Indian IT leaders most confident in digital infrastructure’s readiness for AI across Asia-Pacific: survey

According to the Equinix 2023 Global Tech Trends Survey, more than eight out of 10 IT leaders surveyed in India (85%) believe that their existing IT infrastructure is ready for the demands of AI, while only 56% in Asia-Pacific have certainty about the ability of their infrastructure for AI.

The survey, which examined IT leaders’ responses to AI advances in their organisations, comes after a year of significant AI breakthroughs that saw the technology rapidly deployed in applications across both the business-to-business and business-to-consumer sectors.

The data shows that AI uptake is on the rise across all industry sectors, with more than 90% of the IT decision-makers polled in India seeking to benefit from the advantages of AI and already using or planning to use it across multiple key functions. Organisations are most likely to be using AI, or planning to do so, in IT operations (93%), followed by e-commerce (93%), and customer experience (92%).

“In a disruptive world, agility is vital for driving innovation. Indian IT leaders must proactively address threats like cyberattacks, security breaches, and data leaks while complying with evolving data privacy regulations. Prioritising cybersecurity and assessing risks is crucial, as is leveraging transformative technologies like 5G, AI, and IoT,” said Manoj Paul, managing director, Equinix India.

“AI, especially generative AI, has made significant strides, and its adoption in India is growing tremendously. AI will catalyse intelligent applications, empowering organisations to thrive in a dynamic digital landscape. Embracing AI is the key to resilience, competitive advantage, and sustainable growth,” Paul added.

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Asia-Pacific remains a strong region projected to contribute around 70% of global growth in 2023. Findings from the survey confirm that 58% of Indian businesses are planning to expand to new countries in the next 12 months.In addition to digital infrastructure updates, the survey also highlighted the need for education and collaboration to enable IT teams to optimise the deployment of this infrastructure, with AI and machine learning expertise being the most sought after (56%) by those growing their IT teams.