32% of Organizations Still Lack an AI Roadmap. The Window for Waiting Is Closing.

Adoption is accelerating globally -- but readiness isn't keeping pace. That gap is becoming expensive.

At the Dell Technologies Forum in Johannesburg, Mohammed Amin, Senior VP for CEEMETA at Dell Technologies, made the case that the organizations most at risk aren't the ones ignoring AI. They're the ones moving without infrastructure, data readiness, or a coherent strategy behind them.

Amin cited a striking statistic: 32% of organizations globally still lack an innovation roadmap that includes AI, data, and security. He argues those three elements are inseparable -- you can't successfully deploy AI without first ensuring data quality, building cybersecurity in from the architecture level, and designing infrastructure for future scale.

Key Takeaways

• The window for "wait-and-see" has closed. AI adoption in South Africa jumped from 42% to 67% in 12 months -- underscoring how fast the landscape is shifting globally. Organizations still building the internal case are already a cycle behind.
• Data readiness is the gate. "If your data is not ready, you will fail," Amin said. Most organizations underestimate the infrastructure work required before AI workloads can produce reliable results at scale.
• Agentic AI changes the workforce equation. Amin described agentic AI as technology that generates more opportunities for itself -- and warned that it will fundamentally reshape the job market, requiring organizations to have an AI strategy for their people, not just their platforms.

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