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Many organisations are investing in AI, but only a small group are getting AI right and seeing meaningful results. Research from a range of respected institutions, including Harvard, MIT, McKinsey and others, points to the same conclusion. The technology itself is rarely the obstacle. The real challenge is how organisations prepare for AI, structure around it and ultimately make it part of how they work. In our work across sectors such as retail, travel, financial services an

The hype is moving faster than the people Generative AI was the headline of 2024. Now the conversation’s shifting to agentic AI : systems that don’t just generate content but make decisions, act, and learn as they go. It’s impressive stuff. But there’s a problem: the people using it often don’t have the skills - or the guardrails, to use it properly. We’ve all seen it. Tools are getting smarter, but the workforce hasn’t caught up.That’s not a tech gap. It’s a capability gap.

There’s a bit of a Wild West going on with AI right now. Everyone’s experimenting - marketing with ChatGPT, HR with Co-Pilot, analytics teams with Gemini - and most of it’s happening without much coordination. Some of it’s brilliant. Some of it’s chaotic. And some of it, if we’re honest, is probably a GDPR nightmare waiting to happen. It feels a lot like what happened when ERPs, data platforms, and BI tools first arrived. Everyone wanted in. Everyone built something. A few y

At Beyond, every client I talk to lately is wrestling with the same question: “Where should we place our bets on generative and agentic AI?” At the heart of this question is the problem that everyone’s got a theory. Vendors, big consultancies, analysts, tech firms, they’re all backing their own take, which for the cynics amongst you might sound suspiciously like a sales pitch dressed up as deep hands on experience/thought leadership. It just means there’s a lot of noise, a l

In almost every leadership workshop we run at Beyond: Putting Data to Work, there’s a moment when someone asks: “Okay - I understand the...

You’re late to the AI party. Many of your peers have built data foundations over years. You haven’t. And now the board, investors,...

If 2023 was the year of chatbots and 2024 was the year of copilots, 2025 is the year AI agents step into the boardroom. I know this...

When I talk to executive teams about AI agents, there’s always a point where the conversation shifts. We start with the practical: use cases, data readiness, governance. But then someone inevitably asks:“Where does this all lead? What does an AI agent-enabled enterprise actually look like?” It’s a powerful question — because it moves the discussion beyond pilots and proofs of concept, toward the bigger picture: the rise of the autonomous enterprise.

Not long ago, chatbots were the big thing in enterprise AI. Then came copilots and assistants, which felt like a step forward — more intuitive, more useful, and powered by generative AI. Now its the time for agents...

One of the biggest misconceptions I hear in boardrooms is that AI agents can be “slotted in” like any other new technology. That’s rarely the case. At Beyond: Putting Data to Work, we’re seeing that the moment an enterprise moves from piloting AI agents to deploying them at scale, the conversation quickly shifts. It’s no longer just about algorithms — it’s about operating models.

Last week, I sat in a boardroom where the CEO leaned back and asked: “So… if we let these agents run, what’s the worst that could...

For decades, business leaders have looked to technology to simplify operations. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, automation...

In every boardroom discussion I’ve been part of recently, one thing is clear: AI agents are no longer a side note in the AI conversation...

If 2023 was the year of chatbots and 2024 was the year of copilots, then 2025 is quickly shaping up to be the year of AI agents. What do you need to know about agents?

The pace of AI innovation is really staggering. Generative AI, multimodal models, and agent-based automation are opening new possibilities — but they also create new complexities.

If you've ever commissioned a data strategy and ended up with a deck of PowerPoint slides, a long list of things you already knew, and no...

Generative AI is no longer just about creating content or writing code. It’s evolving into a core business enabler — one that reshapes how organisations operate, make decisions, and engage with customers. But for all the excitement, many businesses are still stuck in pilot mode, unsure how to move from experimentation to tangible results. AI - the interplay between man and machine That’s where the right AI strategy  comes in. In this series, we’ll unpack the most promising,

Once again on La Croisette, the rosé flowed and the yachts glittered.  But this year, the buzz wasn’t just about brilliance on screen -...

Our take on June's update to the Data Bill and what it means for you

By Paul Alexander, CEO of Beyond: Putting Data To Work The news lately is not short of stories! Breaker after breaker keeps rolling in....