Research & Whitepapers

In-depth research for enterprise IT leaders.

Four papers on autonomous IT operations — measured benchmarks, a governance framework built for a CISO signature, a defensible three-year cost model, and a maturity model that names where estates actually stall. Every one of them free to read in full, with no form in front of it.

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AAQUILIX RESEARCH · 20262.4Malerts instrumented across six industriescollapsing into ~180 recurring signaturesSTATE OF ENTERPRISE AIOPSAAQUILIX.COMTOP 25 = 61% OF VOLUMESIGNATURE RANK →
Whitepaper48 pages22 min read

State of Enterprise AIOps 2026

What 2.4 million alerts and 400 IT leaders tell us about automation maturity, adoption barriers, and where the effort actually goes.

CIO / CTO · Head of Infrastructure · NOC & SRE leadership · Enterprise architecture
2.4M
alerts instrumented over 18 months
~180
distinct signatures after normalisation
Read the paper v1.2 · 18 May 2026
AAQUILIX FRAMEWORK · 20260actions executed outside a policya named human reviewed and signedAI GOVERNANCE IN IT OPERATIONSAAQUILIX.COMINTENTPOLICY MATCHGATEPRECONDITIONEXECUTESIGNED · AUDITED
Framework32 pages19 min read

AI Governance in IT Operations

A framework for CISO-signed policies: risk classification, approval gates, audit evidence, and control alignment for autonomous IT operations.

CISO / Head of Security · Risk & compliance · Change advisory board · Internal and external audit
0
actions executed outside a signed policy
6
pipeline stages, any of which can halt execution
Read the paper v2.0 · 11 May 2026
AAQUILIX ROI MODEL · 202638%lower three-year total cost of ownershipat 500 managed units, break-even month 8POLICY-FIRST AI VS. TRADITIONAL NOCAAQUILIX.COMBREAK-EVENMSPAAQUILIXMONTH 0 → 36 · CUMULATIVE
ROI Report24 pages16 min read

ROI Analysis: Policy-First AI vs. Traditional NOC Models

A defensible three-year TCO model at 100, 500 and 2,000 managed units — including the costs both sides usually leave out.

CFO / Finance business partner · CIO / IT budget owner · Procurement & vendor management · Board investment committee
38%
lower three-year TCO at 500 managed units
Month 8
typical break-even point
Read the paper v1.4 · 4 May 2026
AAQUILIX FRAMEWORK · 20265stages from reading every alert by handto eliminating recurrence at sourceTHE AUTONOMOUS IT OPERATIONS MATURITY MODELAAQUILIX.COM0REACTIVE1OBSERVED2ASSISTED3GOVERNED4OPTIMISING
Framework20 pages15 min read

The Autonomous IT Operations Maturity Model

Five stages from reading every alert by hand to eliminating recurrence at source — with assessment criteria, benchmarks, and the governance checkpoint at each transition.

Head of Infrastructure / Operations · SRE and platform leads · Transformation programme owners · Change advisory board
5
stages, each with its own governance checkpoint
~90 days
typical stage 1 → stage 3 transition
Read the paper v1.1 · 27 Apr 2026
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