1、2025 STATE OFENTERPRISE DATAARCHITECTUREA report on how large enterprises are structuring theirdata architecture teams.Introduction&MethodologyWe asked Enterprise Data Strategy Board members and other senior dataleaders how they are structuring,scaling,and evolving their data architecturestrategies
2、in 2025.Their insights reveal key priorities,persistent challenges,and structural changes shaping enterprise data programs.We collected responses from 17 senior data leaders across approximatelyeight industries.The survey concluded on February 12,2025,providing atimely snapshot of how organizations
3、are approaching data architecture inthe year ahead.19%Healthcare/PharmaThe Data LeadersRepresented InThis SurveySurvey respondents work in a range of industrieswith titles ranging from Senior Manager to SeniorVice President of data architecture,engineering,governance,quality,AI,and data strategy.Abo
4、ut half of respondents(53%)stated theirorganization does not have a named CDO or CDAO.19%Insurance19%Finance6%Tech6%Machinery6%Food&Beverage19%Retail/CPG6%TelecommunicationsStructuring DataArchitectureThe majority of organizations take a hybridapproach to data architecture,but a sizeableminority rem
5、ain centralized,with only asmall fraction fully decentralized.59%Hybrid Model35%CentralizedModel6%DecentralizedModel051015202530Who Owns DataArchitecture?Nearly 60%of companies rely on either adedicated data architecture team orenterprise architecture team to lead dataarchitecture,while 18%take a mi
6、xed ITand business approach.Dedicated Data Architecture TeamEnterprise Architecture TeamA Mix of IT&Business TeamsA Mix of Enterprise Architects&ITD&A COE,Data EngineeringITFederated EnterpriseArchitecture Practice in Tech%Beyond technical implementation,one leader told us data architecture should p