Brad Shimmin
Vice President & Practice Lead, Data Intelligence, Analytics, & Infrastructure
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Fernando Montenegro
Vice President & Practice Lead, Cybersecurity & Resilience
Keith Kirkpatrick
Vice President & Research Director, Enterprise Software & Digital Workflows
Mitch Ashley
Vice President & Practice Lead, CIO & Technology Buyers, and Software Lifecycle Engineering
Nick Patience
Vice President & Practice Lead, AI Platforms
Olivier Blanchard
Research Director & Practice Lead, Intelligent Devices
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All CIO Insights insightsAdobe’s CEO Succession Bets on Agentic AI and CX Dominance
Keith Kirkpatrick, Vice President & Research Director at Futurum, analyzes how Adobe’s CEO succession positions the company to capitalize on surging enterprise demand for agentic AI and customer experience orchestration.
Raiz Federal Credit Union’s ROI Case Makes the Argument for Platform Consolidation
Raiz Federal Credit Union’s expansion to Alkami’s platform cut account opening from 9 days to 4 minutes and boosted digital engagement 63%, demonstrating platform consolidation’s ROI and why enterprises prioritize integration and speed.
Thales-KSSL Rocket Deal: A Sovereign-Security Signal for Cyber Buyers
Thales and Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited’s September 2026 alliance signals durable sovereign-security commitment to government and defence buyers, combining indigenous 70-mm rocket production with cyber-physical threat convergence capabilities.
Abridge’s 4,000-Clinician Expansion Proves AI ROI Compounds With Use
WashU Medicine and BJC Health expanded Abridge to 4,000 clinicians after pilot data proved AI ROI compounds over time, with documentation savings growing from 8% to 15% and after-hours reductions reaching 20% by day 150.
AI ROI Gap Signals Governance Deficit, Not Technology Deficit
Entelgy’s study of 300 Spanish executives reveals a critical AI ROI Gap: 44.5% see returns below 20% of investment. The issue isn’t technology—it’s governance. A three-pillar framework addresses accountability, oversight, and ethics.
MANTECH Bets on AI-Native CTO to Lead Defense IT Transformation
MANTECH promoted Brandy Durham to CTO as part of a C-suite restructuring adding innovation and cyber leadership roles, positioning the defense IT contractor as AI-first amid forecasted cybersecurity market growth to $337.8B by 2029.
Okta Q2 FY 2027 Earnings Beat and Raise on Core Identity Strength
Mitch Ashley, VP and Practice Lead, CIO & Technology Buyers at The Futurum Group, reviews Okta’s Q2 FY 2027 earnings, where core identity strength and new products drove a beat and raise while agentic identity stayed an early, forward-looking driver.
Sprout Social’s Trellis: From Caption Tool to Enterprise AI Layer
Sprout Social’s Trellis agentic AI unifies listening, publishing, inbox, and reporting into one intelligence layer, now available across all plans and already compressing reporting timelines at enterprise clients like JetBlue and Ipsy.
AI Implementation Is the New Account Control Point
Mitch Ashley, VP & Practice Lead at Futurum, shares insights on how AI implementation is the new account control point. Read more on how hyperscalers are reorganizing to capture distributed AI buying authority in 2026.
Workday’s Takeover Talks With Silver Lake Expose How Far AI Disruption Fears Overshot
Silver Lake’s reported acquisition talks with Workday pushed the company above $51B valuation, exposing a disconnect between public market pessimism and the durable fundamentals of deeply embedded enterprise software platforms.
Thales’ H1 2026 Results Highlight Strategic Shifts in Cybersecurity Investments
Thales’ H1 2026 results reflect a $242B cybersecurity market forecast through 2029, with enterprises planning 5-15% budget increases and 74% showing strong vendor retention, signaling sustained momentum in data security investments.
How Movate and Leena AI Are Redefining Employee Experience with Agentic AI
Movate and Leena AI partner to deliver agentic AI solutions that streamline fragmented enterprise workflows, reflecting CIOs’ growing automation priorities.
Research Reports
All CIO Insights reportsOrchestrating IT at Global Scale How IBM Consulting Enabled Nestlé’s AI-Driven Delivery Model
In our latest case study, Orchestrating IT at global scale: How IBM Consulting enabled Nestlé’s AI-driven delivery model, completed in partnership with IBM, Futurum Research examines how Nestlé consolidated a 50-plus-vendor delivery model into an outcome-based framework with IBM Consulting as…
IBM as Client Zero: How IBM Built an Enterprise AI Orchestration Model at Global Scale
In our latest case study, IBM as Client Zero: How IBM built an enterprise AI orchestration model at global scale, completed in partnership with IBM, Futurum Research examines how IBM transformed its own workflows with AI — capturing $4.5 billion in annualized productivity savings, more than double…
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 naming an orchestrator, not buying another platform, is what will separate…
Building A Digital-Native Airline: How IBM Powered Riyadh Air’s Launch
In our latest case study, Building a digital-native airline: How IBM powered Riyadh Air’s launch, completed in partnership with IBM, Futurum Research examines how orchestration and integration discipline helped a pre-revenue airline achieve a level of execution sophistication that typically takes…
The Autonomous Store: How Agentic AI is Redefining the Retail Experience
In our latest Market Brief, The Autonomous Store: How Agentic AI is Redefining the Retail Experience, completed in partnership with Lenovo, Futurum Research explores how agentic AI is reshaping retail operations and why the autonomous store is becoming a practical near-term opportunity.
Cybersecurity in the Age of AI: Moving from Fragile to Resilient
In this Futurum Research report, Cybersecurity in the Age of AI: Moving from Fragile to Resilient, created in collaboration with N-able, we outline a modern framework for business resilience built on three pillars—minimize exposure, reduce impact, and maintain continuity—and explain how to apply AI…