Global survey reveals how 2,000 business and technology leaders are addressing AI-driven demand across IT elements Â
- Nearly half of organizations are behind schedule despite modernization being a top priority
- 98% of organizations delayed modernization and experienced negative business impacts
- As AI reshapes expectations for how technology can deliver results, more organizations are expanding their use of technology than consolidating them
- Organizations deploying agentic AI are making faster modernization progress and seeing early benefits as AI takes on traditionally challenging tasks
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