Research Type: Thought Leadership Report

Where AI Delivers Real ROI: AI-First Integration and Orchestration
September 24, 2026

Where AI Delivers Real ROI: AI-First Integration and Orchestration

In our latest thought leadership report, Where AI Delivers Real ROI: How AI-First Integration and Orchestration Transform Workflows, completed in partnership with IBM, Futurum Research examines why AI delivers the...
From Pilots to Production: Why Agentic AI Runs Through the Ecosystem
September 22, 2026

From Pilots to Production: Why Agentic AI Runs Through the Ecosystem

In its latest report, From Pilots to Production: Why Agentic Transformation Runs Through the Ecosystem, published in partnership with Google Cloud, Futurum Research examines why enterprise AI spending keeps climbing...
The Off Ramp From Per-Token Pricing
September 16, 2026

The Off Ramp From Per-Token Pricing

In our latest report, The Off Ramp From Per-Token Pricing, completed in partnership with QumulusAI, Futurum Research examines how organizations progress from token-metered experimentation to reserved, hybrid AI infrastructure as...
The Token Cost Reckoning Arrives in the CFO's Office
September 9, 2026

The Token Cost Reckoning Arrives in the CFO’s Office

In our latest thought leadership brief, The Token Cost Reckoning Arrives in the CFO's Office, completed in partnership with Google Cloud, Futurum Research examines how enterprises can track cost per...
Escaping Data Gravity and Infrastructure Debt Why the AI Era Demands an Agentic Data Cloud
September 2, 2026

Escaping Data Gravity and Infrastructure Debt: Why the AI Era Demands an Agentic Data Cloud

In its latest report, Escaping Data Gravity and Infrastructure Debt, completed in partnership with Google Cloud, Futurum Research examines how decoupled data architectures are driving up costs and operational overhead...
Operationalizing Autonomous AI Architecting the Agentic Enterprise on a Converged Data Foundation
August 27, 2026

Operationalizing Autonomous AI: Architecting the Agentic Enterprise on a Converged Data Foundation

In its latest report, Operationalizing Autonomous AI: Architecting the Agentic Enterprise on a Converged Data Foundation, completed in partnership with Snowflake, Futurum Research examines why enterprises must move beyond bolted-on...
From Experimentation to Execution: Platform Engineering for Scalable Generative AI
August 10, 2026

From Experimentation to Execution: Platform Engineering for Scalable Generative AI

In our latest thought leadership report, From Experimentation to Execution: Platform Engineering for GenAI, completed in partnership with Red Hat, Futurum Research covers why enterprise GenAI initiatives stall before reaching...
August 5, 2026

The Orchestrator: Who’s Conducting Your Enterprise?

In our latest thought leadership report, The Orchestrator: Who’s Conducting Your Enterprise?, completed in partnership with IBM, Futurum Research examines why AI capability has outpaced enterprise coordination – and why...
Data Gravity in the Age of AI Engineering the Mission-Critical Engine for Autonomous Workloads
June 11, 2026

Data Gravity in the Age of AI: Engineering the Mission-Critical Engine for Autonomous Workloads

In our latest report, Data Gravity in the Age of AI: Engineering the Mission-Critical Engine for Autonomous Workloads, completed in partnership with Oracle, Futurum Research explores why fragmented data architectures...
The Autonomous IT Imperative
June 2, 2026

The Autonomous IT Imperative

In our latest Market Report, The Autonomous IT Imperative, completed in partnership with Tanium, Futurum Research examines why traditional IT operations and security models are reaching their limits—and how Autonomous...
The No-Compromise AI Foundation: Oracle Reimagines the Database for the Agentic Era
May 21, 2026

The No-Compromise AI Foundation: Oracle Reimagines the Database for the Agentic Era

In this report, completed in partnership with Oracle, Futurum Research examines why production-scale agentic AI requires a secure, converged, data-resident foundation built for real-time context, persistent memory, and open data...
Unblocking AI Compute: SiFive Intelligence’s Open Solution for Edge to Cloud Scale
April 14, 2026

Unblocking AI Compute: SiFive Intelligence’s Open Solution for Edge to Cloud Scale

In our latest Market Report, Unblocking AI Compute: SiFive Intelligence’s Open Solution for Edge to Cloud Scale, completed in partnership with SiFive, Futurum Research explores how shifting AI workload demands...

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Benjamin Brown, VP Custom Research, Futurum Research

Benjamin Brown

VP, Custom Research · The Futurum Group

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