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#gartner-magic-quadrant

fromAol

How AI is reshaping brand visibility: What businesses need to know

AI is transforming brand visibility by prioritizing content clarity and verifiability over traditional ranking metrics.

fromThe Drum

11 hours ago

In ctrl or out of touch? The ninth P of marketing revealed

AI is reshaping customer journeys, creating a trust gap between marketers and consumers regarding data usage for personalization.

Tech industry

The dirty secret behind Big Tech's AI arms race: Massive hardware investments that are obsolete in 3 years | Fortune

Why Google's TPU Talks Just Made Marvell Technology a Must-Buy AI Stock

The custom ASIC market for AI data centers is projected to reach $118 billion by 2033, with Marvell Technology emerging as a key player.

2 days ago

AI's next act: how Salesforce is turning efficiency gains into revenue | Fortune

AI is beginning to show measurable results in cost reduction and revenue impact, but few companies have achieved significant outcomes yet.

Silicon Valley

fromTNW | Opinion

11 hours ago

Op-Ed: SaaS is not dead. You are just being sold the funeral

AI will not replace human creativity and traditional software is not dead despite prevailing narratives.

fromAol

How AI is reshaping brand visibility: What businesses need to know

AI is transforming brand visibility by prioritizing content clarity and verifiability over traditional ranking metrics.

fromThe Drum

11 hours ago

In ctrl or out of touch? The ninth P of marketing revealed

AI is reshaping customer journeys, creating a trust gap between marketers and consumers regarding data usage for personalization.

The dirty secret behind Big Tech's AI arms race: Massive hardware investments that are obsolete in 3 years | Fortune

Hyperscalers are rapidly replacing hardware, leading to losses despite increased AI capital expenditures, which may harm long-term profitability.

Why Google's TPU Talks Just Made Marvell Technology a Must-Buy AI Stock

The custom ASIC market for AI data centers is projected to reach $118 billion by 2033, with Marvell Technology emerging as a key player.

2 days ago

AI's next act: how Salesforce is turning efficiency gains into revenue | Fortune

AI is beginning to show measurable results in cost reduction and revenue impact, but few companies have achieved significant outcomes yet.

more#ai

13 hours ago

The hidden ROI of AI: What leaders should actually measure | Fortune

Organizations face challenges in moving AI pilots to production, requiring governance and strategy for successful implementation.

13 hours ago

AI Consulting Explained: What Services Companies Actually Need (And What To Avoid)

AI consulting is rapidly growing, driven by enterprise AI adoption and the need for strategic transformation partnerships.

The AI Infrastructure Stack in 2026: Companies Building the Future of AI

AI infrastructure companies are transforming the deployment and scaling of artificial intelligence into full production systems with essential governance and observability.

Artificial intelligence

Gartner: AI and datacentre spending ramps up | Computer Weekly

fromMedium

4 hours ago

The AI Infrastructure Stack in 2026: Companies Building the Future of AI

AI infrastructure companies are transforming the deployment and scaling of artificial intelligence into full production systems with essential governance and observability.

Artificial intelligence

Gartner: AI and datacentre spending ramps up | Computer Weekly

more#ai-infrastructure

Careers

Business leaders marked down on AI workforce strategy | Computer Weekly

31% of workers expect their jobs to change drastically or disappear by 2030, highlighting a significant shift in workforce expectations.

fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

17 hours ago

Best HR software in the UK: Top 10 platforms ranked for 2026 - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

HiBob is ranked as the best HR software in the UK for 2026 due to its comprehensive features and user-friendly interface.

#oracle

Business

Oracle Price Prediction: How High Can The Tech Stock Go In 2026?

Tech industry

Buy, Sell, or Hold Oracle at $170?

Oracle's Week of Big Gains Masks a Huge Red Flag: Why Conservative Investors Should Look Elsewhere

Oracle's recent stock surge masks significant structural risks, including high debt and reliance on OpenAI for revenue stability.

Oracle Price Prediction: How High Can The Tech Stock Go In 2026?

Oracle's stock has potential upside with a price target of $215.40, despite a year-to-date decline of 12.34%.

Buy, Sell, or Hold Oracle at $170?

