Blue Mantis Launches AI Readiness Portfolio to Guide Mid-Market Enterprises Into the Next Era of Secure AI Adoption

As artificial intelligence races from experimentation to execution, mid-market companies are facing a painful reality: they want to innovate, but they don’t yet have the infrastructure, data hygiene, or governance to do it safely. Blue Mantis—a security-first IT services provider with a three-decade history in digital transformation—is stepping into that gap with its new AI Readiness & Enablement portfolio.

Building a Bridge Between Ambition and Readiness

The portfolio, announced today, aims to help organizations move from curiosity to capability, covering every phase of AI adoption—from strategic planning and use-case identification to implementation and ongoing improvement. The initiative responds to a growing demand from mid-market enterprises that see AI’s potential but struggle with fragmented data systems, unclear governance models, and mounting cybersecurity concerns.

“AI is no longer a future ambition. It is an urgent reality reshaping how businesses operate,” said Jeff Cratty, Vice President of Cloud and Innovation at Blue Mantis. “Yet many mid-market organizations lack the expertise and resources to effectively seize their potential. With this portfolio, Blue Mantis brings the strategy, security and execution customers require to move from uncertainty to transformation.”

A Framework Built on Security and Trust

Blue Mantis has long positioned itself at the intersection of cybersecurity and modernization. Its latest framework—“assess, modernize, manage, and secure”—extends that philosophy into AI, giving clients a structured path to adopt generative and predictive systems responsibly.

The AI Readiness & Enablement offerings include:

• AI Strategy & Vision Readiness: Crafting board-level strategies and defining organizational preparedness for AI.

• AI Use Case Development: Prioritizing initiatives that deliver measurable business value.

• AI Readiness & Data Foundation Assessment: Evaluating infrastructure, governance, and data quality to ensure a secure, scalable base for AI deployment.

By combining its cloud modernization expertise with rigorous cybersecurity and data governance, Blue Mantis aims to eliminate the “AI chaos” many enterprises experience when experimenting without a cohesive plan.

From Point Solutions to End-to-End Modernization

Unlike consulting firms that deliver isolated assessments or pilot projects, Blue Mantis is pitching a full lifecycle approach—one that doesn’t just prepare organizations for AI but keeps them secure and optimized once they begin deploying it at scale. The company says the framework will help clients reduce risk, accelerate time-to-value, and establish governance practices that ensure sustainable innovation rather than short-term experimentation.

Why It Matters

For many mid-sized businesses, AI readiness isn’t a luxury—it’s a survival issue. Large enterprises are already building data pipelines and AI governance models, leaving smaller players at risk of falling behind. Blue Mantis’s move highlights a growing realization across the IT services landscape: secure AI adoption is not just a technology challenge but an operational and cultural transformation.

With offices in Portsmouth, Boston, Tampa Bay, Toronto, and Bangalore, Blue Mantis serves more than 2,500 organizations worldwide. Backed by private equity firm Recognize, the company’s latest push into AI readiness signals a broader industry shift—one where modernization and security can no longer be treated as separate conversations.

For more information on the AI Readiness & Enablement portfolio, visit Blue Mantis.