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⚔️ Enterprise Agents Draw Their Battle Lines

⚔️ Enterprise Agents Draw Their Battle Lines

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October 01, 2025

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October started with a cluster of heavyweight enterprise launches — from finance to data to integrations. The real signal? Every vendor is racing not just to ship an “agent,” but to lock down the piece of the enterprise stack their agents should control.

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The Latest Agentic AI Development

🧩 Workato: The First Enterprise MCP Platform

Workato just launched the first enterprise-grade MCP platform, turning apps into safe, governed skills that any agent can call.

Why it matters: If MCP becomes the default “agent plumbing,” Workato is positioning itself as the Zapier of the agent era, but with security and IT buy-in baked in.

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📊 Microsoft + DataSnipper: Agents for Audit & Finance

Microsoft teamed with audit startup DataSnipper to launch “Disclosure Agents” (for IFRS/GAAP compliance) and “Excel Agents” (for spreadsheet automation).

Why it matters: his is not a side demo. By embedding agents in high-stakes finance workflows, Microsoft is pushing agent adoption where budgets are biggest and tolerance for error is lowest.

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🤖 Alation: Agent Builder for Governed Data Access

Alation announced its Agent Builder, designed to make data-literate agents that understand metadata and enterprise governance.

Why it matters: The biggest blocker for enterprise agents is safe, accurate access to structured data. Alation is directly tackling this, signaling a new wave of “governed AI agents.”
Who should care: Data teams, analytics leaders, and builders who want their agents trusted in production, not stuck in POCs.

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⚡ Quickfire Roundup

Bonterra launches “Que” agents for nonprofits — automate fundraising, donor matching, and grantmaking. Link
Slack expands AI dev tools — new APIs for context-aware apps & agents. Link
Kyndryl upgrades Agentic AI Framework — secure orchestration for scaled deployments. Link
Avalara launches compliance agents — tax agents that execute workflows across lifecycle. Link
OutSystems GA’s Agent Workbench — low-code agent builder now generally available. Link
LiveRamp adds agentic tools — automating data segmentation and activation workflows. Link
WISeKey pushes PQC for agents — post-quantum security for agent identity & comms. Link
Meta to use AI-chat data for ads personalization — no opt-out. Link

📝 Takeaway of the Day

The agent story isn’t “assist vs act” anymore — it’s a land grab.
Vendors aren’t just launching agents; they’re fighting to claim territory: integrations (Workato), finance (Microsoft), governed data (Alation). The next wave of winners will be defined not by features, but by where inside the enterprise their agents take root first.