Qlik's agentic AI study - 97% have budget, 18% have deployed. Here's what works

Qlik has released its third annual Artificial Intelligence (AI) study, conducted with Enterprise Technology Research (ETR), capturing how enterprises are navigating the transition from AI experimentation to agentic implementation. Based on a survey of over 200 enterprise technology decision-makers, the report shows 97% of large enterprises have committed budget to agentic AI — with 39% planning investments exceeding $1 million — yet only 18% report full deployment.

In a discussion about the findings, James Fisher, Qlik's Chief Strategy Officer, says:

I'm still surprised by the gap that we see between expectations and commitments to AI and particularly agentic AI, but still a lack of adoption across the enterprise. Lots of good talk, but turning that into measurable action that is actually causing a benefit or resulting in a benefit, is still not where I think it should be.

This represents a significant evolution from Qlik's 2024 research, which showed ...