Sourcing Enterprise AI

In the News: Major AI Headlines from Q1 2024

Welcome to “Sourcing Enterprise AI,” the podcast where we unravel the intricacies of AI sourcing and explore the latest news in Artificial Intelligence and its potential impact on the market. In this week’s episode, co-hosts John Belden and Kylie Chisholm discuss some of the most pressing AI news as of late. From Oracle's push of "free" AI capabilities to the US government's ban of Microsoft Copilot and the EU's updated AI laws, we help IT and Procurement professionals understand how these news events could impact their AI strategy moving forward. For a more tailored conversation that considers your organization's unique needs, reach out to one of our expert advisors to book a discussion, visit upperedge.com/who-we-are/contact-us [https://upperedge.com/who-we-are/contact-us/] and tell us you're coming from Sourcing Enterprise AI! Stay at the forefront of AI sourcing for enterprises and subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts to never miss an episode. For more innovative IT sourcing and risk mitigation insights, ⁠⁠⁠subscribe⁠⁠⁠ [https://upperedge.com/knowledge-center/subscribe-to-our-newsletter/] to the UpperEdge newsletter and follow UpperEdge on ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/upperedge-llc/mycompany/verification/] and ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/UpperEdge].

Salesforce Einstein Copilot: Everything Customers Need to Know About the Generative AI Tool

Welcome to “Sourcing Enterprise AI,” the podcast where we unravel the intricacies of AI sourcing and explore the latest news in Artificial Intelligence and its potential impact on the market. In this week’s episode, co-hosts John Belden and Kylie Chisholm sit down with UpperEdge's Salesforce Practice Leader, Adam Mansfield, to discuss Salesforce's recent AI offering - Einstein Copilot. They discuss what Einstein Copilot is, how much Einstein Copilot costs, and the leverage customers have if they want to adopt Einstein Copilot. For a more tailored conversation that considers your organization's unique needs, reach out to Adam (amansfield@upperedge.com) or explore our Salesforce Advisory Services [https://upperedge.com/what-we-do/salesforce-advisory-practices/] to learn more about how we can help. Stay at the forefront of AI sourcing for enterprises and subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts to never miss an episode. For more innovative IT sourcing and risk mitigation insights, ⁠⁠⁠subscribe⁠⁠⁠ [https://upperedge.com/knowledge-center/subscribe-to-our-newsletter/] to the UpperEdge newsletter and follow UpperEdge on ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/upperedge-llc/mycompany/verification/] and ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/UpperEdge].

Capturing the Value of Generative AI

Welcome to “Sourcing Enterprise AI,” the podcast where we unravel the intricacies of AI sourcing and explore the latest news in Artificial Intelligence and its potential impact on the market. In this week’s episode, co-hosts John Belden and Kylie Chisholm are discussing how executives can better capture and communicate the value of AI. AI will be an inevitable part of enterprise organizations' roadmaps moving forward, but executives are challenged with articulating the value to drive AI adoption and use. John talks through the four channels of AI value that IT execs need to understand and gives next steps on communicating the value of AI to their teams. For a more tailored conversation that considers your organization's unique needs, reach out to one of our expert advisors to book a discussion: * SAP - Chip Hanna (channa@upperedge.com) * Phase 0 / SI - Justin Parker (jparker@upperedge.com) and Sam Bayaa (sbayaa@upperedge.com) * Oracle & Workday - Jeff Lazarto (jlazarto@upperedge.com) * Microsoft, Salesforce, & ServiceNow - Adam Mansfield (amansfield@upperedge.com) * It Cost Optimization - Greg Hall (ghall@upperedge.com) Stay at the forefront of AI sourcing for enterprises and subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts to never miss an episode. For more innovative IT sourcing and risk mitigation insights, ⁠⁠subscribe⁠⁠ [https://upperedge.com/knowledge-center/subscribe-to-our-newsletter/] to the UpperEdge newsletter and follow UpperEdge on ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/upperedge-llc/mycompany/verification/] and ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/UpperEdge].

9 Predictions for Generative AI in ERP Implementations

Welcome to “Sourcing Enterprise AI,” the podcast where we unravel the intricacies of AI sourcing and explore the latest news in Artificial Intelligence and its potential impact on the market. In this week’s episode, co-hosts John Belden and Kylie Chisholm are discussing the trends we are anticipating in 2024 for Generative AI's role in ERP implementations. From advising against sole source evaluations to unexpected delays in the implementation process, John gives specific customer recommendations for those navigating an ERP implementation with Generative AI technology. Stay at the forefront of AI sourcing for enterprises and subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts to never miss an episode. For more innovative IT sourcing and risk mitigation insights, ⁠subscribe⁠ [https://upperedge.com/knowledge-center/subscribe-to-our-newsletter/] to the UpperEdge newsletter and follow UpperEdge on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/upperedge-llc/mycompany/verification/] and ⁠Twitter⁠ [https://twitter.com/UpperEdge].

Why The New York Times is Suing OpenAI and Microsoft

Welcome to “Sourcing Enterprise AI,” the podcast where we unravel the intricacies of AI sourcing and explore the latest news in Artificial Intelligence and its potential impact on the market. In this week’s episode, co-hosts John Belden and Kylie Chisholm are discussing the recent lawsuit The New York Times brought against OpenAI and Microsoft. John lays out the circumstances that led to the lawsuit, what The Times is claiming in their legal documents, and how this lawsuit differs from the other legal issues we have seen in the Generative AI industry. Read the full lawsuit here – ⁠https://nytco-assets.nytimes.com/2023/12/NYT_Complaint_Dec2023.pdf [https://nytco-assets.nytimes.com/2023/12/NYT_Complaint_Dec2023.pdf] Read OpenAI's response here - https://openai.com/blog/openai-and-journalism [https://openai.com/blog/openai-and-journalism] Stay at the forefront of AI sourcing for enterprises and subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts to never miss an episode. For more innovative IT sourcing and risk mitigation insights, subscribe [https://upperedge.com/knowledge-center/subscribe-to-our-newsletter/] to the UpperEdge newsletter and follow UpperEdge on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/upperedge-llc/mycompany/verification/] and Twitter [https://twitter.com/UpperEdge].