The B2B landscape in 2026 is no longer just a story of technology adoption: it has shifted toward the operational management of AI treated as critical infrastructure. Three signals are clear this year — the move from agentive AI to operational maturity, the fragility of access and supply chains, and the timing gap between purchase research and vendor engagement — and they are redefining the priorities of IT and procurement teams.
Agentive AI: from trade shows to production deployments
At a major industry trade show in Jakarta in mid-July, the emphasis was on operational deployment… (source text appears to be truncated)
