Study highlights the divide between AI leaders and AI laggards illustrating value of unified data approach

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 25 April 2024 - NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the intelligent data infrastructure company, today released its second annual Cloud Complexity Report. The report analyzes the experiences of global technology decision makers deploying AI at scale and shows a stark contrast between AI leaders and AI laggards. This year's report provides global insights into the progress, readiness, challenges, and momentum since last year's report, what we can learn from both the AI leaders and AI laggards, and the critical role of a unified data infrastructure in achieving AI success.

"AI is only as good as the data that fuels it," said Pravjit Tiwana, General Manager and Senior Vice President of Cloud Storage at NetApp. "Both the AI leaders and AI laggards show us that in the prevailing hybrid IT environment, the more unified and reliable your data, the more likely your AI initiatives are to be successful."

"APAC leaders today recognize the efficiency and innovation gains offered by AI; however, the data shows adoption variations between industries and geographies in the region," said Matthew Swinbourne, CTO Cloud Architecture at NetApp Asia Pacific. "Whether companies are AI leaders or AI laggards, optimizing IT environments before deploying AI must be top of mind to see the best return from investment."

There is a Significant Divide Between AI Leaders and AI Laggards

The report found a clear divide between AI leaders and AI laggards across several areas including: