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 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 CoverageWorkday’s Takeover Talks With Silver Lake Expose How Far AI Disruption Fears OvershotSilver Lake’s reported acquisition talks with Workday pushed the company above $51B valuation, exposing a disconnect between public market pessimism and the durable fundamentals of deeply embedded enterprise software platforms.Keith Kirkpatrick·August 18, 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
Market CoverageSalesforce’s Agentic Enterprise Index: A Paradigm Shift in AI DeploymentKeith Kirkpatrick, Vice President & Research Director, Enterprise Software & Di at Futurum, analyzes Salesforce’s Agentic AI deployment trends showing organizations tripling active agents and reducing creation times by 53%, signaling a major shift i.Keith Kirkpatrick·August 7, 2026
Market CoverageFreshworks Bets on FedRAMP to Crack the $102 Billion Federal IT MarketKeith Kirkpatrick, Vice President & Research Director, Enterprise Software & Di at Futurum, Freshworks’ FedRAMP ‘In Process’ designation enables it to capture federal IT market share through its AI-powered Freshservice platform.Keith Kirkpatrick·August 7, 2026