Introduction AI agents are reshaping automation by moving from simple scripts to adaptive, intelligent systems that can plan, reason, and act on real goals. Unlike traditional software, these agents can

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Introduction In the era of distributed and hybrid environments, successful IT architecture increasingly depends on how workloads are placed relative to the data they need. Bringing compute to data, rather

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Introduction The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is revolutionizing how AI systems interact with external tools, APIs, and data sources. MCP offers a single, unified communication interface, think of it as

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Introduction Measuring data gravity is critical for planning and executing cloud or hybrid migrations. Without the right visibility into data volumes, movement patterns, and dependencies, migrations become unpredictable, slow, or

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Introduction Even the best-planned cloud and hybrid migrations can be derailed by data gravity. When large datasets are slow or expensive to move, projects encounter delays, cost overruns, compliance violations,

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Introduction Large Language Models (LLMs) have redefined how we communicate with machines. From friendly chatbots to multi-step AI agents that reason, plan, and interact with external tools, these models are

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