This Week in Enterprise Tech

Charles Araujo and Hyoun Park

Welcome to "This Week in Enterprise Tech" where we discuss the latest enterprise technology announcements and how they will affect your business and your bosses' expectations. Join TWIET as we guide CIOs and technical managers through the strategic ramifications behind the vendor hype, product innovation, and the avalanches of money going in and out of enterprise tech.

  1. JUL 15

    This Week in Enterprise Tech, Week 70

    In Podcast Episode 70 of This Week in Enterprise Technology, Hyoun Park and Charles Araujo critically assess the biggest tech news for the CIO office: Perplexity and OpenAI Start the AI Browser WarsEU AI Act Finally Gets a Code of PracticeFlexOlmo Controls AI Access to Creator DataResearch Says AI is Clearly Increasing And/Or Decreasing Dev Productivity.Is Meta Short for Metastatic Culture?Is Grok a Superintelligence, MechaHitler, or Both?Apple Celebrates Supply Chain Excellence as COO Steps DownRIP, IBM Almaden: Birthplace of the Hard Drive & Relational DBSources: Perplexity and OpenAI Start the AI Browser Wars Perplexity.ai: https://comet.perplexity.ai/#values  The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/news/704162/opeani-ai-web-browser-chatgpt  EU AI Act Finally Gets a Code of Practice European Commission Press Release: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1787 EU AI Code of Conduct: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/contents-code-gpai  FlexOlmo Controls AI Access to Creator Data Wired: https://link.wired.com/public/40617345  Research Says AI is Clearly Increasing And/Or Decreasing Dev Productivity METR: https://metr.org/blog/2025-07-10-early-2025-ai-experienced-os-dev-study/  Amazon: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/enterprise-strategy/business-value-of-developer-experience-improvements-amazons-15-9-breakthrough/  Is Meta Short for Metastatic Culture? The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/meta-ai-researcher-warns-metastatic-cancer-afflicting-company-culture  Is Grok a Superintelligence, MechaHitler, or Both? Tom’s Guide: https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/grok-4-is-here-elon-musk-says-its-the-same-model-physicists-use  Apple Celebrates Supply Chain Excellence as COO Steps Down Apple: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/07/apple-announces-chief-operating-officer-transition/  RIP to IBM Almaden: Birthplace of the Hard Drive & Relational DB The Register: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/10/ibm_almaden_research_center/  This Week In Enterprise Tech is hosted by: Charles Araujo of The DX Report and Hyoun Park of Amalgam Insights

    51 min
  2. JUL 8

    This Week in Enterprise Tech, Week 69

    In Podcast Episode 69 of This Week in Enterprise Technology, Hyoun Park and Charles Araujo critically assess the biggest tech news for the CIO office: Cloudflare Charges Web Crawlers for AccessAI Agents Call the APIs, But Will They Work?Agents Screw Up Business Tasks 70% of the TimePotemkin AI: Don’t Believe the HypeIn Chess, ChatGPT Vs. Atari 2600 is No ContestThe Latest Overused AI Buzzword: SuperintelligenceFlexera Finds Millions Being Spent on SaaS VisibilityOn-Prem Data Center Utilization Down to 34%CS Education Must Change in the AI EraSources: Cloudflare Charges Web Crawlers for Access Cloudflare: https://blog.cloudflare.com/introducing-pay-per-crawl/ Marketing Tech: https://www.marketingtechnews.net/news/cloudflare-launches-pay-per-crawl-to-help-sites-monetise-ai-access/ AI Agents Call the APIs, But Will They Work? VentureBeat: https://venturebeat.com/ai/enterprise-giants-atlassian-intuit-and-aws-are-planning-for-a-world-where-agents-call-the-apis/ TWIET on Gibberlink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDo4-0ZNHEY&t=2710s Gibberlink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtNagNezo8w Agents Screw Up Business Tasks 70% of the Time The Register: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/29/ai_agents_fail_a_lot/ Arxiv: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2412.14161 Potemkin AI: Don’t Believe the Hype Arxiv: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.21521 In Chess, ChatGPT Vs. Atari 2600 is No Contest Robert Jr. Caruso’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/robert-jr-caruso-23080180_last-episode-the-atari-2600-blew-up-chatgpt-activity-7345180141079175169-wSCk The Latest Overused AI Buzzword: Superintelligence Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-07-03/what-does-superintelligence-mean Flexera Finds Millions Being Spent on SaaS Visibility  CIO Dive: https://www.ciodive.com/news/saas-costs-climb-despite-finops-itam-flexera/752233/ On-Prem Data Center Utilization Down to 34% CIO Dive: https://www.ciodive.com/news/hyperscale-ai-infrastructure-eclipses-enterprise-data-center-capacity-srg/751744/ CS Education Must Change in the AI Era New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/technology/computer-science-education-ai.html This Week In Enterprise Tech is hosted by: Charles Araujo of The DX Report and Hyoun Park of Amalgam Insights

