Eaton report: Companies are increasingly relinquishing legacy tech for AI/ML (Image: Eaton) Eaton reports shift in digital transformation readiness, with data centres driving AI adoption as companies overcome traditional infrastructure barriers Legacy infrastructure constraints are no longer the primary obstacle to digital transformation, according to research from Eaton, the power management solutions provider . Significantly, the percentage of companies citing legacy technology as a barrier to digitalisation has decreased from 33% to 23% over the past two years. “This research shows how urgently businesses want to implement digital technologies that deliver the benefits of AI and ML.” Vice-President of Digital Offer Management at Eaton, Mark Roces Such a stark shift comes as data centres expand their infrastructure to support artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) initiatives across multiple sectors. These technologies use computer systems to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as pattern recognition and decision making. Data centres leading in digital transformation The research from Eaton indicates that 42.3% of data centre operators are upgrading facilities, while 38.6% are expanding capacity. Additionally, a further 32.8% are focusing on improving the utilisation of IT assets – the servers, storage and networking equipment that form the foundation of […]
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