Market CoverageAdobe Lands Jet2 to Prove Agentic CX at ScaleAdobe and Jet2 announced a multi-year strategic partnership deploying Agentic AI to personalize holiday experiences for 10 million myJet2 customers, establishing a co-innovation Customer Experience Lab with forward-deployed Adobe engineers.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 22, 2026
Analyst InsightSalesforce’s Real Moat Behind Koa Is Its CRM Training DataKeith Kirkpatrick, VP, Research, Enterprise Software & Digital Workflows at Futurum, argues that Koa’s real defense isn’t the model Salesforce built, but the CRM training data behind it.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 22, 2026
Market CoverageHubSpot Bets the Platform on Growth ContextKeith Kirkpatrick, Vice President, Research, at Futurum, HubSpot's Fall 2026 Spotlight release introduces Growth Context, an AI-native framework positioning the company as a CRM leader for SMB and mid-market teams.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 21, 2026
Market CoverageSalesforce and Google Cloud Expand Access to CRM WorkflowsKeith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group, examines Salesforce’s Google Cloud expansion and the tests ahead for enterprise workflows and commerce.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 18, 2026
Market CoverageCan Claude for Financial Advisors Meet Practice-Specific Needs?Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group shares insights on Claude for Financial Advisors, workflow integration, and the evidence needed to establish advisor productivity gains.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 17, 2026
Market CoverageCan AWS and Salesforce Turn Connected Data Into Better Execution?Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group shares insights on AWS and Salesforce’s expanded integrations and the tests that matter for enterprise adoption.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 17, 2026
EventsAIforce Turns Salesforce Into an Everywhere Intelligence LayerSalesforce's AIforce platform delivers CRM data, workflows, and governance to any AI interface, positioning Everywhere Intelligence Layer as the next interface revolution for enterprises seeking faster time-to-value.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 16, 2026
Market CoverageZendesk's Specialized AI Agents Redefine the CX Automation BenchmarkKeith Kirkpatrick, Vice President, Research, at Futurum, Zendesk's Specialized AI Agents reshape customer experience automation, automating up to 80% of enterprise workflows with industry and custom solutions.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 15, 2026
Market CoverageWill Real-Time Voice Translation Solve the Contact Center’s Language Problem?Keith Kirkpatrick, VP & Research Director, Enterprise Software & Digital Workflows at Futurum, shares his insights on Zendesk’s new real-time voice translation feature for contact centers and what it will take to earn customer trust.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 14, 2026
Market CoverageSalesforce’s Job-Ready Agents Target Enterprise AI’s Biggest GapKeith Kirkpatrick, Vice President & Research Director, Enterprise Software & Di at Futurum, Salesforce’s new agentic AI agents address enterprise deployment gaps, with 64.9% of decision-makers prioritizing autonomous agents for job-ready solutions.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 11, 2026
EventsCan Qualtrics Close the AI-Widened Experience Gap?Keith Kirkpatrick, VP, Research, Enterprise Software & Digital Workflows at Futurum, shares his insights on whether Qualtrics’ new XM Data & AI platform can close the AI-widened Experience Gap.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 11, 2026
Market CoverageWill Embedded AI Strengthen Adobe’s Creative Software Position?Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on Adobe’s push to embed multi-model generation and AI assistance across professional video workflows.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 10, 2026
Market CoverageNextworld’s Ambient AI Bet: Platform Play or Niche Contender?Nextworld’s Platform 25.2 introduces Ambient AI agents with no-code workflows, positioning the vendor as a simpler alternative to assembling disparate AWS services for mid-market ERP buyers.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 10, 2026
Market CoverageSmartsheet Bets on APAC Leadership to Capture AI Work Management SurgeKeith Kirkpatrick, Vice President, Research, at Futurum, says Smartsheet’s APAC leadership moves signal aggressive enterprise work management positioning, driven by generative AI adoption and integration capabilities.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 9, 2026
EventsGenesys Bets on Agentic Orchestration to Own Enterprise CXKeith Kirkpatrick, VP and Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on Genesys’s new four-layer agentic orchestration stack, which aims to make Genesys Cloud the enterprise system of record for AI-driven customer experience.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 8, 2026
Market CoverageAdobe’s CEO Succession Bets on Agentic AI and CX DominanceKeith Kirkpatrick, Vice President & Research Director at Futurum, analyzes how Adobe’s CEO succession positions the company to capitalize on surging enterprise demand for agentic AI and customer experience orchestration.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 4, 2026
Market CoverageSalesforce Bundles AI, Slack, and Tableau Into Three New Edition TiersKeith Kirkpatrick, VP and Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on new Agentforce Edition tiers, and discusses how consolidation of AI, Slack, Tableau Next, data security, and Premier Success Plans into a single SKU may help buyers.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 4, 2026
Market CoverageAdobe Embeds 70+ Tools in Slack, Targeting Workflow-Native AI SpendKeith Kirkpatrick, Vice President & Research Director, Enterprise Software & Di at Futurum, Adobe’s embedding of 70+ tools into Slack demonstrates enterprise demand for integrated, workflow-native AI capabilities.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 3, 2026
Market CoverageSalesforce Winter ’27: Agents Now Run the WorkflowSalesforce’s Winter ’27 release enhances Agentic AI across contact center, commerce, and scheduling, with 73.1% of enterprises prioritizing it and early metrics showing 13% conversion lifts.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 1, 2026
Market CoverageWalkMe Turns Digital Adoption into a Conversational AI Workflow with AI Authoring and AI InsightsKeith Kirkpatrick, Vice President & Research Director, Enterprise Software & Digital Workflows at Futurum, WalkMe’s agentic AI lets digital adoption pros build in-app guidance and measure success through natural-language conversation.Keith Kirkpatrick·September 1, 2026