What 1,700 Chief Data Officers Are Saying About Data And AI
IBM, Monday, November 24th, 2025
According to new research from IBM's Institute for Business Value (IBV), chief data officers now face a clear mandate: use enterprise data to power AI and drive measurable business results-or get left behind.
IBV's 2025 Chief Data Officer Study, which surveyed 1,700 CDOs globally, reveals a stark reality: while 81% said their organization's data strategy is part of their technology roadmap-up from just 52% in 2023-only 26% were confident that their data capabilities are ready to support new AI-enabled revenue streams.
Most CDOs cited data silos as a challenge, with 83% saying they hinder innovation and impede their organization's ability to conduct real-time analytics and make decisions, according to Haynes Cooney, Research Director of Thought Leadership at IBV and one of the study's co-authors. '