Cisco report: 83% of IT pros worry about AI agent outcomes
The 2026 Splunk Observability Status Report surveyed 2,050 IT operations and engineering professionals in 10 countries.
Cisco published the 2026 Splunk Observability Status Report, subtitled "Restoring Predictability in the AI Era," on October 21, 2026, according to dailysecu.com. The report is based on a survey of 2,050 IT operations and engineering professionals across 10 countries.
83% of respondents said they worry about unexpected outcomes from the use of AI agents. While 87% named AI monitoring an organizational priority, 54% said they had not set clear business outcome goals.
More than half of those surveyed said they struggle to monitor the response quality of large language models and AI hallucinations effectively. 55% said they cannot accurately control AI costs because the scale of future usage is hard to predict.
On the organizational side, 81% of respondents said monitoring AI workloads increased collaboration between observability and security teams.
Quick answers
How many people were surveyed for the 2026 Splunk Observability Status Report?
The report is based on a survey of 2,050 IT operations and engineering professionals across 10 countries.
What share of respondents worry about unexpected AI agent outcomes?
83% of respondents said they worry about unexpected outcomes from AI agent use.
What did respondents say about AI monitoring and business goals?
87% named AI monitoring an organizational priority, but 54% said they had not set clear business outcome goals.