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June 19, 2026

The CEO’s AI Dashboard, Part 4: Infrastructure Readiness

I want to move from data readiness to the infrastructure that will determine whether AI can operate at enterprise scale with enough speed, control, and resilience to matter. Infrastructure readiness is often treated as a technology upgrade. It is closer to a long-term operating choice. The enterprise has to leverage wh...
Esteban Kolsky
Analyst Blog
June 15, 2026

The CEO’s AI Dashboard, Part 3: Data Readiness

Board Strategy
I want to move from business value to the condition that usually determines whether that value appears at all: data readiness. Enterprises still talk about data readiness as though it were a cleanup project. It is closer to an operating discipline. Good data helps. Clean data helps. The right data, in the right place, ...
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
Analyst Blog
January 08, 2026

Take the robots. Leave the humanoids (Distillation Aftershots)

Board Strategy
Let’s get the ugliest part of this out of here: humanoid robots are the worst possible path we can take. Despite Hollywood’s love of anthropomorphized animatronics, there are many ...
Esteban Kolsky
Analyst Blog
December 17, 2025

Constellation 2025 Enterprise Awards

Data to Decisions
lt;pgt;This year’s Enterprise Awards honor the trailblazers driving this next chapter of enterprise transformation. After a spirited debate across our analyst team, we’re proud to ...
Liz Miller
Larry Dignan
R "Ray" Wang
Holger Mueller
Martin Schneider
Chirag Mehta
Michael Ni
Esteban Kolsky
Analyst Blog
May 06, 2025

Distilling April 2025

New C-Suite
Well, my first official month as Chief Distllier is over and it has been grea...
Esteban Kolsky