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Automate
Enterprises Average 12 AI Agents, and Half Work Alone. How to Fix AI Agent Sprawl
AI agent sprawl: organizations average 12 AI agents and half work in silos. Why it costs more than it looks, and five steps a small business can take this month.
Brian Gagne
Automate
Shadow AI: 82% of Surveyed Organizations Found AI Agents Nobody Remembered Turning On
Shadow AI is AI running in your business that nobody chose. What the 82% survey found, what Microsoft's tool sees, and a simple inventory for a small team.
Brian Gagne
Automate
Microsoft Put Per-Seat Pricing on AI Agent Governance. Your Automation Shouldn't Have a Headcount.
Microsoft Agent 365 brings per-seat pricing to AI agent governance at $15 a user. What is free, what running agents costs, and the math for a small team.
Brian Gagne
Automate
Can AI Agents Replace Your SaaS Subscriptions? Audit the Stack Before You Cancel
AI agents can take over triage, data entry and reports, but most core systems stay. How to audit your stack, test in parallel and cancel without losing records.
Brian Gagne
Automate
Why Trust Still Matters in Agentic Browsing: The Human Element
Agentic browsing lets AI act on web pages for you. How to calibrate trust, keep a person approving what matters, and widen an agent's scope only on evidence.
Amelia Gagne
Automate
AI Use Cases by Business Size: What Small, Mid-Size and Large Firms Actually Use AI For
AI use cases by business size, built on Census Bureau data: what small, mid-size and large firms use AI for, why small firms hold back, and how to pick a first project.
Amelia Gagne