This executive summary highlights results from a global survey of CIOs who are balancing risk reduction with pressure to adopt AI. Most leaders struggle with disparate systems, rising cloud and energy costs, and technical debt that restrict innovation. While 93% see AI as transformative, concerns remain about infrastructure readiness and rapidly expanding data volumes. The document stresses the need to simplify architectures, optimize cloud mix, modernize storage, and invest early in scalable, resilient infrastructure capable of supporting AI growth while controlling cost and risk.

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