Category: AI Platforms

The End of Token Maxing Why Pragmatic AI Engineering is Replacing Frontier Models
August 10, 2026

The End of Token Maxing: Why Pragmatic AI Engineering is Replacing Frontier Models

Futurum analysts Brad Shimmin and Guy Currier discuss how Tokenomics and AI FinOps are forcing enterprises to abandon massive frontier models in favor of smaller, domain-specific AI endpoints governed by...
Conduent's Q2 2026 Results Highlight Challenges and Strategic Shifts
August 10, 2026

Conduent’s Q2 2026 Results Highlight Challenges and Strategic Shifts

Conduent's Q2 2026 results reveal a deliberate transformation: $234M in divestitures fund a pivot to AI-driven business process services, though thin margins leave little room for execution error....
Klaviyo's Strategic Acquisition of Agency: A Major shift for AI-Driven CRM?
August 10, 2026

Klaviyo’s Strategic Acquisition of Agency: A Major shift for AI-Driven CRM?

Klaviyo accelerates its autonomous B2C CRM strategy through the acquisition of Agency's agentic AI technology. The move positions the platform against entrenched competitors as enterprise buyers prioritize autonomous agents at...
Can Octopus Deploy's MCP Server Revolutionize Kubernetes Onboarding?
August 10, 2026

Can Octopus Deploy’s MCP Server Revolutionize Kubernetes Onboarding?

Octopus Deploy's expanded MCP server enables AI agents to actively create Kubernetes deployments and workflows, addressing enterprise demand for governed pipeline-level automation as the SLE market races toward $344B by...
HCLTech's Partnership with OpenAI: A Strategic Move for Enterprise AI Scaling
August 8, 2026

HCLTech’s Partnership with OpenAI: A Strategic Move for Enterprise AI Scaling

HCLTech's designation as an OpenAI Advanced Partner positions the GSI to help enterprises deploy secure, scalable AI solutions at scale. The move reflects OpenAI's strategy to rely on Global Systems...
nCino's Mortgage MCP: A Major shift for Lenders in AI Integration
August 8, 2026

nCino’s Mortgage MCP: A Major shift for Lenders in AI Integration

nCino launches Mortgage MCP, integrating AI agents into mortgage workflows. With 86.6% of buyers prioritizing autonomous agents, this addresses critical enterprise demand for agentic AI....
Agentic AI
August 7, 2026

Salesforce’s Agentic Enterprise Index: A Paradigm Shift in AI Deployment

Keith Kirkpatrick, Vice President & Research Director, Enterprise Software & Di at Futurum, analyzes Salesforce's Agentic AI deployment trends showing organizations tripling active agents and reducing creation times by 53%,...
NVIDIA AI Storage
August 7, 2026

NVIDIA AI Storage Goes Open at FMS 2026. Is Open Source the New Moat?

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, examines NVIDIA's FMS 2026 storage push and whether openness extends NVIDIA's platform control to the data path....
Adobe's ChatGPT Plugin Bets the Creative Suite on Conversational AI
August 7, 2026

Adobe’s ChatGPT Plugin Bets the Creative Suite on Conversational AI

Keith Kirkpatrick, Vice President & Research Director, Enterprise Software & Di at Futurum, examines how Adobe's ChatGPT plugin integrates 70+ creative tools into conversational AI, opening new distribution channels while...
Active Storage Takes Over AWS DynamoDB Adds Native Vector Search for Agentic AI
August 7, 2026

Active Storage Takes Over: AWS DynamoDB Adds Native Vector Search for Agentic AI

Brad Shimmin, VP at Futurum, analyzes the launch of native vector search in AWS DynamoDB. By embedding semantic retrieval directly into its serverless operational database, AWS eliminates fragile AI data...
AMD Q2 FY 2026 EPYC and Helios Fuel the Next AI Growth Phase
August 7, 2026

AMD Q2 FY 2026: EPYC and Helios Fuel the Next AI Growth Phase

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, analyzes AMD’s Q2 FY 2026 earnings, focusing on Data Center growth, EPYC demand, Helios momentum, and the next phase of AI infrastructure execution....
Freshworks Q2 FY 2026 Freddy AI and EX Drive Commercial Momentum
August 7, 2026

Freshworks Q2 FY 2026: Freddy AI and EX Drive Commercial Momentum

Futurum Research analyzes Freshworks’ Q2 FY 2026 earnings, focusing on EX growth, Freddy AI monetization, and service operations expansion....

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