According to the ‘2025 AI Skills Report’ by Pluralsight, 65% of organizations had to abandon AI projects due to a lack of AI skills. Don’t be another statistic; invest in your staff.
AI is easily accessible for enterprises of all sizes. However, just because it is available doesn’t mean your staff are prepared to use it. Without upskilling and staff involvement, AI projects might end up dead on arrival.
AI is well known to stoke employee fear of being replaced in the workplace. According to the “2025 AI Skills Report” by Pluralsight, 34% of tech professionals feel that it is extremely or very likely that they will be replaced by AI. However, that hasn’t slowed workplace adoption — the same report found that 84% of executives and IT professionals say using AI has made their lives easier.
IT pros can use AI in various areas, including the following:
- AI cloud services management.
- Data modeling and analysis.
- Task automation.
- Data library and software framework management.
- Retrieval-augmented generation.
- Natural language processing.
AI’s success within the organization hinges on creating a collaborative journey with staff. According to “Winning the AI Race” by Great Place To Work, three out of four employees said they would be excited to use AI at work if their company were more transparent about how AI could improve their workflow. They are also very interested in being trained on AI tools.
By investing in comprehensive upskilling programs, enterprises can bridge the knowledge gap and empower employees to use AI tools effectively.
Kathleen Casey is site editor for SearchCloudComputing. She plans and oversees the site, and she covers various cloud subjects, including infrastructure management, development and security.