    52 min
  3. JUL 1

    This Week in Enterprise Tech, Week 68

    In Podcast Episode 68 of This Week in Enterprise Technology, Hyoun Park and Charles Araujo critically assess the biggest tech news for the CIO office: Agentforce 3: Salesforce’s Fastest Trilogy Ever?The New York Times Forces OpenAI to Be Less Governed Anthropic + Meta Get Mixed Ruling on Content UseGoogle Prepares for the Future with… CLI?SAP Shifts AI Pricing StrategyFed Chair Jerome Powell Weighs In On AINothing Better Than the Real Thing: ChatGPT vs. Microsoft Copilot!Sources: Agentforce 3: Salesforce’s Fastest Trilogy Ever? Salesforce Announcement: https://www.salesforce.com/news/press-releases/2025/06/23/agentforce-3-announcement/  CIODive: https://www.ciodive.com/news/Salesforce-Agentforce-update-enterprise-customer-pepsico/751516/  The New York Times Forces OpenAI to Be Less Governed  EFF: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/copyright-cases-should-not-threaten-chatbot-users-privacy  Anthropic + Meta Get Mixed Ruling on Content Use EFF: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/two-courts-rule-generative-ai-and-fair-use-one-gets-it-right  Mintz: https://insights.mintz.com/post/102kpvb/bartz-v-anthropic-what-the-ruling-means-for-businesses-using-ai  Google Prepares for the Future with… CLI? DevClass: https://devclass.com/2025/06/25/google-positions-itself-for-next-decade-of-ai-as-gemini-cli-arrives-with-generous-free-tier/  SAP Shifts AI Pricing Strategy CIO.com: https://www.cio.com/article/4014135/saps-rise-rebrand-conceals-cost-changes.html  Fed Chair Jerome Powell Weighs In On AI The Register: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/27/powell_ai_coming_for_your_job/  Nothing Better Than the Real Thing: ChatGPT vs. Microsoft Copilot Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-24/chatgpt-vs-copilot-inside-the-openai-and-microsoft-rivalry  This Week In Enterprise Tech is hosted by: Charles Araujo of The DX Report and Hyoun Park of Amalgam Insights

    50 min
  4. JUN 24

    This Week in Enterprise Tech, Week 67

    In Podcast Episode 67 of This Week in Enterprise Technology, Hyoun Park and Charles Araujo critically assess the biggest tech news for the CIO office: Pope Leo Brings AI to ChurchIs Cisco’s Jeetu Patel the New Satya Nadella?Salesforce AI Research Benchmarks Sales & ServiceSalesforce Raises Prices to Embed AI More BroadlyToo Much ChatGPT Reduces Brain ActivityAI Cannot Fully Solve Productivity IssuesBroadcom Has Solved Its Pricing Concerns!Sources: Pope Leo Brings AI to Church Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/pope-leo-ai-tech-771cca48  Is Cisco’s Jeetu Patel the New Satya Nadella? Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rscottraynovich/2025/06/12/is-jeetu-patel-bringing-cisco-investors-a-satya-nadella-moment/  Salesforce AI Research Benchmarks Sales & Service Arxiv: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2505.18878  Salesforce Raises Prices to Embed AI More Broadly Salesforce Blog: https://www.salesforce.com/news/stories/pricing-update-2025/  Glen McCracken on Salesforce:  https://www.linkedin.com/posts/glenmccracken_friday-vent-salesforces-agentforce-proves-activity-7341691326565908485-GNhd/  Too Much ChatGPT Reduces Brain Activity Brain on LLM: https://www.brainonllm.com  Arxiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872  AI Cannot Fully Solve Productivity Issues Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/55bc5876-254a-4daa-86f8-2cd0d939a866  Broadcom Has Solved Its Pricing Concerns! The Register: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/20/vmware_price_hikes_excuse/  This Week In Enterprise Tech is hosted by: Charles Araujo of The DX Report and Hyoun Park of Amalgam Insights

    46 min
  5. JUN 3

    This Week in Enterprise Tech, Week 65

    In this podcast episode of This Week in Enterprise Technology, Hyoun Park and Charlie Araujo critically assess the biggest tech news for the CIO office: Oracle Goes All-In on AIPerplexity Labs Supports Independent Document Creation Is AI a Sustainable Competitive Advantage?How Many Jobs Will AI Take? Economists, AI Builders DisagreeAvery Dennison Leads the Way on Enterprise AIThis AI Approach Makes Us Concerned For GoogleSources: Oracle Goes All-In on AI Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/a9cd130f-f6bf-4750-98cc-19d87394e657  The Register: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/27/oracle_openai_40b/  Perplexity Labs Supports Independent Document Creation  Perplexity: https://www.perplexity.ai/labs  Is AI a Sustainable Competitive Advantage? Sloan Review: https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/why-ai-will-not-provide-sustainable-competitive-advantage/  How Many Jobs Will AI Take? Economists, AI Builders Disagree Leet Code Wizard: https://leetcodewizard.io/blog/the-state-of-tech-jobs-in-2025-layoffs-automation-and-adaptation  Axios: https://www.axios.com/2025/05/28/ai-jobs-white-collar-unemployment-anthropic  MIT Tech Review: https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/25/1111207/a-nobel-laureate-on-the-economics-of-artificial-intelligence/  Avery Dennison Leads the Way on Enterprise AI CIO.com: https://www.cio.com/article/3998156/avery-dennison-takes-culture-first-approach-to-ai-transformation.html  This AI Approach Makes Us Concerned For Google YouTube: https://youtu.be/8g7a0IWKDRE?feature=shared&t=500  Claude Opus Turns to Blackmail: https://youtu.be/wxPjB3GBg1s?si=LEICmYc3Ah5n7w5j This Week In Enterprise Tech is hosted by: Charles Araujo of The DX Report and Hyoun Park of Amalgam Insights

