Global Scans · Gartner · Weekly Summary

• By 2026, about 80% of software engineering organizations will establish platform teams - Gartner. Modern Data 101
• AI agents are becoming the primary way SaaS delivers value - Gartner expects 40% of enterprise apps to embed task-specific agents by end of 2026, up from under 5% in 2025. The SaaS Library
• Worldwide AI-optimized infrastructure as a service (IaaS) spending is projected to grow 96% through 2026, reaching $42 billion, according to Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company. Gartner
• Gartner puts total spending on agentic AI at $201.9 billion for 2026 alone - a 141% jump from 2025 - and projects that by 2027, enterprise spending on AI agents will overtake what companies spend on traditional chatbots and assistants combined. Promptara
• Gartner found that out of thousands of agentic AI vendors, only about 130 are real, with the remainder categorized as agent washing, rebranding existing AI assistants, RPA bots, or chatbots, alongside the forecast that over 40% of agentic projects will be canceled by the end of 2027. SQ Magazine
• Gartner expects AI-powered design systems to be standard in 68% of enterprises in 2026. Riseup Labs
• Gartner predicts global AI spending to reach $2.59 trillion for the year 2026, a 47% increase from the previous year. Sphinx WorldBiz Limited

Last updated: 01 November 2026