Data study ·
Legacy infrastructure is holding back AI
Original title, in Spanish: “La infraestructura heredada está frenando la IA”
- Publication
- Silicon.es (Spain)
- Author
- Unsigned
- Published on
- 1 October 2026 · read in the page structured data · updated on 1 October 2026
Summary
A study by GFT Technologies, conducted by Wakefield Research among technology leaders, shows that legacy IT infrastructure is holding back enterprise AI projects. 84% of respondents say they have had to cancel an AI pilot or project because of outdated systems, and 93% fear a security crisis if modernisation does not take place before deployment. The study also points to scepticism about return on investment (89% fear an AI value bubble), distrust of the use of AI as a justification for headcount reductions (91%), and personal concern among executives about their own jobs (89%). Only 20% believe their senior management fully understands the security risk. Manuel Lavín (GFT España) notes that this issue is gaining weight in strategic decisions in Spain.
Summary based on the full text of the article.
Read the article on Silicon.es →Figures cited
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84 %
Share of technology leaders whose company has cancelled an AI pilot or project because of outdated systems
Technology leaders, GFT Technologies/Wakefield Research study
« El 84 % de los líderes tecnológicos confirma que las limitaciones de unos sistemas obsoletos han hecho que su empresa terminase cancelando un piloto o un proyecto de IA. »
Source: Étude GFT Technologies réalisée par Wakefield Research
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93 %
Share of technology leaders who believe that failing to modernise before adopting AI will cause a security crisis
Technology leaders, GFT Technologies/Wakefield Research study
« Y una cifra mayor, el 93 %, opina que no modernizar antes de ejecutar IA sobre este tipo de infraestructura terminará provocando una crisis de seguridad en toda la organización. »
Source: Étude GFT Technologies réalisée par Wakefield Research
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89 %
Share of executives fearing that AI investment will grow faster than the value it generates
CIOs and CTOs, GFT Technologies/Wakefield Research study
« un 89 % teme que la inversión en IA pueda estar creciendo más rápido que el valor empresarial que esta innovación genera en la práctica »
Source: Étude GFT Technologies réalisée por Wakefield Research
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99 %
Share of executives who believe government restrictions make it more important not to depend on a single vendor
Technology leaders, GFT Technologies/Wakefield Research study
« Y casi todos (99 %) opinan que posibles restricciones gubernamentales al acceso a la IA incrementan la importancia de no depender de un único proveedor. »
Source: Étude GFT Technologies réalisée par Wakefield Research
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42 %
Share of companies preferring to build their AI infrastructure in-house rather than buy it
Technology leaders, GFT Technologies/Wakefield Research study
« Tanto es así que un 42 % ya se inclina por construir infraestructura de IA internamente en vez de adquirirla de actores externos. »
Source: Étude GFT Technologies réalisée par Wakefield Research
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91 %
Share of executives who believe AI is used as an excuse for headcount reductions aimed at the share price
Technology leaders, GFT Technologies/Wakefield Research study
« Un 91 % de los líderes tecnológicos piensa que hay empresas que usan la excusa de la IA para justificar unos cambios que buscan impulsar el precio de sus acciones. »
Source: Étude GFT Technologies réalisée par Wakefield Research
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89 %
Share of executives fearing that a poor AI-related headcount decision would threaten their own job
Technology leaders, GFT Technologies/Wakefield Research study
« A prácticamente 9 de cada 10 (89 %) les asusta que una mala decisión sobre la plantilla al escalar la IA ponga en riesgo su trabajo. »
Source: Étude GFT Technologies réalisée par Wakefield Research
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20 %
Share of executives who believe their senior management and board are fully aware of the security risk of running AI on legacy systems
Technology leaders, GFT Technologies/Wakefield Research study
« Cabe señalar que solo una quinta parte (20 %) confirma que otros miembros de la alta dirección y el consejo de administración son plenamente conscientes del riesgo de seguridad que supone ejecutar la tecnología de IA sobre sistemas heredados. »
Source: Étude GFT Technologies réalisée par Wakefield Research
Classification
- Country
- Spain
- Company size
- All sizes
- Industries
- Software vendors, IT services companies, telecoms · All industries, or industry not specified
- Companies
- Wakefield Research (cited), GFT Technologies (study author), Anthropic (cited)
- Keywords
- legacy infrastructure, security, AI governance, employment, AI bubble, vendor dependency
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 Silicon.es. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.