The Agentic Threat: How Data Gaps Put Your Firm’s Reputation at Risk
Most mid-size firms already know their data has gaps. Duplicate entry across systems, three versions of "the truth" about the same customer or transaction, nobody able to point to where a number actually came from. For years, that was just how things worked. Many firms simply worked around these issues. Annoying, maybe expensive in small ways, but tolerable. AI ends that tolerance. AI initiatives …
Did AI Kill Custom Software? Not Even Close.
Is custom software still a viable option? Or did AI kill the need for it? Ask a room full of executives, and the answer isn't obvious anymore. Tools that once took a development team months to build now get assembled from AI models, low-code platforms, and a fraction of the code it used to take. It's tempting to conclude that custom software, and the discipline behind it, isn't necessary anymore. …
Code Is Cheap, Software Isn't: The Hidden Cost of AI Coding
The Strategic Implications of Easy Code Walk into any software development shop today, and you will find a revolution underway. Developers are collaborating with AI coding tools to develop prototypes, demos, and even fully functioning applications. They're relying on sophisticated AI testing tools and AI-enabled distribution flows to secure and roll out new capabilities. The role of the heads-down …
Where Judgment Stays Human: How to Keep Your People Driving AI
Every AI initiative carries a question most companies never ask directly: where does judgment stay human? Get that wrong, and you offset the very capacity that made your people valuable in the first place, the ability to synthesize, weigh tradeoffs, and decide what's worth building. Get it right, and AI becomes a force multiplier instead of a quiet replacement. This isn't a philosophical nicety. I …
