Neglecting The Cloud? Good Luck With AI
CIO, Thursday, April 16th, 2026
Most IT leaders worry their cloud spending isn't keeping up with their AI needs, let alone closing their cloud maturity gap for AI success.
An advanced cloud strategy is essential for most organizations to fully benefit from AI. Unfortunately for the majority of CIOs, their organizations still lack the cloud proficiency and investment to drive advanced deployments. Decisions to invest significantly in AI at the expense of cloud operations may only be making things worse.
According to a report from NTT DATA, just 14% of organizations are 'cloud evolved,' the optimal level for AI success, with cloud-led innovation accelerating business transformation and cloud-native services embedded in core strategies.