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AI Readiness Assessment Explained: Definition, Scope, and Purpose

Many AI initiatives start the same way: someone identifies a promising tool, runs a pilot, secures budget approval, and then discovers the infrastructure can’t support it, the data isn’t usable, or the staff doesn’t know how to make it work. An AI readiness assessment evaluates whether your organization can support AI before you commit resources. Skip this step, and you’ll…

Phased Approach to AI Implementation Success

Organizations rushing to adopt AI tools all too often discover that technology alone doesn’t guarantee success. Without proper assessment, security controls, and governance frameworks, AI initiatives can actually produce more headaches than they solve. However, a structured, phased approach transforms AI from an experimental technology into a reliable business asset. Each phase builds on the previous one, creating checkpoints that…

Developing Your AI Strategy: A Steering Committee Is the Foundation

AI is a business transformation, not just another piece of software or a standalone technology initiative. In regulated and security-sensitive industries, it also changes how data is handled, how decisions are made, and how organizations remain compliant with legal and professional obligations. AI deployed without governance creates the same risks as any uncontrolled system: exposure, liability, and operational instability. The…

Middle Market Priorities for 2026: Why Compliance, Automation, and AI Are Top of the List

Middle-market organizations occupy an interesting space. They are too large to fly under the regulatory radar but too small to have the deep resources of enterprise-level companies. And if you’re leading a middle-market organization, you’re well aware that to make informed decisions, you must look at the data rather than rely on assumptions. Two surveys published in late 2025 reveal…

A Practical Roadmap for Secure AI Adoption in the Legal Industry

At the recent Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) AI Meeting, Larry Piazza of Lewis and Llewellyn joined Christian Kelly, Chief Technology Officer at Xantrion, to share real-world insights on implementing artificial intelligence in professional services firms. Their session focused on what many organizations are asking right now: How do we adopt AI safely, strategically, and with measurable business impact? Why…

How to Succeed with AI Integration: Guidelines for Growing Businesses

AI literacy is the most in-demand skill of 2025, and 88% of business leaders are prioritizing speeding up their AI adoption. The trend is clear: AI integration is shifting from optional to imperative. The stakes are high. Companies that delay AI adoption risk falling behind in innovation, productivity, and market competitiveness. But there’s good news, too: implementing AI needn’t require…

AI in Cybersecurity: 2025 & Beyond

The AI transformation is changing the game and offering new hope in the battle to protect our digital assets. This article offers advice on how to choose the right AI tools for your company.

The Ethical Implications of Generative AI in Legal Practices: What You Need to Know

A transformative shift is underway in professional services, driven by artificial intelligence. For law firms navigating this revolution, the need to balance innovation with ethical responsibility is especially acute.

Adapting to Change: How Law Firms Can Leverage AI, Data, and Hybrid Work in 2025

The legal industry is in a transformative moment. With 83% of law firm leaders enacting hybrid work policies and artificial intelligence reshaping traditional workflows, law firms face unprecedented pressure to evolve.

AI Ethics for SMBs: What the Latest International Standards Mean for Your Business

The EU is leading the way with the world’s first comprehensive AI regulations through the AI Act. Industry leaders predict these standards will shape AI governance worldwide. Against this backdrop, ethical AI practices are becoming essential for businesses of all sizes everywhere.

AI and Automation in Cybersecurity: A Balancing Act

Advancements in AI and automation are transforming the landscape of threat detection, incident response, and security management. Discover what this shift could mean for your business’s cybersecurity.

The Digital Transformation and AI Journey: A Guide

For growing businesses, digital transformation is exciting, necessary…and sometimes challenging to understand. One way to imagine your digital transformation journey is to consider it in three stages: enablement, transformation and digital first. The infographic below, created by experts from Engine Room, Xantrion and the 2Go Advisory Group, delineates the typical journey in greater detail. What’s the connection between digital transformation…

Ready to Adopt AI? 5 Things Businesses Should Know

Here at Xantrion, we’ve been experimenting with different AI-powered tools and automation for the last three years. As a mid-size managed IT service provider, we’ve learned a lot about the potential and the limitations of AI tools, and what they mean for businesses like ours…and yours.

Digital Transformation vs. Using AI and Machine Learning for Your Business: What’s the Difference?

The concept of digital transformation actually predates AI and machine learning. As you update and evolve your business’s use of technology, it’s important to understand all three concepts.

Drive More Sales and Gain Competitive Advantage with AI in Salesforce

By Chris Valiquet, Senior Salesforce Consultant, StarrData In a recent blog post, we explored how we plan to begin implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to enhance our business practices at Xantrion and why we feel it’s important for our clients to start thinking about how to leverage AI-based technologies. While many solution providers are beginning to tap into the possibilities of…

5 Ways We Plan to Use AI

It seems like you can’t browse the Internet these days without seeing one of the latest artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot technologies mentioned in the news. Headlines about ChatGPT, Bing AI Chat, and Google Bard abound, and each predicts that their new technologies are poised to disrupt the business world. While these technologies are rapidly evolving, according to Bill Gates, they…

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