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Tuesday’s Briefing · May 5

DevOps.com, Monday, April 27th, 2026

Embracing the MCP Suck: Taming the Wild West of AI Protocols

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is moving faster than the developer community can keep up with, racing past its original design parameters and leaving teams scrambling to build clients that can match its pace. The result is an ecosystem where the protocol itself keeps shifting under everyone's feet, and where the tooling, conventions and security thinking that should accompany a foundational standard are still being figured out on the fly. more →

Embracing the MCP Suck: Taming the Wild West of AI Protocols

DevOps.com, Monday, April 27th, 2026

Microsoft Foundry Tackles the AI Agent Tool Problem Nobody Talks About

Building AI agents sounds straightforward until you actually do it. You need an agent to onboard a new employee. It has to create an Entra ID account, provision GitHub access, spin up cloud resources, create tasks in Azure DevOps, and send a welcome message in Teams. Five tools. Five different authentication models. Five different teams are managing those tools. more →

Microsoft Foundry Tackles the AI Agent Tool Problem Nobody Talks About

Contact Center Pipeline Blog, Tuesday, April 28th, 2026

Is AI Contact Center-Ready?

AI is transforming contact centers from rule-based systems to intelligent, adaptive platforms that enhance customer experience and agent productivity. more →

Is AI Contact Center-Ready?

Upcoming Event · Mon, Oct 5 · 12:00pm

The State of Data and AI Governance

The State of Data and AI Governance webinar will examine the organizational, cultural, and technical foundations required to govern data while enabling AI effectively. This includes the frameworks, roles, processes, and technologies needed to ensure trust, compliance, and responsible use at scale. more →

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The State of Data and AI Governance (Oct. 5th)

Upcoming Event · Wed, Sep 30 · 11:00am

The Gartner 2026 CEO Technology Agenda: How AI Drives Growth, Leadership Moves Beyond the CIO

This webinar explores what CEOs expect AI to deliver across technology, finance, HR, operations, and other functions, where confidence gaps remain, and how success is being measured. Attendees will gain practical insights into how CxOs can translate AI investments into business outcomes, operate in a distributed leadership model, and meet rising CEO expectations. more →

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The Gartner 2026 CEO Technology Agenda: How AI Drives Growth, Leadership Moves Beyond the CIO (Sept. 30th)

Upcoming Event · Wed, Oct 14 · 11:00am

Modernize for the AI Era

Join PwC and AWS for a discussion on how AI is redefining cloud modernization priorities. We'll share examples from leaders in their sectors, as well as practical recommendations for building modern cloud platforms that deliver measurable business value, while navigating evolving regulatory, risk, and operational considerations. more →

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Modernize for the AI Era (Oct. 14th)