As AI becomes a cornerstone of advanced technology, your data center, processes and people must evolve to meet its demands.

As businesses grow and technology advances, data centers must undergo significant transformations to stay ahead of the curve. IT leaders need to continuously address technical debt to ensure their data centers remain agile, efficient and capable of supporting cutting-edge innovations, particularly artificial intelligence (AI). The rise of AI has heightened the importance of data center transformations, as data-intensive, AI-powered solutions demand IT modernization in both technology and operations.

This year's priority report is all about AI: how to prepare your infrastructure — and your processes and people — for its requirements and impacts and the role it can play in cyber recovery.

Each section will cover why these topic areas should be prioritized, the risks of not doing so and steps for putting each item into action.

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