Most US companies are struggling to scale agentic AI, with only 15% achieving multi-agent orchestration, according to Deloitte. The key challenges are mainly a lack of an integrated roadmap, data foundation and employee readiness. Deloitte highlights the need for process transformation and workforce reskilling to realize the full potential of agentic AI.

Token-as-a-Service is emerging as a new procurement discipline designed to address the complexities of generative AI adoption within enterprises, writes Box Senior Technology Sourcing Manager Prajkta Waditwar. Unlike traditional procurement models, TaaS focuses on managing AI consumption at the token level, recognizing that each AI prompt or interaction represents a business expense, writes Waditwar. This approach emphasizes the need for organizations to forecast AI demand, diversify suppliers, optimize consumption, and directly link AI investments to measurable business outcomes. TaaS reframes procurement as the management of intelligence economics, requiring continuous governance and strategic oversight.

Data scientist Haden Pelletier offers four essential Claude skills that a data scientist should know: deep research for comparing modeling approaches, creating HTML project briefs for stakeholders, using Claude Design for slide decks, and generating documentation with Claude Code. Pelletier says these skills can help data scientists reduce repetitive tasks and focus on more critical aspects of their work.

The rise of AI is driving a notable convergence across traditional cybersecurity categories. Previously distinct domains such as identity security, data protection, vulnerability management, and network security are increasingly overlapping, writes Todd Thiemann, Principal Analyst at Omdia. Vendors that once specialized in a single area, like pure-play identity resilience providers, now face competition from data protection platforms integrating identity-focused features. Thiemann says this blending of categories is leading to more streamlined technology stacks for enterprises, but also introduces complexity as organizations must navigate new overlaps and determine whether to adopt best-of-breed tools or converged platforms.

A wave of data breaches in the medtech sector has highlighted the need for a fundamental shift in cybersecurity practices. Experts emphasize the need to integrate cybersecurity into every stage of the product lifecycle, continuously invest in cybersecurity measures and right-size controls based on product use.

An "AI doom loop" has been created in the hiring process as job seekers leverage AI to mass-produce and submit resumes, while employers counter with AI-driven filters to sift through the resulting surge in applications, writes Ethan Fixell, an SVP at iHeartMedia. Instead of optimizing your resume with AI, Fixell notes that old-fashioned methods, such as building genuine relationships with industry peers, showcasing specialized, demonstrable achievements and using interviews to show off your human judgment and complex problem-solving skills, work better.

Rogue Community College will establish a training hub as part of a statewide initiative to support small manufacturers in Southern Oregon. The effort, funded by a $5 million grant from the Small Business Administration to Oregon State University, will offer free training in technology and lean manufacturing to help companies compete for government contracts.

A CompTIA survey finds that while 80% of workers use AI tools at least a few times each month, only 29% say they have a high level of familiarity with the technology. The research suggests many people are teaching themselves AI through social and online tools rather than employer-provided training, creating a gap between AI adoption and workforce readiness. The findings highlight a growing need for practical AI training as organizations turn experimentation into real business results.

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