# Akeneo survey shows 93% of it leaders see AI productivity gains

Digest AI · Enterprise & Industry · published 2026-10-20T14:18:23Z

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## Summary

Akeneo’s recent survey of IT decision‑makers found that 93 % reported productivity gains from AI, while 43 % said the technology added new responsibilities. The data show that preparing data is a major part of any AI project. Among the surveyed leaders, 36 % said their organizations spend more than half of the total effort on data preparation, and another 53 % spend between 26 % and 50 % of the effort on that work. The report argues that the work done for one deployment should be reusable for the next. It highlights the importance of capturing institutional knowledge in a structured, digitally accessible format so that context does not disappear when people leave or change roles. It also notes that good data is not automatically AI‑ready; models need clear provenance, source priority, and conditions for use. Additional research from McKinsey, PwC and EY underscores the challenges. McKinsey and PwC point to integration as the leading reason projects fall short, while EY’s survey found that 49 % of organizations using agentic AI have not updated governance frameworks for those systems. The article stresses that building reusable infrastructure and governance will be essential as enterprises scale AI in 2027.

## Key points

- 93% of IT leaders report AI productivity gains, but 43% say AI adds new responsibilities.
- 36% of organizations spend >50% of AI effort on data prep; 53% spend 26-50%.
- 91% of senior AI executives pilot agentic AI, yet 49% lack updated governance for agentic AI.

## Why it matters

Reusable data and governance infrastructure will let enterprises scale AI faster and reduce repeated work, improving productivity and compliance as AI moves into more business processes.

## Sources

1. [Scaling AI Shouldn’t Mean Rebuilding Data Foundations Every Time](https://unite.ai/making-enterprise-ai-infrastructure-reusable) (Unite.AI, 2026-10-20)

Part of the developing story: [Enterprise AI Agents Need Context Before Autonomy](https://digestai.news/thread/gartner-warns-enterprise-ai-agents-need-workflow-rules-beyond-data) (3 stories)

## Cite

Digest AI, "Akeneo survey shows 93% of it leaders see AI productivity gains", 20 October 2026, https://digestai.news/story/akeneo-survey-shows-93-of-it-leaders-see-ai-productivity-gains

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