21% of enterprises plan to introduce a dedicated AI security budget.

78% of enterprises fund AI security through existing security budgets.

1% of enterprises have a dedicated AI security budget.

11% of enterprise CISOs have security tools specifically designed to protect AI systems.

75% of CISOs report their enterprises rely on extending controls originally designed for other attack surfaces to cover AI-driven workflows and infrastructure.

Over a quarter of IT decision makers place AI readiness at the top of their priorities.

34% of enterprises cite security and governance as the top evaluation factor for agentic AI platforms.

57% of enterprises prefer building on existing, open-source tools rather than starting from scratch for AI agent orchestration.

Only 4% of enterprises cite licensing costs as the single biggest catalyst for virtualization.

Organizations expect a 33% average expansion in agentic AI adoption in 2026.

81% of enterprises have fully adopted or are actively scaling agentic AI across teams.

60% of retail and eCommerce enterprises prefer building on existing, open-source tools for AI agent orchestration.

78% of provisions are in the public cloud, 61% are in virtualized clusters, 48% are in private cloud, and 32% are at the edge.

57% of enterprises are taking a phased approach to future‑proof their IT.

74% of enterprises view deploying agentic AI into production as a critical priority or strategic imperative.

When shaping future virtualization and private cloud strategies, 70% of enterprises say access to unified backup and cyber‑recovery is very important or business critical.

100% of enterprises plan to expand agentic AI adoption in 2026.

When shaping future virtualization and private cloud strategies, 55% say integrated observability and AIOps is very important or business critical.

73% of construction enterprises prefer building on existing, open-source tools for AI agent orchestration.

Only 5% of enterprises are fully ready to implement planned virtualization changes.