Security and governance must operate at machine speed to keep pace with AI agents. Our client @BedrockData’s CSO George Gerchow discusses transforming IT governance for the #agenticAI era in @nyike’s @CIOonline article:
cio.com/article/4046473/reth…
🦸🏾♀️Know a data security hero?🦸🏼 @bedrocksec’s Data Security Hero Awards nominations are open!
Submit by Aug 3 for:
🛡️ Data Security Hero
📊 Data Governance Hero
⚙️ Data Management Hero
Winners will be announced on #DataSecurityDay, Aug 7, at Black Hat!👇
run.bedrock.security/worlds-…
Would you buy a Ferrari for it to sit in your garage?
That's what most B2B companies do w/market research: Survey ➡️ press release ➡️ done 🤦♂️🤦🏽♀️
SMART orgs use it across sales, marketing & product for months.
🚀Maximize ROI w/custom research: bhavacom.com/how-custom-mark…
Performance reviews cost you top talent; data proves it.
@carolinecwriter breaks it down in @Forbes, citing research we facilitated for @acornplms:
😟1 in 4 workers question their value after reviews
⚠️Reviews spark anxiety
💡People want real-time feedback
bit.ly/4kc8nVn
📣In addition to new survey data, last week @acornplms announced:
• Capabilities AI: new AI-powered software for building capability-led career development plans
• $12.3M Series A to accelerate the industry shift away from broken employee reviews
acorn.works/news/acorn-annou…
🚨60% of employees say the performance metrics by which they’re judged aren’t fair.
Nearly 1 in 3 feel less motivated after a review.
This week, @acornplms released data showing the disconnect b/t how companies manage performance & how employees experience it.
Full report 👇
#Microservices promise speed, but complexity can slow everything down.
@v_function CEO/cofounder @MotiR shares in @devopsdotcom how architectural guardrails, #observability & #automation help teams move faster & stay in control.
devops.com/how-microservices…
What makes an AI-forward PR agency? Our CEO @LizSails defines it in the new @PRWeekUS report:
“It’s an agency where everybody is enabled to use AI as a tool, has guardrails in place... and they're transparent about it.”
Read the #AI Audit by @NoahCZuss: prweek.com/article/1916687/a…
Tired of drying your hydration pack the (totally ineffective) DIY way?💧Meet DRYE Fan: the compact, powerful solution for mold-free Camelbaks & more.
📰 As seen in @nwtls: newatlas.com/outdoors/drye-h…
You can order one on @Kickstarter!
👉kickstarter.com/projects/dry…
#OutdoorGear
AI is speeding up code, but at the cost of architecture.
56% of IT pros surveyed say production ≠ their architecture docs. That means delays, security risks & rising costs.
@v_function solves this w/architectural observability, real-time docs & OTel.
itbrief.news/story/ai-accele…
🏆 Our client @BedrockSecurity won TWO Global @cyberdefensemag #InfoSecAwards at #RSAC2025: Publisher's Choice Data Security & Publisher's Choice DSPM!
The Bedrock Platform eliminates data security blindspots for responsible AI implementation. blog.bedrock.security/news-a…
Enterprises must vet data flowing into #AI systems. "That’s how you move fast.”
@BedrockSec's Bruno Kurtic shares how a metadata lake is 🔑 for #AI governance & #security on @DisrupTVShow w/@ValaAfshar, @rwang0.
youtube.com/watch?v=n32j_3Xj…
📊 86% of security teams are facing changing roles as #AI data responsibilities expand.
@bedrocksec’s CEO and @TechstrongGroup’s @mvizard discuss why in today’s AI era, companies must make a shift from infrastructure-fixated to data-centric security. 🔒
buff.ly/FlBrvLG
.@couchbase @_rahulpradhan's shares the starter pack for building #AIagents, including:
✅#vectorDB integration
✅Edge computing
✅Multi-model DB support
Unified platforms w/ these capabilities are key to advancing #agenticAI. 🔑
More in @Techstrongai:
buff.ly/oQLZ7kd
Congrats to Bhava client @Tracer_AI on their Tech Innovation CUBEd Awards win for Top AI-enabled Product. CEO Rick Farnell was also named an AI Luminary for using AI for Good! 🏆
⭐ AI Luminary: youtu.be/XmmieoYube4
⭐ Top AI-enabled Product: youtu.be/YL6MNhJWidY
Bhava had a blast attending @sxsw events in ATX this past week. 🤠
💡 From engaging panel talks at @FastCompany Grill, @Inc Founders House & @axios House to mingling w/ likeminded comms pros at the great @MuckRack dinner, we can’t wait to go back next year!
#SXSW #PR #marketing
.@kurrent_io CEO @kirkgdunn shared his thoughts w/ @SandHillcom on how the future of business is “event-driven” not “data-driven.”
He explains why businesses need the complete context of their data in real time to compete & win in the age of #AI.
sandhill.com/article/m-r-ask…
.@tray Universal Automation Platform 👉 Most Innovative #Automation Product in the #CUBEdAwards25 🏆
Cofounders @richwaldron & @alirussell talk all things #iPaaS in an #AI world with @furrier on @theCUBE.
🎬 Watch here: buff.ly/4kgQeXz
ICYMI: @Forbes Midas List submissions are open through Jan. 28. This prestigious ranking recognizes the world’s top tech investors. Who will make this year’s list? We’ll find out in a few months!
#VentureCapital #MidasList #ForbesMidas
Attention, VCs! Your favorite time of the year is here: submissions for the 24th annual Midas List of the world's top investors are now open through January 28.
Not too late to push through one more casual portfolio acquisition, maybe a quick IPO.
forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/…

