AI to Boost IT Infrastructure Demand, Spending: ISG Study
Key Highlights
- ➤Two-thirds of enterprises forecast moderate or major shortages of accelerated compute capacity through 2028
- ➤Dedicated AI infrastructure spending expected to increase nearly 9 percent by end-2028
- ➤AI cost and capacity is the top two-year infrastructure challenge, cited by 39 percent
- ➤Majority of enterprises expect greater MSP reliance for cloud, AI infrastructure and colocation
- ➤Only 52 percent of average enterprise infrastructure is visible through integrated observability
Expert Statements
Michael Dornan, ISG principal analyst and report co-author
“Enterprises are putting their money where their future workloads are.”
Michael Dornan, ISG principal analyst and report co-author
“As AI plays a growing role in operations, companies fear falling short of the computing power, memory and storage they need to keep scaling up AI use cases.”
Michael Dornan, ISG principal analyst and report co-author
“This is the biggest infrastructure challenge of the coming years.”
Angela Kreiter, ISG principal analyst and report co-author
“AI has begun to reshape both infrastructure needs and the way organizations address them internally and through partnerships.”
Angela Kreiter, ISG principal analyst and report co-author
“Over the next two years, enterprises and providers will need to evaluate the technology and economics of infrastructure sourcing and operations.”
Companies say AI adoption may cause shortages and increase reliance on providers for cloud, AI and data center capacity, new ISG research finds
Enterprises expect AI workloads to strain the capacity of internal and external data centers over the next two years, and they plan to significantly increase investments in dedicated AI infrastructure, according to a new research report from Information Services Group (ISG ) (Nasdaq: III ), a global AI-focused technology research and advisory firm.
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