AI Driven IT Optimism

The following post was sponsored by Cisco. The opinions, thoughts and observations, however, are completely my own. Last month I wrote on the challenges placing pressure on the CIO and IT leaders to move from an operations-focus to an opportunity-focus. According to ZK Research, 78 percent of today's IT budget is spent on "running the business," leaving very little to invest in innovation. With the mounting pressure to innovate and drive business growth, is it doom and gloom for IT leaders trying to keep pace with moving targets and c-suite expectations?