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
Our team has over 30 years of peer-based enterprise research & community building, at institutions like Gartner, The Info Pro, S&P, and HSBC.
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
$62M
AI as % of IT Budget
14%
Year-over-Year Trend
↑ 38%
Foundation Model Provider
Anthropic
FM Access Channel
Direct API + AWS Bedrock
#1 Strategic Priority
Scaling pilots to production
Highest Momentum
AI Governance & Risk
+95% YoY
Spend Breakdown
Core Vendor Stack
Anthropic (Claude) · also: OpenAI, Google Gemini
Databricks · also: Snowflake (migrating)
AWS · also: NVIDIA DGX, CoreWeave (eval)
GitHub Copilot · also: Cursor, Claude Code (eval)
Deloitte · also: Accenture
OneTrust · also: IBM OpenPages (eval)
Governance & Risk Posture
Risk Framework
NIST AI RMF (Partial)
Regulatory Readiness
Partially Prepared
AI Yield Index
High Dependency
Sample data · Based on Meridian Holdings profile
Four data sets. One quarterly study.
Every quarter, Fortune 1000 technology leaders contribute data across four domains. The anonymized, aggregated results produce the benchmarks, indices, and vendor intelligence that members receive.
AI Spend
SPEND INDEXOverall AI budget as a percentage of annual IT spend, and broken down by category — so you know exactly where peers are allocating capital, and where yours compares.
Vendor Performance
VULNERABILITY 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
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 YIELD INDEXWhere 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.
See the full methodology30 minutes. Quarterly. That's the ask.
Apply
Submit your application with your name, title, company, and work email. No questionnaires. No sales calls.
Meet the team
We schedule a 30-minute introductory call. We walk through the research, answer your questions, and learn about your AI deployment.
Participate in the Pulse
Complete the AI Enterprise Pulse — a quarterly study (~30 minutes) covering your spend, vendors, and strategic priorities.
Receive your intelligence
Your AI Vital Stats Tear Sheet, Peer Comparison Report, four proprietary indices, and access to the full Arcana Network.
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@arcana-research.com
Meet the team