In this BEV Report, completed in partnership with IBM, Futurum Research explores how enterprise customers are using IBM watsonx Orchestrate to move beyond AI experimentation and generate measurable value through agentic workflow automation.
Futurum's Donald Jin,
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Donald Jin, The Futurum Group, "IBM watsonx Orchestrate: The ROI Is Real," May 20, 2026. https://preview.erikbethke.com/research-reports/ibm-watsonx-orchestrate-the-roi-is-real/
As enterprises move from AI experimentation to execution, many leaders are asking a more urgent question: Can AI agents deliver measurable business value? While adoption continues to accelerate, proving financial return remains a challenge for many organizations.
AI-powered automation is beginning to change that equation. By orchestrating workflows across systems, teams, and business functions, enterprises can reduce manual effort, accelerate process execution, and create new capacity without adding operational complexity.
In our latest BEV Report, IBM watsonx Orchestrate: The ROI Is Real – What Enterprises Actually Earn from AI Agents, completed in partnership with IBM, Futurum Research examines how enterprise customers are using IBM watsonx Orchestrate to automate high-volume workflows, improve operational efficiency, and generate measurable economic value.
In this report, you will learn:
- How enterprise customers are applying AI agents to real-world workflows
- Where organizations are seeing the clearest sources of business value
- What deployment patterns can accelerate time-to-value
- How AI agent orchestration can support governance, scalability, and sustained ROI
- Why disciplined use case selection matters when expanding automation
If you are interested in learning how enterprises are turning AI agents into measurable business outcomes, be sure to download your copy of IBM watsonx Orchestrate: The ROI Is Real today.
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