New Study from Actian Reveals Only 4% of Companies Are Fully Ready for Generative AI

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-- A new industry study released by Actian, a leading hybrid data management and analytics company, reveals that despite widespread interest in generative AI, only 4% of organizations believe their data infrastructure is fully prepared to support successful deployment of these technologies.

The report, titled “Is Your Data Ready for Generative AI?”, surveyed hundreds of IT and data professionals across industries to assess how businesses are approaching the data challenges behind AI readiness. While many organizations are experimenting with generative AI tools, most are hitting significant roadblocks due to unstructured data, siloed systems, and underdeveloped governance practices.

Among the study’s key findings:

  • 78% of respondents say their company is exploring or experimenting with generative AI
  • 61% cite data quality or accessibility as a major barrier
  • Only 4% say they have complete confidence in their data readiness
  • Over half of companies lack standardized processes for data preparation

Emma McGrattan, CTO at Actian, emphasized the importance of solid data practices for AI success.

“Comprehensive data preparation is the key to ensuring generative AI applications can do their job effectively and deliver trustworthy results. Training AI models requires large volumes of high-quality data. We bring our extensive heritage in data and analytics to the table as we work closely with customers to ensure they’ve implemented thorough data preparation pipelines. This helps accelerate and validate their Generative AI projects, ensuring our customers achieve their desired objectives with confidence.”

As generative AI continues to reshape how organizations approach content creation, customer engagement, and internal workflows, Actian urges business and technology leaders to prioritize data readiness before scaling AI initiatives.

The full report is now available for download at https://www.actian.com/solutions/gen-ai-data-readiness/

Journalists or researchers seeking to reference the study or Emma McGrattan’s insights can find her professional profile here: Emma McGrattan on LinkedIn.

About Actian

Actian is a division of HCLSoftware and a trusted leader in hybrid data management, integration, and analytics. With decades of experience helping enterprises make better decisions with trusted data, Actian powers digital transformation for companies around the world.

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