now headquartered in Singapore, has launched its new "Wide Research" feature. This multi-agent system deploys over 100 general-purpose AI age
January 5, 2021
23-30-Year-Olds Are Not Millennials; Introducing Generation S
Last updated 1-5-21 to reflect the unique challenges and expectations of each distinct generation during the COVID-19 pandemic. by Ken Dulaney, Betsy Burton, Samra AneesWe hear the term 'millennials' in almost ever
May 28, 2020