India, Oct. 15 -- The 'Pacesetters' are 3x more likely to move AI pilots into production, and 72% more likely to report measurable value from AI

Leading networking and security provider Cisco has released the results from the third annual CiscoAI Readiness Index. A small but consistent group of companies - the 'Pacesetters,' about 17% of organizationssurveyed in India, and 13% globally, for the last three years - outperform their peers across every measure of AI value, captured for the first time in Cisco's global study of over 8,000 AI leaders across 30 markets and 26 industries.

The Pacesetters' sustained advantage indicates a new form of resilience: a disciplined, system-level approach that balances strategic drivers with the data an...