Oracle's significant debt and revenue concentration raise concerns for new investors despite recent revenue growth and AI-driven recovery.

fromTNW | Investors-Funding

Oracle's Week of Big Gains Masks a Huge Red Flag: Why Conservative Investors Should Look Elsewhere

Oracle's recent stock surge masks significant structural risks, including high debt and reliance on OpenAI for revenue stability.

more#oracle

European startups

15 hours ago

AirTrunk enters India by acquiring Lumina CloudInfra

Blackstone consolidates AirTrunk and Lumina CloudInfra to enhance its data center operations in India's hyperscale market.

Web frameworks

fromInfoQ

Speed at Scale: Optimizing the Largest CX Platform Out There

Optimizing performance in customer experience platforms involves addressing challenges rather than focusing solely on the latest technologies.

Data science

Synthetic research is a promise with a catch | MarTech

Economic pressure for quick research results conflicts with the scientific demand for rigor, leading to potential biases in synthetic data outputs.

Information security

fromArs Technica

Recent advances push Big Tech closer to the Q-Day danger zone

Organizations are transitioning to new algorithms to replace RSA and elliptic curves due to vulnerabilities exposed by quantum computing threats.

Law

fromLawSites

fromwww.businessinsider.com

New FlyTech-LawSites Report on Legal Tech Advertising Finds Market Splitting Between Commoditization and Competition as Demand Surges

Legal tech advertising is growing rapidly, with a significant drop in lead costs indicating increased demand and evolving buyer behavior.

SF politics

Data center executives fret over the industry's increasingly toxic public image

The data center industry faces backlash over environmental and economic concerns, threatening major projects and requiring better public relations efforts.

Privacy technologies

fromExchangewire

Wizz App & AppHarbr by GeoEdge Set a New Standard for Ad Safety

AppHarbr and Wizz App's partnership enhances ad safety for young audiences, blocking 0.17% of potentially unsafe ads over the past year.

Media industry

fromDigiday

Media Briefing: The 'SaaS-pocalypse' is spreading to publishers

AI tools are enabling publishers to create custom software, shifting the conversation from buying to building software solutions.

Bootstrapping

fromEntrepreneur

Don't Manage Every Task Manually - Here's How You Can Use AI to Outdo Your Competitors in Half the Time

Integrating AI sustainably and ethically is essential for founders as their startups grow to manage tasks effectively.

Women in technology

Why insurance giant Travelers' CTO is placing fewer, bigger bets on AI | Fortune

Mojgan Lefebvre transitioned from aspiring doctor to technology leader, becoming CTO at Travelers Companies and spearheading AI initiatives.

New Scale Computing gets new Velocity Partner Program

Scale Computing revamps its partner program to address market changes and strengthen relationships with partners amid industry challenges.

Scale sets edge platform's software ever more free from hardware constraints

Scale Computing is reducing hardware requirements for its software, allowing more flexibility for partners and customers in choosing hardware platforms.

Scala

New Scale Computing gets new Velocity Partner Program

Scale Computing revamps its partner program to address market changes and strengthen relationships with partners amid industry challenges.

Scale sets edge platform's software ever more free from hardware constraints

Scale Computing is reducing hardware requirements for its software, allowing more flexibility for partners and customers in choosing hardware platforms.

more#scale-computing

#servicenow

This Is When ServiceNow Proves It Can Survive the SaaS-Pocalypse

ServiceNow's Q1 2026 results will reveal if stock decline is due to fundamental issues or overreaction to AI fears.

Citi Slashes ServiceNow's Target to $177: Is the AI Workflow Giant Losing Its Edge?

ServiceNow faces price target reductions from analysts while maintaining positive ratings, indicating mixed investor sentiment amid strong fundamentals.

This Is When ServiceNow Proves It Can Survive the SaaS-Pocalypse

ServiceNow's Q1 2026 results will reveal if stock decline is due to fundamental issues or overreaction to AI fears.

Citi Slashes ServiceNow's Target to $177: Is the AI Workflow Giant Losing Its Edge?

