The race to outpace:
How AI and automation are driving European enterprises across the finish line
Research Report
European enterprises are embracing AI and automation at an impressive rate. Over the past two years, organizations across the continent have invested an average of €103.4M million in these technologies, driving substantial returns.
This survey, conducted by Digitate and Sapio Research, explores the state of enterprise AI and automation adoption across seven European countries: Benelux, Finland, France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. It examines strategies, challenges, risks, the future outlook and technology implementation plans.
Some key findings from the research include:
- 60% of organizations report significant time savings, 57% cite increased efficiency, and 55% have seen higher productivity as a result of their AI and automation implementations
- IT operations is the leading area for deployment, with 81% of organizations using automation and 62% using AI in their IT departments
- 94% of organizations plan to change their cloud strategy over the next 2-3 years, with 54% transitioning to a multi-cloud strategy
- Organizations expect a dramatic shift toward autonomous operations in the next five years, with the number of companies using automation that learns and adapts with minimal human input projected to more than double from 7% to 20%.
The full report covers even more topics, including regional variations in adoption and implementation of these technologies.
This European survey follows a similar study conducted by Digitate in the U.S., which revealed a significant shift towards autonomous operations, The U.S. survey, titled “How AI and automation are shaping the enterprise roadmap”, highlighted that enterprises are rapidly embracing AI and automation, with 26% of IT leaders reported plans to implement machine-operated tasks for fully autonomous systems within five years.
