Gartner® Research: The Human Compass: Secure and Govern an AI-Native Workplace
Learn why Gartner recognizes AvePoint for AI Agent Sprawl Mitigation
According to Gartner®, Security and governance concerns persist as the leading blocker for companywide or large-scale AI deployments with 70% of organizations citing it as their top challenge. Additionally, 83% of IT leaders say they need more technical controls to secure and govern agents, while only 13% strongly believe they have the right internal governance processes in place to manage them.
As AI agents proliferate across the enterprise, agent sprawl is emerging as one of the biggest risks to manage. Gartner's report outlines four control points for agent governance: discovery, identity and access management, information governance, and monitoring and remediation. AvePoint addresses these areas and extends further with agent lifecycle management, security, and incident recovery - helping enterprises keep agent sprawl in check while maintaining data quality and availability.
According to AvePoint, one must read this Gartner report to:
- Understand the evolving risks of enterprise AI and why governance must shift from blocker to enabler
- Learn control points for AI and agent governance: discovery, identity and access management, information governance, and monitoring and remediation
- Assess how vendors in the Microsoft 365 and third-party ecosystem can help close gaps in your agent sprawl mitigation strategy
Necessary disclaimer from Gartner:
*Gartner, "The Human Compass: Secure and Govern an AI-Native Workplace," Max Goss, Erin Pierre, Rachel O'Farrell, Dan Wilson, 24 April 2026.
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