The author suggests a shift from a reactive to a proactive IT approach to overcome these challenges. This includes creating dedicated roles for reviewing the environment against best practices and developing an AI roadmap. Other steps include moving on-premises tech to the cloud, organizing data and security structure, training the team on generative AI, building a roadmap for automating manual processes, and implementing, evaluating, and improving the system.
Key takeaways:
- The reactive approach of IT professionals, conditioned to fix problems, is a major obstacle to the effective implementation of AI in businesses.
- For successful AI adoption, businesses need to fully utilize cloud capabilities, properly organize and secure their data, and improve employee technology adoption.
- Transitioning from a reactive to a proactive approach in IT involves creating dedicated roles for reviewing the environment against best practices and developing an AI roadmap, budget, and initiatives.
- Companies may need additional resources to make this transition, which could involve hiring more team members or bringing in an outside firm.