Enterprise I&O Strategies

Enterprise Infrastructure & Operations Strategies is aimed at technology leaders who with to shift to a strategy-driven model and have greater impact on business outcomes. Key themes will be Strategy, Product-thinking, Operating Models, Leadership and Decision Frameworks, with a focus on the core elements that are relevant to Infrastructure and Operations.

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Takeaways from Gartner IO&CS 2025 (Las Vegas)

IO&CS reflected a realistic and pragmatic perspective of how AI is rapidly changing enterprise I&O, while acknowledging that autonomous AI's contribution to improved operations is years away, and that the cost of AI tools is likely to rise to pay for the huge costs of building AI data centers.

EAE Retrospective: 26 Episodes, 5 Themes, and What's Next

An analysis of past EAE episodes, highlighting the themes that connect the shows together: Orchestration, AI, Skill Gaps, Business Value, Strategic Thinking, and Change Management & Governance. 2026 will continue this focus, as well as bringing more practitioners and industry experts as guests.

AI Tools in DevOps Survey Results

Enterprise adoption of AI development tools is happening more quickly than expected, changing how developers work and impacting existing processes for change and release management. The rapid adoption has forced I&O leaders to catch up, driving changes to automation, security, risk management…

I&O Resilience Is Not Optional

Infrastructure failures are going to happen, I&O leaders need to understand how dependencies may cause outages to critical business processes, take steps to reduce the likelihood and impact, and engage with stakeholders and executives to agree on acceptable risk levels and mitigation strategies.

Axistra Group will be at Gartner IO&CS 2025

Tom O'Rourke will be attending Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies 2025 in Las Vegas (December 9-11)

Welcome to EIOS

Enterprise Infrastructure and Operations (I&O) is a critical element of most businesses, yet often ignored as a strategic capability, receiving executive attention only when there is a failure that impacts business processes.

The Business Case for Automation Investments

Getting approval for new automation investments requires building a business case with a cost analysis, expected business benefit, and assessment of project complexity and risk.