SWIRL Blog

October 21, 2025

Collaboration Illusion: Why Your Cross-Functional Meetings Don’t Work

Every enterprise claims to be “cross-functional.” But inside the building, collaboration often feels like an illusion. Leaders talk about alignment. Teams sit through status updates. Everyone nods along. Then projects stall because the “shared” plan was never based on shared data.

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No Time to Prepare for Meetings? AI Search Can Help 

January 7, 2025

No Time to Prepare for Meetings? AI Search Can Help 

Meeting prep often takes longer than the meeting itself, especially when hunting for scattered files, emails, chats, and transcripts. SWIRL’s Zero ETL AI Search connects to all your approved data sources, keeps data in place, integrates with existing security, and delivers relevant results instantly. Reduce prep time from 7–9 hours per week to under an hour while maintaining security and accuracy.

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AI Security in the Enterprise 

December 10, 2024

AI Security in the Enterprise 

AI is revolutionizing enterprise operations, but with innovation comes risk. Models can be manipulated, and sensitive data can leak if safeguards aren’t in place. Securing AI requires protecting both the model and the data pipeline—through access controls, encryption, validation, and monitoring. SWIRL AI Connect keeps data on-premises, integrates securely with over 100 sources, and eliminates risky data migration. Build a secure AI ecosystem without compromising insights.

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Search Box.com with SWIRL

November 27, 2024

Search Box.com with SWIRL

Box’s Search API only returns document titles, and its web interface limits previews. SWIRL’s updated Box.com Connector changes that by retrieving full document text securely and analyzing it with AI for contextually relevant snippets. Integrate Box with other repositories like OneDrive for unified search, highlight key content, and maintain strict security protocols—all without sacrificing speed or accuracy.

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Information Overload Wrecks Performance—And How AI Can Help Prevent It 

November 19, 2024

Information Overload Wrecks Performance—And How AI Can Help Prevent It 

Our daily information intake has skyrocketed from 10 pages in 1986 to 150 pages today, creating a constant cognitive load that drains focus and clouds decision-making. Burnout is the end stage, but productivity and decision quality suffer long before that. SWIRL uses AI-powered intent detection, relevancy filtering, and secure data connectivity to cut through the noise, reduce search time, and help you make better decisions faster—all without moving your data or compromising security.

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The Non-Persistence of Memory—Using AI to Manage Information Overload  

November 18, 2024

The Non-Persistence of Memory—Using AI to Manage Information Overload  

Information overload isn’t just exhausting—it damages our ability to retain and recall information, leading to costly errors in fields like medicine and law. Enterprise knowledge management powered by AI can cut through the noise, but only if the solution keeps data in place, integrates with security protocols, detects query intent, ranks results by relevancy, and supports multiple LLMs. Learn the five key questions to ask before adopting any AI knowledge management system so you can reduce overload without risking data security.

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Transforming Data-Driven Decision Making with AI and SWIRL 

November 14, 2024

Transforming Data-Driven Decision Making with AI and SWIRL 

Data-driven decision-making eliminates guesswork, relying instead on insights, patterns, and predictive analytics. AI accelerates this process but is often limited by fragmented data sources and security concerns. SWIRL solves these challenges with real-time, zero-ETL access to unified data across multiple systems, Retrieval-Augmented Generation for contextual insights, and AI-driven relevancy ranking. The result: faster, more secure, and higher-quality decisions for industries from supply chain to finance.

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SWIRL v3.9 Community Release

November 14, 2024

SWIRL v3.9 Community Release

SWIRL AI Connect 3.9 Community Edition delivers a major leap in usability, scalability, and performance. Key highlights include an “Unselect All” option for RAG, Django-based database migrations, and full validation on Python 3.12.6. UI improvements enhance readability, while refined Elasticsearch, Outlook, and OneDrive integrations streamline workflows. This release focuses on making AI-powered search faster, more secure, and easier to manage—whether you’re a developer or an enterprise user.

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Reassessing Knowledge Worker Productivity in the Age of AI and Private Data 

November 12, 2024

Reassessing Knowledge Worker Productivity in the Age of AI and Private Data 

AI promised to free knowledge workers from the endless hunt for data, but private data security concerns and siloed information still hold organizations back. This article revisits the “Four Ps” of data—Public, Private, Paid, and Personal—in the AI era, showing why ROI remains elusive when sensitive data must be moved into new repositories. SWIRL takes a different approach with privacy-first, federated AI search that reaches across systems like Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and proprietary databases—without ever relocating your data.

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It Really Is Possible to Save Time With AI 

November 8, 2024

It Really Is Possible to Save Time With AI 

From washing machines to coffee makers, tools have always helped us save time. But in today’s data-saturated world, finding the right information often consumes 1.5–2 hours a day—one lost workday each week. AI can extract meaning from mountains of data, but uploading sensitive business information to third-party vendors introduces serious risks and costs. SWIRL flips the script by bringing AI to your data—securely, within your trust boundaries—so you can end the data scavenger hunt, recover your lost time, and focus on what matters.

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