ServiceNow faces price target reductions from analysts while maintaining positive ratings, indicating mixed investor sentiment amid strong fundamentals.

more#servicenow

17 hours ago

Storage implications of a modern IT architecture | Computer Weekly

Organizations are increasingly using containers to modernize applications and manage both cloud-native and traditional workloads with Kubernetes.

15 hours ago

Is your AI readiness a mirage? | MarTech

AI's effectiveness in marketing is compromised by unreliable data inputs, leading to flawed outputs despite the perception of confidence and readiness.

fromTNW | Offers

7 hours ago

8 best supplier management software platforms for 2026

Effective supplier management is crucial for business success, especially in a volatile environment with increasing third-party risks.

Commvault Considers Sale Following Interest from Thoma Bravo

Commvault focuses on data protection and recovery in the event of cyberattacks, ransomware, and system failures for both enterprise environments and cloud providers. Its clients include 3M, Sony, and Hilton.

Venture

Marketing

AI rewards brand meaning and punishes everything else | MarTech

AI demands brand clarity for visibility, impacting long-term investment returns significantly.

European startups

fromThedrum

impact.com appoints a raft of new Business Development Representatives as the technology company's client roster grows by more than 50%

impact.com expands its team in EMEA following a $150 million investment to enhance partnership automation technology.

Mozilla takes on enterprise AI providers with Thunderbolt

Mozilla launches Thunderbolt AI client as an open-source alternative to proprietary enterprise AI platforms, emphasizing data privacy and control.

Salesforce wants to be the leader in ITSM

Salesforce's Agentforce IT Service aims to proactively resolve 80% of IT issues with a native AI solution, challenging the ITSM industry.

Business

Salesforce AI buffet won't stay all-you-can-eat forever

Salesforce wants to be the leader in ITSM

Salesforce's Agentforce IT Service aims to proactively resolve 80% of IT issues with a native AI solution, challenging the ITSM industry.

Business

Salesforce AI buffet won't stay all-you-can-eat forever

Why Cybersecurity Stocks Look Built for the Next Big Spending Cycle

Cybersecurity firms like CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks are poised for growth amid rising cyber threats and the emergence of advanced AI technologies.

#artificial-intelligence

fromWIRED

16 hours ago

Tech CEOs Think AI Will Let Them Be Everywhere at Once

Billionaire CEOs are advancing personal AI projects despite corporate resistance to AI adoption and consumer skepticism about its benefits.

Leading AI Companies Driving Enterprise Adoption

Leading AI companies are essential for effective enterprise adoption, focusing on strategy and integration to drive measurable impact.

fromWIRED

16 hours ago

Tech CEOs Think AI Will Let Them Be Everywhere at Once

Billionaire CEOs are advancing personal AI projects despite corporate resistance to AI adoption and consumer skepticism about its benefits.

more#artificial-intelligence

Leading AI Companies Driving Enterprise Adoption

Leading AI companies are essential for effective enterprise adoption, focusing on strategy and integration to drive measurable impact.

fromInfoQ

Engineering Stable, Secure and Scalable Platforms: A Conversation with Matthew Liste

I was always a tinkerer, I guess. I grew up in the age where computers were not ubiquitous or common. An experience as a kid was instrumental in how my career happened.

DevOps

Media industry

fromDigiday

Digiday+ Research: Publishers favor generative AI over predictive AI

Publishers prefer generative AI over predictive AI for various workflows, finding it more effective in editorial tasks and creative processes.

v | Fortune

Artificial intelligence threatens the traditional SaaS business model, leading to significant market vulnerabilities and increased competition.

Goldman Sachs Raises Dell Price Target to $215: Is This AI Server Powerhouse Still the Best Value in Tech?

Goldman Sachs raised Dell's price target to $215, citing strong AI infrastructure demand and a competitive edge in DRAM supply.

#microsoft

Artificial intelligence

Microsoft is Being Thrown Out With the Bathwater. Here's Why I'm Buying the Dip

This Will Be Microsoft's Price Next Year

Microsoft's stock is down 23.14% YTD, but analysts predict a 31.71% upside with a buy recommendation.

Should You Buy, Sell or Hold Microsoft (MSFT) Stock at $386?

Microsoft's stock is a Hold at $386, facing challenges despite strong AI growth and earnings beats.

