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# The CIO's guide to evaluating agentic AI solutions

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## Your board wants evidence. Your CFO needs ROI. Your CISO requires security controls. This guide gives you all three.

Microsoft cut AI sales quotas. OpenAI lowered revenue projections by $26 billion. The AI market correction is here — and for CIOs, it's actually good news.

According to PwC's 2025 survey, 79% of companies are adopting AI agents — but only 45% are fundamentally rethinking operating models. This guide is for CIOs stepping away from vendor hype and toward evidence-based deployment.

In this essential guide, you'll find: 

- **The three pain points derailing enterprise agentic AI initiatives‌** — ‌and why a patchwork approach fails
- **A strategic evaluation framework‌** — ‌with competitive contrast and questions that separate real platforms from point solutions
- **What successful enterprise adoption actually looks like‌** — ‌including implementation timelines and ROI metrics

### The window for strategic advantage is closing. Get the guide now.

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framework

## 5-criteria

  The framework for       distinguishing platforms       from point solutions. 

Deep dive

## Six answers

Move from evaluation to decision‌ — ‌with answers to the toughest objections you'll face internally

Timeline

## Weekly roadmap

Real deployment metrics from enterprise customers.

## Adoption

#### is the biggest barrier to becoming an AI-first enterprise

Power struggles, conflicts, silos, and even sabotage — tensions are rising as AI transforms workflows and challenges existing power dynamics.

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#### An overwhelming majority of executives face adoption challenges

71% of execs report adoption challenges and over a third say it’s been a massive disappointment. Meanwhile, nearly half of employees had to figure out AI on their own.

#### AI is creating tension between IT and other lines of business

 There’s significant misalignment over who owns the AI strategy. Collaboration between IT and business leaders is critical, yet 72% of executives say AI solutions are being developed in a silo.

#### AI champions are crucial to accelerate and enhance adoption

 More than 1 out of every 4 employees using AI consider themselves a champion. And 95% of champions are already building tools for their companies or are eager to start.

## Who we surveyed

Company size

Seniority

Industry

10K+

11%

5K–9,999

13%

1K–4,999

38%

100–999

38%

C-suite

50%

Manager

21%

Employee

29%

Finserv

32%

Tech

27%

Healthcare

23%

Retail/CPG

18%

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## Get your free guide now!

Start deploying with confidence. Get the evaluation framework, real total cost of ownership data, implementation roadmap, and objection responses. 

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