# ​AI Is Dominating IT Budgets: Are You Making The Right Cuts?

> Source: <https://www.machinebrief.com/news/ai-is-dominating-it-budgets-are-you-making-the-right-cuts-69e9>
> Published: 2026-08-13 12:45:00+00:00

# AI Is Dominating IT Budgets: Are You Making The Right Cuts?

By David Bennett, Forbes Councils MemberSource:

[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)Data protection and cyber resiliency are far too often a checkbox for C-suite leaders, deprioritized in favor of flashy tools or AI solutions.

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