Enterprises buy AI compute faster than they can measure costs
A new VentureBeat Pulse Research survey of 107 enterprises reveals a significant gap between AI infrastructure spending and the ability to track its economics. Most organizations run AI on hyperscalers and model APIs, but the next dollar is aimed at specialized compute they rarely use today. GPU utilization is at 50% or less for 83% of respondents, and fewer than half rigorously track compute costs. A majority plan to switch or add providers within the year.

