By EDM Association
Published on TDAN.com
Across industries, CEOs and executive teams are asking how AI can improve productivity, reduce costs, strengthen decision-making, and create new sources of competitive advantage. Organizations are making significant investments in AI platforms, infrastructure, and talent while accelerating efforts to move from experimentation to enterprise-wide adoption.
But a critical question is often missing from the conversation:
Is the organization actually ready to scale AI?
The 2026 EDM Association Global Data Management Benchmark Report suggests that, for many organizations, the answer is not yet.
Based on responses from more than 435 organizations across more than 50 countries, the report reveals a widening gap between enterprise AI ambition and the organizational foundations required to support it. While AI adoption is accelerating, many companies continue to struggle with strategy, accountability, funding, governance, architecture, and workforce readiness.
The implication for CEOs is straightforward: AI readiness is an enterprise data management question.