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WBSP858: Scale Growth by Learning from Enterprise Software Stories - Mar 2026, Ep 52, an Objective Panel Discussion

Sam Gupta Episode 858

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This week’s enterprise software announcements reveal how aggressively vendors are repositioning around AI agents, composable integration, and industry-specific workflows. NetSuite introduced its new integration platform to simplify connectivity across enterprise ecosystems, while Oracle expanded both its process manufacturing capabilities and AI agent portfolio inside Fusion Cloud Applications. QAD and Tata Consultancy Services strengthened their manufacturing operations strategy through the Redzone partnership, reinforcing the growing importance of connected frontline execution. Meanwhile, Intuit Mailchimp rolled out new e-commerce enhancements, and Seismic and Highspot announced a major merger that could reshape the sales enablement landscape. On the AI infrastructure side, Anthropic expanded MCP with a framework for full-stack agentic applications, while emerging vendors like Hubbl Technologies positioned themselves as orchestration layers for the Salesforce agentic ecosystem. Finally, Sage, Salesforce, and Sinch continued the broader trend of embedding AI agents deeper into finance, communications, and customer engagement workflows, signaling that the enterprise software market is rapidly shifting from passive systems of record toward autonomous systems of execution.

In today's episode, we invited a panel of industry analysts for a live discussion on LinkedIn to analyze current enterprise software stories. We covered many grounds, including the direction and roadmaps of each enterprise software vendor. Finally, we analyzed future trends and how they might shape the enterprise software industry.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0Ktqz2rXh8

Questions for Panelists?

🔗Sam Gupta: linkedin.com/in/samguptausa/
🔗Robert Kramer: linkedin.com/in/robert-kramer-58239b22/
🔗Shashi Bellamkonda: linkedin.com/in/sbellamkonda/
🔗Michael Fauscette: linkedin.com/in/mfauscette/
🔗Charles Brennan: linkedin.com/in/charles-brennan-048901132/

Background Soundtrack: Away From You – Mauro Somm


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