The Ultimate Guide to AI Agents
A curated Irish edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for AI Agents (Agentic AI).
What to know about AI Agents
AI agents represent a transformative area within artificial intelligence, focusing on autonomous or semi-autonomous systems capable of performing complex tasks and making decisions to enhance business operations and personal productivity.
Our recent stories highlight how AI agents are rapidly evolving across sectors—from cybersecurity and data management to customer experience and enterprise automation. Companies are integrating AI agents to improve efficiency, drive innovation, and manage security risks in increasingly sophisticated ways.
By exploring these developments, readers can gain insights into the potential benefits, emerging applications, and challenges associated with AI agent deployment. Whether you're interested in how AI agents enhance software development, automate workflows, or secure enterprise environments, this tag offers a comprehensive look at this dynamic and impactful technology.
Irish AI Agents News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Irish firms warned on custom AI agents replacing software
Irish companies urged to treat bespoke AI agents with caution as consultants warn of legal, compliance and governance risks.
Esri Ireland to host Dublin GIS infrastructure conference
Esri Ireland to gather up to 500 industry figures in Dublin for a free forum on mapping, data and critical infrastructure planning.
ServiceNow warns of Ireland's 284 million-hour service gap
ServiceNow research says Irish customers lose 284 million hours a year to poor support, as fragmented systems and weak empathy blunt AI gains.
Irish directors adopt AI fast but lag on governance
Irish directors embrace AI tools at pace, but most admit they lack strategies and understanding of looming national rules on governance.
Qualcom invests EUR €500,000 in secure AI services
Qualcom launches EUR €500,000 secure AI push in Ireland, creating new practice, hiring specialists and partnering with NROC on services.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to AI Agents
Gartner: AI layoffs do not improve returns on investment
CrowdStrike leads Gartner cyberthreat intelligence quadrant
Hyland named Leader in Gartner's 2026 document review
Digitate named a Leader in IDC's AIOps 2026 review
Boomi gains analyst praise across integration & AI
Featured News
Exclusive: Denodo's Dominic Sartorio on perfect data vs the right data
Denodo's Dominic Sartorio warns businesses accelerating artificial intelligence deployments that cloud migrations alone do not make data ready for real-time AI.
Google Cloud CEO sets out enterprise AI agent plan
Google Cloud's Thomas Kurian unveils Gemini Enterprise as an open, secure workplace AI platform linking models, data, chips and security.
Google flags urgency as AI reshapes cyber threats
Google warns AI is turbocharging cyber attacks as Sandra Joyce says firms must patch fast, while Gemini boosts threat detection and analysis.
Exclusive: Google Cloud reshaping finance with agentic AI
Google Cloud says banks need governance-led platforms to unlock agentic AI at scale, with tens of agents set to reshape compliance, fraud and risk.
Exclusive: Google Cloud accelerates shift to agentic data
Google Cloud is betting on AI agents as the main users of enterprise data, unveiling new tools for context, automation and cross-cloud access.
Exclusive: Google sees success with niche AI playbooks
Google is tailoring AI playbooks for 19 industries as enterprises shift from pilots to production, with faster rollouts and ROI now the focus.
Google sees retail success with agentic commerce push
Google's Gemini enterprise suite is live in retail at Bunnings, uniting search, service and sales with AI agents and UCP support.
Exclusive: Celonis global banking head says AI rollout hinges on process intelligence
Banks are slowing AI rollouts as they prioritise process visibility, with Celonis arguing execution depends on understanding how work flows today.
Exclusive: Orderfox pushes into autonomous execution with Gieni ABX
Orderfox readies Gieni ABX, an autonomous execution layer to turn its industrial AI insights into completed tasks across enterprise systems.
UiPath Accelerates AI in Software Development and Testing
UiPath is pushing AI deeper into software testing, promising autonomous agents that transform quality assurance and developers' roles.
Cloudera and Svitla Systems bring trusted AI to healthcare
Cloudera and Svitla team up to build trusted, clinician‑centric AI that unifies patient data while safeguarding privacy and consent.
Rise of AI Agents introduces new infosec risk: Okta
Okta warns that surging numbers of uncontrolled AI agents pose a major identity and access risk as they become the new digital workforce.
