Reflections on the 2026 Open Data Infrastructure Report
Linux Foundation, Friday, October 2nd, 2026
Linux Foundation Research finds AI workloads now drive data infrastructure choices, with OpenSearch adoption trends.
Linux Foundation Research's Hilary Carter summarizes the 2026 Data Infrastructure Report on AI, governance and OpenSearch adoption, released at OpenSearchCon, which finds at least 83% of organizations run or plan AI workloads, rising above 90% among large enterprises.
Generative AI and LLM applications are the leading data infrastructure use case at 82%, drawing on log and operational data, transactional data and internal knowledge repositories.
84% say single-platform access to enterprise data is critical for AI, which strengthens demand for consolidated open source search and observability platforms.