DevOps increasingly embracing AI systems, but security fears persist

Developers are increasingly adopting intelligent, automated systems in the data center as they seek to offload manual processes in order to keep up with the accelerating pace of IT operations. That conclusion was taken from a new survey of IT executives about the adoption of intelligent, AI-based systems and machines in the enterprise. However, the survey, sponsored by IT management software firm Ipswitch Inc., warned that early adopters have not yet gotten to grips with the security and access risks posed by delegating tasks to bots and other autonomous systems. "IT decision makers recognize that, while a force for good, these technologies also expose the enterprise to new internal and external risk vectors," said Tony Lock, an analyst with survey author Freeform Dynamics Ltd, in a statement. "As the pace of adoption increases, there will be no escaping the impact of intelligent systems on the enterprise, regardless of whether or not organizations directly invest in such technologies."