2025年人工智能准备度报告

Presented by Climb Channel Solutions Table of Contents Executive Summary and Introduction������������������������������������������������3Methodology and The Respondents��������������������������������������������������4 Executive Summary and Introduction As an IT distributor, we know the demand for AI is real, immediate, and growing�Butwhere exactly are organisations on their AI journey? Does readiness vary betweenregions? And most importantly, where can partners make the biggest impact in To find out, we ran an independent AI Readiness Survey of 600 AI and IT decision makers in large enterprisesacross the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, and Germany. Our goal was to get a clear, data-driven viewof how prepared organisations really are for AI adoption. The survey looked at maturity, barriers, investment, The findings are eye-opening. More than half the workforce is already using AI tools, often withoutleadership visibility. Over 54% of respondents admitted entering confidential business or customer data intoAI platforms, while 43% said their organisation has no clear definition of what’s safe to use. Adoption is racing But there are encouraging signals too. A majority of organisations (56.2%) believe that AI will help them meettheir ESG goals, and more than half (54.7%) plan to increase investment in AI-driven sustainability initiativesover the next three years. Across all three regions, productivity (33.8%), cost savings (33.5%), and revenue It’s not enough to just talk about AI. At Climb, we want to understand how AI is really being used, where thegaps are, and what support partners need to close them. With 62% of organisations across the UK, Ireland,and Germany already harnessing AI, adoption is well underway – but governance and security are still That’s why we’re putting data in the hands of our partners: to help them have important conversations, buildstronger frameworks, guide customers through risk, and ensure AI investments translate into real business Roberta McCrossanEMEA Marketing Director, Climb Methodology and The Respondents This report is based on an independent survey conducted by Censuswide on behalf of Climb Channel Solutionsin July/August 2025. The research was carried out with 600 enterprise respondents across the UK, Ireland, and The survey explored the full spectrum of AI readiness, from maturity to governance, security, sustainability, andcultural attitudes. Respondents were asked not only how they are deploying AI today, but also what barriers theyface, how employees are being supported, and what role they expect AI to play in their organisations over the Findings were analysed at both a regional and overall level to highlight common patterns as well as country-specificcontrasts. The result is a data-driven picture of how organisations are approaching AI adoption in practice, and Company size: •UK and Germany – enterprises with over 500 employees•Ireland – enterprises with over 250 employees Roles and seniority: •C-level IT leadership (CIOs, CTOs, CISOs) make up over a third of respondents.•A further 21% hold heads of security and technical roles (head of security ops, head of AI, head ofcyber threat intelligence, head of IT security solutions/architecture) Industry sectors: •The dataset is IT-heavy – 40% of respondents are from IT and telecoms, influencing the technicaldepth of use cases. Key Findings Many organisations are using AIwithout realising its benefits.1 Partnerships are underused in scaling AI�55% of organisations plan to expand AI initiatives and 52% expect to increase investment,yet 47% are not engaging with resellers or vendors.Additionally, 56% reveal there is increasing demand 53.5% place themselves in the “AI Gap” where toolsare in use, but value is not being delivered. Nearly halflack the policies, strategies, or frameworks to turn AI Ireland reports stronger impactthan the UK or Germany� Security concerns are spread 45% of Irish respondents say AI has already improvedtheir organisation, compared with 33.5% in the UK and25.5% in Germany. Adoption is widespread, but the Respondents cited data privacy (36.2%), compliance(33%), bias (29.8%), data theft (28.5%), insider threats(28.3%), and deepfakes (28.3%) as their biggest securityconcerns when it comes to AI usage. No single risk Large enterprises expect quickreturns but face slow delivery� In Ireland, 40% of organisations expect ROI within 1-6months. In the UK it’s 27% and in Germany 28.5%. AI is being integrated intosustainability strategies� Training has not reached the 56.2% say AI will help them meet ESG goals, 52.67%already measure the environmental output/input ofAI solutions, and 56.7% believe that the sustainability 49.2% of organisations have trained fewer than half oftheir staff, and only 7.2% have trained more than 80%. Compliance with the EU AIAct is far from assured� People will decide AI’s success� Only 51.3% believe their strategy is compliant. 45%admit that