AWS report: Generative AI overtakes security in global tech budgets for 2025

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Generative AI tools have surpassed cybersecurity as the top budget priority for global IT leaders heading into 2025, according to a comprehensive new study released today by Amazon Web Services. The AWS Generative AI Adoption Index, which surveyed 3,739 senior IT decision makers across nine countries, reveals that 45% of organizations plan to prioritize generative AI spending over traditional IT investments like security tools (30%) — a significant shift in corporate technology strategies as businesses race to capitalize on AI’s transformative potential. “I don’t think it’s cause for concern,” said Rahul Pathak, Vice President of Generative AI and AI/ML Go-to-Market at AWS, in an exclusive interview with VentureBeat. “The way I interpret that is that customers’ security remains a massive priority. What we’re seeing with AI being such a major item from a budg ... Read full article.