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August 12, 2026

Beyond Public Models: The Return of Enterprise Control

The discussion about open-source AI has inherited too much baggage from the software industry. Most executives, technologists, and advisers understand open source through Linux, databases, infrastructure software, and applications. The familiar model starts with publicly available code, allows organizations to modify o...
Esteban Kolsky
Analyst Blog
August 9, 2026

Beyond RAG: Where Enterprise AI Value Will Come From

Data to Decisions
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solved an important early problem for enterprise AI. Large language models could produce useful responses, but they lacked access to current, proprietary, and company-specific information. RAG provided a practical way to retrieve relevant material from enterprise systems and supply ...
Michael Ni
Esteban Kolsky
Analyst Blog
April 10, 2026

Defining What It Means to Have AI Skills (Part 1)

Today, we are going to begin to cover the issue of talent acquisition for AI needs. There is no checklist of skills or talents to use when hiring, nor are there effective tests to ...
Esteban Kolsky
Analyst Blog
April 10, 2026

Revaluing the Human Linchpin in Enterprise Operations

Board Strategy
In this issue, we examine a structural shift in enterprise software emerging across pricing, process design, and workforce assumptions. The focus is not on AI as a generic disrupti...
Esteban Kolsky
Analyst Blog
April 3, 2026

Extracting value from AI? Surely you are joking

In this issue, we explore why AI delivers value unevenly across the enterprise, what is actually working today, and how organizations should approach extracting value over the long...
Esteban Kolsky
Analyst Blog
March 9, 2026

To Succeed in AI, Let The CEO Take Over

Board Strategy
In this issue, we are going to address a slew of articles and research released in the last few weeks that examine who is making decisions about AI adoption in the enterprise....
Esteban Kolsky
Analyst Blog
February 15, 2026

How "Context Graphs" are Redefining the AI Landscape

In this issue, we are going to start – so much to cover – addressing context as the next AI evolutionary hurdle. And no better way to do that than by sharing a few links and ideas ...
Esteban Kolsky
Analyst Blog
February 1, 2026

Is there value for AI after GenAI?

Board Strategy
What happens after GenAI. LLM and GenAI took over in 2025, even “evolving” into Agentic AI. The problem? LLM has limited abilities, like any other single-solution model, and quickl...
Esteban Kolsky
Analyst Blog
January 15, 2026

How Should Executives Think of AI in 2026?

Board Strategy
Plenty has been said about how AI should be done over the next 10+ years. What about today's concerns for the next 12 months? How should executives discuss AI in the enterprise for...
Esteban Kolsky