Agentic AI to disrupt $234B in SaaS spending: Gartner

AI agents are reducing reliance on traditional software interfaces, upending everything from legacy user dashboards to pricing models.

By Paige Gross • July 6, 2026

US firms lose 2.4% of revenue on failed AI projects

Businesses can curb waste by creating clear accountability structures and making honest decisions on whether projects should continue, analysts said.

By Scarlett Evans • July 2, 2026

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Shifts in compute infrastructure, ongoing AI adoption plans and talent challenges ruled CIO priorities in the first half of the year.

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HP prepares to roll out OpenAI’s agentic platform

The company is developing a suite of devices that will run AI locally, making it one of the first enterprises to launch the Frontier platform at scale.

By Paige Gross • June 29, 2026

AI coding will soon get pricier than human developers

Enterprises will likely blow past their IT budgets without proper AI audits and clear objectives, according to Gartner.

By Paige Gross • June 24, 2026

IT operating models remain unfit for the AI era, CEOs say

Geopolitical volatility and AI proliferation represent major challenges for traditional IT frameworks, according to a Gartner report.

By Scarlett Evans • June 18, 2026

Tech debt, process gaps keep firms in AI ‘pilot purgatory,’ study finds

Collectively, the world’s top 2,000 public firms have nearly $18 trillion in untapped AI value due to broken processes and other weaknesses, according to the research.

By Alexei Alexis • June 16, 2026

Midsize companies expect AI gains, but integration woes curb progress

Security, data readiness and integration challenges continue to hinder broader AI adoption despite growing confidence in the technology's potential.

By Scarlett Evans • June 15, 2026

IBM, Google Cloud forge AI platform partnership

The alliance will arm forward-deployed engineering teams with Gemini agent-building tools to target industry-specific use cases, the companies said Thursday.

By Matt Ashare • June 5, 2026

Salesforce touts Agentforce growth as other segments lag

The company's flagship agentic platform drew in $1 billion in annual recurring revenue, but other categories such as Tableau, fell behind expectations.

By Roberto Torres • May 28, 2026

Google Cloud, Workday team up to launch HR and finance AI agent tools

The companies are working to break down data silos across enterprise software and automate common tasks for HR and finance teams.

By Paige Gross • May 28, 2026

Enterprises risk agentic AI failure under ‘one-size-fits-all’ governance

Instead of a binary approach to trust, companies need to assess permissions for each agent and process, Gartner’s Shiva Varma said.

By Paige Gross • May 26, 2026

Liberty Mutual, Travelers discuss when not to modernize

Companies must be intentional in selecting which systems to upgrade and when, executives said during the 2026 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.

By Roberto Torres • Updated May 20, 2026

Engineering roles shift from developing code to managing AI

AI is producing code faster, but 81% of engineering leaders say the time saved is now spent auditing AI output, according to a new report.

By Paige Gross • May 14, 2026

OpenAI launches Daybreak to combat cyber threats

The cybersecurity initiative uses AI to detect software vulnerabilities, partnering with Cloudflare, Cisco and CrowdStrike to counter threats.

By Paige Gross • May 12, 2026

Yum Brands’ tech chief on building its ‘AI backbone’

The company underwent modernization efforts for its decades-old brands to use one common data model across 35,000 restaurants.

By Paige Gross • May 11, 2026

Why AI regulation is now an operating model

CIOs must know where AI is deployed, manage risk across the lifecycle and produce evidence without scrambling.

By Adnan Masood • May 7, 2026

PwC partners with Google Cloud to take on the managed security market

The professional services firm is stepping up its managed security ambitions with a Google Cloud-powered service that leans on agentic AI. 

By Nidhi Sharma • April 30, 2026

Microsoft prepares partners to push AI, agentic 365 bundles

The software giant made partner program tweaks as it readies Microsoft 365 E7 and Microsoft Agent 365 for launch.

By Matt Ashare • April 27, 2026

Cost concerns loom as agentic AI advances in software development

Limited compute and integration issues with existing tools are barriers to speeding up the technology’s use in engineering.

By Paige Gross • April 14, 2026

AWS launches Agent Registry to tackle enterprise AI sprawl

Vendors are prioritizing centralized, interoperable systems to improve governance over AI agents as adoption accelerates.

By Scarlett Evans • April 13, 2026

Ahold Delhaize USA debuts employee app

ADUSA Connect provides the grocer’s staff with key resources and an “internal social wall” where colleagues can make posts and interact.

By Peyton Bigora • April 6, 2026

SAP acquires Reltio in bid toward less siloed, AI-ready data

The ERP provider has been adding features to its cloud platform as it seeks to expand its enterprise user base.

By Paige Gross • March 27, 2026

How a home remodeling company builds on AI

West Shore Home appointed Eppie Vojt as its first chief data and AI officer to make employees more efficient and improve customer service.

By Roberto Torres • March 18, 2026

Oracle vies for slice of enterprise AI spend

The company is benefitting from customers who are looking for “ecosystem automation” rather than single applications, co-CEO Mike Sicilia said.

By Roberto Torres • March 11, 2026

How Microsoft, partners are tackling ‘huge, huge task’ of making security software safer

The technology giant and third-party security vendors are plotting an ambitious overhaul of how their products interoperate.

By Eric Geller • March 6, 2026