When Everyone Has the Keys, No One Is Safe

Two questions come up in almost every conversation we have with executives. The first is: What are other organizations doing to make AI work? The second: Has Amazon figured this out? Underlying both is the same question. What separates the organizations generating value from AI from the organizations that are not? I am an Executive [...]

The speed of typing out code has never ever been the bottleneck for software development (not since keyboards became widespread from the 60s or 70s). —Gergely Orosz Software development is a complex value delivery system involving many interdependent roles, including developers, product managers, and platform engineers. Dependencies create potential bottlenecks, such as pull [...]

As a former CFO, I view AI from a financial perspective, not a technological one. How can you control AI costs? How do you know your company is getting value from every dollar it spends on AI? And how can you forecast spending when AI is evolving quickly and future use cases remain uncertain? Because [...]

Responsible AI is the practice of designing, developing, and using AI technology with the goal of maximizing benefits and minimizing risks. It’s now a business imperative. Accenture’s Technology Vision 2025 report reveals that 77% of executives believe that the true benefits of AI will only be possible when built on a foundation of trust.1 As [...]

Your next million customers might never walk into a store, never scroll a product page, and never click “Add to Cart.” They are AI agents, software that shops on behalf of humans, and they are already on your site. Retailers are moving from competing for human attention to competing for algorithmic inclusion. Every decade or [...]

AI-driven changes in software development are increasing the velocity of software development teams. Organizational leaders under pressure to reduce costs may quickly move to take advantage of these productivity improvements by reducing developer headcount. But there is another possibility: Use the increased capacity to accomplish more technology goals. Let me explain the strong business case [...]

As an Enterprise Strategist, I’ve noticed that discussions about multicloud are often marked by confusion and contradictory advice. Some advisers warn against adopting a multicloud strategy, while others suggest that you will miss an industry-wide transformation if you don’t. There are legitimate reasons for and against multicloud strategies; success depends on balancing potential business value [...]

Data centers have grown dramatically in size in terms of power consumption. Ten years ago a 30 MW facility was considered large. Today a 200 MW facility is normal.1 Goldman Sachs Research forecasts global power demand from data centers will increase 50% by 2027 and 165% by the end of the decade.2 Every board wants [...]

AI agents are as transformative as the advent of the internet. They will change how we organize work, manage operations, and drive value A question I often hear from AWS customer executives is how they should think about leading in this new era. I use the same mental models I use to lead my most [...]

Your stakeholders expect you, as a technology leader in life sciences, to master generative AI, implement next-generation sequencing platforms, and deploy digital twins for clinical trials—all while accelerating innovation, increasing delivery speed, and managing costs. And of course you have to do this with your existing team. Just don’t forget to maintain flawless system uptimes [...]

Agentic AI brings a subtle but consequential shift in how software is architected and delivered. Instead of organizing around applications or microservices, IT departments—together with end users—now develop automated workflows. The agents that implement these workflows may communicate with other agents as part of a more complex, orchestrated group of workflows. But the basic unit [...]

In my previous blog, I shared how to evolve leadership for agentic AI using familiar mental models. As a CTO, I’ve been thinking about the corresponding architectural shifts required: We need to move from building predictable systems to developing autonomous capabilities that augment teams. Based on hands-on explorations and working with fellow technology leaders navigating [...]

Supply chain managers understand inventory reconciliation. Compliance officers know audit requirements. Marketing teams grasp campaign workflows. What if they could build their own enterprise applications directly from that expertise? This isn’t theoretical. Citizen development tools like Kiro replace traditional coding with natural language specification. Business users describe what they need in plain English, and Kiro [...]

Zombie projects drain budgets, focus, and trust. Strong leaders cut through the red tape and free teams to build what matters.

Zombie projects drain budgets, focus, and trust. Strong leaders cut through the red tape and free teams to build what matters.

Sanjay K Mohindroo

In this latest version of the annual McKinsey Global Survey on AI, we look at the current trends that are driving real value from artificial intelligence.