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Author: Keith Kirkpatrick

Does Smartsheet's Partner Program Transformation Signal Market Consolidation?
January 21, 2026

Does Smartsheet’s Partner Program Transformation Signal Market Consolidation?

Keith Kirkpatrick and Alex Smith of Futurum cover Smartsheet’s enhancements to its Aligned Partner Program, which may serve as a key differentiator for the work management platform provider....
Five9 Expands Google Cloud Partnership With a Unified Enterprise CX AI Platform
January 16, 2026

Five9 Expands Google Cloud Partnership With a Unified Enterprise CX AI Platform

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at Futurum, examines Five9’s expanded partnership with Google Cloud and the launch of a joint Enterprise CX AI offering integrating Gemini Enterprise and Vertex AI....
Will Vendors Enable More Complex Agentic Workflows in 2026
January 15, 2026

Will Vendors Enable More Complex Agentic Workflows in 2026?

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights into the development of more complex agentic AI workflows and provides key examples of leading SaaS vendors that are developing these...
Salesforce’s Slackbot Goes GA - Is This the Real Test for Agentforce
January 15, 2026

Salesforce’s Slackbot Goes GA – Is This the Real Test for Agentforce?

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at Futurum, examines Slackbot general availability and how Salesforce is operationalizing Agentforce 360 by embedding a permissioned, context-aware AI agent directly into Slack workflows....
Salesforce’s Agentic Enterprise Push Highlights the Role of Context
January 15, 2026

Salesforce’s Agentic Enterprise Push Highlights the Role of Context

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at Futurum, examines Salesforce’s Spring ’26 Release and its Agentic Enterprise strategy, focusing on how shared context across AI agents is reshaping sales, service, and commerce...
Will Google Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience Deliver Context?
January 13, 2026

Will Google Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience Deliver Context?

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights into Google’s Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience, and discusses the core guardrails and capabilities required to drive adoption by customers....
SAP Positions AI as a Core Retail Operating Layer at NRF 2026
January 13, 2026

SAP Positions AI as a Core Retail Operating Layer at NRF 2026

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at Futurum, examines SAP’s NRF 2026 announcement and how a SAP retail AI operating system embeds AI across planning, operations, commerce, and fulfillment to drive consistency...
Will Zoho’s Embedded AI Enterprise Spend and Billing Solutions Drive Growth
December 22, 2025

Will Zoho’s Embedded AI Enterprise Spend and Billing Solutions Drive Growth?

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director with Futurum, shares his insights on Zoho’s latest finance-focused releases, Zoho Spend and Zoho Billing Enterprise Edition, further underscoring Zoho’s drive to illustrate its enterprise-focused capabilities....
Will SaaS Marketers Differentiate Their Platform and Agentic Messaging in 2026
December 19, 2025

Will SaaS Marketers Differentiate Their Platform and Agentic Messaging in 2026?

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights into the marketing and positioning practices of major SaaS vendors, and discusses how they need to refine their approach to attract...
CCaaS Software Market Dominated by Genesys, Cisco, Five9, and RingCentral
December 19, 2025

CCaaS Software Market Dominated by Genesys, Cisco, Five9, and RingCentral

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at Futurum, reveals key findings from comprehensive enterprise software market research, focusing on the CCaaS software market, which is dominated by Genesys, Cisco, Five9, and RingCentral....
Will IFS’ Acquisition of Softeon Help Attract New Supply Chain Customers
December 19, 2025

Will IFS’ Acquisition of Softeon Help Attract New Supply Chain Customers?

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights into IFS’ acquisition of WMS provider Softeon, and provides his assessment on the impact to IFS’s market position and the overall...
Will a Digital Adoption Platform Become a Must-Have App in 2026?
December 15, 2025

Will a DAP Become the Must-Have Software App in 2026?

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director with Futurum, covers WalkMe’s 2025 Analyst Day, and discusses the company’s key pillars for driving success with enterprise software in an AI- and agentic-dominated world heading...

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