Artificial Intelligence Software and Tools

The AI software and tools landscape rapidly evolves, with generative AI reshaping industries and technologies. 

Agentic AI, enabling semi-autonomous decision-making, will disrupt business applications by 2025, driving shifts toward agent-usage-based pricing and software market consolidation. Generative AI expands beyond text to modalities like images and molecular design, with smaller, task-specific models gaining traction in edge computing and privacy-sensitive applications. 

GenAIOps frameworks are advancing to manage generative AI production, but challenges like scaling costs, governance, and ITOPs integration remain. Data access issues, including quality, sovereignty, and architecture, highlight the need for solutions like vector database scaling and RAG optimization.

When working on strategy, product, marketing, and sales initiatives, consider intelligence from our expert analysts – planned deliverables for 2025 include:

  • Market Data – bi-annual market sizing & five-year forecast (every six months)
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  • Market Landscape – an annual report on product segments and representative vendors, deployment types, buying personas, and use cases
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Microsoft and Mistral Expand Ties. Sovereignty, or Just Optionality?

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Nokia’s AI-RAN Platform Puts a Number on the Software-Defined RAN Bet

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Benjamin Brown, VP Custom Research, Futurum Research

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VP, Custom Research · The Futurum Group

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