Enterprise AI intelligence
sourced from the decision makers deploying it
A quarterly study of Fortune 1000 technology leaders covering AI spend, vendor stack, technology roadmap, line of business adoption, and governance posture.
Understand how you compare overall — and against a similar cohort by industry, revenue, and annual IT spend.
Fortune 1000
Peer Community
12 Industries
Across
VP+ / C-Suite
Respondent Level
Updated Quarterly
Refresh
Methodology developed by the team that built Gartner’s original IT benchmarking practice — 30+ years of peer-based enterprise research.
Quarterly delivery provides unmatched historical data to compare against — quarter over quarter, year over year.
You already know something is missing. Here's what.
Stop settling for enterprise “research” that’s just vendor content marketing.
An organically created community of AI decision-makers — Fortune 1000 technology leaders who contribute their data quarterly. The anonymized, aggregated data is purpose built for: peer benchmarking, vendor selection, outcomes and ROI being realized (if any).
Purpose Built For
Peer visibility on AI spend
See exactly how comparable Fortune 1000 enterprises are allocating AI budget — by category, vendor, and business unit — updated every quarter.
Community-led research
Every insight comes from the decision makers themselves. No vendor sponsorship, no analyst relationships. The data is only as good as the people behind it.
The data your stakeholders need
A one-page tear sheet of your AI vital stats, benchmarked against peers, updated quarterly. The slide that’s been missing from every stakeholder conversation.
Intelligence that you put to work.
Every member receives a personal tear sheet, a peer comparison report, the quarterly Pulse findings, and access to four proprietary indices.
The one-page briefing your board is already asking for — updated every quarter, benchmarked against your peers.
AI Vital Stats —
Tear Sheet
At a Glance
Annual AI Investment
$48M
~12% of IT budget
Year-over-Year Trend
↑ 42%
Foundation Model Provider
Anthropic
Largest Core Category
Foundation Models $11.5M
#1 Strategic Priority
Mfg & Supply Chain
Highest Momentum
AI Governance & Risk
+120% YoY
Spend Breakdown
Governance & Risk Posture
Risk Framework
NIST AI RMF (Partial)
Shadow AI Exposure
15–30%
Regulatory Readiness
Partially Prepared
Sample data · Based on Meridian Holdings profile
What the Enterprise Pulse covers.
AI Spend
Spend IndexOverall AI budget as a percentage of annual IT spend, broken down by category — so you know exactly where peers are allocating capital, and where yours compares.
Vendor Performance
AI Vendor IQ IndexSpend, satisfaction ratings, and switching intent for vendors across 6 core AI categories. Built for selection, shortlisting, and negotiation leverage — not vendor marketing.
AI Technology Roadmap
AI Heat Index™Planned adoption of 15 emerging technologies — gauges where you are: early, mainstream, or not deploying against your peers, with an overlay of the vendors in use or in plan.
Line of Business Adoption & Outcomes
AI ROI BarometerWhere AI is being deployed across business functions, what outcomes are being measured, and what ROI — if any — enterprises are actually realizing.
All responses are anonymized and de-identified. Nothing is attributable back to any company. Individual data is never shared.
30 minutes. Quarterly. That's the ask.
Join
Join the Arcana Research community. Open to enterprise technology leaders at Fortune 1000 companies who are actively deploying AI. We verify every participant.
Respond
Complete the Arcana AI Enterprise Pulse — a quarterly study (~30 minutes) covering your AI spend, vendor evaluations, deployment status, and strategic priorities.
Peer Community
Receive a tear sheet of your AI vital stats, a peer comparison benchmark, full access to four proprietary indices, and membership in a verified community of Fortune 1000 AI leaders.
The data your board deck is missing.
Apply to the Arcana AI Enterprise Pulse
Contribute 30 minutes per quarter. Receive a tear sheet of your AI vital stats, a peer comparison benchmark, and access to four proprietary indices. Walk into your next board meeting with the data.
For AI vendors interested in Pulse data access, contact ken@arcanaresearch.com