One Analyst Sees Microsoft Soaring 90%. Here's What the Market Might Be Missing

Microsoft shares are undervalued, presenting a potential buying opportunity despite recent declines and market volatility.

Microsoft is Being Thrown Out With the Bathwater. Here's Why I'm Buying the Dip

Microsoft shares are recovering after a significant decline, with potential for growth driven by AI advancements and enterprise software demand.

This Will Be Microsoft's Price Next Year

Microsoft's stock is down 23.14% YTD, but analysts predict a 31.71% upside with a buy recommendation.

Should You Buy, Sell or Hold Microsoft (MSFT) Stock at $386?

Microsoft's stock is a Hold at $386, facing challenges despite strong AI growth and earnings beats.

One Analyst Sees Microsoft Soaring 90%. Here's What the Market Might Be Missing

Microsoft shares are undervalued, presenting a potential buying opportunity despite recent declines and market volatility.

How to unify and orchestrate your B2B data to drive revenue | MarTech

B2B organizations face revenue loss due to misalignment between marketing and sales, leading to ineffective acquisition strategies.

Information security

Commvault has a Ctrl+Z for rogue AI agents

Commvault's AI Protect monitors AI agents in cloud environments and can roll back actions to enhance AI resilience.

#ai-adoption

fromNew Relic

Business intelligence

The Agentic Shift: Key Takeaways from IDC Directions 2026

fromEntrepreneur

AI Won't Fix Your Broken Company Model - It Will Amplify It

AI adoption without shared standards leads to fragmented systems that hinder true transformation.

fromNew Relic

The Agentic Shift: Key Takeaways from IDC Directions 2026

The focus has shifted from AI experimentation to enterprise-wide adoption, emphasizing the importance of agentic observability in the evolving agent economy.

fromEntrepreneur

AI Won't Fix Your Broken Company Model - It Will Amplify It

AI adoption without shared standards leads to fragmented systems that hinder true transformation.

When cloud giants neglect resilience

Cloud outages highlight reliability issues as providers prioritize cost-cutting over service stability, raising questions about acceptable levels of unreliability.

fromInfoWorld

The hyperscalers are pricing themselves out of AI workloads

AI is challenging traditional cloud pricing models, as buyers seek exceptional value beyond brand recognition and familiar pricing strategies.

fromInfoWorld

When cloud giants neglect resilience

Cloud outages highlight reliability issues as providers prioritize cost-cutting over service stability, raising questions about acceptable levels of unreliability.

fromInfoWorld

The hyperscalers are pricing themselves out of AI workloads

AI is challenging traditional cloud pricing models, as buyers seek exceptional value beyond brand recognition and familiar pricing strategies.

ServiceNow vs Shopify: Which Is the Better Short Candidate Right Now?

Shopify presents a more compelling short thesis due to its high valuation and unreliable earnings quality compared to ServiceNow.

fromDigiday

22 hours ago

Digiday+ Research: Agencies punt budget growth expectations to 2027 - while AI worries intensify

Agencies in 2026 are primarily concerned about reduced client budgets and the impact of AI on their operations.

fromTNW | Insider

16 hours ago

The question AI providers hope VPs of Engineering never ask

Most engineering leaders focus on AI coding tool usage rather than actual outcomes, leading to significant blind spots in code deployment.

Datadog's Price Target Trimmed by Mizuho: Can This AI Monitoring Leader Deliver in Q1?

Mizuho lowered Datadog's price target to $145, maintaining an Outperform rating amid strong AI adoption and solid channel checks.

Qlik brings agentic execution to data engineering

Qlik is enhancing its data engineering capabilities with four new features to accelerate AI-ready data delivery for data teams.

Oracle's New AWS Partnership Just Put It Ahead of Azure and Google Cloud

Multicloud setups are essential for enterprise AI, enabling seamless data movement and integration across different cloud providers.

Why I Can't Stop Buying Neocloud Leader Nebius Group

Nebius Group has achieved significant revenue growth and positive EBITDA, indicating a strong business model and substantial market opportunity.

