Anusha Nerella leads fintech automation at State Street, focused on Java Engineering, AI and intelligent automation.

Agentic AI refers to goal-driven AI systems that act autonomously, learn and adapt. It goes beyond traditional automation, which follows rigid rules and predefined tasks without adapting.

AI-assisted software development is tipping the scales in the build-versus-buy debate. While it won't kill off the SaaS industry overnight, it introduces a powerful alternative.