Today: Workday jostles for position in the race to bring agents to the enterprise, a new type of software supply-chain attack is spreading, and the latest funding rounds in enterprise tech.
Today: another batch of earnings reports shows that enterprises are still investing heavily in the raw materials for generative AI, Microsoft takes a careful step away from its dependence on OpenAI's models, and the latest enterprise moves.
Today: Broadcom rolls out new VMware services aimed at convincing customers to run next-generation workloads the old-fashioned way, we're starting to learn what DOGE did with some of the country's most sensitive data, and the latest funding rounds in enterprise tech.
Generative AI apps could help software designers break out of a decades-old rut when it comes to how we use their tools. At the very least, they need to rethink their approach to avoid frustrating users.
GitHub's independence within the Microsoft ecosystem was treasured by company executives in the years following in 2018 acquisition. But that era is over, and GitHub is now just another Microsoft product.
Visual Studio Code is a vital pieces of Microsoft's enterprise strategy, which banks on the goodwill developers have for both products to drive business to Azure and its other enterprise software products. But software development practices and preferences are changing rapidly.
GitHub Copilot users will be able to swap in AI models from Anthropic and Google in place of the default models from OpenAI. When the flagship product of the generative AI era takes such a step, it's a sign OpenAI's leadership position is waning.
Openings for tech jobs regularly generate an overwhelming number of applications, partly because remote work is more common and AI tools are automating the process. That creates a significant burden on both hiring organizations and would-be employees.
After Cockroach Labs announced earlier this month that CockroachDB would switch to a proprietary model, Oxide Computer Company decided to take a unique approach to preserving its investments in Cockroach's open-source software.
There are lots of companies interested in generative AI apps with money but limited skills. They'll need helpful platform tools to get up and running, and competition in this category could set the tone for the enterprise AI era.
"This might be the best executed supply chain attack we've seen described in the open, and it's a nightmare scenario." There's no real plan to prevent the next one.
It's getting hard to understand why any company should consider using open-source software released under a traditional license by a venture-backed startup.
The premise behind the Agile Manifesto is that developers, the users they serve, and business stakeholders all benefit by working together. But too often, organizations are faking true change by plastering a new label on older software development practices.
Enterprise tech vendors promised customers that they will indemnify them from legal claims made against the output produced by generative AI tools. However, none of those companies want to talk about how it will actually work.
GitHub plays a central role in modern software development. Plan to embed generative AI tech into a fundamental part of that experience has some developers concerned about a lack of focus.
