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Here is how to put financial guardrails in place before AI spend governs you.</description></item><item><title>Cybersecurity at AI speed: is your defence model ready?</title><link>https://adarkars.com/insights/cybersecurity-ai-speed/</link><guid>https://adarkars.com/insights/cybersecurity-ai-speed/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0530</pubDate><description>Attackers have started using AI to run intrusions at machine speed, and utilities are among their targets. Defence has to change pace too. Six shifts every CIO, CTO and CISO in the power sector should be planning now.</description></item><item><title>Cybersecurity is moving from human-speed to AI-speed</title><link>https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7492961369823219712/</link><guid>https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7492961369823219712/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0530</pubDate><description>A question for every CIO, CTO and CISO: is our cyber defence model ready for AI-assisted security?</description></item><item><title>AI strategy cannot depend on one model</title><link>https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7471483517596610560/</link><guid>https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7471483517596610560/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0530</pubDate><description>Models change, access changes, regulations evolve and provider policies shift. For enterprises, the real differentiator will be resilient AI architecture, governance, security and multi-provider readiness.</description></item><item><title>The $500M AI bill: a FinOps wake-up call</title><link>https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7467418186099904512/</link><guid>https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7467418186099904512/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0530</pubDate><description>Agentic workflows can consume far more tokens than a simple chatbot query. AI without financial governance, usage caps and monitoring is a recipe for disaster. Build your guardrails before you scale.</description></item><item><title>AI inside workflows is transformational</title><link>https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7466909287605231616/</link><guid>https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7466909287605231616/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 09:00:00 +0530</pubDate><description>The AI discussion should move from “Which AI tool should we use?” to “Which business workflow should become more intelligent first?” AI succeeds when it is connected to process, data quality, adoption, security and measurable outcomes.</description></item><item><title>AI + Frappe: structure meets intelligence</title><link>https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7464371588713472000/</link><guid>https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7464371588713472000/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 09:00:00 +0530</pubDate><description>Frappe brings the structure; AI brings the intelligence. Together they can deliver smarter applications with better workflow automation, contextual decision support and governance-driven execution.</description></item><item><title>Software is defining IT infrastructure today</title><link>https://www.dqindia.com/software-is-defining-it-infrastructure-today-parag-adarkar-cio-reliance-infrastructure/</link><guid>https://www.dqindia.com/software-is-defining-it-infrastructure-today-parag-adarkar-cio-reliance-infrastructure/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2017 09:00:00 +0530</pubDate><description>Interview as CIO of Reliance Infrastructure on software-led infrastructure and shifting CIO priorities, including mobile-first and AR.</description></item></channel></rss>
