January 27, 2025
Blogs
January 24, 2025
Google Bundles Gemini AI into its Core Workspace Offering
By Jim Lundy Google Bundles Gemini AI into its Core Workspace Offering This blog overviews Google's recent announcement to bundle its Gemini AI features into Google Workspace and offers an Aragon Research analysis. G
January 23, 2025
Beyond Passwords: Everyday Actions to Boost Workplace Cybersecurity
Beyond Passwords: Everyday Actions to Boost Workplace Cybersecurity In today's digital world, where cyber threats lurk around every corner, companies face an ever-increasing risk of falling victim to cyb
January 22, 2025
LinkedIn Shifting from a Primarily Ad-based to Subscription Revenue Model
By Betsy Burton LinkedIn Shifting from a Primarily Ad-based to Subscription Revenue Model LinkedIn is embarking on a significant transformation, shifting its focus from ad-based revenue to a subscription model powe
Stargate Project: OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank Join Forces to Build Massive AI Data Centers
By Jim Lundy Stargate Project: OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank Join Forces to Build Massive AI Data Centers Overview This blog analyzes the recently announced Stargate Project, a joint venture between OpenAI, Oracle, and
January 17, 2025
Box Dives into AI Agents with AI Studio
By Jim Lundy Box Dives into AI Agents with AI Studio Box has had Box AI for several years and in 2024 they made a significant upgrade by enabling a new interface powered by GenAI. Box is not stand
Cisco Tackles AI Security with New AI Defense App
By Jim Lundy Cisco Tackles AI Security with New AI Defense App Cisco is taking a fresh look at security - this time focusing on applications that use AI - and the ability to discover the good and bad AI tha
January 15, 2025
CES 2025 – A Few Thoughts Post Visit
By Ken Dulaney CES 2025 – A Few Thoughts Post Visit I attended CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada, for my typical two-day run through the exhibits. I did all the LVCC main halls except for the South Hall, whic
Prepare for the Explosion of AI Information
By Betsy Burton Prepare for the Explosion of AI Information I find a lot of people using the terms "data," "content," and "information" interchangeably. However, I think it is important to underst
January 10, 2025
What is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)?
What is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)? Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the world around us. From the algorithms that power our social media feeds to the self-driving cars that are starting to ap
January 8, 2025
Oracle Unveils Exadata X11M
By Betsy Burton Oracle Unveils Exadata X11M On January 7, 2025, Oracle unveiled the Exadata X11M platform. This latest release signals a continued commitment for Oracle to delivering high-performance databa
January 6, 2025
Is AGI Ready to Reshape the Workforce?
By Adam Pease Is Artificial General Intelligence Ready to Reshape the Workforce? OpenAI’s assertion that it knows how to build Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) by 2025 has sent ripples through the tech and bus
December 18, 2024
Google Invests in Start-up Cake AI’s Platform
By Betsy Burton Google Invests in Start-up Cake AI’s Platform Google is investing in an AI start-up Cake AI, a startup focused on building an AI platform to streamline business processes. Cake announced this strate
Salesforce Announces Agentforce 2.0
By Betsy Burton Salesforce Announces Agentforce 2.0 Just two months after launching its AI platform, Agentforce, Salesforce has announced a significant upgrade with Agentforce 2.0. This rapid iteration unde
December 17, 2024
Vector Capital Acquires Bigtincan: A New Chapter for Sales Enablement
By Jim Lundy Vector Capital Acquires Bigtincan: A New Chapter for Sales Enablement Overview: Vector Capital, a leading private equity firm, is set to acquire Bigtincan Holdings, a provider of sales enablement software
December 13, 2024
NotebookLM Plus Gets a Major Upgrade: New Look, Audio Interactivity, and Premium Version
By Jim Lundy NotebookLM Gets a Major Upgrade: New Look, Audio Interactivity, and Premium Version Google has announced updates to NotebookLM, its AI-powered research assistant that has been available (for free) since 2023
Google Agentspace: Challenging Microsoft and Salesforce
By Jim Lundy Google Agentspace: Challenging Microsoft and Salesforce Google just launched Agentspace, a platform designed to unlock enterprise expertise by connecting employees with AI agents powered by G
Google Unleashes Gemini 2.0: AI Gets Real
By Jim Lundy Google Unleashes Gemini 2.0: AI Gets Real On the heels of updates from OpenAI, Google is not standing still. This week Google announced Gemini 2.0, the next generation of its Gemini LLM offerin
December 12, 2024
The Tribalization of Social Media: What Approach Will Shape Our Worldview?
By Ken Dulaney The Tribalization of Social Media: What Approach Will Shape Our Worldview? In previous research, I have discussed the challenges of censorship in social media platforms. While the consensus believes th