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THE EXPLAINER BLOG
Irregular insights for people who buy, sell, use or otherwise care about enterprise software.


Analyst Ethics Warning: Paid Posts About AI Data Centers
I just got a call from an old friend soliciting paid post on social media in favor of a major AI data center project in Wisconsin. I asked if these people would disclose that they are getting paid, and he said no.
Charles Rathmann
5 days ago5 min read


The Latest on AI Preconstruction Innovation from STACK Construction Technology
Already live in the product for customers who have opted in is STACK iQ, an AI data parsing and execution layer that opens the application up to external applications like Claude and ChatGPT. Stack iQ is released now in the product.
Charles Rathmann
Sep 17 min read


How AI-Enabled ERP Is Setting Up Customers and Software Vendors for Disruption
When ERP vendors embed AI tools in their products, what questions should prospects and customers ask about the future?
Charles Rathmann
Apr 126 min read


LLMs are Wrong for Mission Critical Tasks
Are large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT or Claude usable for most mission-critical uses in industry?
Charles Rathmann
Apr 24 min read
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