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Legacy systems are holding back AI projects

Original title, in Spanish: “Los sistemas legacy paralizan los proyectos IA”

Publication
Computing (Spain)
Author
Unsigned
Published on
6 October 2026 · read in the page structured data

Summary

According to a GFT Technologies report, 84% of CIOs have had to cancel an artificial intelligence project because of the limitations of their existing (legacy) IT systems. The article's standfirst points to these systems as a major obstacle to implementing AI projects in companies.

Summary based on the full text of the article.

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Figures cited

  • 84 %

    Share of CIOs who have cancelled an AI project because of the limitations of their legacy systems

    « El 84% de los CIO ha cancelado un proyecto de IA por las limitaciones de sus sistemas legacy, según un informe de GFT Technologies »

    Source: GFT Technologies

Classification

Country
Worldwide scope
Company size
All sizes
Industries
Software vendors, IT services companies, telecoms · All industries, or industry not specified
Companies
GFT Technologies (study author)
Keywords
legacy systems, AI projects, CIO, project cancellation, digital transformation

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 Computing. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.