Category: AI & Automation


  • Forget the hype — real AI agents solve bounded problems, not open-world fantasies

    Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Everywhere you look, people are talking about AI agents like they’re just a prompt away from replacing entire departments. The dream is seductive: Autonomous systems that can handle anything…

  • AWS and Amazon Strengthen Partnership to Accelerate Innovation in Small Business

    Amazon Web Services (AWS) has solidified its alliance with Veeva Systems, a key player in life sciences software, by enhancing their long-term collaboration. This partnership expansion includes AWS providing cloud infrastructure for Veeva Vault applications, notably Veeva Vault CRM Suite, which is tailored for the intricacies of life sciences customer interactions. For small business owners…

  • The Balance Between Talent and Hard Work in Achieving Success

    Key Takeaways Understanding Both Elements: Recognizing the roles of both talent and hard work is crucial for achieving success, especially in small businesses. Importance of Talent: Natural abilities can streamline recruitment and enhance employee performance, allowing businesses to leverage the strengths of individuals quickly. Value of Hard Work: Consistent effort and discipline often yield better…

  • How to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone Effectively

    Key Takeaways Stepping out of your comfort zone is essential for personal and business growth, leading to new opportunities and experiences. Recognizing the factors that keep you in your comfort zone, such as fear of failure and uncertainty, is crucial to overcoming obstacles. Embracing discomfort can help you build resilience and discover strengths you didn’t…

  • Governor Newsom Secures SBA Disaster Aid for Struggling LA Small Businesses

    The recent approval of disaster relief funds for small businesses in downtown Los Angeles signals an important moment for entrepreneurs recovering from significant turmoil. Following an unprecedented wave of riots that reportedly caused $1 billion in damage to the city, small business owners now have the opportunity to access federal support intended to help them…

  • Learn How to Fund and Grow a New Business from Top SMB Experts

    Key Takeaways Define Your Business Idea: Clearly articulate your business idea to address market needs and target your audience effectively, laying a solid foundation for your plans. Conduct Thorough Market Research: Understand your audience and competitors through market research to refine your business model and differentiate your brand. Create a Comprehensive Business Plan: Develop a…

  • Can AI run a physical shop? Anthropic’s Claude tried and the results were gloriously, hilariously bad

    Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Picture this: You give an artificial intelligence complete control over a small shop. Not just the cash register — the whole operation. Pricing, inventory, customer service, supplier negotiations, the…

  • Kumo’s ‘relational foundation model’ predicts the future your LLM can’t see

    Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Editor’s note: Kumo AI was one of the finalists at VB Transform during our annual innovation showcase and presented RFM from the mainstage at VB Transform on Wednesday. The…

  • From 30 days to 1: Chevron’s cloud migration ROI in real numbers

    Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now The No. 1 way AI is changing 150-year-old energy giant Chevron? How technical practitioners engage with data.  Offshore in the Gulf, Chevron is drilling for oil resources miles below…

  • Capital One builds agentic AI to supercharge auto sales

    Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Inspiration can come from different places, even for architecting and designing agentic systems.  At VB Transform, Capital One explained how it built its agentic platform for its auto business.…