Industry Report

The Dual Disconnect: Why Your AI Maturity Now Fails To Scale

AI is making IT teams more productive. But while 90% of IT leaders report efficiency gains, many teams are overestimating their AI readiness. This “dual disconnect” is the culprit of wasted investments and poor governance.

How do you bridge the gap?

To truly lead in AI, IT leaders need to go beyond adding AI tools and begin focusing on the core infrastructure underlying their systems. Real AI readiness is about having secure, scalable foundations that let you move fast without breaking stuff.

Our Q1 2026 IT Trends Report gets deep into the real-world data on AI adoption in IT. Grab your copy to learn how 800+ IT leaders are setting the stage for true AI readiness at their organizations.

And How IT Unification is The Foundation for Driving Safe, Effective Adoption

What’s inside:

  • An objective AI readiness index to benchmark your current state
  • A deep dive into why 9 in 10 teams are increasing IT budgets (and where exactly those funds are going)
  • Insight into why 50% expect AI to create new specialized roles—not lost headcount—and how to prep your team
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