For CIOs, the enterprise ambition to deploy AI is outpacing execution and is impacting everything from talent to technology to operations.  The challenge to deploy is not coming from the technology itself, but rather the complexity that we have built into our enterprise IT environments.

The more deeply AI becomes embedded across the enterprise, the more dependencies it can introduce. More systems, integrations and data dependencies create additional operational and security considerations that must be managed as AI scales.

I saw this firsthand when we started looking at how to simplify our technology landscape. We had more than 1,500 software applications after years of growth, acquisitions and technology investment. That created a broad estate to operate and secure, and when I speak with other CIOs, I hear similar stories.