The Futurum AI Platforms research agenda for 2026 focuses on the critical shift from experimental AI to the deployment of industrial-scale, resilient, and autonomous systems. This transition, which is moving the market’s focus from general-purpose chatbots to agentic applications, represents a significant inflection point for enterprises, vendors, and investors.  For enterprises, navigating the confluence of infrastructure constraints, diverse global regulations, and model optimization is essential to achieving competitive advantage and operational safety. Vendors must align their offerings to address these complex enterprise demands, while investors must understand the technological and regulatory hurdles to identify the next wave of market leaders. Our coverage will focus on these seven areas, all aimed at understanding the path from isolated  pilots to the realization of a unified autonomous enterprise, whether that comes in 2026 for the enterprise or beyond.

When working on strategy, product, marketing, and sales initiatives, consider intelligence from our expert analysts – planned deliverables for 2026 include:

• Market Data – bi-annual market sizing & five-year forecast  
• Decision-Maker Survey – bi-annual IT Decision Maker survey  
• Analyst Insight Report – a report on critical issues in the industry  
• State of the Market Report – a report on technology, markets, products, and vendors
• Futurum Signal Report Access – any Signal Report published in the relevant practice area