The Aragon Research Globe for Digital Business Platforms, 2020 (Analyst Report)

The shift toward real-time decision-making at the edge is an evolution in how businesses operate. Closing the latency gap means smarter, safer, and more resilient operations.

AI agents represent an opportunity to go beyond isolated analytics projects and move toward self-improving, autonomous workflows that directly drive operational performance.

Scaling AI in industry requires the right technology, a practical understanding of industrial operations, and open interoperability with an organization’s existing data infrastructure.

The enterprise data stack is at an inflection point. Storing and streaming data is no longer enough. Businesses need a combination of streaming technologies, high-performance in-memory databases, and adaptive intelligence to support real-time enterprise operations.

Zero Trust assumes a strong, unified source of identity and policy. Most enterprises have the opposite. Create a cross-functional “Zero Trust Council” with shared KPIs tied to business outcomes to fix the situation.

Organizations that align their data strategies with 2026 cloud evolution trends will be well-positioned for success in the modern AI-dominated business world.

Enterprise leaders call on providers to address the automation gap between enterprise IT systems and service provider networks.

Building a Shared Responsibility Model into a company’s long-term strategy is a critical part of running successful operations.