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Companies push AI, sysadmins keep it on a short leash

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In 2024, sysadmins expected AI to automate patch management optimization, vulnerability prioritization, infrastructure monitoring, and incident response within two years. Action1’s 2026 Survey Report: AI Impact on Sysadmins found that those expectations proved overly optimistic. The largest shortfalls appeared in high-impact operational and security functions, where AI needs to understand business context, system dependencies, risk, and the consequences of an incorrect action. Areas with the widest expectation-reality gaps (Source: Action1) Sysadmins view patch management and … More → The post Companies push AI, sysadmins keep it on a short leash appeared first on Help Net Security .

First report: AI and Automation Fall Short of Sysadmin Expectations — infosecurity-magazine.com, 12d