Businesses finally seeing AI ROI, but 62% can’t handle the storage demands

ZDNET’s key takeaways

• A new study finds 62% of organizations are ill-prepared to tackle surging storage needs.
• Organizations must lean in to AI’s growing data demands and infrastructure readiness.
• “Sustainable scaling” may be the key to optimizing AI growth, according to Seagate’s study.

Artificial intelligence is forcing organizations to evaluate increases in data storage like never before, but less than 40% of businesses believe their infrastructure is equipped to handle the expansion, according to new research from Seagate Technology.

Seagate Technology’s 2026 Data Infrastructure Readiness Report found that 99% of IT leaders expect AI to increase their organization’s storage needs over the next three years. In fact, 32% anticipate their storage demand will grow by more than 50% as a result of AI.

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Despite this, only 38% of organizations say they are prepared to meet...

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