The Rise of Agentforce: How AI Agents Are Shaping the Future of Work Salesforce wrapped up its annual Dreamforce conference this September, leaving attendees with more than just memories of John Mulaney’s quips. As the swarms of Waymos ferried participants across a cleaner-than-usual San Francisco, it became clear that AI-powered agents—dubbed Agentforce—are poised to transform
Many organizations follow a hybrid approach to AI infrastructure, combining public clouds, colocation facilities, and on-prem solutions. Specialized GPU-as-a-service vendors, for instance, are becoming popular for handling high-demand AI computations, helping businesses manage costs without compromising performance. Business process outsourcing company TaskUs, for example, focuses on optimizing compute and data flows as it scales its gen AI deployments, while Cognizant advises that companies distinguish between training and inference needs, each with different latency requirements.
AI Tools in Networking: Tailoring Capabilities to Unique Needs AI tools are becoming increasingly common across various industries, offering a wide range of functionalities. However, network engineers may not require every capability these tools provide. Each network has distinct requirements that align with specific business objectives, necessitating that network engineers and developers select AI toolsets
Cohesity has introduced Data Explore, a new feature in its Gaia generative AI platform, aimed at simplifying data search within backups for any employee. The update, launched this week, adds keyword search capabilities and data visualization through topic word clouds, enhancing user access to valuable information. Previously, users could interact with Gaia’s conversational AI interface
Mastering Opportunity Routing in Salesforce Flows While leads are essential at the top of the funnel, opportunities take center stage as the sales process advances. In Salesforce, the opportunity object acts as a container that can hold multiple contacts tied to a specific deal, making accurate opportunity routing crucial. Misrouting or delays at this stage
Generative AI Energy Consumption Rises, but Impact on ROI Unclear The energy costs associated with generative AI (GenAI) are often overlooked in enterprise financial planning. However, industry experts suggest that IT leaders should account for the power consumption that comes with adopting this technology. When building a business case for generative AI, some costs are
In the rapidly developingng world of technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing industries and reshaping how we interact with digital systems. One of the most promising advancements within AI is the development of AI agents. These intelligent entities, often powered by Large Language Models (LLMs), are driving the next wave of digital transformation by enabling
Ingesting Data from Amazon DynamoDB to Salesforce Data Cloud Salesforce Data Cloud serves as your organization’s digital command center, enabling real-time ingestion, unification, and activation of data from any source. By transforming scattered customer information into actionable insights, it empowers businesses to operate with unparalleled efficiency. Integrating Amazon DynamoDB with Salesforce Data Cloud exemplifies the
The Third Wave of AI at Salesforce: How Agentforce is Transforming the Landscape At Dreamforce 2024, Salesforce unveiled several exciting innovations, with Agentforce taking center stage. This post explores the key changes and enhancements designed to improve efficiency and elevate customer interactions. Introducing Agentforce Agentforce is a customizable AI agent builder that empowers organizations to
Generative AI Will Overtake Legacy Stack Vendors With the rise of generative AI, legacy software vendors like Appian, IBM, Salesforce, SAP, Pegasystems, IFS, Oracle, Software AG, TIBCO, and UIPath are becoming increasingly obsolete. These vendors represent the old guard, clinging to outdated business process automation systems, while the future clearly belongs to AI-driven innovation. Back
Salesforce is directly challenging Microsoft in the growing battle of AI copilots, which are designed to enhance customer experience (CX) across key business functions like sales and support. In this competitive landscape, Salesforce is taking on not only Microsoft but also major AI rivals such as Google Gemini, OpenAI GPT, and IBM watsonx. At the
EVPassport, a global leader in EV charging networks, announced an expanded partnership with Salesforce to enhance its customer experience through the deployment of Salesforce Service Cloud. This initiative solidifies EVPassport’s standing as a top provider in the EV charging space, recognized for customer satisfaction, loyalty, and reliability. With Salesforce Service Cloud, EVPassport can deliver more
SingleStore Acquires BryteFlow, Paving the Way for Real-Time Analytics and Next-Gen AI Use Cases SingleStore, the world’s only database designed to transact, analyze, and search petabytes of data in milliseconds, has announced its acquisition of BryteFlow, a leading data integration platform. This move enhances SingleStore’s capabilities to ingest data from diverse sources—including SAP, Oracle, and
Bret Taylor, the board chairman of OpenAI, appeared on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” to discuss his AI startup, Sierra, which he co-founded in March 2023. Sierra focuses on helping businesses build AI agents that can directly interact with customers, offering capabilities such as answering questions, automating processes, and performing tasks traditionally handled on websites.
Agents are autonomous software systems that assist users by reasoning, planning, and taking actions based on user input or environmental conditions. These digital assistants combine expert knowledge with access to relevant data to achieve specific tasks or goals, resembling intelligent digital assistants in their function and scope. Agents are poised to become integral to everyday
