IBM Institute for Business Value

Australia’s ERP future isn’t about migrating. It’s about leapfrogging. Our new report explains how Australia’s slower cloud ERP adoption creates a rare chance to design directly for agentic AI, building the kind of core others are now struggling to retrofit. This opens the door to capabilities that only an AI‑ready foundation can support, including: 🔵 Autonomous workflows 🔵 Reduced legacy complexity 🔵 Machine-readable operations from day one Ready to use this window to get ahead? Read our findings ⤵

AI is reshaping defense readiness faster than structures can adapt. Our new report highlights how leaders are responding by sharpening their focus on data foundations, system modernization, and alignment across allies. The urgency is clear: organizations need to convert pilots into operational capability. Read the full report here: https://ibm.co/6041Ez7Lh

Yesterday, the IBM Institute for Business Value released “From promise to power: How AI is redefining India’s economic future,” a deep look at what it will take to move from AI ambition to AI impact, at national scale.   The stakes are enormous. Our research shows that AI could add more than $500 billion to India’s economy by 2030—but only if enterprises move beyond pilots, build sovereign‑by‑design foundations, and dramatically raise AI fluency across the workforce.   And this is where India’s lessons matter globally. Every economy is confronting the same gap— Ambition is high, but readiness is uneven, with real constraints in data quality, skills, governance, and infrastructure. Who can close that gap best will likely define the next decade.   India’s playbook is highly exportable: - treat AI as a platform shift (not a tool rollout), - build hybrid foundations that balance innovation with control, - invest in AI literacy across the whole workforce, and - use shared digital rails and ecosystem governance to scale value across industries—not just inside single enterprises.   This study, co‑created with IndiaAI, explores how organizations, industries, and economies can scale—turning sovereignty, talent, and digital public infrastructure into durable economic advantage.   Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/g3Z6sfgn #IndiaAI #sovereignAI Sandip Patel, Shri S Krishnan, Sriram Raghavan

AI-first operations aren’t a future goal. They’re happening now. Our latest report shows how agentic workflows are reshaping enterprise operations. Leaders are already using AI to: ✔ Streamline cross-domain workflows ✔ Improve decision quality with interconnected data ✔ Orchestrate operations in real time using digital twins Ready to see what an interconnected enterprise looks like? Read our findings ⤵

AI success is becoming a leadership design problem. A recent TechRadar article highlights research from our 2026 CEO Study that shows why rewiring the C‑suite, starting with AI‑first roles, is helping leaders scale AI faster and more effectively. Find out why the org chart matters more than the tech stack. Read the article ↓

Most enterprises don’t need more AI. They need an operating model that can keep up with it. Our new research reveals that functional silos are now the biggest barrier to capturing AI value. This shift has serious implications for leaders who rely on siloed data, fragmented workflows, or manual decision chains. But reimagining operations around horizontal workflows can unlock the outcomes AI is capable of delivering. Read the full study: https://ibm.co/6040Ez5lp

What sets AI-first CEOs apart? Technology is important, but it's their mindset that lets them lead the way. You've probably heard that idea before. But the IBM Institute for Business Value's 2026 CEO Study clearly defines what the AI-first mindset looks like—and quantifies the business value it delivers. A 17% revenue premium is just the beginning. Read the report to find out more: https://ibm.biz/ceo-2026

One language. One truth. Agentic AI doesn’t stall because of technology – but because enterprises can’t agree on what things mean. Our latest study from the IBM Institute for Business Value, co-published with our partner SAP, makes this clear. While 99% of organizations expect cloud‑modernized ERP by 2028, only 38% have embedded semantic definitions into their AI models today. When “customer” or “product” means different things across systems, autonomy collapses. Agents hesitate. Decisions escalate. Trust erodes. And AI initiatives slow by an estimated 30%. Here’s the inflection point: organizations that treat ERP as semantic infrastructure – not just transactional plumbing – see higher AI ROI, stronger cross‑functional coordination, and 163% greater confidence in AI reliability when governance is in place. ERP has become strategic again—not just as a system of record, but as the system that defines reality. Read the full study: “One language, one truth: Why agentic AI demands unified ERP”: https://lnkd.in/g8HdqYEd #SAP #ERP #AgenticAI