AI-NATIVE OS: The Next Frontier in Enterprise Workflows?

Artificial intelligence is evolving from an add-on to a native, built-in capability within operating systems (OS), ushering in the era of AI-native OS. These platforms go beyond voice assistants and smart notifications to reimagine the OS as a context-aware, adaptive framework capable of autonomous decision-making through AI agents. AI-native OS aims to continuously optimize system behavior across workload orchestration, security, resource management, and personalization based on real-time data and usage patterns. This shift represents a strategic inflection point for enterprise IT, promising enhanced autonomy and accelerated decision-making at the infrastructure level, spanning intelligent edge devices to scalable cloud environments. This whitepaper explores the mindset of IT decision-makers (ITDMs) on this emerging paradigm, highlighting cautious enthusiasm, adoption readiness, skepticism, and how enterprises are preparing to invest in AI-native OS to future-proof infrastructure and gain competitive advantage.