... Access Research Already a Gartner client? The API world is changing. Developers are increasingly using generative AI to create and consume APIs. GraphQL, gRPC and AsyncAPI are growing in usage, while API security attacks are now common. This Hype Cycle highlights key API trends for software engineering ...
Analyst(s): John Santoro | Mark O'Neill
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... Gartner client? AI agent development frameworks are an accelerator toward the top priority among software engineering leaders: building AI capabilities into applications. It is crucial to actively monitor the advancements in these frameworks to effectively adopt and construct sophisticated AI agent systems ...
Analyst(s): Arun Chandrasekaran | Jim Scheibmeir | Gary Olliffe | Tigran Egiazarov | Arun Batchu | Adrian Leow
... and executive programs, helping CEWA shape its AI strategy, ensuring that the deployment of AIin education was both safe and practical. Tools and Experts for AI Adoption & Technology Investment: leveraged tools and experts to support the safe adoption of AI and to optimize technology investments, ensuring ...
... Access Insights Already a Gartner client? Composable AI suggests using modular components so that AI sourcing leaders can avoid vendor lock‑in. At the same time, they can reduce cost and risk, adapt to new models, meet regulations, and maintain flexibility through model‑agnostic design, contracts, and ...
... Gartner client? National security, regulations, and economic competitiveness are pushing nations to aggressively pursue sovereign AI infrastructure build-out, fueling the global AI race. Product leaders exploring opportunities with this initiative must strategize to mitigate risks with energy constraints ...
... Already a Gartner client? Despite rising investment inAI agents, many agents will fail to deliver meaningful business value. Software engineering leaders must build agents only where they deliver unique value over other forms of automation, and invest in continuous monitoring and evaluation to sustain performance ...
... Access Insights Already a Gartner client? CIOs in enterprises that invest inAI low-code platforms must rethink the technology operating model and talent strategy. Success depends on deliberately shaping roles, skills and decision rights across IT and the business to scale citizen development while protecting ...
Analyst(s): Mukul Saha | Sarah Watt | Neal Solanki
... Access Insights Already a Gartner client? Startups in the founder-led sales stage only scale by transitioning beyond the tech CEO’s personal involvement in every deal. Founders must use an Agentic AI strategy to transform their evolving winning talk tracks into a self-updating playbook that slashes sales ...
... Insights Already a Gartner client? As reasoning models mature, they are becoming a key enabler of multistep planning and autonomous workflow execution in agentic AI systems. Gartner’s 2026 case-based research helps product leaders make roadmap decisions, prioritize investments, and identify high-value use cases ...
Analyst(s): Radu Miclaus | Danielle Casey | Walker Black | Vibha Chitkara | Aapo Markkanen | Evan Zeng