sean blanchfield

A distinct enablement layer is needed for security, access control, observability, and discoverability across thousands of enterprise APIs; this layer sits above API platforms but under LLMs and cannot be captured by model providers or cloud hyperscalers due to sovereignty requirements.

After 18 months of pilots, enterprises realize point solutions create unmanageable technical debt; the winning approach starts with API quality lift, centralized discovery/security, then deterministic workflows, finally agent-created workflows at scale.

Most 'agents' today are mislabeled scripts, Zapier workflows, or chatbots; real agents require LLM-driven step selection, creating a future where agents author and maintain 10,000+ workflows via sandboxes and testing environments.

Workflow orchestration is commoditized; the strategic battle is over who owns the workflow IP. Enterprises will choose open standards to retain autonomy, portability, and control over business-process IP rather than rent from vendor lock-in.

Ireland hosts outsized cloud capacity but grid investment hasn't kept pace with AI-driven demand; fixing energy infrastructure is a prerequisite for Europe to capture AI supply chain value beyond model training.