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AI is the Catalyst for Next-Gen Cloud Developments
Development of AI initiatives remains a key focus for IT teams with 84 % of APAC respondents reporting that they have taken steps to integrate their AI and cloud strategies . When asked about the business outcomes that were driving the integration of AI and cloud , 44 % reported that their goal is to enhance operational efficiency while 44 % are leveraging AI to improve the insights generated by data analytics .
Major Hurdles Remain to Full Implementation of Cloud & AI Strategies to hire new staff skilled in these areas and an additional 25 % planning to retrain existing staff to meet these needs .
Looking Ahead : New Innovations Are Coming but Security Remains Key Focus
According to the survey , enterprises remain bullish on their efforts to integrate AI and more advanced cloud strategies with 43 % of APAC respondents listing autonomous cloud management as one of their top priorities , followed by cloud native AI / ML services ( 42 %) and multi-cloud and hybrid cloud optimisation ( 41 %).
Although IT leaders are bullish on the prospect of cloud and AI integrations , talent and resource shortages remain major pitfalls that could limit their ability to fulfil these goals . Ensuring data and compliance was cited by 48 % of APAC respondents as a constraint , followed by insufficient budgets are limiting their ability to meet business demands ( 45 %). This trend is consistent with insights from Forrester ’ s 2024 State of Cloud in the US research which found that US enterprise cloud decision-makers saw AI / ML as the most critical cloud technology area – with 24 % looking
Forty-six per cent of respondents listed Cloud Native AI / ML Services as one of their top priorities , followed by multi-cloud and hybrid cloud optimisation ( 42 %) and Cloud Based Sustainable Computing ( 40 %).
Data Security and Compliance remain a key focus with an overwhelming majority ( 97 %) of APAC organisations surveyed having established procedures and policies for data privacy and compliance in cloud environments and 39 % of APAC respondents reporting that they are leveraging AI for advanced security and threat detection . p
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