Progress Software's John Ainsworth on agentic RAG, MCP and why bypassing business logic is too risky
You can't spell Ainsworth without AI. It's a small linguistic coincidence, but it's also a neat shorthand for the conversation I had with John Ainsworth, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Application and Data Platforms at Progress Software, who flew into Sydney last week to deliver the keynote at the OpenEdge World Tour 2026 at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth. The full article can be read here: https://itwire.com/business-it-news/data/video-interview-progress-software-s-john-ainsworth-on-agentic-rag-mcp-and-why-bypassing-business-logic-is-fraught-with-incredible-risk Progress had sl…
