What defines those organizations leading their peers in cloud and AI adoption -- and how have their steadfast journeys contributed toward ROI and digital transformation? That was the focus of Oxford Economics and IBM's research, which surveyed 6,000 senior IT executives world-wide from May through August 2020. The report entitled "Driving digital transformation – Exploring the impact of a unified data and AI strategy," can be accessed here. The survey called out 13.5%, 809 respondents, as "Cloud and AI Unifiers" for meeting specific criteria for leading cloud and AI adoption: They must have at least doubled their AI applications in the cloud over the past two years, with 21% or more of new applications incorporating AI. The group also agrees that a unified platform for cloud, data and AI is critical to their organization's long-term success.