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Unlocking Enterprise Intelligence: Valona Intelligence Launches New MCP Server

Valona Intelligence has made a significant stride in enterprise-level AI solutions with the launch of its Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. This innovative server allows AI systems to seamlessly integrate with external data sources, enhancing competitiveness by providing instant access to crucial market and competitive intelligence. With major tools like Microsoft Copilot and Claude enabling this access, companies can now leverage AI-driven insights without the need to spend time and resources on redundant data reconstruction.

The Necessity of Real-Time Insights

In today's fast-paced business environment, organizations are increasingly adopting AI technologies. According to McKinsey's 2026 report, nearly 90% of businesses have integrated some form of AI into their operations. However, the true edge in utilizing these technologies lies in the quality and accuracy of the data they are fed.

"The competitive advantage does not come from having AI; it comes from what the AI has to work with," explains Stuart Reynish, Chief Product Officer at Valona. With its MCP server, Valona Intelligence enables businesses to provide their AI systems with continuously updated market insights, freeing them from the need to recreate analyses from scratch on each occasion. This approach ensures efficiency, reduces costs, and enhances the reliability of decisions made on the basis of AI-generated intelligence.

Transitioning to Always-On Intelligence

The landscape of strategic decision-making is evolving. It's shifting from periodic research and analysis to a continuous intelligence gathering model. The MCP server represents a new paradigm where enterprises can provide their AI agents with already curated information, ensuring readiness whenever required. Rather than reprocessing raw data for insights, businesses can now focus on actionable strategies based on existing intelligence.

Eetu Laaksonen, Chief AI Officer at Valona, notes, "The intelligence layer is the hardest part to get right. We have spent two decades building this foundation, and MCP is our solution to make it widely accessible across the AI tools companies already use. What's exciting is that this shift towards accessible intelligence has become a priority for many organizations, leading to discussions with IT, senior management, and competitive intelligence teams. The need for proactively sourced information has never been clearer."

Pilot Programs and Future Prospects

Currently, a select group of enterprise customers is piloting the Valona MCP server within environments that utilize advanced AI such as Copilot and various agent frameworks. Valona also plans to showcase its capabilities during an upcoming webinar, titled "What Agentic AI Means for Competitive Intelligence," scheduled for June 24.

About Valona Intelligence

Valona Intelligence is recognized as the leading platform for global market and competitive intelligence, widely deployed by Fortune 500 companies since 1999. It has been acknowledged as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant and the Forrester Wave for Competitive and Market Intelligence Platforms. By continuously monitoring over 200,000 verified sources, Valona delivers real-time analyses of competitor actions, market dynamics, and regulatory changes. To discover more about Valona Intelligence and its offerings, visit www.valonaintelligence.com.