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Why Proprietary Procurement Operating Systems Failed—and What Replaces Them
December 28, 2025
Ariba, Coupa, and SAP all tried to build procurement operating systems—and failed. The reason isn't that the concept was wrong. They built for lock-in instead of readiness. Here's what replaces them.
Why “Augmented Intelligence” Became the Invisible Third Rail of Enterprise AI
December 27, 2025
Human-in-the-loop models work regardless of technology era. Tech-led models fail regardless of technology era. That's not theory—that's 27 years of production data.
Why ConvergentIS Earned Top-of-Market Scores—And Why This Isn’t a Technology Story
December 26, 2025
ConvergentIS just earned 9.7s and a perfect 10 from Spend Matters. But they've also walked away from major accounts that weren't ready. The scores prove the technology works. The exits prove that technology alone isn't enough.
Tom Brady Speaks To Procurement Professionals: Don’t Skip The Film Room!
December 26, 2025
Advantage comes less from bigger, faster tools and more from pre‑work that builds deep, agent‑level understanding before the snap.
RAM 2025 Multimodel Assessment: Gartner’s “Guardian Agents 2029” Graphic
December 25, 2025
Gartner's Guardian Agents: FOMO or Fact?
A Major Academic Study Just Reframed Enterprise AI—and Clarified the Path Forward
December 24, 2025
The 80% failure rate in enterprise AI isn't a technology problem. A new 65-page study from five elite universities just explained why—and what actually works.
Procurement Insights Readers: When the World’s Most Influential Tech CEO Validates What You’ve Been Saying for Decades
December 3, 2025
Satya Nadella says SaaS is collapsing. I've been explaining why since 1998.
Is Procurement Finally Prepared to “Go To The Line” in the AI Era?
November 30, 2025
Which procurement professional are you prepared to be?
Context Engineering Without Readiness Is Just a Sophisticated Way to Fail
November 29, 2025
Why Gartner’s Context Engineering is like fixing the windshield wipers… on a car with a failing engine.
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Autopilot vs. Co-pilot: Why the Ecosystem Is Still Stuck in 1998
January 5, 2026
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The industry thinks AI is either replacing us or serving us. They're missing the third option: flying with us.