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Volume 342, Issue 5 · 2026-09-28 – 2026-10-04 · Popular →

Monday’s Briefing · October 5

Wednesday, October 14th, 2026: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Your AI Agents Are Only As Good As Your Data Layer (Oct. 14th)

Most AI agent projects stall before production, and it's usually a data problem, not a model problem. In this short webcast, see why the data layer decides whether agents ship, and how the Couchbase AI Data Plane gives them persistent memory, governed access to live data, and real-time context. more →

Your AI Agents Are Only As Good As Your Data Layer (Oct. 14th)

Contact Center Pipeline, Wednesday, September 30th, 2026

Top 5 Posts in September

Contact Center Pipeline recaps its most-read September posts, from 9/11's legacy to deepfake voice threats. more →

Top 5 Posts in September

Analytics Insight, Monday, September 28th, 2026

Roadmap for Top AI Careers

A step-by-step roadmap for AI careers, from Python and data basics to generative AI, agents and MLOps. more →

Roadmap for Top AI Careers

Anthropic, Monday, September 28th, 2026

Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5

Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 5.5, a faster, cheaper upgrade over Sonnet 5 that complements Opus 5.5. more →

Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5

Upcoming Event · Wed, Nov 4 · 1:00pm

The Economics of Infrastructure Modernization

In this session, Evolve Cloud Services will examine the economics of moving Microsoft workloads toward open-source & license-free infrastructure and databases, and container-based architectures on AWS. We'll discuss how to establish a baseline for current infrastructure and licensing costs, identify modernization opportunities, evaluate the trade-offs of different target architectures, and build a defensible TCO and ROI case for modernization. more →

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The Economics of Infrastructure Modernization (Nov. 4th)

Upcoming Event · Wed, Oct 28 · 10:00am

2026 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Architecture Tools: Key Market Shifts and Vendor Insights

Join this Gartner webinar as an expert reviews the 2026 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Architecture Tools. Explore the latest vendor positioning, significant market developments, and emerging trends in pricing, licensing and AI capabilities. Gain practical insights to help navigate a changing vendor landscape and make more informed enterprise architecture tool decisions. more →

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2026 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Architecture Tools: Key Market Shifts and Vendor Insights (Oct. 28th)

Datadog, Friday, October 2nd, 2026

Monitor Databricks with Datadog

Datadog shows how its Databricks integration monitors jobs, clusters, data quality, Model Serving endpoints and costs in one place. more →

Monitor Databricks with Datadog

OpenAI, Tuesday, September 29th, 2026

DevDay 2026 Recap

OpenAI's DevDay 2026 brought 20+ announcements, including GPT-6.1 Sol, Astra Ultrafast, always-on dots agents and ChatGPT as a developer surface. more →

DevDay 2026 Recap

OpenAI, Tuesday, September 29th, 2026

Introducing Dots

OpenAI introduced dots, always-on GPT-6 Astra agents with their own cloud computer that connect to 4,000+ apps and learn from feedback. more →

Introducing Dots

OpenAI, Tuesday, September 29th, 2026

Introducing GPT-6.1 Sol

GPT-6.1 Sol nearly matches GPT-6 Astra on agentic coding and professional work at one-fifth of Astra's token prices. more →

Introducing GPT-6.1 Sol

OpenAI, Thursday, October 1st, 2026

The Eternal Complement

First essay in OpenAI's next-economy series argues advanced AI may matter most for the routine execution behind breakthrough ideas. more →

The Eternal Complement

Perplexity, Tuesday, September 29th, 2026

How We Engineer Safer Agents

Perplexity details layered safeguards, independent monitoring and human oversight across its cloud, browser, local and endpoint agents. more →

How We Engineer Safer Agents

TrueNAS, Thursday, September 24th, 2026

Open Storage for Veeam

TrueNAS is the first platform certified under Veeam's All-In-One (Virtualized) Ready Appliance category. more →

Open Storage for Veeam