Posted by Bangalore: Around 96% of enterprises are expanding the use of AI agents, reveals a latest survey from the hybrid data company Cloudera. The survey titled The Future of Enterprise AI Agents polled nearly 1500 enterprise IT leaders across 14 countries to understand their adoption patterns, use cases and sentiments around AI agents.
96% of Enterprises expanding AI agents use
Overwhelmingly, 96% of respondents have plans to expand their use of AI agents in the next 12 months, with half aiming for significant, organisation-wide expansion. The applications for this deployment include performance optimisation bots (66%), security monitoring agents (63%), and development assistants (62%), the survey findings revealed.
AI agent adoption in India
In India, the appetite for AI agent adoption is equally strong and rapidly accelerating. The survey revealed that 84% of Indian respondents reported implementing AI agents within the past two years, with 36% doing so in just the last 12 months. This trend is set to continue, with 98% planning to expand their use in the coming year, and 78% targeting significant organisation-wide deployment.
Indian enterprises are also ahead in recognising the strategic advantage of AI agents, with 94% saying such investments are crucial to staying competitive.
As a result, deployments are primarily concentrated in IT and customer-facing functions like support and marketing, while future growth hinges on improved customisation, interoperability, and data privacy, signalling strong readiness for scale in 2025 and beyond.
“AI agents have moved beyond experimentation—they’re now delivering real automation, efficiency, and business results. We’re seeing enterprises run hundreds of models in production, all demanding high-fidelity, well-managed data to drive better outcomes,” said Abhas Ricky, Chief Strategy Officer, Cloudera.
“In 2025, agentic AI is taking centre stage, building on the momentum of generative AI but with even greater operational impact. Cloudera is enabling this transformation through a robust enterprise AI ecosystem, helping global organisations design secure, scalable, and integrated AI workflows that turn data into action,” added Ricky.