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
KPMG names eight Irish tech finalists for 2026 prize
Healthcare and AI start-ups dominate the shortlist, as investors prepare to hear pitches from firms tackling accessibility, childcare and drug delivery.
Why AI projects struggle to move beyond the pilot stage
Many businesses are finding that AI pilots stall when ownership, adoption and measurement questions emerge after the first demo.
ManageEngine rolls out Zia Agents for IT automation
The rollout gives enterprise IT teams autonomous task execution across service, security and endpoint management, with built-in privacy controls.
The next competitive advantage isn't more AI, it's knowing how to put AI to work
The real payoff will come from governed workflows, as executives move beyond pilots and turn AI into a measurable business capability.
Irish firms warned on custom AI agents replacing software
Custom-built agents could leave Irish boards carrying the full cost of AI errors, with fines and compliance failures possible under EU rules.
Esri Ireland to host Dublin GIS infrastructure conference
Up to 500 attendees will hear how geospatial data is being used to plan upgrades to Ireland’s energy, transport, broadband and water networks.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to AI Agents
Google named Gartner leader for cloud-native platforms
Fortinet buys Virtue AI to boost AI security tools
Gartner urges CFOs to pilot finance AI with governance
Global CIOs rush to invest in AI agents, study finds
F5 expands AI Gateway to curb costs & secure agents
Featured News
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Dell says agentic AI should shift routine tasks below the machine line, freeing staff for expert work while making the role temporary.
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Businesses can avoid costly ERP rip-and-replace projects by layering AI and automation onto existing systems, Rimini Street says.
Lumana's focus on vertical applications for AI video surveillance platform
Lumana's Principal Product Manager says its camera-agnostic AI platform is expanding beyond security into retail, healthcare and smart cities.
Grafana Labs launches six AI tools for telemetry & agents
Grafana Labs has launched six AI observability tools during its AI Week, including new capabilities for monitoring and investigating AI agents.
Check Point CTO on AI's double-edged sword
AI is shrinking the gap between vulnerability disclosure and real-world exploitation to hours, forcing security teams to adapt fast.
Check Point: Be the best, or get out the way
Rising AI-driven attacks are compel security buyers to cut vendor sprawl, though Check Point warns over-consolidation can still raise risk.
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Check Point: Hackers are already in. Act accordingly
Hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in hours or minutes, leaving many organisations compromised before defenders spot the breach.
John Margerison on the new class of employee: AI managers
Businesses should treat AI like a new hire, as weak oversight could expose sensitive data and leave staff needing fresh skills to stay relevant.
Exclusive: Virtuozzo sees GPU clouds reshape AI infrastructure
AI demand is pushing cloud providers towards GPU-as-a-service models, with efficiency and utilisation emerging as key differentiators.
How the 'human hour' mentality influences the future of tech
AI pilots are faltering where firms still judge success by hours saved, leaving customer value and workforce design unresolved.
Humanoid robots, 0-day defence among Info-Tech trends for '27
Agentic AI, zero-day surge, sovereign cloud, and humanoid robots will define IT strategy in 2027, Info-Tech Research Group warns.
Exabeam: Ruthless efficiency can make agentic AI malicious
Behavioural analytics is becoming essential as AI agents can pursue tasks so efficiently that they may cause damage without any malicious intent.
Marvell targets AI connectivity bottleneck with NVIDIA boost
AI data centres are hitting copper limits, pushing Marvell and Nvidia towards optics as clusters grow larger and more distributed.
Snowflake unveils platform upgrades for CoCo, CoWork
Enterprises will get tighter AI controls as Snowflake adds blocking policies, multi-party authorisation and new agentic tools at Summit.
Exclusive: Reco COO on securing the AI inside your SaaS stack
Reco COO Zoe Hillenmeyer says enterprises typically underestimate their AI agent exposure by a factor of ten and that gap is widening.
Expert Columns
The hidden security risk in document redaction
Modern data teams: key roles, structures and data quality
Why AI fails without a strong data foundation and how to get it right
When AI memory, simulation and provenance collide
AI deserves our appreciation, but only if we're honest about what we're appreciating
Why AI and composable architectures are changing the ERP playbook
5 Data & AI governance trends every CDO should be watching in 2026
'Human-in-the-Loop' is the industry's most comfortable lie
How AI is changing the rules when it comes to observability
Adding AI to a platform is easy, adding it without breaking your security isn't
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent AI Agents News
ServiceNow warns of Ireland's 284 million-hour service gap
Irish consumers are losing 284 million hours a year to poor service, as weak systems and low empathy leave firms at risk of defections.
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.
Guideless raises EUR €1 million in pre-seed funding
The Vilnius startup is targeting UK, European and US growth after attracting backing from Vinted executives and Superhero Capital.
Salesforce expands Headless 360 across its platform
Authorised AI agents will now be able to call Salesforce functions across clouds with existing permissions, reducing the need for custom integrations.
GitLab adds enterprise controls for agentic AI tools
Regulated teams can now keep AI processing inside GitLab Dedicated, with new secret handling, spending caps and security fixes added in 19.3.
Google Cloud warns startups on AI scaling pitfalls
Startups risk leaked keys, quota throttling and surprise bills unless they tighten controls as AI prototypes move into production.
NeuBird AI sets trust model for production AI agents
Enterprise security teams now have a proposed benchmark for limiting AI agents to approved actions inside live systems.
Manufacturers back PLM as top data source for AI agents
Trusted product data is becoming the key test for AI adoption, with 66% of manufacturers saying systems fail without it.
Ramp launches Router.com to route AI model traffic
Developers can now compare AI models on cost and latency through a single interface as Ramp opens its internal routing tool to outside users.
AI agents outpace trust in enterprise data, survey finds
Most firms are still struggling to verify the data behind AI agents, even as more move them from pilots into production.
Xero expands AI tools for accountants & small firms
The update is aimed at cutting hours of manual bookkeeping for small firms as rivals race to embed AI into finance workflows.
Abnormal joins OpenAI's Daybreak cyber partner programme
The tie-up will push AI defences into existing enterprise workflows as security teams try to monitor autonomous agents and limit risk.
Vercel launches public bounty to test sandbox escape
Researchers can claim up to USD $1 million for breaking Vercel Sandbox's isolation, as the cloud provider opens its boundary to public scrutiny.
Cloudera launches hybrid cloud platform for AI workloads
The platform is aimed at firms struggling to move AI into production while keeping sensitive data in place across mixed environments.
Forrester model flags AI winners & losers in markets
Labour-heavy services face the biggest squeeze as AI shifts spending towards infrastructure, data management and security, Forrester says.
UiPath launches Maestro Flow for coding agent workflows
Enterprises can now run AI coding-agent workflows in production without rebuilding prototypes, as UiPath adds orchestration and governance controls.
Devart marks 29 years with 20% discount on products
The offer spans more than 140 tools as Devart broadens its push into AI-enabled database software for technical teams.
Study finds companies lose 26% of time to wasted effort
Businesses could claw back hours and profit, with a study finding 26% of working time is lost to handoffs, switching and admin.
Smaller firms use AI training to recruit & keep staff
Smaller employers are using AI training to win recruits and keep staff, with 53% citing satisfaction and retention as the key payoff.