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Enterprise IT Leader Insights: AI and Data Center Infrastructure Investment Priorities

Global IT leaders are navigating an unprecedented transformation—balancing cloud adoption, AI acceleration, and regulatory compliance while modernizing legacy infrastructure to drive resilience and competitiveness.

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AI and Hybrid Infrastructure: Redefining Enterprise IT Priorities

Enterprise IT is undergoing one of its most profound transformations. What began as a shift from on-premises servers to the cloud has evolved into a complex, hybrid ecosystem of cloud-native platforms, AI-accelerated infrastructure, and zero-trust security. To better understand how IT executives are approaching this moment, ABI Research conducted in-depth interviews with 25 global IT leaders across industries including finance, healthcare, manufacturing, energy, telecoms, and retail. The insights reveal how CIOs, CTOs, and senior executives are prioritizing hybrid cloud integration, AI deployment, and cybersecurity investments in 2025 and beyond.

 

Topics Covered

  • Coordinating Changing Suppliers: Managing complex technology stacks across multiple partners
  • Technology Challenges: Legacy integration, hybrid cloud adoption, AI workload scalability

  • Business & Economic Challenges: Budget unpredictability, ROI clarity, compliance requirements

  • Talent & Change Management Challenges: Shortages, upskilling, and organizational alignment

  • Investment Priorities: AI and automation, cloud infrastructure, security and compliance, data governance, legacy modernization

  • Security by Design: Governance automation, confidential computing, and hardware-level security

  • Partner Selection: Criteria for IT vendors and the role of integrators, ISVs, and OEMs

  • Intel’s Role: Xeon® 6 processors and Gaudi® 3 AI accelerators enabling enterprise modernization

 

Download the whitepaper today to discover how IT leaders are building hybrid, AI-enabled infrastructure strategies that balance innovation, compliance, and resilience.

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