Enterprise AI ambitions outpace operational oversight, Dynatrace report finds
DT•Dynatrace’s State of Observability 2026 research found a 14-percentage-point gap between the perceived importance of AI observability and execution. While 44% of enterprises target fully autonomous operations within five years, only 12% have reached that level now.
1. AI oversight gaps
Dynatrace’s research found AI observability execution trails perceived importance by an average of 14 percentage points. Observability budgets are expected to rise at 78% of organizations, and 96% of those cite AI adoption as at least a moderate driver. AI workloads increased computing and infrastructure spending for 81% of respondents; 77% report a greater need for cost-allocation visibility. Only 27% address visibility into AI agents’ decisions and actions, while humans verify an average of 66% of AI-powered decisions.
