Effective IT infrastructure strategies for artificial intelligence

Despite the hype and promise, only a small fraction of organisations have deployed and used artificial intelligence (AI) at scale. The vast majority are still working to define their AI strategy – identifying uses and applicability; devising business and technology models; and piloting early initiatives. Infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders are challenged with creating agile infrastructure to enable productive AI strategies. Twenty-five percent will be investing in and deploying AI-based initiatives by 2022, up from 4 percent this year, according to Gartner. Successful AI initiatives require the adoption of new technologies, processes and governance models.