How IT Pros Can Save Money, Power AI, and Future-Proof Their Careers
RT Insights, Saturday, June 20th, 2026
IT pros can secure their careers by mastering data quality, cost optimization, and governance rather than fearing AI displacement.
While AI displaces some IT roles, specialized positions in infrastructure and data management remain in high demand.
The article cites surging enterprise storage costs (up 20-50%) driven by AI and a data readiness gap, with only 7% of enterprises reporting fully AI-ready data. IT professionals should build expertise in storage optimization, tiering, metadata enrichment, and sensitive data management.
Those most at risk have narrow, task-oriented roles, while success comes from ensuring data quality, cost efficiency, governance, and AI pipeline readiness. Organizations need skilled infrastructure leaders who understand unstructured data and hybrid cloud.