# Komprise survey finds a gap in AI data readiness

> Komprise published results from a September 2026 survey of 500 technical decision-makers. While 68% said their organizations were maturing or mature in AI, 28% said they had quantified AI return on investment. Only 7% reported that at least 70% of their data was cleaned and classified for AI; 57% said half or less was ready.

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Readiness for lakehouse analysis with schema was also low: only 4% said more than 70% of their unstructured data was ready. Respondents most often cited finding the right data and cleaning low-quality or duplicate files. This is a survey from a data-storage vendor; its sample and self-reported findings should not be generalized to all enterprises.

## Data

### Komprise survey finds a gap in AI data readiness

Komprise published results from a September 2026 survey of 500 technical decision-makers. While 68% said their organizations were maturing or mature in AI, 28% said they had quantified AI return on investment. Only 7% reported that at least 70% of their data was cleaned and classified for AI; 57% said half or less was ready. Readiness for lakehouse analysis with schema was also low: only 4% said more than 70% of their unstructured data was ready. Respondents most often cited finding the right data and cleaning low-quality or duplicate files. This is a survey from a data-storage vendor; its sample and self-reported findings should not be generalized to all enterprises.

Methodology: This record summarizes the named primary source and its reported measurements; no independent test or survey verification was performed.

| date | label | description | status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | Komprise published results from a September 2026 survey of 500 technical decision-makers. While 68% said their organizations were maturing or mature in AI, 28% said they had quantified AI return on investment. Only 7% reported that at least 70% of their data was cleaned and classified for AI; 57% said half or less was ready. | Komprise published results from a September 2026 survey of 500 technical decision-makers. While 68% said their organizations were maturing or mature in AI, 28% said they had quantified AI return on investment. Only 7% reported that at least 70% of their data was cleaned and classified for AI; 57% said half or less was ready. Readiness for lakehouse analysis with schema was also low: only 4% said more than 70% of their unstructured data was ready. Respondents most often cited finding the right data and cleaning low-quality or duplicate files. This is a survey from a data-storage vendor; its sample and self-reported findings should not be generalized to all enterprises. | occurred |

Sources: <https://www.komprise.com/komprise-survey-of-unstructured-data-and-ai-reveals-wide-gap-between-perceived-ai-maturity-and-ai-results/> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/komprise-survey-unstructured-data-ai-readiness-october-2026/data/source-report?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/komprise-survey-unstructured-data-ai-readiness-october-2026/data/source-report?lang=en&format=csv)

### Reported shares among survey respondents

AI maturity, return on investment and data readiness reported by survey participants in Komprise’s survey.

Methodology: Komprise released its survey on 15 October after fielding it in September 2026 among 500 technical decision-makers. Percentages use the 500-person sample denominator stated in the release and represent respondents’ self-reports; the source gives no item-level nonresponse or weighting details. These are observed survey responses, not estimates or forecasts. The source does not state the respondents’ geographic coverage; “world” records unspecified geography and does not imply a globally representative population.

| label | value | unit | period | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organizations self-rating their AI maturity as maturing or mature | 68 | percent | 2026-09 | observed |
| Respondents reporting quantified AI return on investment | 28 | percent | 2026-09 | observed |
| Respondents reporting at least 70% of their data cleaned and classified for AI | 7 | percent | 2026-09 | observed |
| Respondents reporting half or less of their data ready for AI | 57 | percent | 2026-09 | observed |

Sources: <https://www.komprise.com/komprise-survey-of-unstructured-data-and-ai-reveals-wide-gap-between-perceived-ai-maturity-and-ai-results/> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/komprise-survey-unstructured-data-ai-readiness-october-2026/data/survey-response-rates?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/komprise-survey-unstructured-data-ai-readiness-october-2026/data/survey-response-rates?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Komprise](<https://www.komprise.com/komprise-survey-of-unstructured-data-and-ai-reveals-wide-gap-between-perceived-ai-maturity-and-ai-results/>) (Source checked: 2026-10-15; Published: 2026-10-15)

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