... integrating AI agents with these sources leads to reduced visibility and control over usage, increasing security and operational risks. Software engineering leaders must adopt an MCP registry for trusted discovery. Overview Introduction Description Benefits and Uses Risks Alternatives Recommendations ...
Analyst(s): Shrey Pasricha | Andrew Humphreys | Keith Guttridge
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... without deliberate governance, MCP usage creates uncontrolled access paths and opaque audit trails, and it compounds risk at machine speed. Software engineering leaders should extend API management practices and principles to MCP to establish resilient governance. Insights at a Glance Impact Actions How to ...
... Access Insights Already a Gartner client? AIBOMs are the core system of record for AI supply chain data. Software engineering leaders can use AIBOMs to improve trust and transparency in AI supply chains by gaining visibility into technology components such as AI models, datasets, infrastructure and related ...
Analyst(s): Manjunath Bhat | Angela Zhao | Aaron Lord
... Access Insights Already a Gartner client? AI coding agents require curated context to operate effectively. Software engineering leaders should guide teams to define a context layer, operationalize it into reusable skills and plug-ins, and make it available through a governed internal marketplace. Insights ...
... g., Claude Code and Codex) to build applications. This shift raises security, compliance, and governance risks. This note explains how software engineering leaders can enable and govern vibe coding effectively. Insights at a Glance Strategic Planning Assumptions Issue Impact More Detail Gartner Recommended ...
... Already a Gartner client? Static documentation fails to represent complex software behavior, leading to costly business-IT misalignment. Software engineering teams should use AI prototyping to validate requirements by seeing the software in action rather than relying on potentially ambiguous and erroneous ...
... Access Insights Already a Gartner client? Heads of I&O must drive efficiency through advanced IaC to enable AI, DevOps and platform engineering. This research offers a capability roadmap and automation frameworks to help evaluate, govern and mature initiatives, effectively bridging skills gaps and accelerating ...
Analyst(s): Daniel Betts | Lucas Albuquerque | Hassan Ennaciri | Chris Saunderson
... Access Insights Already a Gartner client? By applying principles from security chaos engineering, such as limiting the blast radius, CISOs can promote agile AI experimentation. Cybersecurity leaders must secure the AI development pipeline and related data pipelines from prototyping to production to safeguard ...
... Atlassian’s commercial strategy is shifting from partner-led discounting toward direct sales at close to list pricing for renewing customers. Software engineering leaders should collaborate closely with purchasing teams to take advantage of opportunities to reduce cost and prevent unforecasted spend. Insights ...
Analyst(s): Matthew Higgins | Keith Mann | Rich Doheny | Bill Blosen | Akis Sklavounakis | Thomas Murphy