Enterprises are adopting an agentic AI PC strategy as Copilot+ PCs shift AI workloads from expensive cloud inference to secure, high-performance on-device processing.<\/p>\n
As agentic AI moves from experimentation into production<\/a>, enterprises are confronting a new economic reality: Cloud token costs are rising faster than budgets can absorb them, and the device on every employee\u2019s desk may be the most underutilized asset in the AI stack. The question is no longer whether to run AI on-premises, but how to govern it when you do, according to Jon Siegel<\/a> (pictured, right), senior vice president of Dell portfolio marketing at Dell Technologies Inc.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat was good enough a year ago is no longer good enough in the AI era,\u201d Siegel said. \u201cOur customers need to get to the latest Copilot+ PCs so they can actually run agentic AI workflows, because they are coming fast. The smaller, more performant models are coming really soon \u2014 like 13 billion parameter-type models \u2014 and those are going to be really powerful assistants for the average user, and it\u2019s critical that they have PCs that can support that.\u201d<\/p>\n Siegel and Mary Ann Anderson<\/a> (left), worldwide marketing director of Dell partnerships at Microsoft Corp., spoke with theCUBE\u2019s\u00a0Dave Vellante<\/a> and Gemma Allen<\/a> at Dell Technologies World 2026<\/a>, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media\u2019s livestreaming studio. They discussed the agentic AI PC strategy, the evolving Dell-Microsoft partnership and accelerating enterprise AI readiness. (* Disclosure below.)<\/p>\n Agentic AI PC strategy takes shape<\/p>\n The economics of running agentic workflows in the cloud are beginning to break down at scale. Dell\u2019s new Deskside Agentic AI<\/a> offering \u2014 announced at Dell Technologies World 2026 \u2014 lets enterprises run autonomous agents locally on high-performance workstations, with a break-even against public cloud costs projected in as few as three months, Siegel noted. The concept resonates with customers who are watching token consumption compound as agents loop through multi-step workflows.<\/p>\n \u201cThe PC is a great place to start,\u201d Siegel said. \u201cWhen you have a free token generator, you give your employees a free place to experiment, to innovate, and then when they want to run into production, they could then run it in another spot like in the data center or in the cloud.\u201d<\/p>\n The opportunity from Microsoft\u2019s perspective is one of governance as much as infrastructure. Windows is evolving beyond an operating system into\u00a0 a \u201ccanvas\u201d for agentic AI \u2014 a platform where control, identity and data sovereignty converge, according to Anderson. Tools such as Windows AI Foundry give developers a structured path to build, package and scale agents inside a governed environment, while Microsoft Intune and Entra provide the identity layer for those agents.<\/p>\n \u201cWith Windows, we\u2019re going beyond just it being an operating system \u2014 we\u2019re thinking about it as really a canvas for AI,\u201d Anderson said. \u201cPretty soon there\u2019s going to be a point where individual employees are managing their own agents, maybe a small army of agents. You have to do that in a way that is governed and is very secure.\u201d<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLE\u2019s and theCUBE\u2019s coverage of\u00a0Dell Technologies World 2026<\/a>:<\/p>\n (* Disclosure: TheCUBE is a paid media partner for Dell Technologies World. Neither Dell, the sponsor of theCUBE\u2019s event coverage, nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)<\/p>\n Photo: SiliconANGLE<\/p>\n Support our mission to keep content open and free by engaging with theCUBE community. Join theCUBE\u2019s Alumni Trust Network, where technology leaders connect, share intelligence and create opportunities.<\/p>\n 15M+ viewers of theCUBE videos, powering conversations across AI, cloud, cybersecurity and more About SiliconANGLE Media<\/p>\n SiliconANGLE Media is a recognized leader in digital media innovation, uniting breakthrough technology, strategic insights and real-time audience engagement. 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