​Every wave of digital transformation shifts where competitive advantage lives. The one we’re living in now will be no different.​ The AI era isn’t just changing how software is built; it’s redefining which companies will lead. For years, leadership in enterprise technology was earned through visibility. Systems of record helped organizations capture, organize and understand their most critical data, replacing manual processes with clarity and confidence. That visibility became the foundation for scale.​ Over time, those systems evolved. Analytics, benchmarks and machine learning layered insight on top of record‑keeping, enabling more informed decisions and more personalized engagement. Software moved from helping organizations see what was happening to helping them understand why it was happening.​

Full report : That combination—data, context and motion—is what transforms software from a passive tool into an AI engine for impact.​