AI

Recap We’re deep into our journey now. In Episode 1, we discovered the “nervous system” of AI (MCP) and in Episode 2, we realized that APIs and MuleSoft aren’t dying—they’re just getting a new boss. Now, in Episode 3, we arrive at the most critical decision point in this entire architecture. It’s the question every CTO, architect, and developer is debating in Slack channels right now: “Do I build with the free, open-source community version? Or do I pay for the enterprise-grade version like Salesforce’s Agentforce?” ...

If you’ve read Episode 1, you probably remember how we opened the door to this new world of AI MCP (Model Context Protocol) — the idea that systems could start reasoning, not just integrating. It felt exciting, futuristic… maybe too good to be true. And honestly, that’s what I’ve been thinking about ever since. Because like most of you who’ve lived through long integration nights, broken APIs, and “mysterious” data mismatches — I’ve learned that every shiny new thing comes with its own set of “gotchas.” ...

For nearly two decades, the enterprise IT playbook has been clear and consistent. In the “Build vs. Buy” debate, the answer overwhelmingly leaned toward Buy. We adopted Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow, and other SaaS platforms because they were secure, scalable, and significantly cheaper and faster than building enterprise systems from scratch. The costs, maintenance, and complexity of custom systems made SaaS the pragmatic choice. But a shift is underway. Enterprises are beginning to ask a deeper question: ...