... REST API versioning provides the stable foundation needed to evolve services and clients, including MCP servers, without issues. Software architects must design and implement API versioning strategies to provide consistency and governance. Overview Analysis Recommendations Conclusion Gartner Recommended ...
Analyst(s): Kevin Matheny
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... Traditional version control systems collapse under the volume, concurrency and noise generated by autonomous agents. Software engineers must modernize their source code management to preserve rich contextual metadata, protect codebase integrity and prevent workspace corruption as agent usage scales. ...
... Heads of I&O concerned at their lack of ITSM maturity may view the new ITIL 5 framework as the answer. Unfortunately, it’s not, especially as the concepts are a distraction if the fundamental elements are not in place. This research highlights why chasing the new framework is not productive. Insights ...
... Gartner First Takes Fresh insights on emerging trends Software engineering leaders who fail to govern MCP servers today will lose control of tomorrow’s agents. The new 2026 MCP spec is stateless, aligns with OAuth 2.1 and demands integration into API management. Take action now or risk losing control ...
Analyst(s): Shiva Varma | Mehmet Yaliman | Keith Guttridge
... survey summary contains inputs from 14 members regarding their use of versioned data as a form of a data recovery process. The summary highlights the percentage and characteristics of members' data that are in scope for the versioned data approach. It also examines the frequency and number of recovery ...
... should use document management platforms to create governed context, including documents, informational content and metadata on meaning, ownership, versions, structure, provenance and access. Creating high-quality context improves the accuracy and reliability of agents. Insights at a Glance Issue Impact ...
Analyst(s): Jed Cawthorne | Tim Nelms | Marko Sillanpaa
... Access Insights Already a Gartner client? Analytics as code applies software engineering principles to analytics assets, transforming them into versioned and reusable code. D&A leaders should leverage analytics as code to create scalable, reproducible, and collaborative analytics products, ensuring governance ...
... CEOs and CFOs are cutting their SaaS budgets in the false belief that purchased applications can all be replaced with AI-developed in-house versions. Instead of capitulating, application leaders should use data-backed best practices to establish a measured, purposeful application strategy. Insights at ...
Analyst(s): Meghna Joshi | Tad Travis | Tristan Iles
... of components with access to source code following Cursor’s Claude Code marketplace breach. Although Cursor says Anthropic did not create malicious versions, the incident highlights a trust gap in coding-agent extensions. Analysis Gartner Recommended Reading Evolving Insights History ...
Analyst(s): Tigran Egiazarov | Dionisio Zumerle | Deacon D.K Wan