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Software Lifecycle Engineering Market to Reach $226 Billion by 2030 as Enterprise Hands AI the Keyboard Before the Guardrails
July 13, 2026

Software Lifecycle Engineering Market to Reach $226 Billion by 2030 as Enterprise Hands AI the Keyboard Before the Guardrails

Futurum's 2H 2026 Software Lifecycle Engineering research sizes the market at $226 billion by 2030 and finds AI now runs the majority of the software lifecycle, while 75% of organizations...

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The Hard(er) Challenge in Agent Governance Is Authorization
June 26, 2026

The Hard(er) Challenge in Agent Governance Is Authorization

Fernando Montenegro, VP at Futurum, argues that the launch of the Agent Control Standard does not close the agent governance gap, and that "shrinkage," not universal coverage, is the correct...
Operations and Workflow Hits 43.1% CAGR to $92.2B by CY2030 as the Fastest-Growing AI Platforms Use Case
June 25, 2026

Operations and Workflow Hits 43.1% CAGR to $92.2B by CY2030 as the Fastest-Growing AI Platforms Use Case

Nick Patience, VP & AI Practice Lead at Futurum, notes Operations & Workflow leads AI use cases with a 43.1% CAGR, hitting $92.2B by CY2030 as agentic AI drives production...
Buyers Are Trading Up 80% More Likely to Buy AI PCs as Traditional PCs Stall at 47%
June 23, 2026

Buyers Are Trading Up: 80% More Likely to Buy AI PCs as Traditional PCs Stall at 47%

Enterprise buyers are trading up: 80% of IT decision makers are more likely to buy AI PCs than six months ago, versus 47% for traditional PCs, with budgets growing 18.8%,...
GenAI Workflow Benefit Drops 6pts as Docs, Automation, and Code Gains Rise
June 18, 2026

GenAI Workflow Benefit Drops 6pts as Docs, Automation, and Code Gains Rise

Brad Shimmin, VP & Practice Lead of Data Intelligence, Analytics & Infrastructure, reveals GenAI workflow efficiency fell 6.0 points as a perceived benefit, while measurable tasks like documentation (+4.9), automation...
Enterprises Maintain 56% Build-In-House Preference Despite SaaS Strengths
June 17, 2026

Enterprises Maintain 56% Build-In-House Preference Despite SaaS Strengths

Futurum’s Keith Kirkpatrick finds 56% of enterprises still prefer to build in-house, virtually unchanged year-over-year, yet SaaS vendors retain structural advantages in workflows, security, and integrations that internal teams cannot...
Futurum Signal: Google and AWS Reach Elite Tier in AI Cloud Platforms as the Competitive Bar Rises
June 15, 2026

Futurum Signal: Google and AWS Reach Elite Tier in AI Cloud Platforms as the Competitive Bar Rises

Nick Patience, VP & AI Practice Lead at Futurum, reveals key findings: Google and AWS reach Elite status in the new Futurum Signal report, defined by proprietary silicon, inference economics,...

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