ISG Software Research Analyst Perspectives

FinOps Dashboards Don’t Fix Cloud Waste

Posted by Jeff Orr on 08 April 2026

Multicloud was supposed to deliver flexibility, leverage and lower costs. Instead, many enterprises are paying a complexity tax that exceeds the savings. Dashboards light up with granular cost data across hyperscalers, yet total spending continues to climb. Visibility is improving. Accountability is not. The multicloud thesis was straightforward: distribute workloads across providers and reduce... Read More

Topics: Office of Finance, digital finance, CloudOps, IT & Technologies, FinOps, Business & Technologies, Cloud Infrastructure, IT Management & Operations, Multicloud, Cloud Cost Management, Hyperscaler

Sovereign Cloud as a Strategic Control Plane for CIOs

Posted by Jeff Orr on 10 March 2026

Data sovereignty is no longer a niche compliance concern. It is becoming a defining architectural constraint for enterprise cloud strategy. As regulatory scrutiny intensifies and geopolitical risk becomes harder to ignore, Sovereign Cloud has emerged as a practical mechanism for CIOs to retain control over sensitive data, maintain jurisdictional compliance and reduce exposure tied to cross-border... Read More

Topics: Sovereign Cloud, IT & Technologies, Cloud Infrastructure, Digital Sovereignty, Data Residency, Data Isolation

Autonomy Is Key for Effective Sovereign AI and Data Strategies

Posted by Matt Aslett on 26 February 2026

The term “sovereign AI and data” became increasingly prevalent in recent years, initially driven by cloud infrastructure providers responding to the need to support regional regulations with sovereign cloud offerings. However, the use of sovereign cloud infrastructure is not required to deliver compliance with data sovereignty regulations. In fact, our research indicates that having the autonomy... Read More

Topics: Governance, Operations, Analytics, Data Platforms, Generative AI, IT & Technologies, AI & Technologies, Cloud Infrastructure, Platforms, AI & Machine Learning

Oracle AI World 2025: Cloud, Software and Sovereignty

Posted by Jeff Orr on 12 November 2025

Enterprise CIOs are under pressure to operationalize artificial intelligence (AI) while preserving governance, cost control and regulatory compliance. Oracle’s latest Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) software announcements from Oracle AI World 2025 focus on unifying data and AI pipelines, simplifying multicloud consumption and strengthening software‑defined networking to deliver predictable... Read More

Topics: Oracle, IT & Technologies, AI and Machine Learning, Cloud Infrastructure, Compute, Edge, Network & IOT, OCI, AI World

Oracle Addresses Agentic AI for Fusion and Beyond

Posted by Matt Aslett on 29 July 2025

ISG Software Research’s expertise examines the software provider landscape through two lenses: business applications (including office of finance, human capital management (HCM) and customer experience) and IT and technology (including digital business, digital technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics and data). Most software providers fall into one of these two high-level expertise... Read More

Topics: Analytics, AI, Data Platforms, IT & Technologies, AI & Technologies, AI and Machine Learning, Cloud Infrastructure

Google Next Highlights AI Investments

Posted by David Menninger on 03 June 2025

The artificial intelligence (AI) landscape is undergoing dramatic transformation, with enterprises rapidly adapting to a world where AI is no longer just a possibility but a necessity. ISG Market Lens research of 300 enterprises shows that AI initiatives were the second largest category of IT spending for 2024, behind customer experience initiatives. Furthermore, enterprises plan to increase 2025... Read More

Topics: Generative AI, AI & Technologies, AI and Machine Learning, Cloud Infrastructure