IT spending grew 14% last year — the highest rate since 1996. Enterprise agent deployment jumped from 29% to 50% in the same period. Deployment is outpacing the architecture.

IDC's VP of Enterprise AI Strategies details where failure points concentrate, how leading enterprises are sequencing the foundational work, and what this shift specifically requires of CIOs, CISOs, and the teams building the foundation.


What's inside: 


  • Enterprise agent deployment in production jumped from 29% to 50% in four months — the pace that makes architectural discipline urgent now, not next year.
  • The knowledge, orchestration, and security layers most organizations are skipping — and why those shortcuts become sprawl at scale.
  • Role-specific guidance for CEOs, CIOs, and CISOs on where to build, where to govern, and where to hold the line.
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