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Welcome to "Sourcing Enterprise AI," the podcast where we unravel the intricacies of AI sourcing and explore the latest news in Artificial Intelligence and its potential impact on the market. Join our hosts, John Belden and Kylie Chisholm, every other week as they delve into the topics that matter most to IT decision makers and sourcing professionals. In each episode, you'll gain a deeper understanding of the rapidly evolving AI landscape and acquire practical strategies and fact-based insights to empower your AI decision-making process. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

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April 5, 202432 min

In the News: Major AI Headlines from Q1 2024

Welcome to “Sourcing Enterprise AI,” the podcast where we unravel the intricacies of AI sourcing and explore the latest news in Artificial Intelligence and its potential impact on the market. In this week’s episode, co-hosts John Belden and Kylie Chisholm discuss some of the most pressing AI news as of late. From Oracle's push of "free" AI capabilities to the US government's ban of Microsoft Copilot and the EU's updated AI laws, we help IT and Procurement professionals understand how these news events could impact their AI strategy moving forward. For a more tailored conversation that considers your organization's unique needs, reach out to one of our expert advisors to book a discussion, visit upperedge.com/who-we-are/contact-us and tell us you're coming from Sourcing Enterprise AI! Stay at the forefront of AI sourcing for enterprises and subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts to never miss an episode. For more innovative IT sourcing and risk mitigation insights, ⁠⁠⁠subscribe⁠⁠⁠ to the UpperEdge newsletter and follow UpperEdge on ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠.

March 14, 202434 min

Salesforce Einstein Copilot: Everything Customers Need to Know About the Generative AI Tool

Welcome to “Sourcing Enterprise AI,” the podcast where we unravel the intricacies of AI sourcing and explore the latest news in Artificial Intelligence and its potential impact on the market. In this week’s episode, co-hosts John Belden and Kylie Chisholm sit down with UpperEdge's Salesforce Practice Leader, Adam Mansfield, to discuss Salesforce's recent AI offering - Einstein Copilot. They discuss what Einstein Copilot is, how much Einstein Copilot costs, and the leverage customers have if they want to adopt Einstein Copilot. For a more tailored conversation that considers your organization's unique needs, reach out to Adam (amansfield@upperedge.com) or explore our Salesforce Advisory Services to learn more about how we can help. Stay at the forefront of AI sourcing for enterprises and subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts to never miss an episode. For more innovative IT sourcing and risk mitigation insights, ⁠⁠⁠subscribe⁠⁠⁠ to the UpperEdge newsletter and follow UpperEdge on ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠.

February 22, 202428 min

Capturing the Value of Generative AI

Welcome to “Sourcing Enterprise AI,” the podcast where we unravel the intricacies of AI sourcing and explore the latest news in Artificial Intelligence and its potential impact on the market. In this week’s episode, co-hosts John Belden and Kylie Chisholm are discussing how executives can better capture and communicate the value of AI. AI will be an inevitable part of enterprise organizations' roadmaps moving forward, but executives are challenged with articulating the value to drive AI adoption and use. John talks through the four channels of AI value that IT execs need to understand and gives next steps on communicating the value of AI to their teams. For a more tailored conversation that considers your organization's unique needs, reach out to one of our expert advisors to book a discussion: SAP - Chip Hanna (channa@upperedge.com) Phase 0 / SI - Justin Parker (jparker@upperedge.com) and Sam Bayaa (sbayaa@upperedge.com) Oracle & Workday - Jeff Lazarto (jlazarto@upperedge.com) Microsoft, Salesforce, & ServiceNow - Adam Mansfield (amansfield@upperedge.com) It Cost Optimization - Greg Hall (ghall@upperedge.com) Stay at the forefront of AI sourcing for enterprises and subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts to never miss an episode. For more innovative IT sourcing and risk mitigation insights, ⁠⁠subscribe⁠⁠ to the UpperEdge newsletter and follow UpperEdge on ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠.

February 8, 202428 min

9 Predictions for Generative AI in ERP Implementations

January 18, 202435 min

Why The New York Times is Suing OpenAI and Microsoft

Welcome to “Sourcing Enterprise AI,” the podcast where we unravel the intricacies of AI sourcing and explore the latest news in Artificial Intelligence and its potential impact on the market. In this week’s episode, co-hosts John Belden and Kylie Chisholm are discussing the recent lawsuit The New York Times brought against OpenAI and Microsoft. John lays out the circumstances that led to the lawsuit, what The Times is claiming in their legal documents, and how this lawsuit differs from the other legal issues we have seen in the Generative AI industry. Read the full lawsuit here – ⁠https://nytco-assets.nytimes.com/2023/12/NYT_Complaint_Dec2023.pdf Read OpenAI's response here - https://openai.com/blog/openai-and-journalism Stay at the forefront of AI sourcing for enterprises and subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts to never miss an episode. For more innovative IT sourcing and risk mitigation insights, subscribe to the UpperEdge newsletter and follow UpperEdge on LinkedIn and Twitter.

