# Alistair Russell

Co-founder and CTO

## Posts

### Agent development and automation
**Dec 4, 2025**  
[The enterprise guide to LLMs: Selection, integration, and architecture](/content/blog/guide-to-enterprise-llms/index.html)  
Learn how enterprises choose, integrate, and govern LLMs. A practical guide to model selection, RAG, orchestration, and building AI systems that scale.

### Agent development and automation
**Nov 6, 2025**  
[MCP governance in the enterprise](/content/blog/mcp-security-governance-enterprise/index.html)  
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) accelerates AI agent building, but without governance, it risks data and control. See how to secure it for enterprise use.

### Executive perspectives
**Jul 2, 2025**  
[The four blockers to AI agent adoption (and how to fix them)](/content/blog/ai-agent-adoption-challenges/index.html)  
AI agent adoption is harder than building agents. Learn the four biggest challenges preventing enterprise AI agent adoption and how to fix them.

### Agent development and automation
**Apr 28, 2025**  
[Everything you need to know about MCP](/content/blog/model-context-protocol-mcp/index.html)  
MCP connects AI agents to enterprise systems at scale. Here's how it works, where the security and governance gaps are, and what production deployments actually require.

### Executive perspectives
**Apr 3, 2025**  
[How to build AI agents that actually work (not just chat)](/content/blog/how-to-build-ai-agents-that-work/index.html)  
Most AI agents stop at chat—but real automation means reasoning, acting, and learning. Learn how to build AI agents that actually get work done, like an IT support agent that slashed tickets by 75%. See the demo and key steps to move beyond chat.

### Executive perspectives
**Dec 17, 2024**  
[Top 5 must-haves to successfully build and deploy AI agents](/content/blog/top-five-must-haves-in-an-ai-agent-platform/index.html)  
AI agents will transform how businesses operate—but not all platforms are built to deliver. Discover your organization's five must-have capabilities to build scalable, high-value AI agents quickly, flexibly, and safely.

### Architecture and integration
**May 17, 2024**  
[What is API integration? A practical guide](/content/blog/what-is-an-api-integration-for-non-technical-people/index.html)  
API integration connects your applications so they can share data automatically. Learn how it works, common patterns, and how to build integrations without writing everything from scratch.

### News
**Aug 10, 2023**  
[Q&A Part 3: Ensuring data security with Tray Merlin AI](/content/blog/merlin-ai-automation-qa-part-three/index.html)  
Everything you wanted to know about Merlin, the new natural language automation capability in the Tray platform.

### News
**Jul 27, 2023**  
[Q&A Part 2: Supercharge automation with Tray Merlin AI](/content/blog/merlin-ai-automation-qa-part-two/index.html)  
Learn even more about Tray Merlin AI, the groundbreaking natural language automation capability in the Tray platform. Get answers to more of your questions and supercharge your automation this game-changing technology.

### News
**Jun 29, 2023**  
[Q&A Part 1: Unleashing the power of Tray Merlin AI](/content/blog/merlin-ai-automation-qa-part-one/index.html)  
Discover Tray Merlin AI, the groundbreaking natural language automation capability in the Tray platform. Get answers to your top questions and unlock the power of this game-changing technology.

### News
**Jun 27, 2023**  
[Transforming AI into action: An inside look at Tray Merlin](/content/blog/inside-look-tray-merlin-ai/index.html)  
Discover how Tray Merlin AI is changing the game in automation by transforming Large Language Model outputs into powerful automated workflows.