In this edition of Konversation, we look at why AI finally has its own line in 2027 budgets, the two metrics supply chain leaders have started tracking, and our upcoming Book Launch event in Bengaluru. Keep reading to know more.
Top 3 Market Insights:
- In 2027 Budgets, AI Finally Gets Its Own Line: A year ago most enterprises were still arguing about whether AI deserved its own budget. Going into 2027, it has one. Instead of a roadmap, leadership expects two or three use cases they can actually fund, with evidence behind each one. And those decisions are being made now, through October and November. Want help prioritizing your use cases? Reach out.
- Top Metrics that Supply Chain leaders are now tracking: In our recent talks with a couple of supply chain CXOs, time to recovery and time to survival, are the topics that stood out i.e. How long it takes to bounce back from a disruption, and how long you can keep running during one. The Strait of Hormuz closure showed how only a few companies can answer either question today. For a CFO, these two numbers say more about risk than any dashboard.
- AI Chargeback Is Coming for Every Department: Enterprises are shifting to real-time, consumption-based chargeback for tech costs. This means each business unit will soon pay for its own AI usage instead of drawing on a central IT budget. This is where the whole token cost conversation was always headed. Teams get a lot more selective once the token bill appears on their own budget. Our Spend Tokens Well guide covers how to prepare for it.
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Our Work Highlights:
- Our Book Launch, Bengaluru, Oct 22: What will shape autonomous mobility the most, data, AI, safety, infrastructure or trust? The Cognitive Road, co-authored by Himajit Aithal, Bosh Global Software Tech and our Co-founder & CTO Ketan Paithankar, takes on that question, and we are launching it on October 22 in Bengaluru alongside 25+ senior executives from Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, NVIDIA, Bosch and others. Register to attend.
- Adding Conversation and Voice to a Legacy Application: On one of the same applications, we added a chatbot integration through an MCP server, so users can ask for receipts in plain language or by voice instead of navigating forms. Every request is authenticated and logged before it reaches the existing APIs, with nothing in the backend changed. A practical way to bring AI into enterprise applications without disrupting what already works.
- Dallas Roundtable report, as a Whitepaper: Our AI Leadership Xchange in Dallas brought CXOs together around the executive AI agenda for 2027, including a panel on funding it. We are turning the discussion into a whitepaper on how leaders are prioritizing and funding AI investments for next year. Reach out if you would like an early copy.
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