AI workloads don't wait. See what IDC says about shifting to strategic infrastructure—combining modular compute with unified operations to reduce complexity and support your AI-driven data center.

Every enterprise is under the same pressure: keep traditional workloads running while making room for AI. The infrastructure decisions you make today will determine whether your team is enabling the business—or just keeping the lights on.

Sponsored by Cisco, this IDC Spotlight examines the industry shift toward strategic infrastructure models. The report provides an analyst assessment of how modern compute platforms, paired with a unified digital control plane, help organizations manage complexity while supporting emerging AI workloads.

Inside the paper, you'll find:

• Why manual IT operations will inevitably break under the weight of AI—and how to pivot to strategic, policy-driven infrastructure.
• How to deploy GPU-heavy AI workloads faster by shifting to a modular, adaptable hardware architecture.
• The secret to scaling operations without multiplying complexity, using a unified digital control plane.
• How Cisco UCS and Intersight bring consistent governance, visibility, and automation across your data center, edge, and hybrid cloud.
• The measurable business outcomes you can expect when you transition from fragmented device management to policy-driven governance.