Build your AI future: cloud trends, partner insights & strategy
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This month, we're exploring the essential foundations for successful AI, especially as we move towards AI-driven everything. In this landscape, AI isn't just an add-on, but a fundamental building block. We'll explore the bedrock of cloud, data, and strategy that turns AI potential into a tangible reality. We'll also dive into the key trends shaping the cloud landscape, drawing insights from our Cloud Trend Report 2025, and see how our partners AWS, ServiceNow (recognising the work of Devoteam - 1 min read), Google Cloud (We just won the 2025 Partner of the Year award! - 1 min read), and Microsoft are leading the charge. 🏗️
Here's what we've gathered for you:
💡 10+ articles on strategy, data, cloud, and governance
📊 2 insightful whitepapers on data silos and governance
👥 2 perspectives on the crucial human element
🎧 1 podcast episode featuring a CIO's take
🌱 Insights on Sustainability & Sovereignty in AI
... And inspiring success stories showing foundations in action!
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The recent AI whirlwind has certainly captured everyone's attention lately … But AI enthusiasm can’t be mistaken for guaranteed lasting impact as sustainable success isn't built on hype. It's built on solid strategy, balancing innovation with responsibility.
As AI becomes the innovation engine, jumping in without a clear plan often leads to costly dead ends (3 min read). It’s crucial to focus on strategy over shiny tools for effective AI adoption (5 min read). Indeed, it’s essential to understand that not every problem requires the most complex Generative AI solution (3 min read).
🤯 But where do you start?
Assessing your organisation's AI readiness is key (20 min read). Understanding your current capabilities, data maturity, and strategic goals helps define a realistic roadmap with leadership buy-in and the right skills. Explore the five AI leadership essential skills (5 min read) needed to guide the journey.
AI is fundamentally data-driven. Without the right data foundation, even the most advanced algorithms will falter.
Understanding why data is key to your transformation (5 min read) is the first step. The trend towards democratising data and AI means making information more available and usable, empowering more people to make data-driven decisions. 🦾
📰 Are Data Silos Crushing Your AI Plans (1 min read)? This whitepaper explores how to break fragmented information down.
Building modern Data Platforms For AI Innovation (5 min read), potentially embracing distributed architectures and modern integration tools like Fivetran (just got named EMEA Partner of the Year!) (1 min read), is essential, perhaps marking the end of ETLs (3 min read) as we know them, enabling the seamless flow AI requires.
📺 See how M6 leveraged their data lake for GenAI innovation (10 min read)
🤝🏻 Need help to unify your data? Explore Devoteam's Data-driven expertise (10 min read), strengthened by our recent achievement of Elite Partner status with Snowflake! (5 min read).
The cloud provides the scalability, flexibility, and power needed for demanding AI workloads. This is crucial as we enter the era of the AI-driven everything, where AI is woven into the fabric of digital solutions.
But choosing the right cloud deployment model for AI transformation (5 min read) is critical – public, private, hybrid, or multi-cloud? The answer depends on your specific needs.
We're also seeing the rise of AI agents (10 min read) – more autonomous systems that can perform tasks – and a push towards smaller, efficient models for specific tasks. Leveraging managed AI services (5 min read) can also help optimise, secure & scale your AI initiatives (3 min read) effectively.
✅ See how Vancelian leveraged AWS Cloud for their AI journey (5 min read)
✅ Discover how Devoteam used data & AI to drastically reduce the calculation time for cashflow simulations for Ardian (1 min read)
Once your foundations are laid, robust governance and operational practices are essential for long-term success and trust. In fact, security and governance are paramount trends in themselves.
🌐Implementing AI governance offers your pathway to responsible and empowered AI. This includes critical aspects like Generative AI data governance and addressing the lack of visibility many companies have in their ML stack.
🔒 As AI capabilities grow, so does the need for security. We must focus on strengthening AI security to match AI innovation (3 min read), potentially adopting zero-trust principles. Delve deeper into the security and governance paradigm shift with our whitepaper: AI Governance Cybersecurity Paradigm Shift (1 min read).
🗨 Explainable AI (XAI) and algorithmic traceability are emerging as essential pillars for ensuring responsible AI governance (5 min read) that balances performance with trust. Each organisation must navigate this complex landscape, considering local regulations and risk exposure.
Robust MLOps practices are also key for reliably getting AI solutions into production and enabling effective governance: MLOps AI Production Solutions (3 min read).
🔁 Let's not forget sustainability: while AI can help address environmental challenges, its computational demands impact energy. Focusing on energy-efficient algorithms, renewable energy for infrastructure, and optimising applications is vital for responsible AI development.
Technology is only one part of the equation. True transformation is people centric AI (5 min read). Fostering the right culture, skills, and collaboration is the heart of any successful AI initiative, especially as AI agents may reshape how teams work.
Hear directly from a leader on this topic in our podcast: CIO Confessions Ep 1 Why People Are Key To Success In The Age Of AI (30 min listen). Investing in your people ensures your AI journey is not just technologically advanced but also human-centred and sustainable.
From strategic planning and data readiness to cloud selection, governance, and empowering your people – laying these strong foundations is your launchpad for success in the AI-driven era. 🚀
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