The AI Readiness Illusion: 86% of Organizations Say Data Concerns Delay or Derail AI Projects
Iron Mountain, Monday, October 19th, 2026
Iron Mountain research finds 86% of organizations had AI projects delayed or cancelled over data concerns in the past year.
Iron Mountain released research at Gartner IT Symposium showing a gap between AI ambition and readiness.
In its report, The Information Supercycle, 95% of organizations call using data a top priority, but 86% had AI projects delayed or cancelled over data concerns in the past 12 months.
Four in 10 organizations spend at least 41% of AI project time on manual data preparation.
Only 39% have dark data that is centrally managed, indexed and ready for AI.