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Data study · 31 August 2026

# 80% of Spanish companies are not fully realising the value of the cloud, putting their AI initiatives at risk

Original title, in Spanish: “El 80% de las empresas españolas no aprovecha al máximo el valor del cloud y pone en riesgo sus iniciativas de IA”

**Publication**

Infobae (Argentina)

**Author**

Unsigned

**Published on**

31 August 2026 · read in the page structured data

## Summary

According to an NTT DATA report, « Innovación impulsada por la nube en la era de la IA », 80% of Spanish companies are not fully realising the value of the cloud, which jeopardises their AI ambitions. Only 20% have reached the highest level of cloud maturity. While all Spanish organisations say that AI forces them to invest more in the cloud, 90% believe their current budgets threaten the success of their technology projects. Security remains a major concern: it is the main investment area for 37% of respondents, but only 39% of executives have strong confidence in the security of their services. The study, conducted among senior executives in 33 countries across several industries, warns of the gap between the acceleration of AI and cloud foundations that are still insufficient.

Summary based on the full text of the article.

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## Figures cited

-   80 %
    
    Share of Spanish companies not fully realising the value of the cloud
    
    Spanish companies
    
    > « el 80 por ciento no aprovecha al máximo el valor del 'cloud' y pone en riesgo sus ambiciones de IA »
    
    Source: NTT DATA, 'Innovación impulsada por la nube en la era de la IA: Nuevas reglas para generar valor con este entorno'
    
-   20 %
    
    Share of Spanish companies that have reached the highest level of cloud computing maturity
    
    Spanish companies
    
    > « Solo el 20 por ciento de las empresas españolas ha alcanzado el nivel más alto de madurez en el entorno de computación en la nube »
    
    Source: NTT DATA
    
-   90 %
    
    Share of Spanish organisations that believe their current budgets jeopardise the success of their technology projects
    
    Spanish companies
    
    > « el 90 por ciento advierte que sus presupuestos actuales ponen en peligro el éxito de sus propios proyectos tecnológicos »
    
    Source: NTT DATA
    
-   37 %
    
    Share of Spanish respondents for whom protecting cloud services is the main investment area
    
    Spanish companies, NTT DATA survey respondents
    
    > « la protección de estos servicios sea el área de mayor inversión para el 37 por ciento de los encuestados en España »
    
    Source: NTT DATA
    
-   39 %
    
    Share of executives with a high level of confidence in the security of their cloud services
    
    Spanish companies
    
    > « el 39 por ciento de los líderes tiene un alto nivel de confianza en la seguridad de sus servicios »
    
    Source: NTT DATA
    
-   41 %
    
    Expected growth in sovereign cloud adoption over two years
    
    Spanish companies, two-year horizon
    
    > « se proyecta que la adopción de 'cloud' soberana aumente un 41 por ciento en dos años »
    
    Source: NTT DATA
    
-   58 %
    
    Share of respondents concerned about higher sovereign/private cloud costs
    
    Spanish companies
    
    > « el 58 por ciento de los encuestados reconoce estar preocupado por los mayores costes que estos desarrollos pueden generar »
    
    Source: NTT DATA
    
-   57 %
    
    Share of local organisations saying legacy applications and data platforms hold back innovation
    
    Spanish companies
    
    > « El 57 por ciento de las organizaciones locales afirma que las aplicaciones y plataformas de datos heredadas están frenando ese potencial »
    
    Source: NTT DATA
    

## Classification

**Country**

Spain

**Company size**

All sizes

**Industries**

All industries, or industry not specified

**Companies**

NTT Data (study author)

**Keywords**

cloud computing, cloud maturity, agentic AI, data governance, cloud security, technology investment

Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to Infobae. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.