Gartner Names Firefly in the 2026 Market Guide for AI Assistants for IaC

Firefly has been recognized in Gartner's Market Guide for AI Assistants for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), highlighting its capabilities alongside other platforms designed to handle the complexities of modern cloud operations. Gartner's report predicts a significant shift in the IaC market, with expectations that by 2029, 90% of Infrastructure and Operations (I&O) organizations will integrate AI assistants for IaC, up from the current 5%, and 70% of enterprises will use agentic AI for automated IaC generation and drift remediation, a steep rise from less than 1% today. The report points out the structural skills gap in cloud-native infrastructure management, the risks posed by generic AI lacking environmental context, and the unsustainable manual interventions required post-deployment. Gartner emphasizes the need for IaC tools that focus on Day 2 resilience, addressing drift, compliance failures, and cost overruns, rather than just provisioning infrastructure quickly. It underscores the importance of context-aware code generation, continuous drift detection, and proactive policy enforcement, distinguishing purpose-built platforms like Firefly from generic tools. The guide suggests that organizations that establish a solid foundation for AI-driven IaC now will gain advantages in delivery speed, security, and operational resilience, while those that delay may face challenges in closing the gap.