Elastic: From search to agents: How buyer expectations are reshaping AI platforms in 2026

Join experts from PepsiCo, IDC, Microsoft, and Elastic to learn how full-stack observability can transform organizations and pave the way for agentic AI.

In this webinar, discover how a strategic shift to the cloud and building a foundation of full-stack observability with Elastic and Microsoft technologies can tame digital complexity. Hear directly from Vinod Chilakalapudi, AI and observability leader at PepsiCo, on how the PepsiCo team standardized on Elasticsearch to consolidate 55 disparate monitoring tools down to just 20. The end result? Cutting their incident resolution time by 30% while also reducing costs.

This webinar will be led by Shannon Kalvar from IDC, who will share critical research on why modern IT operations require a single source of truth to turn telemetry data into active intelligence and decision-making.

Highlights

• How PepsiCo eliminated data silos and reduced its observability toolset by over 60%
• How to move your organization from a reactive to a proactive mindset
• Why full-stack observability is crucial for the future of generative and agentic AI