Gartner·Apr 16, 2026

📊Gartner: Only 28% of Enterprise AI Use Cases Fully Succeed, 20% Fail Outright

Gartner: Only 28% of Enterprise AI Use Cases Fully Succeed,…

TL;DR

New Gartner research released April 16 shows only 28% of AI use cases in infrastructure and operations fully succeed and meet ROI expectations, while 20% fail …

New Gartner research released April 16 shows only 28% of AI use cases in infrastructure and operations fully succeed and meet ROI expectations, while 20% fail outright. Organizations with successful AI programs invest up to 4x more in data and analytics foundations.

Key Points

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Only 28% of I&O AI use cases fully meet ROI goals

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20% of enterprise AI initiatives fail outright

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Successful AI adopters spend up to 4x more on data foundations

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Data quality and governance cited as top predictor of success

Why It Matters

Hard data showing AI ROI is not automatic — foundational investment in data remains the single biggest determinant of success.

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Why does this matter?

Hard data showing AI ROI is not automatic — foundational investment in data remains the single biggest determinant of success.

What happened?

New Gartner research released April 16 shows only 28% of AI use cases in infrastructure and operations fully succeed and meet ROI expectations, while 20% fail …

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