©️ Tech-Influence for Dell Technologies 2025
Growing organizations are under pressure to adopt AI but often lack the strategy, resources, data quality, and infrastructure to operationalize it effectively. This whitepaper provides a clear, practical roadmap for small and midsize organizations to begin or scale their generative AI initiatives. Drawing on research from the Enterprise Strategy Group and real-world market insights, it breaks down the core challenges — from unclear AI strategies and limited expertise to data access issues, security concerns, and infrastructure gaps. It then outlines how the Dell AI Factory helps organizations simplify adoption, right-size AI investments, protect critical data, and maximize ROI with flexible deployment models and integrated security capabilities.
AI adoption is accelerating among small and midsize organizations.The paper notes that 33% of SMBs already have generative AI in production, and 68% expect it to deliver significant value in efficiency, productivity, and innovation.
Top challenges include lack of expertise, data issues, and integration complexity.SMBs cite employee skill gaps (42%), poor data quality (36%), and legacy system integration (31%) as major barriers to AI success.
Growing organizations need partners who can simplify and “right-size” AI.The whitepaper stresses that overbuilding AI infrastructure wastes resources, while underbuilding limits performance — making flexible, scalable AI solutions essential.
Dell AI Factory offers an end-to-end approach for operationalizing generative AI.Dell provides flexible deployment options (edge, on-premise, colocation, cloud), expert consulting, and validated partner solutions to streamline AI adoption.
Built-in security and data protection reduce AI-related risk.With enterprise-grade security across hardware, firmware, and infrastructure, Dell helps organizations safeguard critical data and maintain compliance while scaling AI workloads.