GoKawiilToday, Tailscale has announced new capabilities for Aperture, its AI access and control platform, designed to provide IT teams with a common and stable layer for managing AI across evolving models, tools, and data sources.
The shadow AI problem
AI tools are already being used inside most companies, whether the IT department officially supports them or not. The problem is that this usage is often invisible, siloed, and extremely difficult to secure. Employees often use free personal accounts, different teams adopt different tools with credit card payments, and agents are beginning to act within systems originally built and designed for people.
According to recent research mentioned by Tailscale, over 64% of activity on personal and free AI accounts is for work. This creates a blind spot for IT teams who cannot see, govern, or recover that data. Other research found that companies typically have nearly 70 generative AI tools running across their systems, with 90% lacking proper licensing and/or approval.
AI providers are heavily incentivized to bundle models, chat interfaces, and execution environments into closed stacks. While those bundles can make the initial rollout for organizations easier, they introduce vendor lock-in, tying you to a single vendor.
How Aperture aims to fix this
Aperture aims to give organizations an easier way to manage AI without locking them into a single vendor. It makes approved AI tools easier to use and provides agents with controlled environments in which to work. Just as importantly, it keeps the AI stack modular.
Chat interface: This gives employees a browser-based way to use approved AI models. The interface supports switching between configured LLM providers as well
This gives employees a browser-based way to use approved AI models. The interface supports switching between configured LLM providers as well Universal data connectors: These help AI tools reach internal tools, documents, and operational data without forcing every single team to build its own integration.
These help AI tools reach internal tools, documents, and operational data without forcing every single team to build its own integration. Identity preserved across systems: Because Aperture integrates cleanly with Tailscale, user identity is preserved, and permissions are carried through the entire agent lifecycle.
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