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- 47% <\/strong>say \u2018AI accountability\u2019 is most important factor when evaluating new AI tools<\/li>\n
- Companies average 28 AI agents<\/strong> today and expect to hit 40 within the next year \u2014 a 43%<\/strong> jump<\/li>\n
- 48%<\/strong> increase in agent deployment for larger organizations by 2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
ALAMEDA, Calif., May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jitterbit<\/a>, the leader in intelligent automation, integration and accountable AI, today revealed that the era of the agentic AI pilot is over with a reported 78%<\/strong> of AI projects delivering real business value. But despite this tempered success, a striking 95%<\/strong> of enterprises are waiting to scale, held by growing security concerns.<\/p>\n
The biggest obstacle standing between organizations and the agentic enterprise is no longer the CFO, it’s the CISO. That’s a central finding of the Jitterbit 2026 AI Automation Benchmark Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\u201cOrganizations have seen the value; now they just need to scale with AI accountability and security in mind \u2014\u00a0especially with agent sprawl and agent contamination as real threats to today\u2019s enterprise,\u201d said Jitterbit President & CEO Bill Conner.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nearly half (47%<\/strong>) say \u2018AI accountability\u2019 (encompassing security, auditability, and guardrails) is now the single most important factor when evaluating new tools. For AI-forward “Agentic and Orchestrated” organizations, that number jumps to two-thirds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
Conversely, only 15% <\/strong>of IT leaders surveyed describe \u2018budget\u2019 as a meaningful challenge.<\/p>\n
Data privacy and sovereignty adding pressure<\/strong><\/p>\n
As litigation and geopolitical activity around data rights intensifies globally, a massive race to build localized data centers is forcing enterprises to fundamentally rethink where their data lives in the first place \u2014 giving AI more of a physical footprint.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith AI models maturing and agents now more omnipresent, where, who and what has access to your data is more paramount than ever,\u201d said Conner.<\/p>\n
In fact, agents are quietly accumulating what the report calls “God-mode” access to sensitive databases, with no oversight in place to catch it. AI-generated code is adding to the risk, creating exploitable security gaps that existing tools miss a third of the time.<\/p>\n
The shadow AI problem is equally evident from the research. Reportedly, nearly half<\/a> of corporate AI usage is happening on personal, unmanaged accounts, completely outside IT visibility.<\/p>\n
Faced with these mounting concerns, 39% of business leaders have already abandoned custom-build approaches<\/strong> in favor of more tested off-the-shelf agents, a significant strategic shift driven squarely by security anxiety.<\/p>\n
Solving unmitigated AI, sprawl and agent contamination<\/strong><\/p>\n
Jitterbit positions itself as the answer to expanding data silos and accelerating agent sprawl and eventual agent contamination. The Jitterbit Harmony<\/a> platform, including the industry\u2019s first Deep Message Inspection technology, is designed to give enterprises \u2018true \u2018AI accountability\u2019 \u2014\u00a0the checks and balances needed to move beyond risky pilots and into secure, governed, and scalable agentic workflows.<\/p>\n
The company also recently became the first company in the integration space to earn ISO 42001 certification<\/a> for AI management.<\/p>\n
The full Jitterbit 2026 AI Automation Benchmark Report is available at jitterbit.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n
About Jitterbit
<\/strong>Jitterbit accelerates data transformation by unifying accountable AI agents, apps, and automation on the industry\u2019s only AI-infused platform. Trusted in 60-plus countries and ranked No. 1 in enterprise ROI, Harmony empowers any user to securely build, deploy and manage intelligent automation and AI agents. We don\u2019t just integrate systems; we orchestrate the future of work with intelligence you can trust. Learn more at www.jitterbit.com<\/a> and follow us on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n - Companies average 28 AI agents<\/strong> today and expect to hit 40 within the next year \u2014 a 43%<\/strong> jump<\/li>\n
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