    53 min
  6. MAY 30

    This Week in Enterprise Tech, Week 64

    In this podcast episode of This Week in Enterprise Technology, Hyoun Park and Charlie Araujo critically assess the biggest tech news for the CIO office: Salesforce Acquires InformaticaGoogle IO Establishes Google’s AI IntentionsOpenAI Acquihires Jony Ive for $6 BillionIn AI, Bigger is Not Always BetterBroadcom Boosts EU VMware Prices up to 1500%Calero Hires Eric Martorano as President and CROAre Amazon Coders the New Warehouse Workers?Do Notepad and Paint Really Need AI?Dave, Will You Stop? Claude Opus Turns to BlackmailSources: Salesforce Acquires Informatica Atlan founder Prukalpa: https://tinyurl.com/PrukalpaINFA Hyoun's take: https://tinyurl.com/HyounParkINFAAcq TWIET's April 2024 Take: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZvaqjTDGxQ Google IO Establishes Google’s AI Intentions Google IO: https://tinyurl.com/GoogleIO2025Annc Flow: https://tinyurl.com/GoogleFlowAIVeo Developer Tools, including Firebase Studio: https://tinyurl.com/GoogleFirebaseStudio OpenAI Acquihires Jony Ive for $6 Billion CNBC: https://tinyurl.com/JonyIveAcq  In AI, Bigger is Not Always Better Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/nvidia-launch-cheaper-blackwell-ai-chip-china-after-us-export-curbs-sources-say-2025-05-24/  The Register: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/25/ai_models_are_evolving/  Broadcom Boosts EU VMware Prices up to 1500% The Register: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/22/euro_cloud_body_ecco_says_broadcom_licensing_unfair/  Calero Hires Eric Martorano as President and CRO Calero: https://www.calero.com/blog/calero-appoints-eric-martorano-as-cro-and-president  Are Amazon Coders the New Warehouse Workers? NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/business/amazon-ai-coders.html   Do Notepad and Paint Really Need AI? Windows: https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/05/22/paint-snipping-tool-and-notepad-updates-with-new-features-begin-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/  Dave, Will You Stop? Claude Opus Turns to Blackmail TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/anthropics-new-ai-model-turns-to-blackmail-when-engineers-try-to-take-it-offline/ This Week In Enterprise Tech is hosted by: Charles Araujo of The DX Report and Hyoun Park of Amalgam Insights

    59 min
  7. MAY 20

    This Week in Enterprise Tech, Week 63

    In this podcast episode of This Week in Enterprise Technology, Hyoun Park and Charlie Araujo critically assess the biggest tech news for the CIO office: Alteryx One Unites Analytics & LLM GovernanceBoomi AgentStudio Tackles Holistic Agent OrchestrationInformatica Supports Agent Composition & ConnectivityQlik Announces Agentic Discovery & Conversational InsightsSalesforce Acquires Convergence.ai for Complex AgentsDoes Stack Overflow Need a Rebrand?Sources: Alteryx One Unites Analytics & LLM Governance Alteryx: https://www.alteryx.com/about-us/newsroom/press-release/alteryx-introduces-a-unified-platform-for-enterprise-analytics-and-ai-orchestration  Boomi AgentStudio Tackles Holistic Agent Orchestration Boomi: https://boomi.com/resources/resources-library/boomi-ai-driven-automation-announcements/  Informatica Supports Agent Composition & Connectivity Informatica: https://www.informatica.com/about-us/news/news-releases/2025/05/20250514-informatica-unveils-agentic-ai-offerings-on-industrys-first-ai-powered-cloud-data-management-platform.html  Qlik Announces Agentic Discovery & Conversational Insights Qlik: https://www.qlik.com/us/news/company/press-room/press-releases/qlik-expands-embedded-ai-capabilities-for-smarter-decisions-and-faster-intelligence  Salesforce Acquires Convergence.ai for Complex Agents Salesforce: https://www.salesforce.com/news/stories/salesforce-signs-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-convergence-ai/  Does Stack Overflow Need a Rebrand? DevClass: https://devclass.com/2025/05/13/stack-overflow-seeks-rebrand-as-traffic-continues-to-plummet-which-is-bad-news-for-developers/  This Week In Enterprise Tech is hosted by: Charles Araujo of The DX Report and Hyoun Park of Amalgam Insights

    45 min

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Welcome to "This Week in Enterprise Tech" where we discuss the latest enterprise technology announcements and how they will affect your business and your bosses' expectations. Join TWIET as we guide CIOs and technical managers through the strategic ramifications behind the vendor hype, product innovation, and the avalanches of money going in and out of enterprise tech.