WorkThe story, in brief
The AI-first workday is here, but is the data layer ready to handle it?
97% of enterprises funded agentic AI. Only 18% deployed it. Here's why: data governance is the invisible blocker.
The KeyNews take
Why it matters
As enterprises race to deploy agentic AI, data quality and governance have emerged as the critical constraint separating budget allocation from actual deployment—a structural bottleneck that will define competitive advantage in 2026.
The key facts
5 to know97% of enterprises have committed budget to agentic AI
Only 18% have fully deployed agentic AI in production
Data quality, integration, and governance cited as primary blockers
Source: Qlik Technologies Agentic AI Study
Gap analysis: 79-point spread between commitment and deployment
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Publisher excerpt: As “deploy fast” meets enterprise reality, data governance has quickly emerged as the bottleneck between AI ambition and outcomes. The disconnect is measurable. In their Agentic AI Study, Qlik Technologies Inc. found that while 97% of enterprises have committed budget to agentic AI, only 18% have…