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 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
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
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 CoverageGoogle Cloud Targets Legal AI With Purpose-Built Governed PlatformGoogle Cloud unveiled Gemini Enterprise for Legal on August 25, 2026, a domain-specific agentic platform combining secure MCP connectors, legal skills, and governed controls to address enterprise adoption barriers in confidentiality and reliability.Keith Kirkpatrick·August 27, 2026
Market CoverageGoogle Cloud Targets Finance’s AI Gap With Vertical PlatformGoogle Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise for Financial Services tackles enterprise adoption barriers by addressing reliability, hallucination management, and data security in financial workflows.Keith Kirkpatrick·August 27, 2026
Market CoverageRingCX Goes Agentic: Can AIR Pro Win Enterprise CCaaS?RingCentral unveiled AIR Pro, an agentic AI suite designed for enterprise contact centers, featuring vertical readiness for healthcare, unified workforce engagement, and built-in compliance analytics at Customer Contact Week 2026.Keith Kirkpatrick·August 26, 2026
Market CoveragePega Bets Governance-Native AI Will Redefine Customer EngagementPegasystems launched Customer Engagement Studio, enabling agentic campaign design with governance and compliance. Through Gryphon partnership, Pega offers end-to-end responsible AI for regulated industries.Keith Kirkpatrick·August 21, 2026
Market CoverageSalesforce Bets the Platform on Headless 360Keith Kirkpatrick, Vice President & Research Director, Enterprise Software & Di at Futurum, Salesforce’s Headless 360 positions agentic AI as the dominant enterprise priority, enabling rapid agent deployment with 100+ reusable skills.Keith Kirkpatrick·August 20, 2026
Market CoverageWill Usage-Based Pricing Broaden Agentic ABAP Development?Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares insights on SAP’s open ABAP tooling, migration agents, and usage-based model for enterprise AI development.Keith Kirkpatrick·August 19, 2026
Market CoverageIntuit’s AI-Native Enterprise Suite Deepens Its Mid-Market Grip—Can SAP and Oracle Defend Downmarket?Intuit’s Summer 2026 Enterprise Suite embeds generative AI and industry-specific workflows, positioning itself as the AI-native alternative to traditional ERP vendors for mid-market dominance.Keith Kirkpatrick·August 13, 2026