More than half (55%) of IT professionals say their company is consolidating its set of software tools as part of its AI adoption strategy.

That's according to a survey conducted by Software Finder of 272 US-based IT decision-makers, operations leads, department heads, and business owners.

An infographic (below) covers key findings from the research.

It looks at which parts of the tech stack are being impacted most, why businesses are cutting or replacing tools, the top barriers slowing the purchase of AI-enabled tools, and how businesses are validating the claims of AI vendors.