If you’re pushing ahead with AI while running on legacy data and VM environments, reading this HPE solution brief is worth your time. You’ll learn why AI outcomes depend on a modern, unified data foundation that brings storage, compute, and AI-ready data together from edge to cloud. HPE research shows a clear readiness gap: 22% of IT leaders say they’ve operationalized AI and 41% feel close behind, yet only 45% can run real-time data pushes or pulls, and fewer than 60% can handle most stages of data preparation. The article walks through four practical areas to close that gap: improving data accessibility, modernizing storage with hybrid cloud, automating data governance, and strengthening resilience, with 74% of IT leaders concerned about securing AI datasets and 86% focused on extending storage for AI. For more information on HPE data and VM solutions, contact us today.

