Gartner reports that global supply chains now confront compounding geopolitical and AI-driven challenges, forcing procurement and logistics leaders to rethink risk management. The analyst notes rising constraints on chip sourcing, talent acquisition for AI roles, and regulatory fragmentation.
The findings underscore that infrastructure resilience is no longer just about node diversity or backup vendors—it increasingly requires visibility into data residency, export controls, and semiconductor allocation across geographies. Enterprise leaders are shifting investment to redundancy and localization strategies.