Cloud Wars (Acceleration Economy)

Microsoft exec Ray Smith, in today's opening keynote at #AIAgentCopilotSummit, details early #autonomous #agent use cases, noting customers typically want to start with #HR and #IT helpdesk but then turn more ambitious and focus on functions including business development, #supplychain cost reduction, and more. How aggressive are customers being? They've created more than 400K agents in the last 3 months.

Kieron Allen writes about how Google Cloud is introducing new multimodal capabilities in Vertex AI Search for healthcare. The latest enhancements include Visual Q&A, which enables direct analysis of medical images, and Gemini 2.0, a powerful #AI model. These innovations streamline clinical #workflows, reduce burnout, and improve patient care by making complex medical data more accessible. https://lnkd.in/dEcheQ2Y

ServiceNow’s Yokohama release is introducing thousands of AI #agents across CRM, HR, IT, and security operations shares Kieron Allen. These preconfigured agents work in teams to streamline workflows, automate change management, and enhance SecOps efficiency. More than just #automation, this marks the rise of true digital labor forces—AI agents collaborating to achieve common goals.?https://lnkd.in/dZiyMjgk

In today’s Cloud Wars Minute, guest host Kieron Allen takes a look at how Oracle Financial Services is taking financial crime investigations to the next level with AI-driven #agents and agentic workflows. These new capabilities in the Investigation Hub cloud service automate complex investigations, helping institutions detect suspicious activity faster and more accurately #FinancialCrime #Automation #Compliance https://lnkd.in/dmQuBfvV

#AIagents are improving business operations by increasing efficiency and driving meaningful transformation. Cameron Sessinger was in the audience at the AI Agent & Copilot Summit as Microsoft’s Ray Smith shared how AI-driven agents can reason, plan, and execute tasks autonomously, supporting teams at every level. From streamlining #workflows to enhancing customer service, companies are already seeing major #ROI https://lnkd.in/dxUHUnue

Customers deploying #ai #agents and/or #copilots can measure success in terms of individual value (usage and time savings), departmental value (KPIs), and organizational value (revenue gains and cost savings), Kirstie Tiernan of BDO explained in this morning's AI Agent & Copilot Summit session ("How to Set Organizational Priorities for AI Success").

Tom Smith describes how at the AI Agent & Copilot Summit, Christopher Lochhead ???????????? delivered a powerful message during the #keynote fireside chat, “How to Have a Legendary Career in a Post-AI World.” Success now depends on creating net new #knowledge—not just applying what’s already known. Employees must become radical learners (#AI & emerging skills) and radical unlearners (ditching outdated methods). https://lnkd.in/dx3R_HET

Employees looking to strengthen their careers in a post-#AI world should: ??Unshackle themselves from the past and the way things have worked previously ??Take inventory of the value they've developed for their organizations as "creator capitalists" ??Center their careers on a set of problem areas they want to be known for solving and thereby make themselves more valuable. Those are big takeaways from tonight's keynote fireside chat featuring Christopher Lochhead ???????????? along with John Siefert and Bob Evans. #AIAgentCopilotSummit.

Avanade exec Gord Mawhinney, MA, ICD.D explains how expanding partnership with public university California State Polytechnic University-Pomona aims to prepare students for #STEM careers with real-world opportunities while laying the groundwork for #responsibleAI and #ethicalAI in this discussion with Tom Smith. https://lnkd.in/dwb4insn

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