FEATURE: EDGE
“ By combining this with the cloud’ s strength in large-scale analytics and model training, businesses can unlock faster, more efficient and context-aware AI capabilities.”
Budget increases reflect strategic importance more, while 60 % report moderate increases of up to 25 %.
Larger businesses( 500 + employees) are more aggressive in their investments, with 39 % reporting significant budget increases compared to 23 % of midsized organizations( 250 – 500 employees).
Edge AI’ s strategic importance is reflected in rising budgets, with 90 % of CIOs reporting increases for 2025. Three in ten( 30 %) organizations are significantly increasing edge AI budgets by 25 % or
This survey, conducted by Censuswide between February 26, 2025 and March 4, 2025, interviewed 301US CIOs aged 25 years and older and excluded sole traders. p
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