--- title: "Economic returns from AI remain low for businesses — Marsanne Studio AI watch" description: "The Unisys 2026 report finds that organisations are growing more confident in their technology, while the operational return on AI is declining." url: "https://marsanne.studio/en/ai-watch/economic-returns-from-ai-remain-low-for-b3fd23/" lang: "en" --- [Marsanne Studio](https://marsanne.studio/en/) [← Back to home](https://marsanne.studio/en/ai-watch) [← The AI watch](https://marsanne.studio/en/ai-watch) Data study · 10 September 2026 # Economic returns from AI remain low for businesses Original title, in Spanish: “Rendimientos de negocio aún deficientes de la IA” **Publication** HayCanal (Spain) **Author** Unsigned **Published on** 10 September 2026 · read in the page metadata ## Summary The Unisys AI & Cloud Insights Report 2026 shows a growing gap between organisations' confidence in their technology capabilities and the actual economic results of AI. According to the study, 90% of organisations say they have the right architecture for data-driven decision-making, up from 72% in 2025, but only 65% believe their operational efficiency exceeds expectations, down from 80% the previous year. Adoption of agentic AI is progressing more slowly than the enthusiasm it generates: 75% consider it essential for managing the cloud, but only 23% have deployed it across the organisation. Cybersecurity breaches have almost tripled, affecting 49% of organisations compared with 17% a year earlier. The main obstacles identified are the talent shortage (27%) and data management issues (26%). Mike Thomson, CEO of Unisys, calls for demonstrating a real return on investment. Summary based on the full text of the article. [Read the article on HayCanal →](https://haycanal.com/noticias/23470/rendimientos-de-negocio-aun-deficientes-de-la-ia) ## Figures cited - 90 % Share of organisations with an architecture suited to data-driven decision-making at scale (2026 vs 2025) Global organisations surveyed by Unisys, 2026 report (vs 72% in 2025) > « el 90 % de las organizaciones afirma disponer de la arquitectura adecuada para respaldar la toma de decisiones basada en datos a gran escala, frente al 72 % registrado en 2025. » Source: Unisys AI & Cloud Insights Report 2026 - 49 % Share of organisations that suffered a cybersecurity breach in the past twelve months Global organisations surveyed by Unisys, 2026 report (vs 17% the previous year) > « casi la mitad (49 %) de las organizaciones sufrió una brecha de ciberseguridad en los últimos doce meses, una cifra que prácticamente triplica la del año anterior (17 %). » Source: Unisys AI & Cloud Insights Report 2026 - 75 % Share of organisations considering agentic AI essential for managing cloud environments Global organisations surveyed by Unisys, 2026 report > « aunque el 75 % considera que será esencial para gestionar los entornos cloud, sólo el 23 % ha comenzado a desplegarla a escala en toda la organización. » Source: Unisys AI & Cloud Insights Report 2026 - 23 % Share of organisations that have started deploying agentic AI across the whole organisation Global organisations surveyed by Unisys, 2026 report > « sólo el 23 % ha comenzado a desplegarla a escala en toda la organización. » Source: Unisys AI & Cloud Insights Report 2026 - 96 % Share of organisations whose cloud security strategy improves their ability to adopt new technologies faster than competitors (2026 vs 2025) Global organisations surveyed by Unisys, 2026 report (vs 60% in 2025) > « el 96 % afirma que su estrategia de seguridad en la nube mejora su capacidad para adoptar nuevas tecnologías más rápidamente que sus competidores, frente al 60 % registrado en 2025. » Source: Unisys AI & Cloud Insights Report 2026 - 65 % Share of organisations whose operational efficiency exceeds expectations (2026 vs 2025) Global organisations surveyed by Unisys, 2026 report (vs 80% in 2025) > « Solo el 65 % afirma que su eficiencia operativa supera las expectativas, frente al 80 % registrado en 2025. » Source: Unisys AI & Cloud Insights Report 2026 - 27 % Share of organisations citing the talent shortage as the main obstacle Global organisations surveyed by Unisys, 2026 report > « Superar desafíos como la escasez de talento (27 %) y los problemas relacionados con la gestión e integración de datos (26 %), las principales barreras identificadas por el estudio » Source: Unisys AI & Cloud Insights Report 2026 - 26 % Share of organisations citing data management and integration issues as the main obstacle Global organisations surveyed by Unisys, 2026 report > « los problemas relacionados con la gestión e integración de datos (26 %), las principales barreras identificadas por el estudio » Source: Unisys AI & Cloud Insights Report 2026 - 42 % Share of executives who see the cloud and IT function as profit generators rather than mere cost centres Global organisations surveyed by Unisys, 2026 report > « menos de la mitad de los directivos (42 %) considera que el cloud y la función de TI son centros de generación de beneficios, en lugar de simples centros de costes » Source: Unisys AI & Cloud Insights Report 2026 - 77 % Share of organisations still at an early stage of agentic AI adoption Global organisations surveyed by Unisys, 2026 report > « la mayoría (77 %) sigue encontrándose en fases iniciales de adopción » Source: Unisys AI & Cloud Insights Report 2026 - 89 % Share of organisations that have identified priority use cases for agentic AI Global organisations surveyed by Unisys, 2026 report > « el 89 % ya ha identificado casos de uso prioritarios; el 87 % está formando a sus empleados; otro 87 % ha conseguido el respaldo de la dirección, y el 86 % colabora con proveedores especializados en IA y tecnología. » Source: Unisys AI & Cloud Insights Report 2026 - 93 % Share of organisations whose cloud security capabilities significantly influence the level of autonomy granted to AI systems Global organisations surveyed by Unisys, 2026 report > « el 93 % afirma que las capacidades de seguridad en la nube influyen de forma significativa en el nivel de autonomía que conceden a sus sistemas de IA. » Source: Unisys AI & Cloud Insights Report 2026 ## Classification **Country** Worldwide scope **Company size** All sizes **Industries** All industries, or industry not specified **Companies** Unisys (study author) **Keywords** agentic AI, return on investment, cybersecurity, cloud, technology transformation, talent shortage 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 HayCanal. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.