agentic AI

TrueFoundry + Okta Bring Identity Security to AI Agents

TrueFoundry + Okta Bring Identity Security to AI Agents

AI, Application Development, Cyber Security, Machine Learning /

TrueFoundry has integrated with Okta’s Cross App Access protocol, extending workforce identity policies to AI agents through its gateway layer. The move replaces static API keys with short-lived, task-scoped tokens evaluated against existing Okta policies. For enterprises scaling agentic AI, it offers a path from pilot to production without building a separate security framework from scratch.

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Komodor Survey: AI Agent Governance Gaps Widen at Scale

Komodor Survey: AI Agent Governance Gaps Widen at Scale

AI, Application Development, DevOps, Machine Learning /

Komodor’s 2026 Agentic Operations Survey reveals that engineering organizations are scaling AI agent fleets faster than they can govern them. More than half of respondents cite guardrails and governance as their primary challenges, while cost visibility lags behind spending growth. ECI Research analysis puts the findings in broader market context.

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AI Safety Silence: Why 8 in 10 Practitioners Won't Speak Up

AI Safety Silence: Why 8 in 10 Practitioners Won’t Speak Up

AI, Application Development, Machine Learning /

A new survey finds that 8 in 10 AI practitioners have stayed silent about safety or accuracy concerns due to professional risk. With AI agents growing more autonomous and internal accountability mechanisms breaking down, the implications for enterprise buyers and AI vendors are serious and immediate.

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Ebix and intentyx Launch AI Agent Governance for Regulated Industries

Ebix and intentyx Launch AI Agent Governance for Regulated Industries

AI, Application Development, Cyber Security, Machine Learning /

Ebix and intentyx have launched SMARE, a behavioral security and governance platform that monitors what enterprise AI agents are actually doing, not just what they’re permitted to do. The offering targets regulated industries where agent activity outside approved business intent creates direct compliance and operational risk. ECI Research data shows AI code generation is accelerating fast, making runtime agent governance a pressing enterprise priority.

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MariaDB Enterprise 2027: One Platform for the Agentic Enterprise

MariaDB Enterprise 2027: One Platform for the Agentic Enterprise

AI, Application Development, Enterprise Software, Machine Learning /

MariaDB launched Enterprise Platform 2027, combining transactional, analytical, and agentic workloads on a single unified foundation with 56% higher throughput and new AI capabilities including Agent Memory and AI Retrieval. The release positions MariaDB as a full platform play for enterprises building AI agents on live operational data. ECI Research data on lock-in concerns and legacy technical debt costs frame why the unified platform argument is gaining traction with enterprise buyers.

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CData Connect AI Gateway: Context, Governance, and Cost Control

CData Connect AI Gateway: Context, Governance, and Cost Control

AI, AI Governance, Application Development, Data Management, Machine Learning /

CData Software formally introduced the Connect AI Gateway, a platform combining deep enterprise data connectivity, a business context engine, and governance controls for agentic AI deployments. The launch included benchmarking data showing a 178x cost differential between model sizes when the gateway is properly configured, and a live case study from Anacua CIO Eric Bailey. ECI Research analyzes what the product means for enterprise AI infrastructure decisions.

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Cyera Achieves FedRAMP Class D: What It Means for Federal AI Security

Cyera Achieves FedRAMP Class D: What It Means for Federal AI Security

Application Development, Cyber Security, Data Management, DevSecOps /

Cyera has achieved FedRAMP Class D certified status, the highest security designation for FISMA high-impact data, completing the process in roughly five months. The platform integrates Data Security, Identity Security, and Agent Security under a single architecture now inside the FedRAMP boundary. For federal agencies scaling agentic AI into sensitive missions, the timing and the platform design matter in equal measure.

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Google Cloud Storage: The AI Bottleneck Hiding in Plain Sight

Google Cloud Storage: The AI Bottleneck Hiding in Plain Sight

AI, Application Development, Cloud, Infrastructure, Machine Learning /

Enterprises have raced to acquire GPU capacity, but storage is quietly throttling AI performance. Google Cloud Storage VP Ronen Schwartz outlines how purpose-built storage architecture for training, inference, and agentic AI pipelines addresses the bottleneck. ECI Research data shows the cost implications are real and growing.

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Azure Foundry Agent Service: Agentic AI Hits Production

Azure Foundry Agent Service: Agentic AI Hits Production

AI, Application Development, DevSecOps, Machine Learning /

Microsoft’s October 2026 Azure update centers on the Copilot harness for Foundry Agent Service, sovereign cloud expansion, and verifiable hardware audit logging for Cloud HSM. Together, these announcements form a coherent platform argument for running AI agents in production under full organizational control. ECI Research data shows developer velocity and ease of integration are the top selection criteria once compliance is met, a bar Microsoft is clearly targeting.

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ServiceNow Q3 2026: Agentic AI Drives Beat-and-Raise Quarter

ServiceNow Q3 2026: Agentic AI Drives Beat-and-Raise Quarter

AI, Application Development, Enterprise Software, Machine Learning /

ServiceNow posted Q3 2026 subscription revenues of $3.988 billion, up 21% year-over-year, and raised its full-year AI ACV target to $1.7 billion after agentic AI consumption in production grew 13x year-over-year. The company’s governance-first platform strategy, anchored by the new Control Tower Alliance and AI Passport solution, is converting enterprise AI pilots into large, strategic commitments. ECI Research examines what the quarter signals for ITDMs and platform architects evaluating enterprise AI consolidation.

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