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In this episode of ThinkCast, Gartner experts Autumn Stanish and Paul Delory break down what AI’s rapid rise really means for IT operations, and why doing nothing is no longer an option.
Drawing from their Opening Keynote presented at Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference, Autumn and Paul reveal the risks, realities and opportunities behind AI agents — and the urgent changes I&O teams must make to stay in front of the business instead of falling behind it.
You’ll learn:
- The growing risk of “AI agent sprawl” and how to prevent it
- Why outdated operating models make I&O the bottleneck for AI adoption
- How continuous operations creates the guardrails needed for safe, scalable AI
- The roadmap that prepares your infrastructure for AI agents today






