What 2,000 Leaders Told Us About Winning With Agentic AI
Salesforce, Thursday, August 27th, 2026
Salesforce research on 2,000 leaders finds agentic AI success is determined by preparation before launch, not speed.
Salesforce reports findings from its first State of Agentic AI in the Enterprise study, covering more than 2,000 leaders.
The post opens by rejecting the question every boardroom is stuck on, whether the company is moving fast enough, arguing it is the wrong question. The data indicates that the gap between companies winning with agentic AI and those stuck in pilot is not speed but what they did before launch.
The research identifies the preparatory work that separates successful deployments from expensive pilots, aimed at CIOs weighing how to sequence their own programs.