Enterprise AI intelligence
sourced from the decision makers deploying it
You’re spending millions on AI without knowing what comparable enterprises are doing. We built a quarterly study of Fortune 1000 technology leaders — their spend, their vendors, their governance posture — so you can stop guessing.
Fortune 1000
Panel
12 Industries
Across
VP+ / C-Suite
Respondent Level
Updated Quarterly
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You already know something is missing. Here's what.
Stop settling for enterprise “research” that’s just vendor content marketing.
We built a decision-maker-only research panel — Fortune 1000 technology leaders who contribute their data quarterly. Vendors don’t participate in the study and never see individual responses.
Flying blind on AI spend
You’re allocating millions with no visibility into what comparable enterprises are spending, deploying, or getting in return.
Billions in AI marketing. Zero independent data.
The vendor landscape makes it nearly impossible to separate marketing from reality when evaluating AI investments.
Stakeholders in the dark
Your board, your ELT, your LOB leaders — they all want to know where the company stands on AI. You don’t have the report to hand them.
Intelligence that goes to work immediately.
Every member receives a personal tear sheet, a peer comparison report, the quarterly Pulse findings, and access to four proprietary indices.
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 members receive.
A tear sheet of your company’s AI vital stats
Your spend, vendor stack, adoption maturity, and technology roadmap — all in one place. The data your board and executive team actually asks for, ready to present.
A peer comparison benchmark against Fortune 1000 companies
See exactly how your AI investments compare to anonymized peers in your industry and company size. Where you over-invest, where you under-invest, and where you’re ahead.
Four proprietary indices updated every quarter
Heat Index (where new budget is going), Adoption Index (what’s already deployed), Vulnerability Index (which vendors are at risk), and Spend Index (where dollars actually flow).
A private community of enterprise AI decision makers
A verified network of CTOs, CIOs, and Heads of AI. Invitation-only research dinners in major markets. Chatham House Rule. All participants are vetted enterprise decision makers.
What the Enterprise Pulse covers.
Foundation Models
Provider selection, multi-model strategy, and spend allocation across OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and open-source alternatives.
AI Governance & Risk
Policy frameworks, model evaluation practices, compliance requirements, shadow AI management, and responsible deployment.
AI Compute
Cloud AI platforms, GPU provisioning, inference vs. training spend, and vendor consolidation patterns.
Data Foundation
Data warehouses, lakehouses, vector databases, orchestration tooling, and production ML infrastructure.
AI Software Engineering
Coding assistants, developer productivity tools, AI-assisted testing, and deployment automation.
Consulting & System Integrators
Big 4, MBB, and global SIs — satisfaction ratings, switching intent, and budget allocation.
30 minutes. Quarterly. That's the ask.
Apply
Apply to the Arcana Research community. Open to enterprise technology leaders at Fortune 1000 companies who are actively deploying AI. We verify every participant.
Participate
Complete the Arcana AI Enterprise Pulse — a quarterly study (~30 minutes) covering your AI spend, vendor evaluations, deployment status, and strategic priorities.
Benchmark
Receive a tear sheet of your AI vital stats, a peer comparison benchmark, full access to four proprietary indices, and community membership.
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