Asset management didn’t appear out of thin air—it was born out of politics, economics, and the messy realities of infrastructure. From the privatisations of the 1980s to today’s climate emergency and digital transformation, the profession has always sat at the crossroads of profit, regulation, and public need…

The rise of general-purpose AI assistants like ChatGPT and Gemini signals more than a tech upgrade—it’s a fundamental shift in how services are accessed, and who gets cut out. Platforms like Trainline may soon find themselves bypassed entirely, as personal AI agents handle everything from planning to purchase on behalf of users.

In this post, I explore how AI is reshaping the value chain, what this means for businesses built on user interfaces and search marketing, and why we may be entering a golden (but temporary) age of AI-first convenience.

When we talk about artificial intelligence, it’s easy to get distracted by the shiny front end… behind the scenes lies the “back end”—the foundational processes, data, and systems that do the real work. For AI to deliver value, that back end needs to be robust, consistent, and well integrated….

Enterprise Asset Management software is simply software that helps an enterprise manage its assets….