81%About 4 in 5of cloud decision-makers say their organization uses generative AI, up from 72% a year earlier and 47% in 2024 (vendor survey)
81% of cloud decision-makers say their organization uses generative AI, up from 72% a year earlier and 47% in 2024 (vendor survey) (Winter 2025, Flexera, State of the Cloud Report)
Vendor dataChecked at source, 23 Oct 2026All sizesGlobalSaaS · Adoption
81% of cloud decision-makers say their organization uses generative AI, up from 72% a year earlier and 47% in 2024 (vendor survey) (Winter 2025).
81%
the latest figure (Winter 2025)
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type of source
Why you can trust it. Flexera, State of the Cloud Report: vendor data, a company measuring its own customers or panel. Global survey of more than 750 cloud decision-makers and users.
Vendor data: A company measuring its own customers or panel
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81% of cloud decision-makers say their organization uses generative AI, up from 72% a year earlier and 47% in 2024 (vendor survey)
Data period
Winter 2025 (ends 31 Dec 2025)
Published by the source
18 Mar 2026
Who is counted
Global survey of more than 750 cloud decision-makers and users.
In the source's words
AI has quickly moved from experimentation to operation, with 81% of respondents stating they are using generative AI, compared to 72% last year and 47% in 2024.
Checked at source
23 Oct 2026: Read on flexera.com press release, 18 Mar 2026. Vendor survey; waste is respondents' own estimate.
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Cite with attribution. Survey of 750+ cloud decision-makers and users; waste figure is respondents' own estimate.
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Flexera. (2026). 81% of cloud decision-makers say their organization uses generative AI, up from 72% a year earlier and 47% in 2024 (vendor survey). Via digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/saas/organizations-using-generative-ai-cloud
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"81% of cloud decision-makers say their organization uses generative AI, up from 72% a year earlier and 47% in 2024 (vendor survey)." Flexera, State of the Cloud Report, Winter 2025. digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/saas/organizations-using-generative-ai-cloud.
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What is the latest figure for adoption (Global)?
81% of cloud decision-makers say their organization uses generative AI, up from 72% a year earlier and 47% in 2024 (vendor survey), for Winter 2025, according to Flexera, State of the Cloud Report. We checked it at the source on 23 Oct 2026.
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