Author: Dion Hinchcliffe

Agentic AI: The Leading Vendors Winning the Enterprise in 2026
June 1, 2026

Agentic AI: The Leading Vendors Winning the Enterprise in 2026

Dion Hinchcliffe examines which vendors are emerging as the operational control planes for enterprise agentic AI, and why orchestration, governance, and interoperability now define market leadership....
Who Will Control the Enterprise Agentic Workforce – CIOs Face a New Platform War
June 1, 2026

Who Will Control the Enterprise Agentic Workforce? – CIOs Face a New Platform War

Dion Hinchcliffe, VP & Practice Lead, CIO & Technology Buyers at Futurum, shares insights on how the enterprise AI market is shifting from assistive AI to autonomous digital labor. Five...
Nebius Q1 FY 2026 Earnings Show AI Cloud Capacity Scaling
May 26, 2026

Nebius Q1 FY 2026 Earnings Show AI Cloud Capacity Scaling

Dion Hinchcliffe, Vice President & Practice Lead, CIO & Technology Buyers at Futurum reviews Nebius Q1 FY 2026 earnings, focusing on AI cloud capacity scaling, and Token Factory inference momentum....
Palantir Q1 FY 2026 Revenue Beats Estimates, US Demand Drives Outlook Raise
May 6, 2026

Palantir Q1 FY 2026 Revenue Beats Estimates, US Demand Drives Outlook Raise

Dion Hinchcliffe at Futurum reviews Palantir Q1 FY 2026 earnings, focusing on AIP-driven US demand, commercial and government execution, and raised FY 2026 guidance....
The Autonomous Store: How Agentic AI is Redefining the Retail Experience
May 6, 2026

The Autonomous Store: How Agentic AI is Redefining the Retail Experience

In our latest Market Brief, The Autonomous Store: How Agentic AI is Redefining the Retail Experience, completed in partnership with Lenovo, Futurum Research explores how agentic AI is reshaping retail...
Futurum Use of AI Triples for Product and Enterprise Innovation in 2026
March 26, 2026

Futurum: Use of AI Triples for Product and Enterprise Innovation in 2026

Dion Hinchcliffe explains how CIOs are shifting AI into R&D and product innovation, signaling a major move from productivity gains toward building new enterprise capabilities and competitive advantage....
CIO AI Priorities Pivot From Productivity to Innovation
March 6, 2026

CIO AI Priorities Pivot From Productivity to Innovation

Futurum’s Dion Hinchcliffe finds CIO AI priorities pivoting from productivity to innovation as desired AI outcomes shift dramatically and pilot-stage adoption collapses 31.2 pts across three quarterly CIO survey waves....
Okta Q4 FY 2026 Earnings Highlight Agentic Identity Positioning
March 6, 2026

Okta Q4 FY 2026 Earnings Highlight Agentic Identity Positioning

Dion Hinchcliffe is Vice President & Practice Lead, CIO & Technology Buyers reviews Okta’s Q4 FY 2026 earnings, focusing on agentic identity positioning, evolving pricing models, and how large-customer platform...
Planisware FY 2025 Earnings Close With SaaS-Led Momentum
March 3, 2026

Planisware FY 2025 Earnings Close With SaaS-Led Momentum

Dion Hinchcliffe, Vice President & Practice Lead, CIO & Technology Buyers, analyzes Planisware’s FY 2025 earnings, focusing on SaaS-led momentum, AI platform differentiation, pipeline conversion, and implications for FY 2026...
The Great CIO Platform Reset Why Agentic AI Is Forcing a 2026 Reckoning
February 18, 2026

The Great CIO Platform Reset: Why Agentic AI Is Forcing a 2026 Reckoning

Dion Hinchcliffe explains how CIOs are consolidating enterprise platforms around agentic AI, control planes, and cloud convergence as AI agents move from experimentation to execution in 2026....
CIO Take Smartsheet's Intelligent Work Management as a Strategic Execution Platform
December 22, 2025

CIO Take: Smartsheet’s Intelligent Work Management as a Strategic Execution Platform

Dion Hinchcliffe analyzes Smartsheet’s Intelligent Work Management announcements from a CIO lens—what’s real about agentic AI for execution at scale, what’s risky, and what to validate before standardizing....
CIOs Consolidate Platform Spending as AI Moves From Pilot to Revenue Engine
December 16, 2025

CIOs Consolidate Platform Spending as AI Moves From Pilot to Revenue Engine

Dion Hinchcliffe, Practice Lead for Digital Leadership & CIO at Futurum, analyzes new survey data showing CIOs consolidating platform spend as AI shifts from pilot projects to revenue-driving enterprise infrastructure....

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