Research topic

Enterprise AI value and data readiness

Returns from AI follow the data underneath it.

Overview

Most organizations report some return from AI; far fewer report strong returns. The clearest dividing line in the survey evidence is data that is ready to use and the pipelines that keep it that way. We track AI value research, data readiness and enterprise software economics.

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October 2026
Governance before scale
Firms with fully AI-ready data report broad or strong returns at 81%, against 12% for those with partially ready data; only 8% say their data is fully ready.

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Enterprise AI value and data readiness

Governance before scale

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