Enterprises are moving beyond simple automation into the era of agentic AI—autonomous, reasoning-capable agents that plan and execute multi-step work alongside humans. This brief explains what it takes to build a cohesive, governed, and scalable agentic workforce—and why the shift is now a competitive necessity.

Grounded in Futurum analysis, the report highlights early momentum (e.g., 64% of organizations piloting or deploying agentic AI, with near-term emphasis on customer service and IT operations) and the real barriers leaders face—security and privacy, loss of human control, and compliance. You’ll also find platform evaluation criteria: Secure data grounding, seamless integration, rapid time-to-value, centralized governance, and scalable architecture.

This Market Brief by Futurum Research, in partnership with Google Cloud, details how Gemini Enterprise addresses these requirements with state-of-the-art models, pre-built connectors (Salesforce, Jira, ServiceNow, Microsoft 365), no-/low-code agent design, and enterprise-grade governance—helping organizations start with high-impact use cases and scale confidently.

In this brief, you will learn:

• Why agentic AI changes the nature of digital work—and where to start.
• The most common adoption hurdles and governance risks to address early.
• A practical evaluation framework: data grounding, integration, time-to-value, governance, scalability.
• How Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise helps build, manage, and scale a secure agentic workforce.

If you are interested in learning more, be sure to download your copy of The Autonomous Enterprise: The Essential Foundations for Agentic Platforms today.