December 14, 202331 min

Copilot for Microsoft 365: How MSFT's AI Strategy Will Impact Customers

Welcome to “Sourcing Enterprise AI,” the podcast where we unravel the intricacies of AI sourcing and explore the latest news in Artificial Intelligence and its potential impact on the market. In this week’s episode, co-hosts John Belden and Kylie Chisholm are joined by UpperEdge's Microsoft Practice Leader, Adam Mansfield, to discuss the recent launch of Copilot for Microsoft 365. Adam discusses Microsoft's go-forward AI strategy, how they will push this Copilot on customers, and what MSFT customers need to do to prepare for their upcoming negotiations in light of all this. UpperEdge’s team of Microsoft experts is staying at the forefront of new products like Microsoft 365 Copilot while working with customers to ensure they negotiate the right deal with Microsoft whether in-term or as part of a larger EA renewal. Learn more about how we can help you achieve a Best-In-Class deal by exploring our Microsoft Advisory Services. Check out Adam's blog post for more on Copilot for Microsoft365 - Microsoft 365 Copilot: What Enterprise Customers Need to Know Stay at the forefront of AI sourcing for enterprises and subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts to never miss an episode. For more innovative IT sourcing and risk mitigation insights, ⁠⁠subscribe⁠⁠ to the UpperEdge newsletter and follow UpperEdge on ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠.

November 30, 202330 min

Key Takeaways from OpenAI's Leadership Changes: Insights for CIOs and CPOs

November 16, 202328 min

What Enterprises Need to Know from Biden's AI Executive Order

Welcome to “Sourcing Enterprise AI,” the podcast where we unravel the intricacies of AI sourcing and explore the latest news in Artificial Intelligence and its potential impact on the market. In this week’s episode, co-hosts John Belden and Bill Rufo discuss President Biden's recent executive order on AI safety and security. From handling security with AI to promoting innovation and competition in the AI market and protecting the American workforce, they break down the order to give you a high-level understanding of what it addresses and what this means for enterprise customers. Stay at the forefront of AI sourcing for enterprises and subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts to never miss an episode. For more innovative IT sourcing and risk mitigation insights, subscribe to the UpperEdge newsletter and follow UpperEdge on LinkedIn and Twitter.

October 26, 202323 min

AI and Systems Integrators: How Accenture, IBM, and Deloitte Are Using Generative AI

Welcome to "Sourcing Enterprise AI," the podcast where we unravel the intricacies of AI sourcing and explore the latest news in Artificial Intelligence and its potential impact on the market. In this week's episode, co-hosts John Belden and Bill Rufo discuss how Accenture, Deloitte, EY, and IBM are using and pushing Generative AI. They then discuss how integrating AI into your current IT portfolio can fundamentally change your internal processes and project execution. Lastly, they discuss how AI tools will affect the SIs long term in terms of productivity and talent. Stay at the forefront of AI sourcing for enterprises and subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts to never miss an episode. For more innovative IT sourcing and risk mitigation insights, ⁠subscribe⁠ to the UpperEdge newsletter and follow UpperEdge on ⁠LinkedIn ⁠and ⁠Twitter⁠.

October 12, 202331 min

AI Capabilities in SAP RISE and SAP's Generative AI Foundation Models

Welcome to "Sourcing Enterprise AI," the podcast where we unravel the intricacies of AI sourcing and explore the latest news in Artificial Intelligence and its potential impact on the market. In this week's episode, co-hosts John Belden and Bill Rufo sit down with UpperEdge's SAP Advisory Practice Leader, Chip Hanna, and SAP Advisory Manager, Michael Wesseler to discuss what they are seeing in the market from SAP, how SAP is winding AI capabilities into SAP RISE, and the generative AI foundation models SAP is creating in response to these changes in the market. Interested in learning more about how UpperEdge can help you navigate negotiating with SAP in the age of AI? Explore our SAP commercial advisory services to see how we can help. Stay at the forefront of AI sourcing for enterprises and subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts to never miss an episode. For more innovative IT sourcing and risk mitigation insights, subscribe to the UpperEdge newsletter and follow UpperEdge on LinkedIn and Twitter.