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October 12, 2026

Trust, Identity & Control: Every Action Earns Authority

Board Strategy
Enterprise access was designed around a relatively static bargain. Establish an identity, decide what that identity may access, grant the permissions, and assume they remain appropriate until something triggers a review. Authentication has improved, and permissions have become more granular, but the underlying model st...
Esteban Kolsky
Analyst Blog
October 6, 2026

Strategic Optionality for Resilient and Innovative Architectures

Board Strategy
Enterprise architecture has usually moved from one dominant destination to another. Client-server displaced centralized computing, hosted solutions extended that model, and cloud became the target for the last major modernization cycle. Cloud-native emerged afterward to distinguish applications designed specifically fo...
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
Analyst Blog
January 8, 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 6, 2025

Distilling April 2025

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