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AI & Enterprise
Race heats up for AI agent platform that knows the company best
Competition among enterprise technology companies is intensifying to secure the title of the AI agent that corporate users use first at work. Companies spanning data infrastructure software and business applications are entering a race to build AI agent platforms that can safely and effectively use data across internal systems, including third-party systems. As technologies such as the Model Context Protocol evolve, firms are repositioning strategies, partnering while also competing, and accelerating investment across data and application layers.
AI & Enterprise
Context before models as agentic OS race intensifies
Competition is intensifying over platforms that optimise multiple AI models with internal corporate data so AI can better understand organisations and execute tasks. Enterprise software companies are treating such platforms, which help AI grasp corporate context and play an operating system role, as strategically important. Microsoft, Snowflake, Adobe and SAP have highlighted products and strategies focused on context layers, governance and services for AI agents, while interest also rises in PCs and chips running AI locally.
AI & Enterprise
Race to control AI agent data layer intensifies among leading firms
The enterprise software landscape is rapidly reshaping around AI agents, intensifying competition among vendors seeking to lead early. A battle over data access is emerging as more companies block outside products from connecting to their platforms, with Microsoft joining the trend. Databricks was blocked from linking its platform data to Microsoft Power BI during tests of a new feature. Rivals are pushing standards for semantic layers, while SAP restricts external agent access through its API policy.
