Cisco Report Finds 55% of Organizations Cannot Control AI Costs

• Cisco's Oct. 20, 2026, Splunk observability report found AI agent deployment is outpacing monitoring capabilities, leaving businesses exposed to unpredictable costs.
• Among respondents, 55% cannot control AI costs; 60% say unexpected billing spikes cause more operational strain than high baseline costs.
• Telemetry costs exceeded the cost of monitored infrastructure for 57% of respondents, underscoring pressure on technology budgets.
• While 87% prioritize AI monitoring, 56% cannot measure AI workload metrics such as large language model response quality.
• Organizations with advanced observability practices reported stronger AI cost attribution: 91% could accurately identify spending sources, versus 69% of non-leaders.

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