# The Autonomous Enterprise: The Essential Foundations for Agentic Platforms

> In our latest Research Brief, The Autonomous Enterprise: The Essential Foundations for Agentic Platforms, developed in collaboration with Google Cloud, The Futurum Group outlines the shift from command-based AI to an agentic workforce, the enterprise barriers leaders must overcome, and the platform…

- Canonical: https://trial.futurumgroup.com/research-reports/the-autonomous-enterprise-the-essential-foundations-for-agentic-platforms/
- Kind: Research Report
- Published: 2025-10-10T14:34:18.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-10T14:39:18.000Z
- Authors: [Nick Patience](https://trial.futurumgroup.com/nick-patience/)
- Practice areas: [AI Platforms](https://trial.futurumgroup.com/practice-areas/ai-platforms/), [Enterprise Software](https://trial.futurumgroup.com/practice-areas/enterprise-software-digital-workflows/)
- Tags: Agentic AI, automation, compliance, connectors, Enterprise AI, Gemini, Google Cloud, governance, integration, security
- Access: The full report, its underlying data and the analyst time behind it are available to Futurum clients. The body served here is the report’s public summary and is free to read, quote and cite with attribution.

Enterprises are moving beyond simple automation into the era of agentic AI—autonomous, reasoning-capable agents that plan and execute multi-step work alongside humans. This brief explains what it takes to build a cohesive, governed, and scalable agentic workforce—and why the shift is now a competitive necessity. Grounded in Futurum analysis, the report highlights early momentum (e.g., 64% of organizations piloting or deploying agentic AI, with near-term emphasis on customer service and IT operations) and the real barriers leaders face—security and privacy, loss of human control, and compliance. You’ll also find platform evaluation criteria: Secure data grounding, seamless integration, rapid time-to-value, centralized governance, and scalable architecture. This Market Brief by Futurum Research, in partnership with Google Cloud , details how Gemini Enterprise addresses these requirements with state-of-the-art models, pre-built connectors (Salesforce, Jira, ServiceNow, Microsoft 365), no-/low-code agent design, and enterprise-grade governance—helping organizations start with high-impact use cases and scale confidently. In this brief, you will learn: Why agentic AI changes the nature of digital work—and where to start. The most common adoption hurdles and governance risks to address early. A practical evaluation framework: data grounding, integration, time-to-value, governance, scalability. How Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise helps build, manage, and scale a secure agentic workforce. If you are interested in learning more, be sure to download your copy of The Autonomous Enterprise: The Essential Foundations for Agentic Platforms today.