Confluent says data streaming will enable faster, better decisions
Confluent says organisations must shift to governed data streaming, with AI agents making millisecond decisions at scale.
Elastic says AI search & context now decide customer loyalty
Elastic argues that in an AI-obsessed market, robust search across messy data is the real foundation of trustworthy, profitable experiences.
Expert Columns
Is your data ready for AI? 5 steps before deploying an agent
Proof beats promise: The trust crisis AI is creating
Mythos changes everything: Is your AI agent security ready?
5 eCommerce trends set to define 2026
Why the next phase of AI adoption will be determined less by models and more by data foundations
AI can inspire travel, but it still can't book it. That's about to change
Agent computers: The PC era, amplified
Atlassian scales AI search with OpenSearch on Kubernetes
Agentic AI: The potential and the problems behind the new wave of autonomous systems
AI agents vs AI automations: how to get the mix right in your future marketing strategy
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent AI Agents News
monday.com rebuilds platform around AI work agents
Monday.com rebuilds platform around AI agents as Roy Mann says the company is betting on a new work model for its 250,000 customers.
AI inference becomes core operational workload in firms
AI inference is now a core business workload as F5 finds 78% of firms run their own infrastructure and 93% operate across multiple clouds.
Iress partners with Thoughtworks on wealth overhaul
Iress taps Thoughtworks to modernise its Wealth platform in stages, weaving in more AI and data tools without a risky full replatform.
Adobe launches productivity agent for Acrobat AI plans
Adobe adds a productivity agent to Acrobat, blending document intelligence with AI creation tools for PDFs, presentations, podcasts and social posts.
Amperity launches AI tools for real-time customer action
Amperity adds AI assistants and live customer data tools to help brands act during website visits, basket abandonments and other interactions.
WatchGuard launches Rai AI workforce for MSP security
WatchGuard launches Rai AI workforce to help managed service providers automate security investigations and response across client environments.
Extreme expands AI networking platform with Agent ONE
Extreme broadens Platform ONE with third-party device management, built-in security and AI agents as it pushes towards autonomous network operations.
Twilio launches tools for human & AI conversations
Twilio expands platform with persistent conversation tools as it seeks to unify human agents and AI across customer service and sales.
PolyAI picks Kong to scale enterprise API platform
PolyAI taps Kong to unify API management as it expands enterprise AI services, adding self-service onboarding, analytics and monetisation controls.
Celonis teams with Microsoft on AI agent oversight
Celonis and Microsoft link Agent 365 with process intelligence to help firms govern AI agents, track impact and avoid pilot purgatory.
Tanium, ServiceNow launch autonomous IT operations tool
Tanium and ServiceNow unveil ITOM AI Prime powered by Tanium, promising live endpoint data, governed remediation and faster patching for enterprises.
Lightspark adds AI agent controls to Grid accounts
Lightspark gives Grid Global Accounts AI agent controls, letting users set spending limits, approvals and audit trails for delegated payments.
Quali adds NVIDIA Nemotron 3 support to Torque platform
Quali’s Torque platform now supports NVIDIA’s Nemotron 3 models, adding governed provisioning for inference, fine-tuning and reinforcement learning.
Anthropic launches AI agents for financial services
Anthropic rolls out 10 AI agent templates for financial services, with Microsoft 365 add-ins, new data links and banking workflow tools.
FourKites launches Booking Connect for ocean freight
FourKites rolls out Booking Connect for Ocean, an AI tool that automates carrier selection, paperwork and exception handling in freight booking.
Cloudinary launches AI agents for media management
Cloudinary rolls out AI agents to automate media workflows, search and moderation for brands managing vast image and video libraries.
Adobe completes Semrush deal to boost AI search tools
Adobe completes Semrush acquisition to widen its customer experience suite with SEO and AI visibility tools for brands.
DigiCert launches AI trust tools for agents & content
DigiCert adds cryptographic verification for AI agents, models and content to its platform, with content authenticity available now and two previews live.
OpenAI and PwC build finance AI agents for CFO teams
OpenAI and PwC partner on AI agents for finance chiefs, targeting planning, reporting and controls across core workflows.
Broadcom launches VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 for AI
Broadcom unveils VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 to help enterprises run AI workloads in private cloud with lower costs and tighter security.