Cios

• IBM reports that AI spending is projected to surge from under 15% of total IT budgets in 2025 to nearly 25% by 2027. • Security and compliance concerns are the primary obstacles to scaling, with nearly 59% of respondents identifying these as top barriers. • The study highlights operational instability, noting that surveyed organizations experienced an average of 54 AI agent incidents requiring human intervention over the past year.

• US CIOs and CTOs are taking tougher lines with SaaS vendors during the 'SaaSpocalypse' cost-cutting wave on April 8, 2026. • Half of senior security leaders report that at least 25% of past-year cybersecurity incidents were AI-enabled. • Leaders demand stricter SLAs and pricing transparency as AI risks amplify SaaS vulnerabilities.