S1 / Salesforce / 2 March 2026Agentforce across business functions
Salesforce describes customizable autonomous agents for sales, service, marketing and commerce.
Our interpretation: Evaluate a specific workflow and its data permissions before expanding autonomy.
Read the official source →S2 / Salesforce / 15–17 September 2026Enterprise capabilities become accessible to agents
Dreamforce coverage describes Headless 360 extending enterprise capabilities through open standards.
Our interpretation: Useful agent architecture connects approved actions with the business systems that own them.
Read the official source →S3 / ServiceNow / 15 October 2026Verifiable authority for agent actions
ServiceNow announced AI Passport for verifying authorized agent scope at runtime.
Our interpretation: An audit log and permission to act solve different problems. Design for both.
Read the official source →S4 / ServiceNow / 28 October 2026An ecosystem for governed enterprise AI
The Control Tower Alliance brings integrations and qualified solutions into its governance ecosystem.
Our interpretation: Assess interoperability, ownership and controls when selecting multiple providers.
Read the official source →S5 / Microsoft / 15 October 2026Persistent agents for shared business processes
Microsoft announced agent accounts, business process memory and event triggers in Copilot Studio.
Our interpretation: A persistent process needs explicit ownership, scoped access and a reviewable history.
Read the official source →S6 / Microsoft / FY2026, year ended 30 June 2026Economics measured against outcomes
Microsoft discusses measuring inference cost against business outcomes across its agent stack.
Our interpretation: Model the full workflow cost, including human review and platform operations.
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