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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...
The Future of AI-Driven Service Operations
December 9, 2025

The Future of AI-Driven Service Operations

In our latest market brief, The Future of AI-Driven Service Operations, completed in partnership with Zendesk, Futurum Research explores the demand drivers behind AI-enabled service transformation and the ways organizations...
Is Google Workspace Studio the Turning Point for Employee-Built AI Automation
December 8, 2025

Is Google Workspace Studio the Turning Point for Employee-Built AI Automation?

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at Futurum, examines how Google Workspace Studio uses Gemini 3 to enable employees to build no-code AI agents that automate everyday tasks and accelerate complex workflows...
Was 2025 Really the Year of Agentic AI, or Just More Agentic Hype
December 3, 2025

Was 2025 Really the Year of Agentic AI, or Just More Agentic Hype?

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at Futurum, reviews the key developments in the SaaS software space in 2025 and shares his thoughts on the key market trends expected for 2026....
Unlocking Enterprise Value: The Real-World Benefits and ROI of SAP’s Embedded Business AI
December 1, 2025

Unlocking Enterprise Value: The Real-World Benefits and ROI of SAP’s Embedded Business AI

In our latest market report, Unlocking Enterprise Value: The Real-World Benefits and ROI of SAP’s Embedded Business AI, completed in partnership with SAP, Futurum Research explores how embedded AI—grounded in...

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