Futurum Research finds enterprise agentic AI adoption leveling off at 47%, and nearly half of enterprises running AI spend over budget. Drawing on a year of Six Five conversations, Futurum, and Moor Insights & Strategy research, here is the agentic AI data stack, MCP/A2A orchestration, and governance work that gets agents past the pilot stage.

An analyst-driven guide for enterprise IT decision makers evaluating on-premise AI in 2026. Covers when local infrastructure makes sense, total cost of ownership, vendor roles across Dell, NVIDIA, Cisco, HPE, Lenovo, Supermicro, Pure Storage, and Broadcom, and the strategic questions to answer before committing budget.

Informed by discussions with Qlik’s leadership at AWS re:Invent 2025, and grounded in the latest industry data, this brief details the architectural principles and operational strategies required to keep pace with AI’s accelerating trajectory.