#ai-strategy

fromFast Company

A leader's guide to getting AI right

Companies must educate themselves on AI to effectively engage with its evolving tools and strategies.

fromBusiness Matters

Best AI Strategy Consulting Firms for Enterprise Companies in 2026

AI strategy consulting is essential for enterprises to align AI efforts with real operations and overcome fragmentation by 2026.

fromFast Company

A leader's guide to getting AI right

Companies must educate themselves on AI to effectively engage with its evolving tools and strategies.

fromBusiness Matters

Best AI Strategy Consulting Firms for Enterprise Companies in 2026

AI strategy consulting is essential for enterprises to align AI efforts with real operations and overcome fragmentation by 2026.

more#ai-strategy

#martech

How To Build A Marketing Technology (MarTech) Stack: Crafting A Digital Arsenal For Future Growth

A well-structured MarTech stack is essential for business growth and effective demand generation.

How's your martech stack shaping up? | MarTech

Marketers are invited to participate in the 2026 State of Your Stack survey to assess their martech stack's effectiveness and compare it with industry standards.

How To Build A Marketing Technology (MarTech) Stack: Crafting A Digital Arsenal For Future Growth

A well-structured MarTech stack is essential for business growth and effective demand generation.

How's your martech stack shaping up? | MarTech

Marketers are invited to participate in the 2026 State of Your Stack survey to assess their martech stack's effectiveness and compare it with industry standards.

more#martech

#ma

fromTechRepublic

fromTNW | Investors-Funding

SS&C Intralinks DealCentre AI vs. Datasite: Which platform is built for the future of dealmaking?

Modern deal platforms now support entire deal lifecycles, integrating AI to enhance workflows and decision-making beyond traditional virtual data rooms.

Software development

G2 bold move with major acquisition from Gartner

fromTechRepublic

fromTNW | Investors-Funding

SS&C Intralinks DealCentre AI vs. Datasite: Which platform is built for the future of dealmaking?

Modern deal platforms now support entire deal lifecycles, integrating AI to enhance workflows and decision-making beyond traditional virtual data rooms.

Software development

G2 bold move with major acquisition from Gartner

Autodesk vs Snowflake: Which Is the Better Short Candidate Right Now?

Snowflake carries more downside risk than Autodesk due to its high valuation and significant losses.

KeyBanc Trims Snowflake's Target to $200 as AI-Native Rivals Circle: Is the Data Cloud King Under Threat?

KeyBanc lowered Snowflake's price target from $235 to $200, indicating caution amid a changing competitive landscape.

Buy This 1 Stock for Triple-Digit Gains as It Recovers From the "Saaspocalypse"

Snowflake's stock has faced volatility, but its growth potential and market cap suggest it may be a strong investment opportunity.

Autodesk vs Snowflake: Which Is the Better Short Candidate Right Now?

Snowflake carries more downside risk than Autodesk due to its high valuation and significant losses.

KeyBanc Trims Snowflake's Target to $200 as AI-Native Rivals Circle: Is the Data Cloud King Under Threat?

KeyBanc lowered Snowflake's price target from $235 to $200, indicating caution amid a changing competitive landscape.

Buy This 1 Stock for Triple-Digit Gains as It Recovers From the "Saaspocalypse"

Snowflake's stock has faced volatility, but its growth potential and market cap suggest it may be a strong investment opportunity.

The agent tier: Rethinking runtime architecture for context-driven enterprise workflows

Digital workflows in large enterprises struggle to adapt to contextual variations, leading to increased complexity and challenges in customer onboarding processes.

AI's shortlist is the new B2B battleground | MarTech

AI chatbots are now the primary influence in B2B software buying, surpassing traditional search methods and review sites.

fromBusiness Matters

The Role of Dedicated Servers in Scaling Modern Businesses

Infrastructure investment is crucial for SMEs to ensure reliability, performance, and user experience in a competitive digital landscape.

fromThe Village Voice

Inside Hyperbound's Bet on AI-Native Sales Intelligence - The Village Voice

AI is transforming sales organizations by providing insights and coaching opportunities that traditional tools cannot offer.

