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Ireland ’ s IT managers prepare for increased AI and cloud investment in 2025
A total of 93 % of IT managers in Ireland surveyed plan to increase cloud investment next year , while 95 % aim to boost AI investment .
Red Hat , a leading provider of opensource solutions , has announced new survey results highlighting key drivers for cloud and AI strategies among IT managers in Ireland over the next 18 months .
The research surveyed 300 IT managers from large businesses ( 500 + employees ) across Ireland . It explores the priorities and challenges they face as they navigate cloud complexity and execute AI strategies .
Robbie Byrne , Country Manager , Ireland , Red Hat , said : “ We believe that having greater choice , flexibility and independence at a platform level is going to be crucial for businesses looking to harness AI ’ s potential and navigate unknown disruption ahead .”
A total of 93 % of IT managers surveyed say their organisation plans to increase investment in cloud technology by 2025 , with a majority of these ( 43 %) planning growth by 5 %– 20 % and 38 % planning growth by 21 %– 50 %, while 10 % plan an increase of 51 % or more .
The top priority for cloud strategy for the next 18 months is cost optimisation , cited by 71 % of respondents . This is followed closely by cloud-native application development and DevOps ( 67 %); security , compliance and sovereignty regulatory requirements ( 67 %); and moving to hybrid / multi cloud , reducing dependence on a single provider ( 67 %).
Investment in AI is set to increase over the next year for 95 % of organisations , according to respondents , with a majority ( 42 %) planning an increase in the range of 5 %– 20 % and 33 % planning a 21 %– 50 % increase , while 19 % plan an increase of 51 % or more .
All IT managers surveyed see benefits in adopting enterprise open-source solutions for AI , including predictive and generative . Enhanced agility in hybrid cloud environments is seen as the top advantage ( 31 %), with improved ecosystem collaboration and integration coming in second place ( 30 %).
“ The survey results reflect the challenging dynamics we are seeing with our customers : a keen focus on innovation as they look to drive their Digital Transformation to the next level , while also needing to optimise costs ,” added Byrne .
“ Contemporary technologies such as automation , AI and cloud-native applications can bring efficiencies , but there are also headwinds such as internal silos , skills gaps and in some cases a lack of access to the right IT platforms .
“ We believe that having greater choice , flexibility and independence at a platform level is going to be crucial for businesses looking to harness AI ’ s potential and navigate unknown disruption ahead . We also see enterprise open-source playing a more important role than ever as organisations seek agility in a hybrid world .” p
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