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From Hype to ROI: How to Execute a Successful AI Proof of Value (PoV)
We’re in the middle of an AI gold rush. Every boardroom, from the Fortune 500 to agile startups, are echoing with the mandate: “AI everywhere.” Yet despite the excitement, many AI initiatives stall before they ever deliver value. The problem usually isn’t the technology. It’s the approach. Too many organizations treat AI as an experiment rather than a business initiative, focusing on technical feasibility (Can…
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AI Adoption: Training Is the Key
Part 3 of the Systemic Shift to Scaling AI from Pilot to Scale series, examining how organizations can transform AI initiatives into enterprise-wide value In our previous post we covered Phase 1, the mental shifts required for AI and the steps involved in Setting the Foundations for scalable AI (getting your executives aligned and your…
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The Multi-Framework Pivot: ReactJS on Salesforce Platform
Salesforce’s front-end architecture evolved from Visualforce, to Aura Components, and finally to Lightning Web Components. But historically, integrating industry-standard JavaScript frameworks like React, Angular, etc., into Salesforce required aggressive workarounds. Developers had to compile code, compress it into static resources (zip files stored on Salesforce), and surface it via Visualforce pages or Lightning Out. The…
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Veeva vs. Salesforce Life Sciences Cloud: The Ultimate Decision
Today, we’re diving into the breakup between Salesforce and Veeva as it reshapes the Life Sciences industry. Across Pharma and MedTech, the deadline is approaching far too quickly to stay with Veeva or move to Salesforce Life Sciences Cloud. This is a long-term strategic decision, one that will shape how companies operate, compete, and innovate…
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Cooperation Needs Boundaries: Why “Who Leads Transformation Projects” Is the Wrong Question
When assessing approaches to complex transformation projects, an emerging view is that the business should lead, often holding final decision authority across the full transformation effort. The intent is understandable; outcomes should drive investment, not the other way around. But in practice, that position often collides with a harsher reality: when your systems are architecturally…
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Getting Your House in Order for Enterprise AI
Part 2 of the Systemic Shift to Scaling AI from Pilot to Scale series, examining how organizations can transform AI initiatives into enterprise-wide value The Recipe for Real Scale In our last post, we talked about the mental shifts you need to move your organization out of the AI pilot pit and start driving real…
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From Pilot to Whole-Org Value
Part 1 of the Systemic Shift to Scaling AI from Pilot to Scale series, examining how organizations can transform AI initiatives into enterprise-wide value At Ateko we frequently see organizations struggle to translate the excitement of a pilot into organizational wide value. While AI adoption is high, with most organizations using AI in at least…
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Service Cloud Voice Is Not a Phone System. Stop Evaluating It Like One.
The organizations getting the most out of the CTI-to-SCV migration are the ones who understood, before they started, that they were making an architecture decision, not a technology refresh. There is a common way enterprise organizations approach the Open CTI retirement announcement: find the migration path that most closely replicates existing telephony behavior inside Service…
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Salesforce CTI to SCV: Deadline Nobody Is Talking About Enough
Salesforce is retiring Open CTI. If your organization leverages it as part of your voice/telephony strategy, the planning window is open….and shorter than it looks. In February 2026, Salesforce announced that Open CTI, the popular, but very dated JavaScript-based telephony integration framework that has quietly powered Salesforce voice integrations since 2012 will be end-of-lifed February…
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Find Your 2,500 Rows: The AI Shift Hiding in Everyday Work
Ok, first some background. My mom has been using Excel since she got her current job as an Accounts Payable clerk in the early 2000’s. I began using Excel at a co-op job in 2013. But it wasn’t until I was living with my parents during the pandemic that I saw how differently we used…
