Cloude a’s 2026 State of E te p ise AI epo t fi ds isi g costs, gove a ce dema ds, a d sove eig ty equi eme ts a e fo ci g e te p ises to ethi k how a d whe e they u AI
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cloude a, the o ly data a d AI platfo m compa y that b i gs AI to data a ywhe e, today eleased
Based o a su vey commissio ed by Cloude a a d fielded by Wakefield Resea ch of 1,500 global IT leade s a d decisio -make s i Septembe 2026, the epo t fi ds that the ules of e te p ise AI a e cha gi g as isi g costs, gove a ce dema ds, a d sove eig ty equi eme ts eshape how a d whe e o ga izatio s u AI. Nea ly i e i te (89%) espo de ts have al eady limited o edesig ed AI use cases because of isi g toke co sumptio . A d 84% say data eside cy, sove eig ty, o ju isdictio -specific equi eme ts i flue ce whe e AI wo kloads a e deployed, u de sco i g the eed fo g eate flexibility a d co t ol as e te p ises scale AI.
Amo g the epo t’s key fi di gs:
AI i p oductio equi es adjustme t: 98% have pulled back a AI deployme t due to failu e, halluci atio s, o u expected behavio .Gove a ce is co st ai i g scale: 75% cite gove a ce a d complia ce as a co st ai t o scali g AI, while 55% epo t faste -tha -expected g owth i gove a ce a d complia ce costs.AI costs a e eshapi g st ategy: 45% have moved AI wo kloads i espo se to highe o mo e volatile costs.Sove eig ty is shapi g wo kload placeme t: 84% say eside cy o sove eig ty equi eme ts i flue ce whe e AI u s, a d 58% say movi g wo kloads equi es mode ate o majo edesig .
“Scale is exposi g a ew eality fo e te p ise AI: what wo ks today may ot make eco omic o ope atio al se se tomo ow,” said B ia Ma ti , CTO of Applied AI at Cloude a. “Costs cha ge, models evolve, egulatio s shift, a d the ight place to u a wo kload cha ges with them. Leade s eed a AI st ategy built fo that eality, o e that gives them the f eedom to adapt without givi g up co t ol of thei data, gove a ce, o spe d.”
The fi di gs also eveal a g owi g focus o the fou datio s equi ed fo lo g-te m AI success. If give the oppo tu ity to esta t thei AI jou ey, 49% of espo de ts say they would st e gthe gove a ce f om the begi i g, 46% would i vest i data quality ea lie , a d 45% would mode ize i f ast uctu e soo e . A othe 45% would i vest mo e i employee t ai i g.
This eed fo adaptability is maki g flexibility ac oss e vi o me ts i c easi gly impo ta t. O ga izatio s cite esilie ce (42%), sove eig ty a d eside cy equi eme ts (38%), cost eductio (38%), a d p oximity to data (37%) amo g the leadi g easo s fo ope ati g AI wo kloads ac oss multiple e vi o me ts.
Cloude a e ables o ga izatio s to b i g AI to thei data a ywhe e it lives while mai tai i g co siste t gove a ce a d co t ol ac oss e vi o me ts. By b i gi g compute to gove ed data athe tha equi i g e te p ises to move data to AI, o ga izatio s ca choose whe e wo kloads u based o cha gi g cost, pe fo ma ce, sove eig ty, a d busi ess equi eme ts while mai tai i g co t ol ac oss the AI lifecycle.
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Cloude a is the o ly hyb id data a d AI platfo m compa y that la ge o ga izatio s t ust to b i g AI to thei data a ywhe e it lives. U like othe p ovide s, Cloude a delive s a co siste t cloud expe ie ce that co ve ges public clouds, o -p em data ce te s, sove eig clouds, a d the edge, leve agi g a p ove ope -sou ce fou datio . As the pio ee i big data, Cloude a empowe s busi esses to apply AI a d asse t co t ol ove 100% of thei data, i all fo ms, imp ovi g secu ity, gove a ce, a d eal-time a d p edictive i sights. The wo ld’s la gest b a ds ac oss all i dust ies ely o Cloude a to t a sfo m decisio -maki g a d ultimately boost bottom li es, safegua d agai st th eats, a d save lives.
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