1、SALESFORCE2STATE OF DATA&ANALYTICS,2ND EDITIONAI,and agentic AI in particular,is fundamentally changing the way we approach data and analytics.This shift is affecting leaders and professionals across every industry,many of whom are navigating how to reshape their data infrastructure,management,and g

2、overnance to meet the needs of an agentic future.Leaders understand the value of data.Sixty-three percent of todays business leaders describe their organizations as very data-driven up ten percentage points from 53%in 2023.Despite this,nearly two-thirds(63%)of technical leaders acknowledge that thei

3、r companies struggle to drive business priorities with data.This highlights a widening gap between intent and impact:While more leaders may identify as data-driven,most organizations still struggle to turn that data into business outcomes.This report explores the effect of the acceleration of AI and

4、 its impact on everything from how companies use and activate data to the growing challenge of data confidence.It underscores the imperative of building a strong data and AI foundation,while also governing and safeguarding the agentic enterprise.Finally,it looks ahead to the emerging need for agent

5、interoperability,which will soon be essential for doing business.It is our hope that this report will provide insight into how leaders across industries are securing,governing,and fully leveraging data and analytics in this new agentic era,and how these strategies and tactics are enabling them to fo

6、ster innovation and drive business value.A Note from Salesforce for Data and AnalyticsFor the second edition of the State of Data and Analytics report,Salesforce surveyed 3,800 data and analytics leaders and 3,852 cross-functional business leaders worldwide to learn:How the rise of AI and especially