As AI becomes a key business innovation and competitive advantage driver, enterprises must rethink how their IT stack supports AI adoption. Many organizations currently implement AI as a bolt-on solution rather than integrating it into their IT stack’s core. However, this approach limits long-term differentiation and business impact. To unlock AI’s full potential, enterprises must transform their entire IT operating model, ensuring that AI is seamlessly embedded across infrastructure, middleware, databases, applications, and data layers.

This report explores the IT stack’s evolution in an AI-powered world, highlighting key enablers such as AI-driven infrastructure, advanced data engineering, and application modernization. It also examines system integrators’ essential role in helping enterprises navigate this transition. Beyond the technical aspects, the report touches upon broader IT operating model changes, including strategy and solution elements.

By providing a comprehensive view of what it takes to build an AI-ready enterprise, this report serves as a strategic guide for IT leaders, decision-makers, and business executives. It offers actionable insights into modernizing the IT stack, leveraging system integrators, and preparing for the fundamental shifts required to sustain AI-driven innovation. Enterprises can use this knowledge to develop a robust AI adoption strategy, ensuring long-term business value and competitive resilience in an AI-first future.

Scope

All industries and geographies

Contents

In this report, we explore:

• IT stack’s future in an AI-powered world
• AI enablement through infrastructure, applications, and data engineering
• System integrators’ role in making an enterprise IT stack AI-ready
• IT operating model’s other elements that will need changes

Memberships

Cloud and Infrastructure Services

Application Services

Sourcing and Vendor Management