ROI

Weekly roundup covering zero trust controls for agentic AI, CISA Secure Boot guidance, and AI infrastructure governance announcements.

A commissioned Forrester Consulting TEI study estimates that Island’s enterprise browser delivers 344% ROI over three years for a composite 5,000-worker organization. Benefits include productivity gains, reductions in legacy security/remote access tools, lower addressable security risk exposure, and faster access policy configuration.

CloudBees’ State of Code Abundance 2026 links AI-generated code to production failures and cost-control gaps and introduces a CARE Index.

Aviz Podcast Episode 2 discusses AI factories and AI fabrics, arguing networks must support multiple fabrics for training and inference with cost models like token serving.

AI workloads require coordinating GPUs, storage, and apps, making networking a core factor in AI scalability and ROI via openness and standardization.

A Forrester study found that deploying ZeroFox's platform produced a 287% ROI and faster threat response over three years.

Aviz says open packet brokers and DPU offload can reduce deep-observability TCO by about 40–60% in modeled deployments.

VIAVI Solutions introduced an all-in-one bidirectional testing and certification solution for hollow core fiber, validated in trials.

Itential introduced FlowAI to link agentic reasoning with governed workflows for hybrid infrastructure operations.

Corning advances global network refresh using automation with Itential without increasing headcount.

Forrester study shows Fortinet Secure LAN Edge delivers 308% ROI, reaching payback in less than six months.

CloudBees' DevOps Migration Index reveals average migration costs of $315K due to overruns and inefficiencies for enterprises.