AI Weekly: AI adoption is driving cloud growth

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. The adoption of cloud technologies continues to accelerate. According to the newest report from Canalys, in Q2 2021, companies spent $5 billion more on cloud infrastructure services compared to the previous quarter. While a number of factors are responsible, including an increased focus on business resiliency planning, the uptick illustrates the effect AI's embracement has had -- and continues to have -- on enterprise IT budgets. In a recent survey, 80% of U.S. enterprises said they accelerated their AI adoption over the past two years.