Here Are Wednesday's Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Align Technology, American Tower, Autodesk, Autoliv, Chime Financial, Cloudflare, SolarEdge Technologies, Zoetis, and More

Futures trade flat after positive Wall Street performance, driven by improved sentiment and inflation data.

fromLawSites

Centerbase Launches AI-Powered Business Intelligence Tool That Gives Firms Citation-Backed Answers from Their Own Data

Centerbase IQ is an AI tool that provides real-time insights on law firm performance using natural language queries.

fromwww.businessinsider.com

AI companies are rethinking how they charge to win a bigger slice of business spending

AI companies are shifting pricing models from employee-based to value-based, impacting business spending and software pricing predictability.

Palantir exec: the biggest mistake retailers are making with AI? Trying to do it all with one agent | Fortune

Retail teams face challenges with AI solutions that oversimplify complex decision-making processes, leading to potential failures in operations.

fromBenzinga

Amazon, Meta Are 'Dislocated High Quality' Bargains: Analyst - Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Meta Platforms (

Expectations of a softer second quarter as advertising budgets tighten, with major tech stocks seen as high-quality opportunities despite macro uncertainty.

Information security

fromThe Hacker News

5 Learnings from the First-Ever Gartner Market Guide for Guardian Agents

Gartner's Market Guide for Guardian Agents highlights the rapid adoption of AI agents and the associated governance risks.

fromZDNET

These companies are actually upskilling their workers for AI - here's how they do it

Companies should prioritize upskilling employees in AI to prepare for future job demands and mitigate economic impacts.

Take the 2026 State of Your Stack Survey | MarTech

Marketing operations is evolving with AI, and participation in the 2026 survey is crucial for understanding industry trends and challenges.

Moving away from mainframes using AI proves unfeasible for many companies

Phasing out mainframes is often unfeasible for large organizations due to overestimated AI capabilities in modernization projects.

fromAdExchanger

Can An AI Solution Fix Misaligned Marketing Orgs? | AdExchanger

Opal's Gem AI solution aims to unify marketing efforts and streamline collaboration among teams using natural language processing.

3 AI shifts reshaping market research | MarTech

AI is transforming market research by evolving from a tool for tasks to a collaborative research environment that enhances data-driven insights.

fromwww.businessinsider.com

2 weeks ago

A new scorecard shows which software companies will win or lose in AI

AI-driven 'SaaSpocalypse' indicates a structural reset in enterprise software, reshaping private-equity portfolios and exposing vulnerabilities in many companies.

AI-powered mainframe exits are a bubble set to pop: Gartner

Most mainframe exit projects using AI will fail due to overestimated capabilities of generative AI tooling.

2 weeks ago

All shook up, IFS unlocks asset-based pricing for enterprise AI

IFS introduces an outcomes-based pricing model for enterprise AI, aligning software costs with operational assets instead of user counts.

#generative-ai

fromHarvard Business Review

The Hidden Demand for AI Inside Your Company

Many corporate gen AI programs fail, leading employees to use personal AI tools secretly.

Amid the 'SaaSpocalypse,' CIOs and CTOs take a harder line with their vendors | Fortune

Engagement with software vendors is evolving, focusing on architecture and pricing models amid rapid changes in generative AI capabilities.

fromHarvard Business Review

The Hidden Demand for AI Inside Your Company

Many corporate gen AI programs fail, leading employees to use personal AI tools secretly.

Amid the 'SaaSpocalypse,' CIOs and CTOs take a harder line with their vendors | Fortune

Engagement with software vendors is evolving, focusing on architecture and pricing models amid rapid changes in generative AI capabilities.

more#generative-ai

fromSocial Media Examiner

Advanced AI Deep Research: Uncover Insights Your Competitors Are Missing : Social Media Examiner

AI deep research mode can significantly reduce analysis time for marketers by synthesizing vast amounts of information into actionable insights.

fromComputerworld

AI often doesn't deliver ROI for IT departments either

Only 28% of AI projects in infrastructure and operations achieve meaningful ROI, with many failing due to unrealistic expectations and skills gaps.

1 month ago

Gartner CEO: 'It Can Take a Couple of Years' Before Investors See the Payoff

Gartner's transformation is effective, but investors must be patient as subscription renewals take time to reflect improvements.

fromTNW | Insights