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How can enterprises govern MCP connections at scale?

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Enterprises can govern model context protocol (MCP) connections at scale by treating them as part of the agentic AI control plane. Every MCP server, exposed tool, permission, and agent relationship needs ownership, scope, monitoring, and auditability before it supports autonomous work. MCP governance is the discipline of controlling how AI agents discover, select, invoke, and... The...

Building Compute Foundations for the Physical Economy - with Drew Henry of ARM

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A widening gap between mature digital compute and the newly awakening physical world is forcing enterprises to rethink how they embed AI into logistics, manufacturing, and other high‑stakes environments where errors carry real operational risk. In this episode, Drew Henry, Executive Vice President for Physical AI at Arm, joins host Daniel Faggella and examines how leaders are navigating...

From BI to AI Analytics: What the Transition Actually Looks Like in Practice

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In most mid-market companies, the BI half of the picture is the part that's settled: the dashboards refresh overnight, the Monday reports land in inboxes, and there's a tidy stack of SQL behind every figure on screen. What's new is the pressure coming from above to bolt AI onto all of it, and somewhere between the board deck and the budget meeting, the jump from "we have dashboards" to "we...

Phocas delivers trusted results with integrated business planning in BARC survey

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When the results of the largest, global BARC The Planning Survey 2026 came in, the numbers that stood out most were outcomes. 100% of surveyed Phocas users achieved a better quality of planning results. 100% reported product satisfaction and 91% said they would definitely or probably recommend Phocas to another organization.

Phocas tops ease of use rankings in BARC The planning survey 2026

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Ease of use is one of the most consistent things customers say about Phocas. It comes up in case studies and customer conversations. It is this phrase or the word ‘intuitive’ that appears most reliably when users describe what they like most about the planning tools. When BARC The Planning Survey 2026 results came in, it was reassuring to see that consistency reflected in the...

Meet your AI persona: What it reveals about your approach

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AI adoption continues to accelerate, but not everyone approaches AI the same way. Some people experiment with every new tool they encounter. Others prioritize governance, trust and oversight. Some focus on business outcomes, while others are driven by curiosity and exploration. These differences matter. How you engage with AI influences [...] The post Meet your AI persona: What it...

AI Copyright Risk in Financial Services and the Limits of Legacy Licensing - with Roanie Levy of CCC

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A surge in AI adoption is creating a rights gap inside financial institutions, where everyday workflows now generate copyrighted reproductions at a scale existing governance models were never built to manage. In this episode, Roanie Levy, Licensing and Legal Advisor at CCC, joins host Yolandi de Weerdt and examines how AI‑driven content use is outpacing traditional licensing frameworks and...

AIUC-1: Building trust in AI agents

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How do we build trust in AI agents before the AI hailstorm arrives? Emil Lassen from the Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC) joins the show to discuss how the enterprise flywheel of standards, certification, audit, and insurance is being applied to AI agents. They explore the AIUC-1 framework, the challenges of securing agentic AI systems, and why red teaming (based on...

AI agents are reshaping government. What should leaders know?

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AI agents are moving beyond individual productivity and into government operations.  According to Gartner, at least 80% of governments will deploy AI agents to automate routine decision-making, enhancing efficiency and service delivery by 2028. Because of this, government leaders are challenged to determine where they can deliver value with AI agents while maintaining public trust. Their...