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AgenticOps AI Adoption

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. · 2026-09-23 · Importance 17 · Surprise 24

Cisco and Omdia research indicates that 95% of enterprises believe existing AIOps tools cannot handle current operational demands. More than half of surveyed enterprises have already moved toward AgenticOps approaches. Cisco estimates that the average organization would need approximately 100 IT specialists to manually clear its daily network-alert backlog, highlighting demand for automated network operations and AI-driven remediation.

Key facts

• 95% of enterprises say their existing AIOps tools can't keep up, per new Cisco and Omdia research. source
• More than half of enterprises surveyed have already moved to AgenticOps, per new Cisco and Omdia research. source
• At current volumes, the average organization would need roughly 100 IT specialists to clear its daily network alert backlog by hand, according to Cisco's research summary. source