The Cloud Lounge
The State of Agentic AI
February 17, 2026
In this episode the host Zeshan Randhawa and his guest Jared Matfess dive into the topic of agentic AI with its disruptive and transformational nature. They discuss the state of Agentic AI, the actual implementations and the pilot projects that the industry is taking on. Zeshan and Jared talk about the challenges that SMBs are experiencing with the implementation of agentic AI, such as structuring data and curating content, as well as access governance and data oversharing. The host and the guest close off by sharing some suggestions on how companies could approach implementing AI agents to make the process easier.