YOUR GUIDE TO AI READINESS IN 2025
AI is no longer about experimentation, it is about how quickly organisations can turn pilots into measurable value. AI Readiness Index 2025 by Cisco reveals a small group of Pacesetters who are already doing this, and the gaps holding everyone else back, from infrastructure strain to emerging security risks and AI Infrastructure Debt.
With this report, you will explore the global benchmarks, pressures and opportunities that define AI readiness today, and gain a practical lens to assess where your organisation stands and what to prioritise next.
💡Inside, you’ll find:
- Value Follows Readiness, how Pacesetters turn AI pilots into profit, productivity and new revenue
- The Six Pillars Of AI Readiness, strategy, infrastructure, data, governance, talent and culture explained
- Agentic AI, why the rise of AI agents will radically increase workloads and risk
- AI Infrastructure Debt, the hidden bottleneck that can slow innovation and how to spot early warning signs
- Security And Governance, what it takes to protect data, models and autonomous systems
- Action Priorities, practical steps to move from experimenting with AI to scaling it across the enterprise