India, March 11 -- As enterprises push AI from pilots into production, the real challenge is no longer ambition. It is readiness. In a conversation with Dataquest, Sonia Ahluwalia, VP - Cloud Practice, Kyndryl India, unpacks the early signs of cloud-led AI immaturity, the hidden execution taxes in hybrid environments, and why governance, observability, and operational discipline matter more than cloud adoption alone. Excerpts.

As enterprises move from experimentation to scaled AI adoption, the early signals of readiness gaps usually appear long before they become visible. Cloud strategies are increasingly shaped by a small set of priorities, including alignment with hyperscaler innovation, continuous modernisation, automation-led operati...