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... To capture the finance AI market, high-tech executives should focus on meeting the immediate demand for operational reporting and payables automation, while quickly adjusting their product roadmaps to take advantage of the upcoming surge in strategic forecasting demand. Insights at a Glance Issue Impact ...
... Multiagent AI systems can help healthcare organizations address workforce shortages by streamlining complex processes and optimizing resource allocation. Healthcare CIOs must select the right use cases where processes are multistep, documented, repeatable and frequent to achieve ROI. Insights at a Glance ...
Analyst(s): Amanda Dall'Occhio | Robert Potts | Connie Salgy | Laura Craft | Allison Dennis | Austynn Eubank
... task-driven dashboards creates a significant risk of product obsolescence due to compounding staffing debt. Vendors delaying the integration of agentic AI for autonomous reasoning face market displacement as human-driven network operations become increasingly unsustainable. Insights at a Glance Issue Impact ...
... IT organizations still struggle to maximize the value created by AI because they focus on lagging indicators such as ROI and discuss the effects on employment, like replacing people. To maximize the value they achieve with AI, CIOs must target it across bad, good, and great work, automating must-do bad ...
... insights on emerging trends Low-code vendors face growing pressure from AI “vibe-coding” platforms and coding agents. Appian’s announcement of AI-assisted development and MCP-based agent integration reflects a broader market response: adding AI-assisted modernization capabilities to defend share in application ...
Analyst(s): Mark O'Neill | Jim Scheibmeir | Nitish Tyagi | Mukul Saha | Kelli Smith
... Analysis of Gartner’s Q126 retail CIO interactions reveals a shift from AI and GenAI experimentation to operational execution at scale, driving CIOs to refocus investments on core processes, associate adoption, and measurable outcomes. Insights at a Glance Strategic Planning Assumptions Issue Context ...
... threat modeling approaches do not align well with the frequent code releases preferred by software engineers. This research helps organizations adopt AI-augmented threat modeling activities into the software development life cycle to reduce insecure approaches and match the pace of feature development ...
... Gartner analysis reveals AI skills demand in supply chain is growing faster than broader labor market demand, creating a talent gap. CSCOs will struggle to meet demand through hiring alone and should prioritize internal upskilling while better leveraging entry-level talent. Insights at a Glance Issue ...