- Nearly three-quarters of CIOs say MACs are now used for AI treatment in the company
- The survey shows that 96% expect MAC investments to rise over the next two years
- Cios cited security, privacy and hardware performance as leading reasons for Mac -adoption
US companies adopt Macs not only for creative work or app development – but as infrastructure for AI, new research has claimed.
The figures from a MacStadium survey of 300 CIOs reported 73% cite AI treatment as the top use of Apple hardware today.
Almost all respondents said Apple Technologies are important to their IT strategies, with 22% calling them “mission-critical”. Apple now accounts for an average of almost two-thirds (63%) of the company’s endpoints, and 96% of Cios said they expect Mac investments to rise over the next 12 to 24 months.
Mac -Investing to rise
Ken Tacelli, CEO of MacTadium, said the conclusions confirm what the company has seen.
“Apple is no longer just for developers. MACS drives AI workloads, performing teams, creative functions and business-wide workflows,” he said.
“As organizations speed up their cloud strategies, Apple infrastructure has become an important, business-ready component of IT environments.”
AI workloads are already ahead of traditional tasks such as iOS and macOS app development of 68%.
Barley, testing and implementation of workflows came in 61%, followed by distance disc functions of 51%and edge calculation of 46%.
Security and privacy are the most important drivers for adoption. Hardware security features, insulation models and Apple Silicon appealed to companies implementing private, cloud -based AI.
Nearly two-thirds (60%) of Cios said Apple Silicon was strongly affecting their decision to expand Mac use, while a third (33%) said it affected them something. Only 7% said it had no influence.
Cloud implementation was another factor as the vast majority (97%) of CIOs reported to use Mac infrastructure in the cloud, with 77% saying they used it extensively, supporting external workforce and scaling AI-activated workflows.
In general, the results suggest MACs change from a niche role in development to a broader role as infrastructure.
