Fivetran Launches 2026 Agentic AI Readiness Index, Revealing Gap Between Enterprise Investment and Data Preparedness for Agentic AI

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2026--

Fivetran, the data foundation for AI, today released “The 2026 agentic AI readiness index,” a global benchmark measuring how prepared enterprise data environments are to support agentic AI workloads/initiatives in production. The findings show that only 15% of organizations are fully prepared to support agentic AI in production, even as nearly 60% report investing millions to tens of millions in the technology.

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Based on a survey of 400 data professionals across the United States, United Kingdom, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific, the index evaluates organizations across the core data requirements needed for agentic AI to operate reliably, including data freshness, lineage, governance, and interoperability.

Agentic AI systems are designed to plan, act, and execute across business workflows, increasing both the value and the risk of AI adoption. As these systems move into production, gaps in data quality, governance, and interoperability shift from background issues to operational failures, limiting what AI can safely automate at scale.

“Most companies aren’t failing at AI because of the models, they’re failing because their data isn’t ready,” said George Fraser, CEO of Fivetran. “Organizations are pushing agentic AI into production on top of brittle pipelines, missing lineage, and systems that were never designed for autonomy. When that happens, you don’t get better outcomes, you get faster failures.”

Key findings from the report include:

The findings underscore a broader industry trend: As AI systems become more autonomous, data infrastructure becomes the limiting factor. According to Gartner, up to 60% of AI projects may be abandoned due to a lack of AI-ready data.

Data readiness defines AI outcomes

The report measures readiness using the Agentic AI Readiness Index, a composite score that evaluates how prepared an organization’s data foundation is across key dimensions, including data freshness, lineage, governance, and interoperability. The average readiness score across respondents is approximately 61–62%, indicating most organizations need to close critical gaps to gain an ROI on their AI investment.

Organizations that report being fully prepared show a clear advantage, not just in confidence but in how they operate. These teams are more likely to run always-on, automated data pipelines that keep information and context fresh and reliable, enforce end-to-end lineage and governance to maintain trust and compliance, and standardize on interoperable architectures that allow data to move freely across their infrastructure.

As a result, they are able to deploy agentic AI more broadly, across both internal workflows and customer-facing products, and are significantly more confident in their ability to achieve meaningful ROI from AI investments.

Building a foundation for agentic AI

The report outlines four core requirements for supporting agentic AI in production:

Together, these capabilities form the baseline for an AI-ready data foundation, enabling organizations to scale agentic AI while maintaining control over cost, risk, and performance.

Explore the full findings in The 2026 Agentic AI Readiness Index:
https://www.fivetran.com/resources/reports/the-2026-agentic-ai-readiness-index

For more on what these findings mean for scaling agentic AI, read analysis from Taylor Brown, COO and co-founder of Fivetran:http://www.fivetran.com/blog/85-of-enterprises-are-running-agentic-ai-on-a-data-foundation-that-isnt-ready

Methodology

The 2026 Agentic AI Readiness Index is based on a survey conducted by Redpoint Ventures of 400 data professionals across the United States, United Kingdom, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific. Respondents include data architects, data engineers, analytics leaders, and other decision-makers responsible for building and operating data infrastructure and AI systems within mid-sized and large enterprises.

To ensure representation of mature data environments, the survey focused on organizations with at least 2,000 employees in the U.S. and EMEA, and 500 or more employees in Japan, Australia, and Singapore. Participants span data-intensive industries including technology, financial services, healthcare, retail, and manufacturing.

About Fivetran

Fivetran is the data foundation for AI. The Fivetran platform moves, manages, and transforms data from every system a business runs on into a secure, reliable foundation engineered to evolve, with the flexibility to work across clouds, engines, and tools. With Fivetran, analytics, operations, and AI run on data you trust and control. Thousands of organizations worldwide, including OpenAI, LVMH, Pfizer, and Verizon, rely on Fivetran to turn data into a competitive advantage. Learn more at Fivetran.com.

Only 15% of organizations are fully prepared for agentic AI in production, despite nearly 60% investing millions

LONDON (AP) — Counterterror police in Britain were investigating an arson attack at a former London synagogue Tuesday as Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted a meeting to respond to a wave of antisemitic attacks that have caused outrage and fear in the Jewish community.

Gates and a lock on the front of the former temple in the Whitechapel area of east London had minor damage, but no one was injured, Metropolitan Police said.

The incident is the latest since four ambulances owned by a Jewish charity were torched in March. Since then, a synagogue was firebombed and other Jewish sites have been targeted in attempted arson. Last week, two Jewish men were stabbed in what police have called an act of terror.

“It is part of a pattern of rising antisemitism that has left our Jewish communities feeling frightened, angry and asking whether this country, their home, is safe for them,” Starmer told community leaders. “These disgusting attacks are being made against British Jews. But, make no mistake, this crisis — it is a crisis for all of us.”

The number of antisemitic incidents reported across the U.K. has soared since the attack by Hamas-led militants on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and the subsequent war in Gaza, according to the Community Security Trust charity. The group recorded 3,700 incidents in 2025, up from 1,662 in 2022.

Hate-crime prosecutions will be fast-tracked to deal with the spike in antisemitic incidents, Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson said.

The attacks have occurred since the Feb. 28 start of the Iran war and police are looking into whether they are the work of Iranian proxies.

A pro-Iran group calling itself Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia — or Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right — has claimed responsibility for several of the attacks. It has also acknowledged being behind incidents in recent months at places of worship, business and financial institutions across Europe, all of which appear to be linked to Jewish or Israeli interests.

“One of the lines of inquiry is whether a foreign state has been behind some of these incidents,” Starmer said. “Our message to Iran, or to any other country that might seek to foment violence, hatred or division in society, is that it will not be tolerated.”

Starmer promised to take action to tackle antisemitism, including requiring universities to publish the scale of the problem and take steps to stop it. Arts funding will be withdrawn from anyone promoting antisemitism.

Britain raised its terror threat level from substantial to severe — the second-highest on a five-point scale — after the stabbings. The rating means intelligence agencies consider an attack highly likely in the next six months.

The change was not solely due to the knife attacks but also “from Islamist and extreme right-wing terrorist threat from individuals and small groups based in the U.K,” the government said.

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, center, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley, right, and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, 2nd left, speak with members of the Jewish community during a visit to Golders Green, north west London, Thursday April 30, 2026, following an attack on Wednesday in which two men were stabbed. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool via AP)

Police on duty outside Golders Green tube station in London, Thursday, April 30, 2026, near the scene where two people were recently stabbed in the Golders Green neighbourhood, that has a large Jewish community. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Two men walk in London, Thursday, April 30, 2026, near the scene where two people were recently stabbed in the Golders Green neighbourhood, that has a large Jewish community. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks, during a meeting with leaders from across society to discuss tackling antisemitism, at Downing Street in London, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (Hannah McKay/Pool Photo via AP)

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks, during a meeting with leaders from across society to discuss tackling antisemitism, at Downing Street in London, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (Hannah McKay/Pool Photo via AP)