As artificial intelligence (AI) gains momentum, organisations are increasingly turning to cloud technologies to support their AI initiatives, a Wipro report said.
The report, Pulse of Cloud, said, AI is emerging as the primary catalyst for cloud investments, with over half (54%) of the surveyed organisations identifying it as the main driver. The report also highlighted that more than half of the respondents are increasing their investments in hybrid (54%) and public (56%) cloud platforms.
Further, it said that 55% of the surveyed companies reported that their cloud adoption is currently outpacing their AI adoption, while 35% indicated that both technologies are advancing in tandem.
Jo Debecker, managing partner and global head of Wipro FullStride Cloud, said: “Our survey findings further confirm that cloud continues to be the primary transformational platform for the enterprise, empowering organisations to innovate and stay competitive.”
“The importance of an effective cloud strategy is only amplified with the increasing focus on AI. The cloud’s scalability and processing power are critical in holding and managing the huge volumes of reference data required by AI. As such, cloud investment decisions are increasingly being driven by the need to support AI,” he added.
The report also brought attention to the growing emphasis on cloud cost management. Over half (54%) of the organisations surveyed are now leveraging utilisation analysis and automation tools for cost management, and 59% have adopted a unified cloud management strategy.
As enterprises look to optimise their infrastructure to fully harness the benefits of AI, they are increasingly adopting a cloud economics approach. The survey indicated that as data migration and AI-related applications continue to drive cloud investments, the importance of unified cost management strategies is also on the rise.
