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What the research shows
This report explores how the infrastructure decisions AI-native businesses make can shape their ability to sustain momentum through the next phase of growth.
What rising demand means for product delivery
Explore why growing demands on infrastructure are making it harder to maintain the performance and reliability AI-native workloads require, with 76% saying infrastructure limited their ability to ship features in the past year.
What fragmentation costs in engineering time
Learn why a multi-provider infrastructure strategy can create a measurable engineering cost, and what the research reveals about the fragmentation tax.
What sovereignty means for infrastructure choices
Explore why 77% of AI Natives are highly concerned about data residency and compliance, and why sovereignty requirements are easier to address early than retrofit later.
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State of AI Natives 2026: original research from 500 U.S. AI-native businesses
For AI-native businesses, infrastructure is no longer an issue to deal with later as they scale. It’s becoming a strategic decision they need to plan for as a continuous discipline, not a fire drill.
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