... Insights Already a Gartner client? Model Context Protocol is the must-have protocol of 2026, with software vendors rushing to provide SaaS-hosted MCP servers for consumption by AI agents and agentic applications. Software engineering leaders must implement MCP gateways to manage the risks. Overview Strategic ...
Analyst(s): Gary Olliffe | Keith Guttridge
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... Mapping customer journeys is one of the key priorities for CMOs in the next six through 12 months, as per the 2026 Gartner CMO Agenda Poll. This Ignition Guide helps CMOs prioritize customer personas and relevant VoC data, build and analyze current-state customer experience journey maps, and design new ...
... Access Insights Already a Gartner client? Stay up to date on the latest developments in AI for software engineering and their implications for your organization. In the AI briefing for May 2026, learn about the new phenomena of tokenmaxxing, the controversial take that AI will require more developers ...
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... client? In2026, legislation will trigger exponential growth in autonomous drone use by addressing safety and privacy concerns while reducing the cost of drone use. Product leaders must identify the processes and applications that will gain most, or risk missing up to 70% efficiency gains in key industries ...
... General counsel rank managing government affairs as a 2026 priority, yet less than a quarter are very confident in their ability to improve its effectiveness. To make the most of government affairs, GC must identify the critical issues — and guide a discussion with leadership to determine how proactive ...
... ServiceNow completed the acquisition of Pyramid Analytics on 10 March 2026. This acquisition pursues the necessary semantic foundation to ground AI agents in trusted business semantics and accelerates a definitive market shift away from stand-alone business intelligence platforms toward embedded, agentic ...
... Already a Gartner client? In today’s volatile business climate, governance must embed strategic resilience. GC can use these insights to help boards shift to a provocative, agile posture that uses foresight, real-time data and strategic resilience to guide oversight in2026 and beyond. Insights at a ...
... nodes and performance-led manufacturing. Leading-edge nodes (<5 nm) are projected to scale rapidly and capture a large share of total foundry revenue by 2026, surpassing 50% of the overall market. Opportunity Overview Notable Changes Methodologies and Definitions Notes Gartner Recommended Reading Gartner ...