ISG to Study Providers of AI-ready Infrastructure Solutions

Core Insights - ISG has initiated a research study focused on providers that assist enterprises in building AI-ready infrastructure to support AI training, inference, and deployment at scale [1][2] - The upcoming ISG Provider Lens® report, titled "AI-ready Infrastructure Solutions," is set to be published in July 2026, evaluating companies that deliver integrated AI infrastructure platforms and GPU-as-a-service (GPUaaS) offerings [1] Group 1: Research Focus - The study aims to assess providers' capabilities in delivering performance, efficiency, and ease of management for enterprise AI buildouts [1] - Enterprises are increasingly pressured to balance performance with cost clarity, power consumption, compliance, and resilience, making clarity and architectural coherence from providers essential [1][2] Group 2: Market Trends - The market is transitioning from general-purpose infrastructure to solutions that enhance performance, efficiency, and management ease, with enterprises seeking integrated AI systems and consumption-based models [1] - Providers are expected to simplify deployment, orchestration, and lifecycle management while offering access to high-performance accelerators without long-term capital commitments [1] Group 3: Evaluation Quadrants - The research will produce two quadrants: one for GPU as a Service (GPUaaS) and another for Integrated AI Infrastructure Systems, evaluating their ability to support model development, training, deployment, and inference [1] - The GPUaaS quadrant will focus on providers delivering GPU resources through flexible commercial models, emphasizing predictable performance and pricing transparency [1] Group 4: Global Reach - The study will cover the global AI-ready infrastructure solutions market, examining products and services available worldwide, with a focus on enhancing enterprise AI capabilities [1] - ISG's research will include expanded customer experience data to measure actual enterprise experiences with specific provider services and solutions [1]