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New Smarsh Research Finds Enterprises Are Deploying AI Faster Than They Can Govern It

$FCNPress releaseJul 7, 2026, 8:00 AM ETRead the release

Smarsh released its 2026 Enterprise AI Trends Study, conducted by FTI Consulting, highlighting that 55% of enterprises are deploying AI while only 26% have governance frameworks keeping pace. The study identifies shadow AI and data governance as critical enterprise risks, noting that 62% of organizations are investing in AI and machine learning capabilities.

Key figures

Revenue
3800000000
Fti countries
32
Fti employees
8100
Governance aligned pct
26%
Investing in ai ml pct
62%
Shadow ai detection pct
30%
Modernizing archives pct
51%
Ai deploying enterprises pct
55%
Investing in data quality pct
53%

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